Back in the mid 80’s I sold my 70’s Marshall plexi with the half stack angled cab for 500 bucks because I didn’t use it and it was freaking LOUD dimed out where it needed to be. And I had gotten married ….. still married to her so yea I miss that but I’m glad she’s still with me. And we have been through some tuff times together throughout the years but mainly great times, wouldn’t have it any other way. We are grandparents now, retired, life is good.
I sold a couple of Peavey Wolfgang Standards I regret selling both were Pat Pending but life happened and I needed to take care of the family. Almost all of the gear I regret selling was because of life events and needing to provide for the family. At the end of the day hey are only objects and replaceable where family is not.🤘😎🎸🏍
A marshall tripple super lead full stack , a 1980 gibson les paul custom black, a martin 00015 all hog , 2 limited edition Taylors a 6 and a 12 string with engleman spruce tops and sapele back and sides, a 214c.e. , a couple amps and guitars.I used to set the marshall up as a half stack and pre amp it with my little rock man and my crybaby , I really miss that
Lol that’s what happened to my stuff- a woman who is LONG gone. Had the Steinberger, mini marshal stack, marshal “Gov’ner” pedal, Boss delay and chorus…. I couldn’t play a damn thing but wow I looked cool 😎 (At least I thought I did)
My regret list!!! 72 Gibson Les Paul Custom. The best playing sounding guitar I've ever had. Two Gibson E2 Explorers a late 70s or Early 80s Ibanez Artist. A 85 Gibson 335 dot neck and a 67 reissue V. American G&L strat type guitar. This was 13 years ago and I still hurt over selling these guitars. I made a nice profit on everything but the G&L broke even on that. Our Boxer got into some antifreeze and the vet bill was crazy!!!! Still regret selling everthing.
Gotta agree on that Marshall JCM800 you had. I remember every time we played shows together or just watched you guys, the sound of that amp was just glorious.
Regrets.... I got rid of a Super Fuzz pedal I got rid of an acoustic 12 string. I got rid of a Fender Precision bass. I didn't make any money on them. Happy I sent that icky flying V 6-12 double neck down the road. Traded it to a pair of 4x12 cabinets that I use daily. Lesson learned: don't get rid of your gear!
My biggest regret was selling my (1995 issued FENDER 1952 Tele Reissue in Butterscotch Blonde) it literally stayed in its case for just over a year after I purchased it from GC. Life throws curveballs at you at strangest times, I had just met my fiance soon to be wife, and we needed a downpayment on our first home. That was the only guitar I was "willing" to part with at the time, I think about it everyday. They paid me out half of what I paid for it!! I look at prices today, I'd never be able to touch another one. Great topic Marty, but it brought a tear to my eye, I appreciate your honesty.
Marty I remember having a chat with you about this way back when you had maybe 3k subs. 😊. It's nice to see you still making it happen. Hope you have continued success.
Glad i got rid of Earth Sound Research stack. The head weighed a ton when gigging. Aria Pro II that looked like a Randy Rhoads shark fin V. Total turd. Regrets: Electra LP copy cream white post lawsuit. I sold it to a fellow Navy Seabee who said it was later stolen from his packout when he got orders to a new base. That was a great guitar. Mid 80's Hamer Vector custom paint order and hardware. I ordered it with a Kahler and the ball ends would shift in their cradles causing tuning problems. Still I should have kept it and they go for crazy money now.
Oh, by the way, that custom PRS you demo’d a few days ago??? Well mine is coming from Sweetwater, same exact guitar except it has the zebra cover pickups instead of all black. It will be here Monday, I’ve also preordered the PRS Mark Tremonti MT100 100-watt Tube Amplifier Head. Something to add to the collection the grandkids will inherit one day.
