The 4 Guitars I Regret Selling (plus a surprise at the end;) 

You should do the opposite, tell us about any guitars you've bought but ended up regretting.(if any)

Student : *Sorry dude, I sold your guitar for drugs.*

My first guitar would be hard to replace. ....I smashed it on the sidewalk repeatedly in frustration. ..thought that was the only way I could ever play like Hendrix

I regret trading a 62 fender jaguar for Ibanez RG. I just slapped my self for that madness.

Completely unrelated to the video but nice shirt

You sold four guitars and I'm the happiest person in the world because I managed to buy my 2nd guitar \m/

I don't want my first guitar, or my ex back. They both sucked! Well, you know what I mean.

my first git goes back to age 16.i bought a beat up six string in a secondhand store.i didn't know how to play it,but i knew for sure that one guitar felt good in my hands. it didn't take long to understand just one guitar slung way down low was a one way ticket.there's only one way to go. so i started rockin'.i ain't never gonna stop.i gotta keep on rockin'. someday,i'm gonna make it to the top and be a juke box hero.what can i tell ya?i got stars in my eyes.heh.

This is why I never sell guitars.

Looking forward to hearing that Les Paul.

I almost sold my cheap Aria strat copy but decided to give it a HSH pick up configuration instead and now I love it

My dad regrets selling a few of his guitars, so he told me never to sell my first electric. Which is still my only electric lol. Kinda similar to your first, its les paul shaped, thin and flat but fully hollow, which makes the body too light. The neck always dives Ps. That les paul is gorgeous!

If the new Les Paul Custom is from 2014 it has a Richlite fretboard, not an ebony one. Not saying it's better or worse, just letting you know the correct specs. Congratulations for the guitar, I really love those Custom Les Pauls

2:48 did you punch that student?

The fretboard on your 2014 Gibson les Paul wouldn’t be ebony, Gibson in 2012 started experimenting with different woods as a result it is most likely richlite which is a synthetic ebony like material. All though ebony sounds and feels great they stopped using it in 2010 I believe, but the historic les Paul’s still have it I believe. Still a great looking and sounding guitar man.

My mom had a beautiful Torino Red Stratocaster, and as a kid, I would always look at it and want to be a musician. When I was 10, I started playing on this acoustic, and I think my mom got scared because she sold the Strat.

I smashed my first guitar because it was so hard to play with and I got frustrated then when I got my second guitar I realized it wasn't the guitar at all... I was just bad

Hello Mike, GREAT video !!! I had 2 guitars in the past that I miss. The first one is a Carvin V220 (black) my brother bought for me back in the early 90’s. Wish I never sold it. Reason for selling: was too heavy. 2nd is s Made in Mexico Fender Strat (was the cream color with white pickguard) I bought brand new after selling the Carvin. Sold everything that had, guitar, amp, cords, everything. Took a nine hiatus, about a year ago I got back into playing. I really wish I still had those 2 guitars. I do currently own 9 guitars (I have a video of the collection). 2 Ibanez, 2 Squier, 1 Jackson and 4 Strat Style (Partscaster) I made myself. 1 of those being an Eric Clapton Clone (Candy Apple Red though). Eric Clapton with the Mid Boost. Sounds and plays great !!

My first guitar was a Seagull S6 Original. I set it up super low, so it was real easy to play. I wish I had kept that. Also - my wife had an Epiphone Acoustic from the late '70's/early '80's that she traded in for a Martin MIM 12-string. Wish I had that back.

I REALLY miss my '85 Gibson Explorer - designer series (white/cream colored w/pinstripes), w/ a Kahler & EMG p'ups.. My house got broken into and it was stolen around 2006 or so, unfortunately. I also miss my 1st guitar ever, a '78 Gibson RD Standard, in Walnut finish, w/ Dimarzio Super Distortion p'ups, which I gave back to my dad, who ended up selling it. I definitely plan on buying another similar spec'd Explorer someday. 🤘

My 3 guitar loss/ regrets. A 1964 Harmony H19, w/DeArmond silver foil Pu's and Hagstrom Tremelo Bridge in Red Sunburst which was my first electric guitar. A 1980's Black Dean Biscayne guitar w/stock emg's and Floyd Rose. And he best guitar I have ever played and owned was a 198? Buscarino Nova Guitar w/ active EMG's, black ebony dot-less fret board, black sparkle finish, floyd rose lock down.

