I regret selling....

[Judge Nickels]

I had a Tokai Jazz Bass from the early 80s in CAR with a matching headstock. It had Fralin pickups in it and it weighed under 8 lbs and was very lively. I sold it to a friend, and I still check in with her from time to time to see if she wants to sell it back to me.

 

[hardtop]

many things. Only one bass so far but thats becasue Ive been fortunate to amass a sweet collection of quality basses. But my Peavey T-40 in pristine condition with one of the nicest bursts I have ever seen and rosewood fretboard would be my big bass regret.

Others would be a 62 ford f100 unibody Y-block, 63 Ford galaxy fast back 390, and 63 Ford Falcon Sprint I could kill myself over the galaxy. Got it for a steal and bascially broke even on it.

 

[growlypants]

Back in the late '60's, when I was a teeny-bopper... I bought a brand new Mosrite 12-string guitar! Then I sold it to buy the Les Paul Custom I still have.

 

[Nightman]

I regret selling my 1970 Plymouth ‘Cuda, 340 Slap Stick to my sister for $400 in 1975 because she needed a car!!

 

[el jeffe bass]

My sister had that very car. It was dark blue with a big black stripe. When I told people that she has a ‘cuda they would try to correct me with “barracuda”, nope it was a ‘CUDA.

I regret selling my 1970 Plymouth ‘Cuda, 340 Slap Stick to my sister for $400 in 1975 because she needed a car!!

 

[burgerdj]

Really wish I still had my Trace AH350SMX and a couple of early 90s Warwicks. Don’t need them, just miss them.

 

[Sam Dingle]

there is a black P bass I sold on here from 97 that had the best sound

then i bought a blue 2012 p bass and it was everything I wanted...but then I sold it...the P bass I have now is not as nice but when I sell it ill regret it haha

 

[Charlzm]

I regret selling...

• 1987 Rickenbacker 4003 "tuxedo" very limited edition. Best playing and sounding Rick I have had, and I am up to my 4th one now. I sold it in 1996 or so to Norm's Rare Guitars for less than I paid for it.
• Trace Elliot amp head - heavy, tubes, but man, was it awesome. I think it was an AH500, but I can't recall and I don't have any pictures. :-( Also sold about 25 years ago.
• Trace Elliot 1X18 cabinet - a real monster with an 18" speaker. Seismic. Guess when I sold it?

 

[Bigpig]

I had a Tokai Jazz Bass from the early 80s in CAR with a matching headstock. It had Fralin pickups in it and it weighed under 8 lbs and was very lively. I sold it to a friend, and I still check in with her from time to time to see if she wants to sell it back to me.

So . . . any response?

 

[Bigpig]

1987 MIJ E-Series Fender Jazz - black with a white pickguard, rosewood board. Leaving the country, needed the money, but still . . .

Doesn't quite qualify, but a friend in our band back in the day got to try out a Rickenbacker 6-string Light Show guitar at a couple of gigs. It actually sounded great in addition to its ultra-cool design. He could have bought for $1,000 at the time, but didn't have the scratch. Can't imagine what it would go for today . . .

 

[MrLenny1]

1968 Hofner Beatle bass
1973 Rick 4003
1974 Gibson ES330

 

[Gringo Basso]

I had to switch from bass to guitar for my band in 1986, and traded my early 1973 Rick 4001 and my 1968 Gibson EB-2B for guitar gear.
I knew it was lop-sided but I didn't have cash for the guitar gear.
I've seen garbage condition checker-binding 4001's for 3k! Even the Gibson is 2-3k. REGRETS!
I'll never own those basses again.
I also sold a Silvertone piggy-back bass amp (with 6 Jensens) to a good friend for 40 bucks in 1980, what's that worth now?

 

[Artman]

My early 1970s Ampeg V4B sold for $250 and a Sunn Model T which I also regret selling. Also my first gen Hartke 3500 Mosfet...although it probably would have burst in flames or just failed and been “upgraded” to a bipolar power module by now anyway.

 

[newwavefrank]

Modulus VJ
Steinberger XL
Kubicki Factor

 

[Pauly 4001]

Although I still have a Roland TR 909 and 808 I should have kept the ones I did sell in the 90s to those ungrateful dirtbags that got them.
I traded a Fire glo Ricky 4001 for an ARP 2600 also back in the 90s with no regrets at all and I still have a 4001 and a 4003. And 2 2600s.
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[MichelD]

No. I sold a Rick 4001 for $450 shortly after I bought this house for $115,000 in 1988. Every nickel counted in those days as I wanted to pay the mortgage off as fast as possible. That was a mortgage payment and seeing as I had switched to playing roots/rockabilly/alt.country music from cover band material and had just bought an upright, it was the correct decision.

Now if you were to ask me if I had at least a residual regret about not buying an axe, then I have several "the big one that got away" stories to tell.

 

[nerkoids]

I didn't regret selling my VM70s Jazz Bass. It was perfect. But I do miss it. A lot.

 

[Pauly 4001]

No. I sold a Rick 4001 for $450 shortly after I bought this house for $115,000 in 1988. Every nickel counted in those days as I wanted to pay the mortgage off as fast as possible. That was a mortgage payment and seeing as I had switched to playing roots/rockabilly/alt.country music from cover band material and had just bought an upright, it was the correct decision.

Now if you were to ask me if I had at least a residual regret about not buying an axe, then I have several "the big one that got away" stories to tell.

My regrets are almost all about the ones that got away: Travis Bean guitars for $200; EML synths in pawn shops for $200

 

[Joelc73]

Every Fodera I've owned. I wished I would have kept them all but I kept trying to find the mythical 'perfect' one.

 

[ArteK]

I sold an old 70's P/J fretless bass with EMGs that played and sounded wonderful. It was the ugliest bass I've ever owned, though, with an aluminum pick guard, and a mocha brown body that looked like it got dragged behind a truck for 30 miles. But everyone I ever played with said that was one beautiful sounding bass.

The only saving grace was that I sold it to help finance my first upright bass.