Thinning The Herd - What's your strategy

[@sethglenn9022]

My friend was pretty proficient at 16 years old, some guy noticed his talent and invited us over to show him his guitar collection. My friend played at least 20 guitars and really fell in love with a USA Telecaster. And the dude let him HAVE IT. Have it AND a 2x12 Vox hybrid amp. He took this amp and guitar to music school, and 20 years later, it's still his daily driver and teaches with it.

[@palidiciovermingagurainia1760]

I’ve given guitars away but that story is straight baller

[@sethglenn9022]

@@palidiciovermingagurainia1760 His guitar collection looked like a guitar store. Wall to wall guitars and on floor standing racks. At LEAST 40 guitars.

[@justinguitarcia]

Re: recycling less expensive guitars. I take in junkers all the time, set them up and make them useable then I pass them along to a kid who needs a guitar starting out. Takes almost no effort on my part and really helps someone out

[@jameshughes9706]

Same here

[@user-qx3tr6ex7u]

@Cy Synth are you on drugs?

[@camtoobouncy5430]

Help me out 😭

[@rstuartcpa]

I've never regretted buying a guitar but almost always regret getting rid of one. Same for amps.

[@mariozamprogno1654]

Brother that’s so true I’ve got two acoustics and six electric’s and 4 A and I’m keeping everything

[@timelmore2]

Same

[@glenkepic3208]

Yep. I have alot of stuff but miss what i sold. freakin' Estey Magnatone,,,,i haven't seen anything like it since. Everything else is probably out there.

[@rstuartcpa]

Yeah I let go of a black face bandmaster with the big ass two twelve cab with the tone rings. I haven’t heard a more beautiful guitar sound before or since. Sold it to buy a BF super…not even close.

[@timelmore2]

@@rstuartcpa for me it's a 1996 Tele thinline.

[@james1939-s1c]

I bought a custom shop strat in 2019, at that point I sold all my other guitars about 8 and bought two more custom shops, another strat and a tele. I now have 3 number ones and keep them in perfect playing condition. I don't regret it at all, I like to have three number ones as opposed to 7 great guitars and 1 number one. I did the same on bass.

[@ryanfulldark2775]

Same, 3 great number ones as well. This also mitigates fretwear to an extent.

[@vorpalblades]

Bit of an oxymoron. There can only be a single number one.

[@glenkepic3208]

Nice but when i played more, i wanted every color on the pallette. Have that now , s, t, semi, lp, p90, sg, off set, all cheap but good stuff. I wouldn't change a thing even though i went from playing 20 hrs a weekend to maybe 20 hrs a month ( apt life ). Last 6 years ....not great.

[@TheWelhaven]

If they get stored under the bed or/and start collecting dust, they are gone. I’m down to five guitars, I love all of them.

[@itaintmebabe714]

My problem is when I think about selling a guitar or amp I try it out again and I fall in love with it all over again and don't want to sell it anymore 🤷🏻

[@spcwf98]

Same here.

[@tlister67]

Once you have about 10 guitars, it starts getting to be a burden to keep them all playing ready. I keep a handful in my small playing space and the rest are stored. When you get the itch for a new guitar I pull one out of storage an swap it in. I have a hard time selling guitars I have had a while as they are hard to replace.

[@morganghetti]

I disagree. I enjoy cleaning and restringing my guitars. And by clean I mean whipe the dust off.

[@richsackett3423]

Ten is about right. Constantly buying strings and restringing is a pointless and expensive waste of time. I’d rather play them than maintain them.

[@thesmellycatjazz]

@@morganghetti I hate restringing. I'm slowly moving towards all locking tuners.

[@allisonholmesmusic97]

@@richsackett3423 cool! I only have 8, you’ve given me permission to get 2 more

[@edpetrikk2027]

Restringing isn’t a problem for me ..I only restring my 14 guitars once every couple of years or so …wipe them down after every six or so plays though 😎🎸

[@phreak1118]

I had a couple old Ovations from the 70's that had cracks in them... but they still played and sounded very well. I donated them to a local school music program. They were very grateful.

[@michaeleaster1815]

10:32 Lots of warm fuzzies from this section... you guys are great! Personally, I'm a minimalist and my brother-in-law is a hoarder. He couldn't even name all of his low-end guitars and amps; I know he has amps that he hasn't used in 3+ years. I'm always on him about it until he gives a student a guitar from his pile, whereupon I feel like an ass.