That Gibson is sweet and I love my squier but the worst part of it is balance it body heavy too and does exactly what you said you hate.. I wish it would just sit there. But hey I wish I had a better guitar too so.. it’ll do plays great and is super lightweight and has a nice sunburst finish just needs something to stabilize tuning especially so I can actually use the whammy and maybe upgrade humbucker but other than that good guitar n got it for $100.. hesitate to upgrade it cuz I’m like should I just get a fender or turn this one into one since it is in good shape and would only really need better humbucker for bridge and locking tuners or new bridge and trem system not sure how to stabilize the tuning

My first guitar was my moms old acoustic Squier from the 80s that had 5 strings 😂

Had a Les Paul 3 pick up black beauty in the early 70's, a pre-CBS Telecaster in the late 60's and a Martin HD 28 all of which I sold. Had to pay rent after losing a job. Life happens. Nowadays you can get a very playable guitar inexpensively since they are mainly cut by a computer. It's often not the guitar if it's reasonably playable, it's your tone, touch and feel.

Ahh never seeing an original/first guitar ever again (that may just be exaggeration) is the worst emotionally.....

I really regret selling my 1930 college pal parlour acoustic, that thing was sick!

Ive still got my first guitar. A Memphis Les Paul copy in tabacco burst. Crapy single coils disguised as humbuckers. Its a wall flower now. I pawned my first accoustic back in '83. A Yamaha that my mother bought for me. A cheap one, but a gift from mom...i wish i still had that. Many more are in the closet...under the bed...i dont sell, pawn or give any away anymore (and never...NEVER loan any out! I lost a takemine that way).

Mine was a screaming bright yellow Ibanez with a great double locking floyd rose. Sounded like a dream. I didn't sell it, it was stolen by a former bandmate when the band broke up. DAMN, I wish I had it back.

I miss my 2, yes, 2 Adrian Vandenberg signature Model Guitar; one black --one red with reverse headstock...

Congrats on replacing your les Paul! I have a few guitars I miss: 1. Early 2000’s olive green sg special. Not much to look at but it played so good. Have had several other sg’s but none sounded as good. 2. Edwards les paul custom clone. It was super heavy but I loved it. First guitar I bought parts for. BKP painkiller pickups and sperzel tuners. 3. Fender Jim Root telecaster. I miss the hell out of this one. It was the one with the black body, white single ply pickguard and maple fingerboard. First guitar I purchased brand new. I miss it the most.

Cool video! My list includes my first guitar which I sold when I was 17 so I could enter the Les Paul world. I also had a 2012 Washburn X50Pro which I bought before my first Les Paul. At the time, I was looking at Epiphone LPC's and the Washburn honestly sounded so much better and was a much higher quality guitar. I sold that once I got my 1st Gibson Les Paul Custom (which that and my Les Paul Classic I hope to never sell!). FYI the 2014 Les Paul Customs are Richlite, not ebony, just in case you wanted to know.

I just bought a Tempest Neck thru body that I sold 25 years ago. I bought it of a friend in the 80's and he died shortly after I bought it. I sold it years later to another friend who never played it. I cant wait to play it again. Should be in my hands next week.

Love the black Les Paul!

I had a strat clone looked just like claptons brownie but with a rosewood fretboard that someone stole right out of my old studio while i was on tour. It was free though from someone who didnt play anymore

I had the first guitar Tosin Abasi signed from his clinic at the Fender Museum. I was the 2nd owner and the first guy had him sign it on the back of the neck. He also played it so it read a smeared "osin Abasi". I sold it to a drummer who loved Animals as Leaders for 100$, a 15w crate and alot of pot...what a foolhardy decision. I think about that guitar all the time it was a bronze series warlock!

Funny story: my first guitar was a green Yamaha (made in Japan) I bought in the Free Shop after coming home from a trip...I ended up selling it to a good friend of mine with whom I eventually played in a band for a long time! A few years ago, he moved to another country and left that very guitar in my custody,!

