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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
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 Posted - 03/13/2008 : 03:43:40
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Someone on the other thread "What piece of gear do you most regret selling" suggested this... it might be good for a laugh?
1) List the piece of gear currently in your collection that you most regret buying, and why!
2) List the worst piece of gear ever in your collection that you have managed to unload, and why!
1) An Alesis Quadraverb. I love Alesis gear, but I bought this one (very) used and it's a pig. The display has never worked properly, the power supply burned out, the power cable broke. I live in hope I can get it going but it's probably a fools errand <sigh>
2) A 16 channel frankenstein mixing board I built in my younger days. I bought it as a kit with good intentions, but managed to butcher it  . I took it around to the guy who was going to buy it and when he was testing it his neighbours called the cops. At which point I took his money, ducked out of sight and left him with it... |
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jack
Platinum Member
USA
1418 Posts |
Posted - 03/13/2008 : 04:18:57
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Lets see, I guess I most regret buying my first Telecaster last year, because now I have 4, but remembered how 4 is considered unlucky in Japan, so have been trying to figure out a way to get #5  I am addicted and or possessed by Telecasters...
I don't really think I have had anything that was in need of unloading though... |
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Heart and Soul
Silver Member
USA
369 Posts |
Posted - 03/13/2008 : 05:03:15
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i think it would have to be my old Morley Wah...i hated it as soon as i got it...i even tried to give it away to my friend and he gave it back...i think that should be testament enough...
and in truth i regret buy my two newest guitars cause now i want one of those 65 RI Mustangs...
only thing i've sold was one of those Behringer EQ pedals similar to the GE-7...sold because i had just acquired my amazing EQ-20...so what was the point...besides my buddy blindly offered me more than i paid for it so what was i to do?...haha... |
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zentropa
Gold Member
USA
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Posted - 03/13/2008 : 05:40:27
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heh. i mentioned the idea of this topic in the other thread but didn't start it.
i have two levels of bad.
1) bad as in that i was a guitar newb and didn't know any better.
2) bad as in i wasn't sure what i was getting into bad.
1a. any digitech/dod guitar/effects processors (3).
1b. any speaker cabinets made by crate or carvin (4).
1c. lace sensor pickups (9).
1d. hughes & kettner attax preamp.
2a. gibson sg-z.
2b. '76 fender bassman 10.
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FRANZONI
Double Platinum Member
Ireland
3543 Posts |
Posted - 03/13/2008 : 09:03:01
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A/..... Line 6 Pod xt pro....just when i get to like something on it and try it live i start hating it all over again.... ok for recording though....
B/....The seymour duncan hotrail and hot tele stack i have in my squier tele...i've given up on overwound pickups as they are far too midrangy and muddy sounding.....gonna go with some original fenders....
C/....The eric clapton active midboost i have in my squier strat...good for some things but caused me a lot of heartache with impedence issues with some of my boss pedals,seriously thinking of ripping it out very soon,starting to sound the same as B to me... (see above)
D/.... A digitech GSP 21 i had one time..it was one of the first processors that came out and looked great in the shop,the best thing that happened to me was it getting stolen after a gig one night, it stopped me messing and pressing buttons between songs and start concentrating on my playing again(these things can be very distracting.. ) also led to me going back to using pedals and especially boss... .. to think i passed on the chance of a second musicman combo to buy this piece of shit............no more processors....... .....
thats all i can think of at the moment........
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Goran
Double Platinum Member
Sweden
2203 Posts |
Posted - 03/13/2008 : 09:31:24
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I have of course, like most of you made many, many mistakes� That would be a long list.
Mostly I sell or trade the �mistakes� as soon as possible.
1/ Digitech Eric Clapton Crossroads pedal; Firstly this is a really bad idea, secondly, if you use it in an amp it sounds awful on most settings. For recording it�s OK, but not more.
I traded a used BD-2 for this pedal, and thought I did a good affair�.