[@bduff5004]

Great video and conversation!!!

[@An.D]

cool video guys ✌️👍

[@JtotheP68]

I love that you give stuff away to people, you both seem like you are lovely people

[@donly8408]

I'll be in North Carolina in November and I will make it my business to visit your shop. I love your content. You guys see really chill and a cool hang. Keep up the great work.

[@stevenumbers4027]

It's a great place !

[@MoHogany1]

I'm down to 47 guitars (18 are on consignment). Looking for more! It never stops......

[@Amish_Trivedi]

Getting rid of guitars? I don't get it.

[@donhall-aquitania1025]

You guys are hitting all the interesting topics of guitar life. This is a very sophisticated way to sell guitars because you are communicating to the guitar community that you know how they feel. Kudos on this approach. I don’t need to see anymore guitar demos and your conversation is relevant and entertaining to me.

[@dennis4172]

great videos-good topics-thanks guys!

[@Shiloh7377]

I'm gonna plan a trip over to see you guys. Hopefully soon.....

[@jimwoodard64]

My first guitar was a Sears Silvertone from the 60's. As a teen, I saved for 2 years and got a Les Paul. I torched that Silvertone! I kept the case, because it was one of those that had an amp built in, but that guitar was set on fire a' la Hendrix.

[@gkott78]

Sitting on 22 right now and literally used this term " thin the herd " today. I found I play 5 or 6 regularly so I may reduce down to just those. It is just so hard to let the collection go....

[@glenkepic3208]

unless finances warrant it, Don't Do It !!!

[@trintdaddylandis]

i have 18 & lately have seriously thinking about unloading some. in truth, there's a few that i never play, the others i had & didnt play i gave to my son. i think i could comfortably get down to 4 or 5. my hangup is fear that they could be worth a lot of money one day & im leaving them to my family ya know. the struggle is real, friend.

[@billydelacruz1500]

Had about 22 4 years ago and now down to 6 electrics-1 bass-1 acoustic. All high end guitars, 1 model only allowed and I’m much more focused and content. Too many was giving me A.D.D and felt guitar guilt not sharing the love all around! That’s me! Just recently sold off some vintage pedals and trying to just have about 4-5 pedals for either of my 2 amps I choose. Lonestar guitarist Michael Britt was quoted as saying ‘ keep the ones you love and sell the ones you like’ Wise words me thinks! Everyone on different journey but this did make a difference in mine( plus I gifted some to my kids so can always borrow if needed lol)

[@ehiracheta]

I only have 16 guitars...but I hang them all up...play all of them frequently...I found if I keep them cased I tend not to play them all because i don't want to interuppt the "flow" of the jam sesh just to uncase a different guitars. Now I'll switch in the middle of a jam sesh for fun.

[@jazzguitarwithandy]

For the about an hour yesterday I considered thinning the herd. Came to my senses in the end.

[@derekolver867]

Hey guys love the channel. What about talking about the guitars you regretted on trading and selling or gear you feel you made a bad deal in. Keep rocking!

[@BasementGuitarSuperstar]

i second this. when i worked at music go round 15 years ago i made some deals the owner chewed my ass for, but the pieces ended up selling within days, so i won.

[@cragway]

I learned long ago to appreciate what I had...not coming from anywhere near "money" My parents always provided what they could for the family ....so that Christmas of '71 they got me the fender guitar ...that was the only thing I wanted .....fast forward all those years they are long gone now but that guitar is still with me to this day....it means the world to me would never let it go

[@petercozzi1772]

Love this channel

[@Infinighost]

What amp did Jonathan play with in lieu of a 6L6 Fender? I rewound like 10 times and I can't hear what Baxter says. Very curious!

[@jambajoby32]

9:23

[@jambajoby32]

My guess is: “you did the supro thing?” But it still seems not right lol

[@Infinighost]

@@jambajoby32 yeah I can't tell. I hear "super groove thing"? but Supro is probably it? Still unsure lol

[@fearandloathing668]

For some reason I heard magnatone. But, I'm sure I'm wrong.