@@Ranch5150SkinWalker I got to pick the exact guitar from 4 and it is almost exactly the same as the one you demoed. It had the most curls out of the 4, they sent me pictures of it before shipping. Absolutely beautiful guitar. For the house here in the living room I have a little 12watt orange amp that’s sounds really good for a little amp. But out in my cabin is all the wet dry wet rack rig 3cab 4-12 EVH with the EVH stealth 6l6 5150-iii amp head and guitars. That’s where I go when I want to aggravate the neighbors lol. We are in the design phase of building a professional recording studio. The building will be 36’x40’ with live room big enough to record a full band, control room, vocal booth, lounge, mechanical room with fridge and cabinets and storage then finally a small bathroom. But I got to move the cabin first so we are working with a cement contractor to pour a slab, then I will have the little cabin moved over by the local storage building guys that move them around with a little walk behind machine, I will wire it back up, then we can start on the foundation of the studio. It will have a double wall system throughout. My son in law records and has a small studio but we are both out of room in our current cabins. We have Midas stage boxes and behringer wing with apple studio max running Logic Pro x with Adams audio A8H’s dsp monitors. I have rack units of effects that we can use as outboards. Bunch of plugins on the DAW. To much stuff to list. Hopefully by spring time we will be in full operation. When we do I will video it and tag you.
When they went outta style: 1987 Ibanez Pro Line 2550, then for a dumb trade a 1976 Les Paul Deluxe Tobacco Sunburst 😢thanks for making us all feel a little better somehow ✌ My best buy was a Marshall 5010 Master Lead Combo 30 watt ( the jcm 800 solid state ) for 200$ ( i have 2 now )
Oh man I have some stories like this...sold off a bunch of stuff when we were trying to save up for our first home. Then; we had the flood and I lost a bunch of stuff as well but hey; life goes on!
Regret selling a white 1999 American Deluxe Ash body Telecaster with tortoise pickguard and tortoise binding. Had a Seymour Duncan tele stack pickup in bridge and Gibson 490 R in neck, Played and sounded great and the ash woodgrain had a bluish gray tint to it that showed through the paint. It also had a very unique wood grain on the back of the headstock around the tuning keys that was very cool. I asked the guy to check back with me first if he ever wanted to sell it. I saw it on eBay about 15 months later but wasn't able to get her back.
Cool video. The only guitar I regret letting go of was a Martin.. I think it was a Guitar Center MMV, but I didn't know what it was until I'd traded it off. All I know is that it said Custom in the soundhole and it had rosewood back and sides. Anyway, I traded it for a mahogony Martin D16GT, which is a good guitar. I got into the D16s because they have a little less depth, which is good for skinny folks like me. lol.. I eventually got a rosewood D16E, which is pretty cool, but I don't know that it's as good as the MMV, tone-wise.. probably because of the difference in depth.
Never should have gotten rid of: 1985 Kramer Focus 1000 in Candy Apple Red, 1982 Ibanez Destroyer II in Blue.. Glad I got rid of: PRS S2 Custom 24 (just don't like the sound of PRS pickups), Fender Stratocaster, Boss Katana MKII Artist (I just don't have the patience to play around with the software to try and find a tone I like).
Around 96 I had a jcm 900 2x12 combo. I was young, didn't understand what I had. Didn't know how to get metal tones out of it. Traded it for a solid state crate half stack.
Very Cool, Thankyou. What is this "Get rid of Gear" you speak of ...... I can buy gear, just haven't got the hang of getting rid of anything .... Yet. All The Best. Cheers
Had a Marshall 212 Tube amp in 84 and a Mako LP copy that I wish I still had for the memory sake of things. I had a Randy Rhoads Limited run LP that I sold. I also had a C.C. Deville LP that belonged to him that I got my hands on that I sold. I ran into him at NAMM and he wanted to buy it back but oh well.
This is a fun topic, as everyone has something they think of. My regret: selling a 1990 Les Paul Studio with gold hardware. I wish I still has that guitar. But the only consolation is that I traded it in for a 1991 Les Paul 1960 Classic, which I still have!
