Do you keep guitars you don't bond with?

[Ed P]

I used to keep a few but not anymore. How about you?

[Tele Fan]

No, I actually just got rid of all but 4 of my axes and I'm seriously thinking about trading everything but my '52 RI for a D28

[ruger9]

I do, but only temporarily... "temporarily" could be up to a year maybe... until I find one better that I DO bond with... for example, if I bought a Gretsch I didn't bond with, but it was my only hollow-body, I'd keep it and play it until I found the one hollowbody that DID speak to me. (unless I didn't even like it enough to play it, which happens only when buying guitars mailorder, either used or new), in which case I'd return/sell it immediately.

I'm going thru this with an acoustic dreadnought right now... I know I'm probably going to sell it, but I'm in no rush, as I don't have to money or the time right now to replacxe it with another dreadnought. So it can hang around, I pick it up once in awhile, usually just to verify "it's not working for me".... so when the time comes to sell it, I'll know for sure and not have any seller's remorse.

[dog fart]

I've got 3 that just aren't working for me. One I keep because it's my only P-90. Another because of a broken saddle, I use it for 5 string open G stuff. The other in case someone wants to jam on humbuckers. N0-0ne plays my LP, if something happened to her I'd be upset

[Tommy Biggs]

I do have one - neck is a little thin for me to play all the time. But when I need that Mahogany body /P90 Scream, I'm willing to make the sacrifice.

[Jakedog]

No.

[Tarnisher]

I try to give em a chance. Sometimes it takes a while. My Stroup archtop has a much thicker neck than I'm used to, and I really thought I was going to have to sell it.

It sat in the case for about a year, but then one day I looked around and realized that it was my only electric that didn't need a setup or some kind of other work. I started taking it to practice, and before long I'd forgotten that it was hard to play- it just felt normal. Now it's here to stay.

But yeah, if it's just not working, there's not sense keeping it.

[brookdalebill]

I keep "gift" guitars that I don't bond with.
Perhaps I should probably let them move on to people who would enjoy them.
I have a bass and a semi-hollow that were given to me by dear friends.
Anyways, of the 15 I have, I really only "love" about 7.
They come and go.
Lotta fun.

[oramac7891]

Nope

[electric]

I do. I have some that I didn't like in the past but no do.

[Toto'sDad]

I have been in the process of weeding out, and trading guitars for quite some time now hoping to end up where I think I finally am. I have paired down to a Tele, a Strat, one LP, a Jazz Bass, and a Martin acoustic, with a pickup in it. Nothing real expensive, all nice guitars, all American made. That's it.

A couple of years ago, I had thirteen instruments, I feel somehow liberated that they aren't all clamoring for attention. I feel a hell of a lot better when I leave the house knowing if someone wipes me out on guitars, I can probably replace them for less than a fortune.

[acalan]

I've got 4 electrics.One is under the bed in a case.It's a mim wine red tele that I never really bonded with. I won't get rid of any of my gear,although I am very careful of what I buy.I sold two acoustics 30 years ago that I really wish I never sold

[TeleTim911]

If I can't play a guitar and enjoy, why would I torture myself trying.

[sean79]

Sometimes - it depends on the guitar. I keep my MIA Telecaster around, but I rarely play it (actually prefer my MIM). With some changes, I might learn to like it. But, I figure it's not costing me anything to keep it - and it's unlikely to depreciate any further. If I sold it, I'd probably spend the money on something stupid. However, I would probably trade it for the right guitar.

[String Tree]

I have managed to save every guitar I have ever owned, except for my first guitar. It was a terrible LP Custom knock-off. I owned it for three years before i found out that the bridge had been set wrong during Manufacturing. It would have cost more than I paid for it to get it taken care of.
My next guitar was a '66 Mosrite double-neck, I still have it.

The only reason I buy a guitar, is because it feels right the first time I play it.
It has to earn its keep too. I only buy gear with money I make on my gigs.

Some years are better than others!

If a guitar isn't bonding with you, no real need to keep it unless you are saving it as a family Heirloom.

[Mike Simpson]

I don't expect every guitar to be my #1, I like them for different tones and their quirky differences. I have most I have bought and made but I have sold some that I ended up having no use for and there are probably a few guitars and amps I need to sell.

[mickeydean]

i never have but when i see what some of them are are worth now, it makes me depressed.

[Flaneur]

I never bonded with he Strat I bought in '08, until I joined my current band, a couple of months ago. It just seems to work, in this context.

I have a Takamine acoustic-electric which is a real workhorse but I keep telling my buddies I don't like it. It keeps finding it's way into the car, for jams and gigs, because it is reliable and versatile, yet I have built no emotional attachment to it, in two years of regular use. Of course, if I worried about losing or damaging it, I might keep it at home, rather than using it.......

[jackal]

Acoustics, no. Teles----I just keep changing parts until it works for me.

[Joe-Bob]

No. I send them on down the line and keep the ones that I really like. Life is short.