A second look at your overlooked guitars

Mine would be my MIM Fender pbass. My wife told me she hates the sound of it when I am in my man cave playing it. I just remembered my amp has a headphone jack that cancels the speaker.

I pulled out my Epi Sheraton Elitist out of it's very substantial case the other day because I wanted to check if it needed any adjustments I could make with my newly purchased gauges and tools. I laid it down on the foam mattress I use for such things and it was there for a couple days. When I decided maybe I should do what I pulled it out for, I turned on the very good lighting I have and looked it over. It was like looking at something I just purchased for the first time. Not a flaw could be found and it was as new looking as any guitar I'd ever bought and yet, I purchased this guitar 15 years ago in 2005. Did I mention that it is flawless? I went ahead made the adjustment checks I intended to do and found that it was set up perfectly, not to mention, was also perfectly tuned. I hadn't looked at it for a couple of years at that point. What was I thinking? 

It's been really, really hard for any guitar to break into my original core set of 3 guitars I got when first getting into playing 40 some years ago.

I started out with a 1977 Explorer, 1939 Gibson L50 archtop and 1972 Hagstrom Swede.
Still have that unholy 3 trinity of axes and I play them regularly.

Right now I'm downsizing, as collection has surpassed 40 guitars, so I started selling in November.
I'm going to sell until there's only several more than those original 3.

What will survive? not sure yet other than my BC Rich Bitch Calibre and a few mutt "strats" that are keepers, so there's a lot on the chopping block.

An old Epi Sheraton might make the cut, a Flying V, a couple of budget Gregg Bennett guitars including a P90 LP flatop, a semi hollow and a lovely white LP Custom type.

I dunno, nothing much though is off limits, a Gibson double neck already went, as did an ES 135 & ES 175.
I'll not stop the bleeding until I'm satisfied what stays plays.

Right now I'm threatening a Custom Shop Black Beauty to the chopping block.
It's going to have to convince me it's worthy of staying, and soon.

I have seven electrics and they all receive playing time. If anything gets neglected, it's my one acoustic.

One of the most beautiful guitars ever made.

When you have a few guitars, its a bit like christmas when you pull out a guitar that hasn't seen daylight for a while.

I would say it would be a category for me - that being Strats. Specifically the traditional S/S/S Strats. I have two they I built, and I will occasionally revisit them. I really like how they turned out, so I don’t feel the urge to sell them… yet. Some day.

Actually, some day they’ll all go.

I do have the luxury of keeping them all out. That helps with the revisits.

There’s no money beyond the 5th fret any ways.

Rocky,

That is the greatest pickguard for that body.

    I’ve got just the one electric guitar. I haven’t played it in years. It’s easier to grab an acoustic, the old Kremona classical is getting the most play time, followed buy the steel stringed Yamaha CSF1M Parlor Acoustic-Electric Guitar, rarely plugged in. The older Yamaha is all laminated but sounds good, I was ambushed by it back in the 80s, I needed one to take sailing with me, I haven’t used it in a while, I use it in situations and environments I wouldn’t consider taking a better instrument. The two Martins get used fairly often the 00-15 and the 000-15s.

    The electric has been maintained but not played in years. I just had to own a Telecaster, I purchased the American Standard in 1999, and joined the FDP. A really great guitar, but I don’t use it. I traded an old bass amp that wasn’t cutting it for cash and an old Fender Vibro Champ, great little amp for the Tele.

    I got into ukulele, even had one custom made by Kevin Crossett of Kepasa Ukuleles, I had Kevin send me 2 headstock overlays in case I screwed up, his buddy had just designed his Logo and I figured I’d do the inlay for my uke and one for him. He called me when they arrived. The old 1917 Martin Uke is insane, it’s freaking loud, with amazing tone, seriously, it’s a cannon. A friend of mine that plays  and collects vintage Martins had me swear I would offer it to him first, if I ever decide to sell it.

    Kevin contacted me about a headstock inlay a customer wanted. He was a circus clown who wanted an elephant inlaid in MOP in Memorial to a historical Elephant that had been severely abused and went on a rampage killing a few people before it was put down, he worked with elephants and had great respect for them. I did it for him, and included the beasts name on the inlay.

    I’m considering selling off a few that aren’t getting any love to upgrade my classical guitars. Particularly the custom or better factory (historical) Parlor style guitars.

I have about a dozen guitars and played them infrequently at home. Last time I was in a gigging band was about 50+ years ago. But recently I joined a Jam band with some talented geezers, the leader of which is a former FDP member (remember Busta String?). So much fun and now I'm gonna take a different one to each jam. Learning to play a lot of stuff, getting better, and using my stuff!
It's a small room, so I can only use the small amps, PR and Bassbreaker 007. Currently working on 'One way out' (I'm Dicky, Busta's Duane). What a fun!

I have one of those Sheratons too. It's a near perfectly built guitar, well worth what I paid for it and it never gets payed.