I have been thinking a lot about just that. I thought the value would maybe have gone down with the creation of Electrical guitars and re-issue Velenos but that doesn't seem to be the case. I don't recall seeing one with a higher number than 133, but I'm sure there must be some out there.

BadComrade wrote:Keep the guitar and have all of your friends bands throw a benefit show for you.

You beat me to it. I was thinking about this dilemma this morning and considered a benefit show. I couldn't go to such a benefit; but PM me your email address zom-zom and I'll send you a donation via Paypal. Seriously.

Don't sell it. I'm usually against selling things I like/use/think they're cool if I have another way of getting the money.

Yeah man, I like the benefit show idea.

Rifle Sport reunion tour '08? Thats all the rage nowadays; all the kids are doing it. Have Brick Layer Cake be the opening act.

No way, sell it, and buy an electrical, or two or three. Even if the electrical is only 80% of the guitar that your veleno is, you'll probably be happy with that 80% and 18,000 left over.

juice wrote:No way, sell it, and buy an electrical, or two or three. Even if the electrical is only 80% of the guitar that your veleno is, you'll probably be happy with that 80% and 18,000 left over.

I have had a similar argument with myself over my Travis Bean Wedge bass.

On one hand, the Wedge is worth a ridiculous amount. I could sell it and get an Electrical and be happy from a musical point of view.

On the other hand, the value of the Wedge (or the Veleno) is NOT going to go down. No one's ever going to make any more of them.

Every guitar I ever sold is worth a lot more now than it was when I sold it.

Just keep that in mind. It's an investment as well as an instrument, and if you sit on it for another 20yrs, you might be real glad you did.

tmidgett wrote:

juice wrote:No way, sell it, and buy an electrical, or two or three. Even if the electrical is only 80% of the guitar that your veleno is, you'll probably be happy with that 80% and 18,000 left over.

I have had a similar argument with myself over my Travis Bean Wedge bass.

On one hand, the Wedge is worth a ridiculous amount. I could sell it and get an Electrical and be happy from a musical point of view.

On the other hand, the value of the Wedge (or the Veleno) is NOT going to go down. No one's ever going to make any more of them.

Every guitar I ever sold is worth a lot more now than it was when I sold it.

Just keep that in mind. It's an investment as well as an instrument, and if you sit on it for another 20yrs, you might be real glad you did.

I had a 1956 Les Paul Junior that was ok, but nothing really special to me personally. I sold it for rent money when I was 20 yrs. old. A friend of mine in New York called me a couple of months ago to tell me that he saw one of these in a guitar store for $10,000. Granted, it's New York, but my dumbass sold that instrument for one month's rent in a shitty apartment!

But then again, I was young. Zom's old and there ain't much time left...





I kid. I kid.

nihil wrote:

tmidgett wrote:

juice wrote:No way, sell it, and buy an electrical, or two or three. Even if the electrical is only 80% of the guitar that your veleno is, you'll probably be happy with that 80% and 18,000 left over.

I have had a similar argument with myself over my Travis Bean Wedge bass.

On one hand, the Wedge is worth a ridiculous amount. I could sell it and get an Electrical and be happy from a musical point of view.

On the other hand, the value of the Wedge (or the Veleno) is NOT going to go down. No one's ever going to make any more of them.

Every guitar I ever sold is worth a lot more now than it was when I sold it.

Just keep that in mind. It's an investment as well as an instrument, and if you sit on it for another 20yrs, you might be real glad you did.

I had a 1956 Les Paul Junior that was ok, but nothing really special to me personally. I sold it for rent money when I was 20 yrs. old. A friend of mine in New York called me a couple of months ago to tell me that he saw one of these in a guitar store for $10,000. Granted, it's New York, but my dumbass sold that instrument for one month's rent in a shitty apartment!

I had a '55 LP Jr. "Player grade," with replacement pegs and bridge, but still. That exact guitar is probably worth 5 or 6 times what I sold it for in 1992.

In that case, I couldn't keep that and get the guitar I wanted to get (a Dan Armstrong, which I also sold). So I had to sell it.

In this case, I don't have to sell my Wedge for any good reason. I would have to be knocked out with an offer to sell it, probably.

I guess my suggestion would be, zom-zom, that if you don't have to sell it, hang onto it for a while and see if you still feel like selling in a couple years. You know if you really have to get rid of it.

tmidgett wrote:
In this case, I don't have to sell my Wedge for any good reason. I would have to be knocked out with an offer to sell it, probably.

Offer it to Gallo for an absurd amount and invest the money. You can't lose. You make money and have a "Vincent Gallo" story to impress the ladies.

Money+Being a Musician+Vincent Gallo Story= Player.

tmidgett wrote:

Every guitar I ever sold is worth a lot more now than it was when I sold it.

Yikes..You can say that again...

However, if you want to get rid of something, DEBT is one of the best things to get rid of.