I meed psychological advice from my guitar community. So i have to sell one of these telecasters and i just dont know how to decide and not regret the choice. Note: this is not a post fishing for buyers, this is about regrets and how to live with choices. WHY do i have to sell one? Because I sold my Johnny Marr Jaguar to finance the purchase of a Penguin last year. And i regretted the sale of the Jag SO MUCH that I just bought another one exactly the same. So my question isnt “which one should i sell?” But rather “how do i avoid regret?”
Totally obvious and I'm sure not terribly helpful, but I've found it to be true pretty darn consistently: the best and probably only way to avoid seller's regret is to not sell the ones you think you might regret selling
Thats why i turn to my friends here at Gretsch Talk. My wife, bless her, doesnt have that kind of depth of experience.
If you have to sell... one is inscribed. One isn't (at least not that I can see). I'd be keeping the one with the inscription if that person is still important to you.
Don't sell until you're absolutely sure. Too many guitars are better than regret of selling a guitar you liked. Selling a guitar you haven't played in a year is much easier than selling a guitar you're expecting to not play much the coming year. I'd sell the black one if you really need to let one go now
Go with your gut instinct, and choose to keep the one that inspires you to play more. You'll already know in your heart of hearts which you want to keep.
Signed by Lee Roy Parnell who plays slide (using Les Paul’s mostly). It was already signed when I bought it and i’m Ambivalent about it. But, it’s a great customized guitar and has some nice grit because of the mini humbucker. That’s the thing, they each have such a unique configuration that I feel destined to miss whichever I sell. I suppose the black Nashville powertelecaster is more replaceable so I can let it go and the bastardized American Standard is pretty much a one of a kind so I should hang onto it.
Ha ha! Lol. Man, Pamela would be pissed if she came home from a hard days work down the coal mine and found out I’d sold the Tele she’d bought me with the sweat of her brow. Now I know I have to keep the Pamela special and sell the Nashville.
Take one, set it up for long term storage, and put it away in a safe place out of sight for 6 months, and only play the other. One of them will call you and tell you what you need to know. (This method also sometimes works, with slight modification, in personal relationships, but not always.)
I concur with both Sid and Wozob. I’ve came to the point that if it’s doesn’t have sentimental value and I haven’t played it in one to one and a half years... I tend to let them go and buy something I want to play that will inspire.