I regret selling....

[54321BASSOFF]

...my vintage 1970s Dan Armstrong fretless lucite for about $650 about 10 years ago (value now $1500+?), a vintage Ross guitar compressor for $5-10 at a garage sale some 25 years ago (value now $600+?)...and I can't remember if I ever collected on the vintage Mosrite Ventures Guitar I took to Ray Henning's Heart of Music in Austin some 30 years ago (value $2500?).
How about you?...

 

[Chad Michael]

- the Rick 4001 (would be worth triple what I paid for it)
- the Tune ZiIII sixer (all of my friends and musos loved it)

 

[SteveC]

Rob Allen Mouse 30 fretless
Sadowsky RV4 Jazz Sea Foam Green
Chris Squire Rickenbacker

 

[grillman]

Most of my video games in mint condition...

 

[nostatic]

back in the early 80's I traded a '65 Strat (all original except for a brass nut) for a frankenstrat that was a '58 neck on a '63 body. Both amazing guitars. The frankenstrat was ruined by a "tech" in Hollywood when I had a fret dress done. Ended up selling it. I wouldn't mind having the '65 Strat around the house these days...

 

[el jeffe bass]

My EB Sterling fretless, it had an amazing Birdseye neck.

 

[lowphatbass]

‘65 Malibu convertible for $2000, ‘67 Malibu for $3500, ‘70 GMC Pickup $1800.
‘83 Jazz...not so valuable now but it was my first “good” bass and it was tricked out really nicely.

 

[Clark Westfield]

70 Chevelle SS 396 $10,000
FSR Antigua Jazz Bass $600

 

[Humbled]

My 1960 Precision Burst that looked like new, paid $2000 for it.
My 1962 Jazz refin'd Oly White, paid $800 for it.
My 1963 Burst/Stop Gibson ES335, paid $1350 for it.
Two 1965 Precisions stripped and refin'd natural, paid $500-600 each for them.
My 1968 Burst Precision, paid $310 for it.
My matched Jerry Jones Longhorns: four string bass, six string baritone guitar in Skyliner Blue with consecutive serial numbers. I can't remember the $.

Those are the ones I regret.

 

[Bass V]

I'm too embarrassed and still mad at myself all these decades later to admit the tale in public
DON'T EVER SELL

 

[54321BASSOFF]

Rob Allen Mouse 30 fretless
Sadowsky RV4 Jazz Sea Foam Green
Chris Squire Rickenbacker

All three of those sound wonderful!

 

[54321BASSOFF]

I'm too embarrassed and still mad at myself all these decades later to admit the tale in public
DON'T EVER SELL

 

[Kerem Koseoglu]

I regretted selling:

• My first StingRay Classic
• My Fender CS Closet Classic PJ
• My Fodera Emperor Classic Standard 5

Since I got my hands on a Fender Ultra Precision; I regret nothing

 

[WhyIsPBassBest]

Don’t ever sell? Fine by me to abide by that!
I’ve realized though, that among the bass hobby, the keyboard hobby, effects pedal obsession, and also being into vintage pedal bikes, there are always more opportunities to buy than space to house it all (effects pedals are the best for this since they’re the smallest).
I’m still pretty young and at the beginning of my “voyage” with all this gear, but I can see how some of you guys would sell at one point and then regret later.

I'm too embarrassed and still mad at myself all these decades later to admit the tale in public
DON'T EVER SELL

 

[Mastermold]

Well you can't take it with you … eventually you may be better off letting stuff go?

 

[bobyoung53]

My CAR 68 P bass with 66 J neck for 500 bucks in 1995 but even worse, my Marshall Major head which I sold in 1975-76 for 150 bucks, yup and they're going for a minimum of two grand nowadays and usually more like 3000-3500 and up and I want another one. Many others too but those are the worst two sales I ever made.

 

[SJan3]

'66 Jazz Bass w/binding, dots and paddle tuners. I traded for a 70 something P Bass fretless.
I had one of the 1st Lakland Joe Osborne J Basses. Sold it.
1980 Stingray I sold .
1980 G&L L-1000. I sold
1981 L-2000E I sold.
Those hurt the most in retrospect.

 

[JW56789]

I've turned over lots of axes since the 70's from cheap to customs, and honestly I don't miss any of them. They had their day, it was fun, then it was on to something next. There's WAY too many 'what about one of those . . .' left to try to worry about the 2 dozen or so that's came and went . . . . .

 

[dramatwist]

...when it comes to musical instruments, I regret nothing...

 

[Relsom]

Speaking of embarrassing....
The most stupid thing I did was in early '80s I traded in my '76 Burgundyglo 4001 on 3 raw Music Man 12" speakers for a cab project I was working on.

I butchered a perfectly good Traynor 6x10 in the process, but it turned out ok in the end.