[@Seriouslycantplayguitar]

Love this and am moving and have been thinking about this a lot, I am gonna release a video I've been working on next monday covering well, sorta on this. I'm thinning the line down as well. Moving is my motivation. keep on keeping on.

[@6stringsandthetruth]

I’m waiting for my 80th guitar to arrive, when I get to 100 I’ll seriously start thinking about thinning the herd.

[@guitar_gnome]

Dude! I am also a tin whistler. Tin whistle is the reason I got into guitar. I wanted to be able to lay down a guitar rhythm for my Irish music tunes (my brother said the piano in the background wasn't doing it for him). I was in the market for an acoustic, but that was the same time we got the game Rock Band on our XBox... so I changed course and got a Strat (Highway 1) instead. Still in the Fender camp to this day.

[@ronniefnd]

I NEED a Baxter playing tin whistle video. This is not a want, it is a NEED.

[@astewart9410]

I dreamed of a birth year guitar, or a Custom Shop, but the funds have never been there. Instead I got a Fender Vintera 50s road worn Strat and I love it. I never want to set it down, it plays so well. But that freed me up and now I can sell my lower end guitars. I don’t think I’ll regret the move.

[@duanewelsh5611]

Literally trip over guitar cases in my house. (70 +) retiring soon and plan on selling some then.

[@mikegreen2417]

We're in the exact same boat my man.

[@raytorvalds3699]

Holy sh*t, that's a lot of guitars !!

[@charlesrense5199]

Tripping over a guitar and breaking your neck is the only way to get into Guitar Valhalla. But you don't get to have a guitar there unless you also break the guitar's neck too. So please plan your accidents carefully, people.

[@raytorvalds3699]

@@charlesrense5199 lol

[@herdogoats]

Since my high school days I've floated between like 5 and 36 guitars (currently on 36)... none are absurdly expensive guitars, a solid third are 70's-90's Ibanez Japan stuff (which I mostly bought 15 or so years ago), some Korean, Indonesian and a couple of recent Chinese Epiphones, a US and a Chinese Gretsch, couple of Japan Alvarez acoustics, Fender HH Tele in a one or two year only blue, couple of US Peaveys, and a local made Burch guitar (his brand name/builders last name)... I'm not a giging musician and I'm a cost conscious buyer, always buy at good prices and wait around for deals to pop up on models I want, so I'm in a good way on pretty well all 36 of these guitars currently. We recently got a bigger place with a half finished basement (half is for the cars which... is a whole different collecting problem, but we won't get into that). I'm at the point now that I could turn a really nice profit even on some of these Epiphones, but I've been picky about what I buy and I like all these suckers... so culling now is a tough one! Some of these things are "long time friends" at this point, especially my set neck Ibanez LP's and the Ibanez V. I've culled several times, went from like 22 down to 12 at one point I think over one year back when I was in college, sold some 70's Ibanez stuff I later regretted letting go of, same for a little Marshall Combo 30 solid state and a Peavey 4x10 Classic 50. Now that I've got more space for storage, like 16 guitars on the walls, I find myself playing more of these things in a bit of a rotation, and thankfully the wife is pretty chill about my case of G.A.S. (going so far as to buy me a Inspired by Lennon Casino for my 40th birthday this year), so at this point, I guess I don't NEED to cull, which is really the only reason I had done so in the past. Basically this is a long winded way of saying I appreciated your video here and I'm probably currently in a position that I don't really have a need to cull at the moment, unless I want to go after a "big fish" that I'm after or something. I appreciate you guy's content and I need to get by the shop at some point... I'm an NC guy, out near Concord.

[@robertclark1565]

Let me know if you ever have an Ibanez pf200 or pf300 you might want to sell. I sold mine a few years ago. Should have kept it... I'm in NC too!

[@michaeldelisle3100]

You did it !! Made it through an entire show without sinking into talking about the morass of movies. I've turned off nearly every episode in the past month when that starts happening. Today, hallelujah !!! You talked about guitars the whole time. PLEASE continue down the "straight and narrow." I really enjoy guitar talk and have no use for movie talk. Peace.

[@emptypromises2962]

Speak for yourself. You sir, are a bigot!