When I was younger I had a James Hetfield Iron Cross my dad got me for college, not even a week after owning it I was getting a bit tired of it... and I sold it... for about £350. I know the person who has it and they live somewhat close by. I don't think I could own one again without feeling guilty 😂 I've done the same thing many times since but the past couple of years I've grown to just love and stick with what I have or get. The urge to buy/sell/trade never leaves though. Guess it's the same for most guitarists. Great vid as per man:)

My 1st guitar looked similar to that pic, it was a Memphis. I currently own a Les Paul in black, and I want a PRS Custom 22 w/ piezo pickup.

get rid of a guitar? i have never heard of such...

I started off with a knock-off fender strat. It actually sounded nice and worked very well for a little while. I then started saving up and got a Jackson Rhodes but the plain basic one. I ended up selling both to get a epiphone les Paul. It was awesome to play with since it was the closest to a real Gibson I could afford. I was playing gigs for a while and finally got a bc rich. At the time they sounded awesome but then it started to warp (later on found out it was the strings that caused the warp) I ended up selling both to get a schecter tempest that was custom with 3 pickups. I’ve played with that one the longest and also finally got myself an explorer style guitar which also happened to be a schecter too. Of all the guitars I did sell I think I miss the epiphone just cuz it was my dream to have a les Paul. Only thing is I just wish I replaced the pick ups instead of replacing the guitar lol

Had a mint '63 Epiphone casino bought in '93 that I traded 6mo later for a mint '70-something silverburst Gibson flying-V, and then a couple months after that I stupidly traded the V for a brand new (first year they made them IIRC) Peavey Classic 50 2x12 - which I still have and play 25 years later and it's been the most reliable and versatile amp I've ever owned. But I wish I had both those guitars back, especially the Casino.

My first guitar that I actually bought was an Jbanez Les Paul copy lawsuit guitar. 78 I believe. Sold it to a friend because I needed the money. Went back to him a few years later to try and buy it back and he had already gotten rid of it.

I still have all my guitars. My first one does require a good pro restoration - a 1977 ibanez professional, randy scruggs with a triple humbucker mod, as far as i've gathered. Five wheels and four toggle switches. Bought it for aprox 350 dollars in 1997. Gf says it's time to sell before i buy more, and i kind of agree. I have a gibson les paul, an sg and two explorers alongside some random brands, so i ought to be set for at least a couple of metal lifetimes.

I had a red Kramer Baretta in the 80's with the single pickup and single volume. I would kill to get that guitar back. It was a killer guitar, but I stopped playing so I sold it. Something I have done about 4 times now.

Started with a vintage hondo late 70’s les Paul knock off that I bought at a garage sale for $20. I don’t even remember when I sold it but I’m sure I sold it cheap. I since realized it was actually a pretty killer guitar. Also sold a universe 7 string. Also had a guild neck through with kind of an explorer shape but more pointy, had a sparkle paint job. Sold for maybe $200 wish I didn’t.

Back in 2015, my daughter needed help to move back close to home so I sold my Wine Red '76 Gibson Les Paul Custom w/gold Hardware. I got it at Guitar Center in 2003. They had it tagged as a '77 but after researching the serial number, it was actually a '76. I still miss it and search for it to this day...

Im on my second guitar which is a schecter apocalypse c1 fr s. Ive been playing for about 6 or 7 months now. My dad has been playing for years and he cant believe how good ive gotten. My first guitar was a schecter omen extreme 6. I sold it to replace some of the money I spent on the apocalypse. I really enjoyed the omen. I just really hated the pickups in it. But it was my first guitar and the guitar I learned to play my first note, scale, chord, riff, solo ect. I wish I could have kept it but the guy I sold it to was suprising his son with it. I stayed in contact with him and his son loves it so I at least feel good about that but I would still love to have it.

Cool. My first guitar is a Fender Squier Stratocaster.