I had a new Ibanez RG570 back in 1990. It was my first "real" guitar because the other were a Hondo and a Kramer with body made of Plywood. I wanted to put a clear pick guard on it like Steve Vai but the guy who worked on it did a bad job. I could have removed the it but it still had the holes from the screws. I couldn't even look at it. I sold it for $300. I bought it for $600 few months earlier. few years later I regretted selling it. Now you will regret selling that Kramer 84 in the future.
90's RGs are nice! Sorry to hear about the circumstances man! I don't think I'll regret the Kramer sale. Gibson is cranking out tons of those Chinese Kramers at the moment. My EVH white relic series took its place. It's so good!
@@Ranch5150SkinWalker i always wanted a Kramer 5150 and I bought the EVH striped 5150 but the headstock is not the same so the following year I bought the Kramer 84. still the headstock is not 100% the same but very close and sound is not too bad. I might sell them both if I find The clone of the Kramer 5150.
Regrets more than a few! Only 1 amp 1 guitar! But!! 76 trans am,74 grand am special split year run,volvo S60 with special kit,super charged nissan frontier, 72 Monty Carlo, 70 chevy SS, 😢 just a few! Guitar Toni Iommi SG, amp little hartke piggy back cool amp! Thanks Marty 🤘 😊 I sold lots of guitars I don't regret selling!
Lost my job a little less than 20 years ago and with two little ones to take care of, I sold my Peavey Wolfgang Custom Deluxe in trans red. Man I miss that guitar. It was however the only piece of gear I ever made money on when I sold it because EVH was on the outs with Peavey around that time and people were buying them up like crazy. I DON’T Miss the MusicYo Kramer I bought a couple years later on the rebound, what a tiny piece of junk that thing was.
A little off topic Marty, but i was wondering you would do a lesson on the into to "top jimmy", or " house of pain", i guess i like b sides and Ed's deep tracks, am rediscovering 1984, and am blown away again, just like back in 84' when i was 13..i am a subscriber Marty man , and love your content. I sold an ibanez roadstar II in 1990, to go see clash of the tians in Seattle, mega dave, slayer, alice in chains..i regret that sale. Wasn't a great guitar, but i miss it. AIC was awsome at that show btw. Feel fortunate to see them while they were breaking out & hungry!..have a great day Marty
I haven't really gotten rid of much, most off the amps and guitars that I no longer have are with my son's. But I did have a 50 watt Ampeg head that I let my oldest son talk me into selling to his buddy he was in a band with. I'd given my son a 5150 half stack that was my main amp because I'd decided to down size to a mesa boogie combo, which made more sense, I played in bars. So did see the use in keeping the ampeg. I also sold a Echo plex that was one of the original tape delays, I don't remember what year I got it but bought it new out side of Dallas at a little music store. That's before any kinda pedal delays were on the market. That's one I should have kept.
Regrets, Ive got a few.. # 1 Ibenez super 70's destroyer..Sold it to Poison Ivy from the cramps..I didnt know the Cramps then but do now....Not my flavor of music but they do work hard... # 2 a black marshall 2550 1/2 stack (its the silver jubeliee in black)....... # 3 Marshall Major head... Cool head to have but not the tone I was after.. Thanks Marty..enjoy your stories...cheers..
@@Ranch5150SkinWalker Do it man! I was with my wife visiting the LA area a few years ago and hopped on OfferUp. Found a gorgeous 78 Hondo II LP that still had the factory Dimarzios. Paid the guy 93 bucks. We were both thrilled.
I traded my original 5150 block letter heads and slant cab. The first edition before EV sued PEAVEY and they had to trade it. My god that amp was phenomenal. I was getting into acoustic playing at the time and got a really nice Ovation and a pretty impressive acoustic amp that I can't recall the brand or model of. Such a stupid move. I was 24. At 53 looking back I realize the head alone is worth more than the Ovarion, case, Amp, amp case etc. so stupid.