[@scottstetzer]

^This

[@RoadKing-ky2bs]

I think that Baxter cleverly weaves in "movie talk" or "book talk" into the guitar or music topic of the day. To me it augments the conversation and it clearly shows how intelligent and cultured Baxter is. I appreciate it, but I understand it may bore others who come just for the gear and music topics.

[@bb_lz9790]

When a friend of mine was selling his old P-Bass because he only wanted to play 5, 6 and 7 string basses, his wife said "Nope, the house will buy that bass from you and you can't sell it without me agreeing to it". "The house" still has it. I wish my wife had thought of that when I sold my '75 Strat back in 1989. She still mentions that guitar from time to time (it's 2023 when I'm typing this). I'm down to 5 guitars and 2 basses (from about 20 guitars and 11 basses). Might still be too many, but I'm staying put for the time being. Of the guitars, one was purchased in 1977, one in 2005 and the other 3 in 2017. The basses are from 2002 and 2008 or so.

[@NoCoverCharge]

I want a shell pink Jaguar! That is my jam !

[@charlesrense5199]

Mint pickguard or tortoise shell? Your answer will determine your value as a human being.

[@billydelacruz1500]

Cool! The Cars’ Ric Ocasek vibes!!

[@NoCoverCharge]

@@charlesrense5199 mint I think

[@brucer261]

red knob evil twin ... I have been trying to decide if its worth buying ... I am compelled to do it but not quite sure

[@PapajamaJoe]

Thinned my herd to a classical, 000 body acoustic, les paul, telly, and strat. Two amps. I couldn't give up my 335-type and GS mini so I gave it to my young daughter. :)

[@kungstu22]

This video comes at the perfect time for me. I am doing "The Great Boil Down" to 1 Strat, 1 Tele, 1 Paul and 1 ES. So far I think I have my Strat. I had 3. Now I have 2 and am struggling to pick which one to keep "forever." It's so hard. Maybe 2 strats? ...

[@gkott78]

1 strat and add a PRS

[@NikkenMagboy]

I have a fake fender from the 70s that my dad handed down to me. Learned on it in the 90s and that is probably the guitar that will never leave my humble collection.

[@richsackett3423]

Some of those 70s Japanese lawsuit guitars positively rule.

[@NikkenMagboy]

@@richsackett3423 never knew they were from Japan! Guess i have an MIJ after all lol

[@richsackett3423]

@@NikkenMagboy Odds are very good that’s what it is. I have 77 Yamaha Les Paul copy that stands toe-to-toe with any Gibson LP Standard from the same time.

[@jedisparky]

I have a Epiphone acustic and an electric copy of a 5150 im going to see if I can donate to a local School of Rock place in hopes some kids will enjoy! Love hanging in the shop with you guys!

[@y2ksierra]

I really need to thin my herd. But I’m also waiting on some parts to come in to build another one so 🤷‍♂️

[@timbaxter9932]

I have over 20 guitars right now and am selling the ones I don't play. Currently, I have a Rickenbacker 330-12 in Jet-Glow 1988 going up for sale. It's kinda Beatlesque and a really cool collectors piece. When I took it out of the closet and tuned it up to play it I discovered that Rick sound again! I have a Line6 JTV-59 that can make the same sound with the turn of a knob.

[@jeffbeck5089]

I’ve tried. Can’t bring myself to do it. Still have my first, 1975 Gibson L6S.

[@ryangunwitch-black]

I haven't touched another guitar since I got my Strat. Lol and I have a few guitars.

[@rodrodriguez3334]

I’m good with two at a time. I had an Epiphone and Gibson LP then sold both and now have a PRS Silver Sky maple and a relic’d MJT HSS Strat style rosewood.

[@TrippTillman]

just got 3.. a classical, a guild acoustic, and a HSS strat

[@xamislimelight8965]

Shape. I like unusual shapes a lot. (Sadly they're hard to come to buy without spending a decent sized penny) but like, the SX Liquid, Guild Tbird, even the Gibson/Epiphone Firebird, stuff like that. Pickups its equipped with also helps. Already have the humbucker and single coil. I'm looking at something with p90s or mini humbuckers now.

[@harrisonsguitarsandsuch]

Belmont student here, I'll be on the lookout for an artsy Gretsch now. Thanks for the heads up! 😂

[@rickmoore52]

I finally got every guitar I ever wanted. Heaven! But it's too many and I have trouble keeping them all setup and ready to go. Seems like there are always a few that need tweaking or something when I want to play it. And there are the few that I grab all the time. So I'm thinning the herd now. Just because it was a dream guitar doesn't mean that it is my main ax. But it sure was nice to have them all. Totally worth it.