I got rid of a BC RIch Assassin once. And I'm not too upset, but it was a sweet guitar. it had 24 frets, which i like, and I had a lot of ideas about upgrades for it, like different pickups and whatnot

I still have and will never get rid of the first guitar I bought myself with my own money at 16. I paid it off 100 bucks a month for like 8 months with 100 bucks down. Its a Charvel Fusion Custom in Candy Apple Red with the original hardshell chainsaw SKB case. I rarely play her anymore, as I have many fine ladies to choose from now to play, but I still take care of her and clean and condition the fretboard and oil her hardware and deoxit the pots. Every now and then I play her and she still shreds almost like new. She could probably use a re-fretting , but I would rather keep her as she is, BEAUTIFUL. I have come a long way from when I bought that Charvel, but it always reminds me just how much I still love playing guitar 29 years later, and will keep playing until my body says I can’t.

I've parted with a bunch of guitars over the years, the only ones i regret are my Squier II Korean made Strat, and a Fender Mexican Strat.

I currently have an acoustic and an electric and now my next one will either be a bass or a 7 string

My first guitar was a project with my dad that got completed maybe 3 weeks or more ago. It was a TeleStrat. That's a Stratocaster body with a telecaster head. The head actually was from an ibanez, so I helped my dad to sculpt the neck into shape. The body was made from scratch out of spare wood and it had a sculpted neck. As of now, it has basic everything, but when I get better I'm gonna upgrade it's components. It was painted Monza Red.

I’ve just started, and I use an acoustic Cordoba Fusion Maple that used to belong to my mother. Beautiful thing; easy to play and fun to use. I’m picking up an electric guitar soon, but my acoustic will always hold a place in my heart as my first guitar.

You said you were the guitarist and keyboardist of a cover band. Just a random thought; imagine how much pressure it would be to be the guitarist and keyboardist in a “Yes” tribute band!

My 1993 Charvel (Toothpaste) 475 Deluxe Exotic with the nasty Jackson Sharktooth inlays and quilted maple top sunburst. Still have the guitar in a case...thank god...but it needs a bunch of parts. I have hijacked $100 worth of parts on it to keep my 94 ESP KH2 happy for the last 15 years. I REALLY gotta get me an AX8 Fractal and get both of those guitars in the shop...next round...for sure

I sold a Jackson js32 Kelly with an upgraded Floyd and a Jackson/Floyd rose sestainer like the Phil collen model and it was a beautiful blue finish that my dad and I put on it and awwww I loved it but sold it and put it towards a Les Paul custom and I don't really regret it but I do miss it

My first guitar was a Hofner Committee, I got it cheap because two strings were missing. Sold it to buy a Spanish style guitar to suit the lessons I was having at the time, big mistake!

I still have my favorite guitar I bought way back in 1992 it's a Kramer Night swan with the Aztec paint job. I still play it after all these years and it still beats out these newer models they pump out. I know you mentioned you didn't like the weight of your old Les Paul, but back in the early 90's I absolutely loved my buddy's 1974 Les Paul and begged him to sell it to me. Of course he didn't and ended up butchering it lol. I have a 2010 Les Paul that has the "chambering" and still prefer the old Les Paul's compared to the crap they pump out now lol. I also have an 1991 Hamer Californian that I love and won't let go either. Great video, cheers !

1984 Gibson Les Paul Standard, Candy Apple Red Metallic. I had it when I was really just starting to play a lot of electric stuff and didn't like the weight. To this day I still kick myself for selling that thing.

I miss my ibanez rg421mol... it was a gift for my birthday, and although it was pretty cheap and not the best of ibanez, I loved playing it...had to sell it to pay for my album's recording, which i hope once is out could get me the money to buy it back

if i ever lost my blue squier bullet strat my heart would fucking break because i love that thing so much despite it being a ~$120 starter guitar

I bought a Gibson Les Paul Custom the Zakk Wylde Bullseye that is white and black. I was a little wary of buying it because it was used and cheaper than I expected it to be. I bought it anyways after a couple days and it turned out to be a copy. I ended up seeing a real one at guitar center about 6 months later and it was $3500. I really wanted it but that was most of my money at the time and I was going on a trip to Thailand for 3 months and decided not to buy it.