I traded my first electric for my 1996 LP studio. . sure i regret it but it was a late 60s/early 70s Gibson SG 2. Most people thought it was a Melody Maker but it wasnt, at least i dont think. It had a wonky trem bar and what had to be the worst pair os of single coils a "big brand" ever had. It was cool, though
I regretted selling my first guitar too. It was a Cimar XR 2075 Strat copy. Never could get it out of my mind. But it came up for sale one day on a second hand site and was able to buy it back again. After 31 years.....
Had a TV yellow Gibson LP Special and Marshall JCM 900 w/ 4x12 Creamback that I had to sell to make mortgage payements, have never forgiven myself for letting those go (even if it was long term worth it).
Very enjoyable video ....we all have guitars we wish we still had .. but on the upside you still get a brilliant guitar come your way sometimes so it probably balances out
When I was 15 in the mid 80s my father bought me a 1968 gibson sg with a tremolo arm mahogany brown. The guitar had a bit of ware and tare and needed a bit of work done with the frets. So rather than get the work done I traded it for a 1983 red Tokai goldstar strat 6 months later. I loved the Tokai but I realised the value of the sg a few years later and did have regrets.
@Ranch5150SkinWalker yes man. I was a silly wee boy and still hate myself for it. My father knew that I was into Angus Young and AC-DC at the time and got me it for my 15th birthday. I know that he paid £350 for it then, about 600 usd at that time. I even remember taking it into school one day to show it off. But the fret board needed redone and a new set of tunners and I didn't know anyone at that time that could do it, so I traded it in for the Tokai. It was only a few years later that I realised what a stupid mistake I had made.
Hahaha…that is so funny…I had an American Strat sunburst maple board…I freakin hated that guitar…I sold it to some dude out of the trunk of my car for maybe 300 bucks…can’t remember…hahaha
In my case, I had lots of gear that I regretted selling, but then had a house fire in 2020 that took the gear I still owned. So much of the selling-regret gear I don't regret now, better for that stuff to have survived.
Awesome Video Marty I Used To Have A Hondo 2 Electric Guitar It Was Brown I Just Purchased A EVH 78 Eruption With A New Jackson Case For 1300 I Also Got A Frankie Thanks I Don’t Live To Far From You I Live In Alabama Huntsville Area
Explorers, why do we get rid of them. I had a 2007 Guitar of the week, Very nice, traded it for a fender Jazzmaster. What a mistake. Traded an early 2000’s gibson explorer natural for a USA PRS sc 245. Nice guitar but not a Gibson. Had no personality. Currently looking at a explorer custom. Just no cash. Jessie from TN
Had a Gibson SG Firebrand from 1980 with the little black spots type antiquing man that was a awesome sounding SG had T-Tops in it and it was my first real guitar now they are crazy $$$ also had a original DOD 250 traded it for a MXR Distortion + bad decision no offense but I hated that thing traded it for something else a Rat I think still have it that baby's a winner 🤘👍
I call this a therapy session. I know how you feel! It's like musical instruments are forever. Rock on, Marty. My regret: Having a Hofner 1964 LH German made Beatle bass STOLEN from my Mother's home.
My biggest regret is a ‘96 PRS ce 22 made in the Annapolis shop…it was a beast and I can definitely say the new ones ARE NOT like the old ones…sold it to pay a lawyer…hahahaha
@@Ranch5150SkinWalker ya I still think about her. Lol. I made up for it though. I now have an evh standard, special, and a new made in Japan Wolfgang. Still miss the Peavey though.
'71 cream strat, sold it for 150$ thought it was junk cus it didnt stay in tune, sold my 5150 half stack for 500, also had a jose ramirez estudio no2.500bucks, that one i bought for 50 so not bad but prob worth 10xnow...sigh. theres more like a good crybaby wha etc...wish i had all the gear iever had lol (edit the ramirez is now around 20x more lol)
