Hi
Daft question really, but, I have a 1990 telecaster, which I bought brand new.
Its in brilliant condition as its been very, very lightly used in all that time. I lent it to my niece for about 10 years and she didnt play it either..
To be honest,its not my cup of tea nowadays and just stays in its case. So, am minded to sell it on and use the cash towards trying something else. The thing that stops me is that I've had it years and it has some memories from that time in my life and I just cant figure out if thats a good enough reason to keep it and would I regret selling it? Even as I type this I realise it probably should go.
Anyone, else been in the position of selling something like that and then regretted it? Or am I just fannying about?
cheers
Will
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Sold it.
Felt a bit sad as the guy drove off with it. Then I felt fine. Never looked back, after that. I stumble upon photos of it occasionally, on my computer, and the memories come back, but it's fine, as the memories are all there, still, in my head, not in the guitar..
So, yeah, I'd sell it. Buy something you're going to play. Make some memories...
Sounds like you're worried about seller's remorse, which is understandable but it doesn't sound like you're attached enough to the guitar to actually play it. Move it on to someone else who may just find it's exactly what they're looking for and go find yourself something new.
Good luck!
The other issue could be the stock pickups.
TBH, it really represents more in what I failed to achieve playing wise back then! Its a bit shallow, but I have found that going through loads of different guitars in the last few years has stimulated my playing loads!!! Maybe thats the real plus side of GAS!
Examine the finish around the body edge. If the glue join lines are interrupted within three millimetres of the edge radius or there are perpendicular sink lines roughly where you would expect edge binding to be, you have veneering.
I think it has to go!
If you already have guitars that make all the sounds that you need, the 1990 Tele might as well go.
One of those things.
My first real guitar was a Squire Strat Bullit, in Olympic white. Despite being about as low down the food chain as you could get it played really well and sounded nice and trashy.
I swore I'd never get rid of it as the wife bought it for me.
However I binned it (charity shop) when I was moving out during the divorce!
In short, romantic links are easily broken!
If you could put either of those to better use, do that.
I still have my '89 Strat, my first decent guitar, and I will never sell that one.
I don't get all this "guitars are just tools" stuff personally but if you would rather use the money your Tele brings to buy something else that's fine - although with your collection you are not exactly scratching around.
@hotpickups whats the 82 LP? I've recently started looking at Norlin Gibsons and I think they're maybe a bit of a "hidden gem" that slots in between the really expensive early stuff and the historics,etc. That's my theory at least.
If it's not hurting anything, taking up too much room, or stopping you buying something else you'd get use out of, by all means keep it, but, honestly, I've found the clearing out of stuff, quite liberating, and I'm glad it happened.
Life is short. Do what makes YOU happy..!