Haha thats crazy , perfect timing. I remember watching your videos back in high school when i started getting serious about guitar , and you had that PRS at the time! I didn’t even know what prs was back then , but i remember looking in to the bird inlays and finally finding the guitars, and getting deep into his story, and i fell in love with them , that was actually the first really nice guitar I had saved up for and bought for myself , and thats all started from watchin your videos! That’s funny, I was just thinking about that last night when I posted that comment. The LP is gorgeous , black w gold hardware and the white binding .. excellent choice. Enjoy it brother. Thanks as always mike.

I smashed a Martin DX1 into 10 pieces, then glued it all back together only to smash it again a few weeks later. The 2nd time it did not survive. I had an Epiphone SG 400 cherry that was from '01 (it was my 2nd guitar I ever owned) and I had that thing until 2010 when I sold it. I actually sold that and an Epi LP standard which I got shortly after my SG. at the same time to the same person. If only we could time travel.

I love the shirt man!! :D

Yeah, we've all let guitars go that, in retrospect, we should've hung on to... I'd make a list but I'd be too depressed for the next few days. The only cure for missing your last "perfect guitar" is to go out and buy your next "perfect guitar". The only instrument that I ever had lifted was back in the early 80's, an Alembic 8 string bass, #81-1834. Geez, I'd love to have that one back, it had the pistol grip cutaways like Greg Lake's. Dark vermillion, what a beauty!

I regret every one I let go, or was never given back.

Had an old Cort guitar with a set neck quilted Maple top and a push pull coil split emg hz bridge and neck pickup that I really miss bc I only wanted to djent for a period sold it then got into santana and realized that Cort was basicly a really nice prs nock off wish I knew what the guitar model was bc I got it for 250 and I don't actually know what it sold for but I suspect I got a steal on it

Either my old bronze series warlock, the first guitar i bought, or the ltd ec10, what made me see i love ltd guitars, i would love to have back

I traded a PRS CE 24 in whale blue that I got on consignment for $800, for a Yamaha drum set 15 years ago. Love the drums but the Les Paul studio I play now doesn't even come close to the PRS. Really miss that guitar! Congrats on the new LP.. Nice guitar!

Showing my age here but my first guitar I regret losing was a DECCA electric, paid $25.00 for it with an AMP! Brand new from K-Mart. in '67, Strat knockoff, single pickup. Sunburst. The 2nd guitar I really wished I'd kept was a '74 Hofner Apache 6 sting Strat knock-off,3 pickups with individual controls. Called it the kitchen sink model. Separate on/off rocker switches and rotary tone controls for each pickup, plus 5 position tone switch plus master volume and a rocker switch for lead/rhythm. Covered in black and white vinyl, huge inlays but not block. Guess you'd have to go to Hofner's website to check it out. I KEPT the Stella-Harmony 12 string I got for graduation in '72. Still play it.

My first guitar was a Davison sunburst and I sold it to go on a family trip and wish I could get it back

Great video man.

That setup actually doesn’t look bad tbh

My first guitar was a Yamaha Pacifica 521, it's pretty rare but I sold it before I knew it being rare. I sold it for $100

oh man, you were into Buckethead and there's no vid from you about it.... it'd be soooo cool!!!!!!!!!!!

I had a Squier stratocaster in a very cool green metal flake finish they only did for a couple years around 2000 or so. Hated the neck and sold it, without, for some reason, thinking about replacing the neck. Decided I needed it back and bought another one with plans to change out the neck. That mistake ended up costing me an extra $100.

I regret selling my early 60s ES 330, which was my first electric. Bought it for $249 in 1977. I regret selling my 77white flying v. Most of all, I regret selling my 83 silver burst les paul custom. Bought for 350 in 1984 and sold in 08 for 1400 before vintage was a thing. Sad!

Cool man. My first guitar was a harmony and i wish i could remember what happend to it also.

Kramer focus body with an ESP neck.

