SOLD: Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar

If you've decided to list a guitar (which isn't the same as selling one, mind...), keeping in mind the importance of a good description and great pictures, you're bound to get a bunch of offers. Some good, some bad, some cathartic...

Amongst the guitars I was offered in a trade for the Janguar were an Ibanez AF7D, a Danelectro Danoblaster in blue sparkle, an Epiphone Explorer, and a Fender Lead.

Pictured: All the things I didn't want.

1. Ibanez AFD7 - Considered it for a minute, but received sage advice from a trusted source: "I was gonna buy one of these a few years ago was ready to go but then I played it and walked away."
2. Danelectro Danoblaster - I might have considered as DC59, but this was never going to cut it. It's a Strat deep down, and not a particularly good one. Currently listed at $600, which I think is bananas.
3. Epiphone Explorer - I might have done this, but after the offer came through, there was radio silence. I'm glad actually, because knowing where I ended up, I think I'm much happier than I would have been.
4. Fender Lead - I considered this briefly, if only for the color, but acknowledged up front that this guitar was worth more than mine, but I would be limited to adding $200 to the trade, based on Reverb's sale history on the models. I don't know how reliable that is, but presuming it is just a list of transaction prices for that model on their platform, I'd say it is a good a source as any. In any case, Mr. Fender Lead was NOT happy, screaming through the internet tubes that his guitar "cost OVER 1000 new" and blah blah blah.  It is currently listed on FB Marketplace @ $600, exactly $200 more than I listed my Jaguar... Imagine that...

Nice Sparkle. Stupid Guitar.

In the end, I decided to take a cash offer.  I convinced myself that having the cash on hand as a bit of "guilt free" guitar money would be good, and that something would eventually turn up.  I just had to be patient.

But seperation anxiety is totally a thing.

I know, I know.  A guitar is just a thing, but it's a thing we mentally develop some connection to. The longer you've had something, the more memories you have tied to it, the stronger that connection.

Green-headed Step Child. Seriously.

The thing is, being able to acknowledge the absence of any of those conditions with a particular guitar doesn't necessarily relieve the sense of impending loss.  I've had the Jaguar for a number of years, sure, but it's largely hung in a part of the house that is out of the way, so I never play it.  I tried to remedy that by bringing to to live amongst its more valuable brethren, but each time I sat down and considered playing it, my eyes would wander to something else... ANYTHING else...

If that isn't a sign that the guitar has to go, I don't know what is.

So close. Values were off.

Using that rationale, I reluctantly sold the Jaguar to a local guy who needed a second guitar because his son was "always taking his telecaster", and he was a big Cobain fan, so Jaguar.  I did mention that he'd have to change the pickups out if he wanted his to sound like Kurt's, but he said he knew that.

I took them money, and at time of writing have already spent it.

On what?

Next time.