[@jfrankcarr]

The last time I sold off guitars was 1992. I made the mistake of selling a '73 Strat and 2 mid 80's Kramers. The regrets from that experience makes me very hesitant to sell off any guitars again.

[@theghastlygamer5326]

Man i wish I was close to your store. Way more fun looking to be around than the places here

[@donkeyboy585]

Some 30+ years ago a sold my Les Paul firebrand to get my not yet wife a cheap diamond ring. In the ensuing years she she seldom complained about guitar purchases (I never had more than 10 and never had a problem with selling them) and actually encouraged a couple. She passed away in January and about a month later I took took myself to guitar center just to get out and maybe improve my mood. I grabbed an acoustic and played it for like 45 minutes hanging it up a few times and grabbing it again. I finally took it home because I could imagine her sayin “If you don’t fucking buy it I don’t wanna hear about it later!!!”. I tend to move them on if I upgrade or get one that does something better than one I have but I do have a core of guitar that it would take destitution to sell.

[@CindyMattern]

Happy with my herd….but I have slowed. I’m to the point I have all the things I would want except for maybe a custom shop someday. Love my amps, my pedals…not much left to ad (till you did the video on the player plus).

[@david_cummings]

I used to work at Tacoma. My meager keeper is a '82 Ibanez AR-50 Artist that i bought used about 5 years ago. This guitar was someone's workhorse. Scratches and some dings. Bridge plating has been sweated off,. Binding has yellowed. All original and still plays right. It retains that post lawsuit mojo and will remain my set-neck, solid body of choice until the end or until my back gives out

[@anthonyscardino3743]

I just traded a few guitars that I wasn’t 100 % happy with for my first custom shop Gibson! It was hard but after the deal was done I was so glad I did it

[@jawknee21]

I keep buying stuff but I don't think I'll ever sell it now. I bought a Gibson goddess in violet burst in like 07. I was paying on a payment plan and couldn't afford it so I sent it back. I can't seem to find one now so I've kept everything I bought ever since. Also what's considered a high power rifle and what's wrong with owning one?

[@gorlagOv]

Every piece of gear I have been fortunate to own and sell has turned into some pretty cool gear.

[@Dian2Gig]

I just did this and sold 2 I don’t really play for one reason or another. Now with these new Fenders, here I go again!

[@dondeese7167]

Funny, regarding the title “Thinning the Herd - What’s Your Strategy”, I honestly was expecting a strategy on how to decide on which is the next guitar to buy!😊

[@CasinoGuitars]

That made me smile!

[@MrSmiley1964]

I have the ones that are sweet, the ones in that collection I love and the project guitars I build for fun. Some of those are sold, some are given to kids who need a guitar. Music is the gift that changes a person for the rest of their life. I think I could thin my herd down to the bare bones for a good deal on that 355 IF plays as good as it looks.

[@tjatkinson88]

Going through this myself right now. Deciding factor was when my daughter moved back in and had to move the gear to storage. Not fun paying to store them. They gotta go. Getting down to 5 now.

[@brucer261]

I just need to be able to have a bench mark?

[@manaledo]

I'm pondering selling a Mexican strat and a Baja Tele to go toward a custom shop strat hmmm 🤔

[@travisbartley58]

The problem I have is getting rid of lower line guitars but not doing it because they we're gifts

[@justinguitarcia]

My biggest downsize was right after lockdown (I make my living playing shows so had to make a hard evaluation). Brought a big collection down to 3 (what I considered essential) - nocaster reissue, 1970 335, Gibson r6. I’ve since added back a strat, a jazzmaster (kept in open C) and a super funky old harmony (nice to have a character piece). I’d take others like any other guitar player but that’s all I need.

[@joeykelly5642]

I just culled a third of my collection. In my experience, it doesn’t hurt as much when you buy used - I can almost always get what I paid for a guitar, if not more. If I lose money, I just consider that a rental fee.