Big sad about losing your First guitar

Had a squier tele back then. Loved it except for the output jack which is a common issue with lower end squier, but i just love the feel of it. Planning to buy a tele in the future and saving up just to get a "proper" tele

Back in the early 90's I bought a used Bentley single cutaway acoustic. At that time I had never heard of Bentley, still don't know that much about them other than they supposedly made cheap guitars. That acoustic was the easiest acoustic I have ever played and sounded great, plugged and unplugged. I wouldn't mind that one back. How about one that was never mine but that I want? My step dad has a Gibson Hummingbird, I don't know how old it is but he had it when I was a kid in the 70's. He still has it in fact but she is looking old now. He also has a 1960 something Ovation semi hollow body that I would love. That's a beautiful Les Paul you got right there!

Unfortunately I sold or pawned most of my guitars for drugs. They weren't big brand names though. Well, except for tye Fender and Washburn acoustics. I'm in sober living now, and have been clean for 15 months. A couple of years ago I bought me an Epiphone Les Paul Classic, and after I polished the frets, it feels abd sounds great! It even stays in tune! I also bought a Boss Katana 50w to play through. It's a decent amp!

Nice Les Paul! The Sting Butler actually looks good on it! Small price to pay for tuning stability! Regarding guitars that I should have kept, I wish I had my old 70's Memphis Les Paul copy (sunburst like Ace's). May not be worth anything, but would like to have it for sentimental reasons. I did keep and still play my '85 Ibanez Roadstar II. Hate the tremolo, but hey that was what was in back in the day!

It's strange I've sold a PRS and two Strats and i don't regret selling them. They were really good guitars and one Strat served me very well on tour but I always sleep on a decision. Same goes with ex girlfriends haha

Last week I sold my first guitar, a Yamaha ERG121 (it wasn't working), after watching this video I will buy it again.

My first guitar was a fake Fender Strat -_- It works and gets the job done at least. I’m 6 months into guitar playing.

I sold a Flying V Gregg & Bennet with a pair of SG-400 Pickups in it, and i regret it totally and an ESP with FR, cant remember wich one it is.

PS---I wish I still had the Stella Harmony acoustic my dad sent home from Vietnam in'65.

my 3 are my first guitar (jay turser strat) ,esp eclipse sold it right before they switched to eII, ernie ball music man jp6 in mystic dream regret selling them all told myself i never would sell one again

Nice video - great topic! Like the new setup too, although your lighting setup is reflected in the window (don't know if you were aiming for that?). And that is a fine-looking Les Paul! :-).In terms of guitars I've sold that I miss - just got the one, a Tanglewood TSB-94 MT - It was basically a copy of a PRS custom 24, but had some pretty unique pickups that were humbuckers made of one coil of Alnico V poles and the other coil was a ceramic bar, which you could have as a humbucker or spilt either way. Was a lovely guitar, but so heavy so in the end it went to make way for a Yamaha Revstar and an Ibanez RG. I do miss the sound though!

My very first guitar was a crappy acoustic, I forgot what the model was. The action was ridiculously high and the bottom of it was duct taped. I then got my second guitar, a Squier, and I gave the guitar to my younger sister but one of the strings broke and her dad threw it away. I shouldn’t have given it to her cause it’s a crappy guitar to begin with and I miss it. I probably could have fixed it up, lower the action and what not.

It is curious that you say that for the PRS about the tunning lock, somebody said it was the best tunning locks ever, but they changed it because people didnt know how to use it , so they changed it for the "screw" ones you mention. He said something like "the new ones are for dummies, cos people werent smart enough". I dont remember what video was that..

haha, the first guitar reminded me of my first amp. 60s 1482 silvertone amp. pretty good amp, but it had a peavey sticker on the amp grill haha

Did you add the string butler to the Les Paul Custom? I just received three of them to add to my Les Pauls. It should fix the tinking I get when using the Bigsby on the ES LP.

Bro at least your first guitar played well. I had an acoustic solutions Squire Strat rip off with the input jack inside out and facing upwards with the action about a mile off the fretboard. Tore my fingers to smithereens.

In my 9 years of playing guitar so far I haven't broken or sold not one of my guitars. But the last guitar I bought was a Fender Telecaster MIM a month ago and the one before that was a les paul look alike that I bought 10 months ago. My other two guitars have been with me all this time and I'm not planning on ever selling my guitars.

about 10-11 years ago i had a... i wanna say it was a '72??? gibson Hummingbird. My cousin stole and pawned it.