Re: Guitars We Sold and Those That Got Away
Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2024 12:40 pm
Back in the 90s I had a Boss Spectrum that I bought for about $20 and used just for a few things. I think I gave it away …
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I can gladly scratch one regret off my list. It's not the exact same guitar - hopefully, Scout is still enjoying that one. This is the Jazz Strat I've been stalk-, er, watching for the past 4 months on Reverb. I'm going to do my best to hang onto this quirky, exceptionally high-quality, US Fender guitar. I mentioned this waaay back when I got my first one - I sincerely believe this will be the closest I ever get to a custom shop level quality Fender guitar.Surfysonic wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2024 8:46 amFender Parallel Universe Volume II Jazz Strat - ...this is the guitar I traded the AV '52 FSR Roasted Ash Tele for. Really loved this very well built, oddball Fender. Cool Decoboom pickguard, mystic surf finish with matching headstock, AV '65 Jazzmaster pickups. I ended up not playing it very much as I tend to gravitate towards my offset guitars. When the opportunity came up to trade this for my Johnny Marr Jag that I sold to Scout on here, I went for it. No regrets for the trade as the Marrguar is my #1 (and only now, lol) Jag. I have one of these Jazz Strats in my watchlist on Reverb. Maybe after moving some more gear, I'll get another one.
I had one of those 90's doublecuts! Mine was actually a bit of a dog- didn't sustain much despite the proper body-mounted ABR-1, and wouldn't stay in tune. But it was so cool. Wish I'd just had it worked on really, maybe it would've come to life.crazyzeke wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 12:40 pm
1996 Gibson Les Paul Special Doublecut
Not the actual guitar pictured, but I loved that thing. It had a neck crack at the headstock joint like a lot of Gibsons (not my fault; previous owner) and I had it fixed before I sold it. Definitely not perfect by a long shot - lack of cutaways on the slab body and some other things - but the doublecut meant access to the high frets was insanely easy, dots are better than blocks to my hands and those P90s were just so right - best set I've heard, to this day. 1996 was a great year for me, I have to say, even though I didn't have it until about 2003 I think, so it reminded me of that too. Only guitar I've ever posted as well. Lived in London at the time. Posting guitars was not at all common back then so I got some weird looks.
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I'm scratching my head trying to think of any others I've missed, but that's probably it, and in the long run I made the better choice because my Jag is my baby. I did have a Lake Placid Blue (apparently; I maintain it was several shades too bright for that) CIJ Jag but honestly that thing was one of the few Japanese made offsets I've played that wasn't up to the usual impeccably high standard, for example the high E string always felt like it was falling off of the fretboard, not cool, and I paid way too much for it at the time, had it shipped from America to the UK... all that nonsense. I owned it for a week before I listed it for sale, and it sold quickly getting me basically all my money back.
Oh no! That's a shame. Mine had amazing sustain for the body thickness (or thinness depending on how you look at it), very few tuning issues despite having a cracked headstock. There were a lot of good Gibsons made in the mid to late 90s, based on what I've played. It's like the Gibson version of how MIJ/CIJ stuff is now worth triple what it was a few years ago, above inflation price increase wise. CIJ Jags are like £1,200 now, stock with the crap pickups I've always found them to have, it's crazy town.JamesSGBrown wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 1:43 pmI had one of those 90's doublecuts! Mine was actually a bit of a dog- didn't sustain much despite the proper body-mounted ABR-1, and wouldn't stay in tune. But it was so cool. Wish I'd just had it worked on really, maybe it would've come to life.