[@shawnmagee2640]

I did the consolidation thing over that last few years as well. I was playing guitars because I felt guilty I hadn’t touched them in weeks. Like they were lonely. So 17 mid-high end guitars went down to 3 Fender CS Strats and 2 CS Teles and something nice for the wife. I still have too many amps…

[@GenXbmf]

I do not see the cap Johnathon is wearing in the video in the merch section. Do you have it? for sale.

[@CasinoGuitars]

That’s on our website!

[@offbeatinstruments]

For me it depends if the guitar is unique. If it's a stock guitar, then it's not painful to let it go because I think I can get another one. If it's a one-off, or has a special history, then it's a keeper. I once asked a Scottish dairy farmer if he would swap his cattle prod for an electric guitar. He said to me "Och no laddie, I prefer acoustic"

[@Smart-Alex]

I only have 7 guitars that are all meaningful to me, either by date or brand or both. Oh wait, I bought one yesterday, I mean 8 LOL

[@charlesrense5199]

If you can accurately keep tabs on how many guitars you have, you don't have enough guitars.

[@cubegleamer2155]

Kuddos sir. "The idea that less is more is illogical. More is more. Less is less (Yngvie Malmsteen)".

[@charlesrense5199]

@@cubegleamer2155 getting offended on someone else's behalf is fun, isn't it?

[@charlesrense5199]

@@cubegleamer2155 wow, three consecutive replies and counting. You seem to have a real chip on your shoulder.

[@charlesrense5199]

@@cubegleamer2155 how many do you have? Maybe you should go play one instead of obsessing over some random commenter on KZbin.

[@evanmiller2579]

I didn't catch the brand...what was the amp you brought to the gig and used the effects loop? Whatever it was, such a great story.

[@geetarbube]

Yeah, I wanna know, too. I couldn’t hear Baxter

[@terrylawrence1893]

Magnatone Super 15

[@paristhalheimer]

I've done this a lot. I only regret selling 1 guitar, an 87 Strat Plus. I'm finally down to just what I want, AO 60s Tele, Strat and green Clapton, CE24 Semi Hollowbody and a Les Paul Special. I've given up some 70s Strats that I liked, but in the end, I wanted something different.

[@10INCHCRUSHER]

I got 7 electrics and 4 acoustics. I need a steel string acoustic and I'm done. I doing a build but I know I'm gonna get rid of at least 1 guitar, I'm looking at two when it's all said and done.

[@brucer261]

sick, sick, sick we are all in the same boat

[@jerrystephenson1172]

Yeah, the thing w/having ten electrics is keeping up w/the strings. I recently plugged on my '83 Explorer after not playing it for months & the strings were dead. It's just too much to keep up with. So I decided to sell some & I don't need the money, but it seems a waste & I hate for things to go unused & be a burden.

[@brucer261]

so I have to ask ... how many guitars do you have Johnathon and Dexter :)

[@jdaa79]

I have half a dozen. Go in streaks but generally play one at a time for weeks on end. I wonder if I shouldn’t consolidate all of them and all my extra amps to get one Gibson Custom Shop Les Paul?

[@rw2806]

I literally just downsized to a FCS Strat, R9, and a Marshall 1974x. It just became too overwhelming looking at all the guitars, amps, and pedals I hadn’t touched in ages. For my style, if I can’t do it with this setup it can’t be done.

[@raytorvalds3699]

Sacrilege !! You don't have a Tele ! (I kid... sort of ;) )

[@wirthwhilemedia]

I already thinned the herd from 120 to 80ish, isnt that good enough???

[@Scaredycat-dad]

I have a Seafoam Green Squire Strat that I used to refer to as the best $199 guitar in the history of $199 guitars. I would love to donate it because it would be a very good first guitar but I don’t know who to call or where to take it. Baxter I would love for you to do a show or you list all of your guitars and amps.

[@fawkesandhound]

Per Phil McKnight who is a KZbinr who dealt with charities, and donating guitars, it’s a real pain in the ass. It’s all business compliance red-tape, his advice was just find someone to gift it to and be done with it.

[@CaptainCraigKWMRZ]

I've had dozens and played them all out on gigs. I've downsized and when I sell each one, it comes with a picture and a story. They were all special but the most special was PLAYING them! I'm not a Trogley sitting in my bedroom jerking to the woodgrain. I play. I perform. I USE the Bigsby!

