For $5K US which one(s) wouldn't you sell, if any?

[Br1ck]

I'd sell my 70 D 35, no problem, then sell another at market value and buy a smaller Santa Cruz or other comparable guitar for my old age. Not without a heap of regret, mind you.

 

[GAD]

For me there are two answers:

I would not take $5k for a guitar that’s worth close to or more than $5k already.

In the spirit of the question, there’s probably only a couple that I wouldn’t part with. One’s an import Jackson that’s worth maybe $800 and one’s my 2000 Starfire.

 

[Bill Ashton]

I probably would not part with my NH D-55, both for sentimental reasons and it will probably go to my son (either while I am living or planted). I probably could not replace my Huss & Dalton DS-Custom for anywhere close to that price, so she stays...the rest, while I would have regrets, I could pass along...

 

[GAD]

For me there are two answers:

I would not take $5k for a guitar that’s worth close to or more than $5k already.

In the spirit of the question, there’s probably only a couple that I wouldn’t part with. One’s an import Jackson that’s worth maybe $800 and one’s my 2000 Starfire.

Also I have a gorgeous Starfire VI with a harp tailpiece that a friend has harassed me about selling since the day I let him play it. $5000 wouldn’t be worth losing the joy of tormenting him.

 

[Rob Reilly]

If I let my F512 go away for $5k, I would just have to buy another one at about $5k with tax and shipping.

 

[West R Lee]

Of course, I'd much rather sell my D25 for $5000!

West

 

[West R Lee]

This is the guy I was afraid was going to offer me a bunch of money for my DV72 12 or so years ago. He was our host and owned a very unique enormous (100-200 acre) estate in the Hill Country. We spent a night there and he introduced himself, saw my guitar and started playing. He LOVED the DV72. I remember vividly the drive home, and feeling how happy I was he didn't offer me a bunch of money for it. A collector of various items, a former professional guitar player, with $millions at his disposal. I'd never met anyone quite like this man. I'd have probably taken $5000........and been heartbroken driving home.

https://www.chron.com/news/bizarre/article/Love-of-cap-guns-leads-to-2-million-collection-1801281.php

West

 

[chazmo]

This is the guy I was afraid was going to offer me a bunch of money for my DV72 12 or so years ago. He was our host and owned a very unique enormous (100-200 acre) estate in the Hill Country. We spent a night there and he introduced himself, saw my guitar and started playing. he LOVED the DV72. I remember vividly the drive home, and feeling how happy I was he didn't offer me a bunch of money for it. A collector of various items, a former professional guitar player, with $millions at his disposal. I'd never met anyone quite like this man. I'd have probably taken $5000........and been heartbroken driving home.

https://www.chron.com/news/bizarre/article/Love-of-cap-guns-leads-to-2-million-collection-1801281.php

West

Well, there was no challenge to your personal code here, Jim. Good thing. I would be very uncomfortable selling something of value to me to anyone willing to offer a blank check to me for something when I say it isn't for sale... That's just really bad form for any collector. And, it didn't happen here, so no battle of wills.

 

[West R Lee]

Well, there was no challenge to your personal code here, Jim. Good thing. I would be very uncomfortable selling something of value to me to anyone willing to offer a blank check to me for something when I say it isn't for sale... That's just really bad form for any collector. And, it didn't happen here, so no battle of wills.

This man, as you can tell by reading the article, was that way..........he'd spend thousands of dollars simply to own something he thought looked nice, and never think twice about it. Just not normal! He'd put it in a case and it would never be touched again. The epitome of eccentric. He was a nice man though.

This guy built an underground river under his home........a cave, with lights set in the wall. The cap gun collection discussed in the article was nothing.....he had original treaties between European nations, Elvis Presley personal effects, costumes famous actors wore in movies.......it was just insane.

So $5000 for my DV72? If he'd have wanted it.........and I doubt I could have said no.

I've read that he's gone broke by the way.

West

 

[E-Type]

This thread made me add up my Guild investment. With refrets and other work, I have just under $5,000 invested in these three combined. And collectively, they are prob worth $3,500 (optimistically). I’d take $5,000 for any of them as it would allow me to buy a couple more! So many great guitars out there and so little time to try them all!!!

 

[AcornHouse]

Since I don't own any guitars even close to 5K, I would gladly sell them for that, knowing I could replace them and still keep a profit.

Except my F-20. That was born exactly 1 month to the day after I was. So it's my baby brother. It's family.

And I'd probably hesitate about selling my X-150. It's very well worn, but there's something special about and it fits my hands perfectly. I don't think that would be an easy replacement.

 

[plaidseason]

I wouldn't sell the F44. That kind of freaks me out. But also, there's a sacred, spiritual aspect to this stuff. Guitars and dollars don't equal out. There's more to it than that.

I also hate "Indecent Proposal" and I'm hardly a prude.

 

[MLBob]

5K would get you my Studio 24 in a heartbeat

 

[West R Lee]

5K would get you my Studio 24 in a heartbeat

Cool guitars.

West

 

[bobouz]

Two guitars for sure I wouldn’t sell: A 2012 Gibson ES-330 VOS, and a 2012 Gibson J-185. Both would eat up a large chunk of that $5000 to replace, and both were a significant score in terms of being the right instruments for me. How darned long would it take to find replacements as good?

The one Guild I’d be on the fence about is my 1973 F-30R. These rarely come up for sale, and this one has one of the most comfortable neck profiles (for me) of anything I’ve ever played, along with a gorgeous tone & wonderful body shape & size. Okay, now that I’ve thought about it more, it’s not for sale either!

 

[chazmo]

If I let my F512 go away for $5k, I would just have to buy another one at about $5k with tax and shipping.

You could certainly replace your F-512 with $5,000, but I guess my question is would you sell it in the first place, Rob? In my case, my 2006 F-512 is not going anywhere for $5,000. No way, no how.

 

[Walter Broes]

As long as I can play guitar I'm not selling my sunburst '62 X175.

 

[Cougar]

Not sentimental here. I'll take the 5 grand for any of 'em, lol.

Of course, then I'd turn around and buy a couple used jumbo Guild 12-strings!

 

[Rob Reilly]

You could certainly replace your F-512 with $5,000, but I guess my question is would you sell it in the first place, Rob?

Well, there's this little scuff on the headstock that's been bothering me......
I have a scheduled gig every Sunday morning, and my audience was 150 last week, so I would have to get the new F512E in hand before letting my old one go away. But then I'd probably get sentimental and want to hang on to them both. For a backup, you know. So I guess that wouldn't work out.

 

[jfilm]

The only one I would not sell is my '64 D-40- this is the guitar I had with me during the pandemic, when I left my apartment for a while and moved in with the folks. I did a hell of a lot of work on it, refinishing the back and neck. It also happens to be the best sounding guitar I've every owned or played, so I consider it irreplaceable.