Should I actually sell my Tokai?

Bridgehouse

Swap the pickups.

If you don't like them, you can go back. 

Sell it and in 5 years time you'll be posting pictures of it in the "one that got away" thread 

Bucket

Bridgehouse said:

Sell it and in 5 years time you'll be posting pictures of it in the "one that got away" thread 

Yep.

57Deluxe

seems you already convinced yourself to keep it... but then again, it is green....

merlin

I would sell it....but that's me. I would rather someone was out there getting the kind of pleasure from it that you once had than it was sitting taking up space. Guitars (all instrument for that matter) are meant to be played...

JDE

Stick P90's in it

DrBob

JDE said:

Stick P90's in it

That was my thought as well

ICBM

Bucket said:

Bridgehouse said:

Sell it and in 5 years time you'll be posting pictures of it in the "one that got away" thread 

Yep.

Yes, but I have a couple of guitars like that too. Not long ago I was offered one of them back, admittedly for a little more than I sold it for - although taking inflation into account, not much. I turned it down. I realised I didn't miss it that much really, because I prefer what I have now - and I certainly didn't want to spend that much money on it. I'm not even sure I would buy back the other "much missed" guitar now, at its current market value - it was nice, but so is what I've got now and which cost half as much in real terms. The past is easy to see through rose-tinted glasses.

I also forgot to answer your other question… no, it's not beautiful. It's just an average-looking PRS copy. The Blackmachine is much nicer and suits you far better.

Sassafras

Regret over selling a guitar is unlikely to be a life threatening condition.
You're a young man, you've got years ahead of you to come to terms with the loss.
I've regretted selling guitars and also had one stolen but I just try to get on with my life and have learnt to cope with the misery and despair. The therapy helps and I have a team of support workers that are helping me to rebuild my life.

Rebar

Bucket said:

Rebar said:

Think about how you might track another one down if you have sellers remorse?

It would be all but impossible.

I have a couple of Tokais. They're great guitars and both underrated and undervalued IMO. If yours is worth on the open market, say, £200. I'm guessing its worth at least double that to you. Look at it another way: how much do you think you would pay to buy it back?

I know a bit about this sort of thing, as I foolishly sold my firestorm red strat plus years ago when I didn't have the time to play. Years later, when I took uo guitar again, I thought I'd get another firestorm red strat. It was then that I found out Fender had only made 400 of them. Furthermore, as my mum (who is now deceased) had helped me buy my strat plus, there were some memories associated with the instrument. Cutting a long story short, I tracked it down and bought it back. I'm so glad I did and it will be with me to the grave.

So, after reading that story, what do you think? 

Bucket

I know what you mean - my dad has done the same. It was an old Ibanez Artist 2663 (Iceman to you and me). It was knackered and hacked-about but it was his only guitar through the 80s and early 90s - he loved it, and his biggest regret is trading it in. He has been looking for it ever since. He even bought another Artist 2663 a few years ago, but he's still looking for the original one - it's distinctive due to the mods that were carried out, by him and others. I know he'd pay well over the odds to get it back.

I don't really want a situation like that. I'm not sure it'd be as bad, but still - it's a guitar that would be very hard to find another example of, and I'd rather hold onto it, for now at least.

There are plenty of guitars I'm happy to part with - my Junior is going, my red Ibanez is for sale (someone buy it!), my bass is being replaced soon as well, but I think this Tokai may be a bridge too far.

Marshall_stax

DrBob said:

JDE said:

Stick P90's in it

That was my thought as well

X 3. It's exactly what I'd do. 

xpia98jf

Apart from the first POS no-name guitar I started with, I regret selling every guitar I've owned and sold. Every single one.

ESBlonde

Conner, can you sell it to your Dad, He'd be likely to sell it back if you needed it, or is he sick of the sight of it cluttering up the place.

Bucket

ESBlonde said:

Conner, can you sell it to your Dad, He'd be likely to sell it back if you needed it, or is he sick of the sight of it cluttering up the place.

I don't live with my parents any more so it can't be that second one And no, he's bought off me before but only stuff he actually wanted/needed - he doesn't just do it to give me a break  

pintspiller

Sell it. Make better memories with the new guitar.

Deadman

I doubt I'll ever sell my Tokai and neither should you Bucket. Achingly good music by the way. 

iseverynamegone

Keep the guitar for sure, there is nothing wrong with keeping it for the memories alone and it's not like it £000s sat there even if it isn't played too often.  I would put those shorts you are wearing on eBay though

Bucket

Deadman said:

I doubt I'll ever sell my Tokai and neither should you Bucket. Achingly good music by the way. 

Thanks very much! We've split up now - amicably, and only because the singer has moved back to Taiwan to be with his family, and pursue a musical career in the Far East. I still play with the other two guys on a regular basis.

I loved what we did - it's hands-down the best band I've ever been in, and I couldn't have asked for a better bunch of musicians to work with.

Deadman

I've downloaded your album on Spotify. Having it on in the car today and looking forward to it. Cheers.

Bucket

Deadman said:

I've downloaded your album on Spotify. Having it on in the car today and looking forward to it. Cheers.

Thank you so much @Deadman! Hope you enjoy it.