[@whoozworldizthis4221]

Congratulations, any other stories about how awesome you are?

[@bluzzjazz]

Well, I'm kind of there now guys. My office walls are lined, as well as my two 7 slot racks in the bonus room. In addition, is the under the bed stash. The 30+ cases alone have become a storage issue. Thus, I'm now letting a few go to offset.....yes, another purchase of a beautiful Heritage H-555.

[@ronperrone1152]

I buy and sell them frequently but always want to be sure that all major brands are represented. Fender, Gretsch, Epiphone, Ibanez, Gibson

[@Bob_at_OZDiggzguitars]

I came to talk guitars, I stay for the tangents, Baxter :)

[@briangrelewicz641]

Gifting is a great idea!

[@iceWaterProductions1]

Funny I don’t want to not to buy at least one guitar a year. I always have my eye on at least 5-10:axes at a time.

[@benlogan430]

So many cool amps and guitar…so many. That’s the problem. My acquisition issue has been solve because the used market is crazy and the new market has no deals and no stock. Plus the guys at the local shop seem busy and annoyed when you go in? No friendly music store banter. Now to figure out about thinning the herd?

[@michaelblaney4461]

I sold a Ibanez artist 8 string bass 35 years ago and always regretted it . I've seen one at CME a couple of months ago ,tried it ,remembered why I sold it! 😊

[@clockwork914]

How Dare you, Sirs❕🤨

[@BITESIZEJONES]

Buy, sell, trade has always been a part of the journey as long as I consistantly own at least 4 electrics I'm happy. Same with amps. Nothing wrong with variety just be wise when on the search for something different. Try not to lose money! The good deals are always on craigslist or offer up for me just takes time for the right one to come along at the right price. Never buy new in a music store. Depreciates the second you walk out the door.

[@Gaslight.Guitar]

Sorry? I don't understand that question...

[@b2tall239]

I have 5 electrics although 1 is a Squire "Frankenstrat" that I bought for $35 and like to experiment on with various pickups, so for all intents and purposes I have 4 that I play (Fender HSS Strat and Tele, Gibson LP Studio, and Gibson SG Special). I also have a bass and an acoustic. I've had 8-9 others that I eventually sold. The guitars I said goodbye to were either redundant or I found something I like better. 15 yrs ago I sold a Strat and P-bass because I had drifted away from playing and they were just collecting dust.

[@alexanderball6326]

Re: Blowing it Up I found a Hamer double cut at the garbage dump once. It was pretty messed, so i gave it to my friend at his bachelor party... He got to light a guitar on fire and smash it, and it felt great to be able to give that to him haha

[@bukwok]

hey,whats that ES335 custom looking thing in the background, i always see that vibrola and side way one on SG , is normal ..?but i never see that vibrola on ES335 semi hollow, and im not really a guitar player,just curious.

[@Klimwriter]

Thinned the herd down to 1: Fender '69 thinline tele reissue (mex). Formerly owned: Hofner Verythin Special (Germany) Hofner Club 50 reissue (2010 Germany) Heritage H-127 (tele style) Godin SG Summit Ibanez TTR30 Talman Nylon Epiphone t-310 (tele copy) Hofner 175 (II) (70's tele copy)

[@brucer261]

what they are and their story is what makes them what they are

[@PNWGuitar]

I have a katana, a Peavey 6505mh and an American strat, a prs ce 24, a D'angelico Excell ss and an epiphone lp jr and I think I'm good 👍

[@theoverunderthinker]

I have 9 teles and 8 strats and 5 other electrics (semi hollows, metal gutiar), 4 basses and 3 acoustic guitars. I also have no regrets! 🧐

[@ehiracheta]

I've always rotated guitars in/out but never thinned....but one time if sold all my herd of pedals and a couple Luchbox heads I wasn't using and bought a used Toyota Pickup with the cash.

[@BobPerrone]

Turning 68 this year, been playing for 60 years. I was up to 24 guitars in my collection, all had a "purpose "...yeah...right. so I went through them all selling off the ones that I rarely played now since I have stopped gigging. Brought the herd down to 8. It felt liberating at first, less maintenance and lots more room in the studio. Well, I couldn't shake the G.A.S....I'm back up to 14...it's a sickness I tell ya!!! LOL