2/ Line 6 Variax 500 guitar. Had it for about two years, but it sounded so lifeless and uninspiring that it just had to go, traded it for a Worn & Faded Gibson SG, and that was the best thing I could do.
For recording the Line 6 was rather good though.
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pedals 4 pv
Platinum Member
Canada
1351 Posts |
Posted - 03/13/2008 : 10:19:55
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Zoom 505 effects processor. POS  I gave me a dislike of Multi effects in general. Too much tapping in codes and patches and shit. The only good thing is I sold it for what I paid for it. |
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bossarea
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
3652 Posts |
Posted - 03/13/2008 : 11:29:39
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The blue pod (Behringer V-amp).
It was cheap and that's about the only positive thing I can say about it. When I sold a telecaster copy a few years ago I tossed in the v-amp, not so much to sweeten the deal but rather to get rid of it. |
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Konrad
Bronze Member
United Kingdom
76 Posts |
Posted - 03/13/2008 : 12:13:29
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A Danelectro 'Rocky Road' Spinning speaker simulator.
Now I know why they go for under �10 on Ebay!
A horrible unusably hissy cheap bit of plastic, not worth the postage! |
Edited by - Konrad on 03/13/2008 12:14:13 |
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4evrnewB
Silver Member
Canada
322 Posts |
Posted - 03/13/2008 : 13:57:36
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Maybe the Aw-2 I am about to have delivered in 3 hours? 
A Les Paul copy called a "Northern". It was cool to get a really Canadian guitar (had maple leaf fret markers) but it was a POS...
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DeFrag
Moderator
USA
3409 Posts |
Posted - 03/13/2008 : 14:53:36
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quote:
Originally posted by Konrad
A Danelectro 'Rocky Road' Spinning speaker simulator.
Now I know why they go for under �10 on Ebay!
A horrible unusably hissy cheap bit of plastic, not worth the postage!
For some odd reason, the full-sized Danelectro pedals look like a Fat Bottom Girl.. I never saw that before. Maybe its the brown colour. |
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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
4854 Posts |
Posted - 03/13/2008 : 15:10:02
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zentropa - 100% acknowledgement to you for suggesting this thread
4evrnewB - did you pick that AW-2 up from ebay here in Canada? I was looking at buying that Let me know what it's like... |
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Right Foot Boss
Gold Member
USA
881 Posts |
Posted - 03/13/2008 : 15:16:52
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my friggin hosa cables  |
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4evrnewB
Silver Member
Canada
322 Posts |
Posted - 03/13/2008 : 16:16:52
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4evrnewB - did you pick that AW-2 up from ebay here in Canada? I was looking at buying that Let me know what it's like...
Hi lauries2 - I picked it up from kijiji. It should be here in about an hour. I'll try it out tonight and PM to let you know.
ps. where in Canada are you located? |
Edited by - 4evrnewB on 03/13/2008 18:04:49 |
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happyplucker
Bronze Member
United Kingdom
126 Posts |
Posted - 03/13/2008 : 17:05:01
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after wanting one for 10 years since i fist really noticed one at about 13, a ricenbacker 330.
i got one just before xmas. cant get on qwith it |
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Konrad
Bronze Member
United Kingdom
76 Posts |
Posted - 03/13/2008 : 17:07:12
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quote:
Originally posted by DeFrag
quote:
Originally posted by Konrad
A Danelectro 'Rocky Road' Spinning speaker simulator.
Now I know why they go for under �10 on Ebay!
A horrible unusably hissy cheap bit of plastic, not worth the postage!
For some odd reason, the full-sized Danelectro pedals look like a Fat Bottom Girl.. I never saw that before. Maybe its the brown colour.
 This thing is tiny though, smaller than a Boss compact pedal. 
Edit: I found a pic of someones pedals, you can see the size - it's on the left, below the DC-3. http://www.armadilloland.plus.com/band-website/htdocs/pictures/big%20pedalboard.jpg |
Edited by - Konrad on 03/13/2008 17:11:25 |
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What piece of gear do you most regret buying?
