I started this blog site back in 2020, in conjunction with covid and my initial foray into the mini guitar business. Since then, I have had the chance to buy and sell and own many guitars of many brands and types. I am blessed and thankful to God for sustaining me in this mini business. I will continue to ply my trade in my small, limited but satisfying ways.
As of now, there are some guitars I do intend to keep and some I will let go as part of the business. Here are the ones I hope to keep:
- 1996 Gibson Custom Shop Historic Collection ’56 Les Paul Goldtop Reissue
- 2022 Fender Player Precision Bass Special Edition
- 2020 Epiphone Jared James Nichols “Gold Glory” Les Paul Custom
- Yamaha Guitalele GL 1
- Stagg M50E
The Goldtop has the potential to appreciate in the future and she could be a legacy I can leave behind for my kids. Besides, I love playing her and her P90s. It will take a high profit margin for me to sell her off. She may end up as an investment or a dear friend. The Player Precision Bass is the most unlikely bass that I may end up keeping as a dear friend. Her Pbass voice does not pale in comparison with the vintage ’77 Pbass, and she looks darn cool in that electron green. When I started developing the liking for the Gold Glory, I suspected that that liking could lead to a long-term relationship. Once I got hold of her, my suspicion was right. As a mid-tier priced axe, I won’t make money out of her. And thankfully, she sounds fantastic with her single P90 and that gold all over her is a look to kill for. She is already a dear friend now. The Guitalele and the M50E will stay as part of the collection.
Here are those I can’t decide right now:
- 2022 Fender Empire 67 Stratocaster Relic
- 1977 Fender Precision Bass
- 2020 Fender 70th Anniversary Esquire
I want to keep two Fenders for long. One as an investment and one as a dear friend. The ’77 Pbass has potential vintage value and I may capitalise on that. Or I may release her for funds. ‘Cos really, the Player Pbass can do the bass thing for me. The Empire 67 is a darn cool axe in both tones and looks. And the Esquire is a serious reissue that could appreciate in value, like the 67. However, I am still longing for an Eric Clapton Strat with the lace pickups. She could be a standard, a custom shop or a masterbuilt(something I just missed out on). Honestly, I want to swap out the 67 and get the Clapton when the right one comes along. That means the Clapton will be a dear friend while the Esquire will be the investment.
Here are those I am letting go:
- 2022 Sire Marcus Miller V7
- 2022 Squier FSR Classic Vibe 60s Jaguar
- Gretsch G9200 Boxcar Resonator
- 2022 Fender CP-60S Parlor
- Peavey 23
- Craftsman GS90
- 2011 Epiphone Les Paul Junior
The V7 sounds very good with her active circuit and she looks gorgeous too. I don’t mind keeping her but I prefer releasing her for funds now. Ditto the Jaguar. I want to keep one guitar with acoustic tones. So the Boxcar or the Parlor will vie for that spot. Or both could go so I can have a Larrivée. As of this writing, the Peavey and the Junior are going soon.
In a nutshell, the Eric Clapton Strat is THE Goal.