Why selling your Carters?!

Thomas Cepek · Post by **Thomas Cepek** » 29 Jun 2006 3:41 am

Hi Steeler!

I saw here on the forum at the topic "instruments for sale" that a few of you want to sell your Carters. I´m wondering why you do it.
Are you no longer satisfied with it? What do you buy instead of it? And so on......

I play a Carter for about 6 or 7 years and I am satisfied with it. But I would try another steel too if it will be better.

Would be glad to hear your opinions here.

Regards.......

Thomas

Tony Prior · Post by **Tony Prior** » 29 Jun 2006 4:48 am

Thomas, why is it important to know why folks are selling a specific brand ? It has always puzzled me.

I sold my Emmons Legrande a month or so back, nobody questioned why I sold it. And they shouldn't.

I have owned 3 Carters and my current Carter is my primary axe.

Each of us has a different idea of what an Instrument can and will do for them, some of us love the guitars we have , others may not like the same guitars we have.

There are many brands being sold daily around here for many many reasons, I suspect the biggest reason people sell stuff is..

because they can

I would recommend you shoot off an EMAIL to the individual sellers and ask them directly, or this could turn into another KEY vs KEYLESS thread !!!

t

[This message was edited by Tony Prior on 29 June 2006 at 05:49 AM.]

Joe Smith · Post by **Joe Smith** » 29 Jun 2006 5:04 am

Tony I agree, I also have a Carter ( my 3rd one ) They are great guitars. I also have a Mullen. It too is a great guitar.
Who knows, I may get the urge to try something else. If I do, then I may sell one of the guitars I now own. Don't mean there's anything wrong with them. Some people will buy one instrument and never get rid of it. Others like to try different instruments and are always buying and selling.

Marlin Smoot · Post by **Marlin Smoot** » 29 Jun 2006 5:25 am

I notice the older I get the less I want to "sell" guitars and amps I've purchased. However, I still "buy".

I have a S-10 1978 Emmons rosewood mica 3&3 in excellent condition that I've considered selling but it sounds so good with Emmons tone to the bone and it's much lighter than my D-10 I find it hard to put it up for sale.

I think I would like to get a SD-10 with 5&4 next. Something with a Franklin pedal. Maybe a Zum. Maybe an LDG.

Curt Langston · Post by **Curt Langston** » 29 Jun 2006 5:31 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>I would recommend you shoot off an EMAIL to the individual sellers and ask them directly, or this could turn into another KEY vs KEYLESS thread !!!

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Yeah, to be forced to read a thread on that again would be horrible!

Oh wait, I forgot. A person does not HAVE to read the thread, they choose to.

For a minute there I thought it was mandatory to read all posts.

What was I thinking!

Funny.

[This message was edited by Curt Langston on 29 June 2006 at 06:36 AM.]

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 29 Jun 2006 6:01 am

"There are fewer Yugos for sale than there are BMW's, therefore the Yugo must be a better car?"

Nope, IMHO it doesn't work like that...it's strictly availability and price.

I think you probably see more Carters for sale because they're more easily available (no 1-2 year wait), because there's a lot of them out there now (they're probably the biggest producer), and because they are one of the more reasonably-priced steels (you can get a new one for less than the $4,000-$6,000 that others charge).

People are just not as likely to get rid of something that they had to pay a lot of money for and had to wait a very long time to get.

J D Sauser · Post by **J D Sauser** » 29 Jun 2006 6:29 am

How many brands have so many top players "endorsed" or taken to some fame for some time... then they switched and if they don't die... they will most likely switch again.
We change in taste, interests, goals and we are always exploring new ways and sounds... if we weren't we wouldn't be have been interested in steel guitars in the first place; we wanted something else... and we keep on wanting something else, now don't we.
Then, friendships also have quite an influence.
The grass is greener in the other field... especially the one with the most barb wire around.
Some sell their guitar of a particular brand just to buy one of the same brand again, I did at least.
Carter has sold more guitars in recent history than probably all other builders together (that's my personal perception)... so there will also be a high rate of re-sales.
Not only "dawgs" are being sold. Some of the most desirables guitars of all brands have been found on here, ebay and in stores, yes, even pawn shops... that's how I got my Ricks, that's how somdbody on here got to own Jerry Byrd's only ever Fender.
All being said, the only worrysome indicator would be that people would dump a particular brand for nose diving prices... and that's not the case with Carter steel guitars or any other brand Bud Carter laid his hands on.

... J-D.

Gary Shepherd · Post by **Gary Shepherd** » 29 Jun 2006 7:03 am

I think GAS is directly or indirectly involved in the sale of these Carters recently.

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Larry Strawn · Post by **Larry Strawn** » 29 Jun 2006 7:18 am

I just like to try a different guitar every now and then. Maybe someday I can afford to own more than one and won't have to sell in order to buy!

Larry

Michael Holland · Post by **Michael Holland** » 29 Jun 2006 7:32 am

Oh wait, I forgot. A person does not HAVE to read the thread, they choose to.

Yes, and as soon as I see a post by CL, I click the back button and abandon the thread. I don't HAVE to read it; I KNOW exactly what it's going to say. You seem to be enjoying your hijacking of the Forum very much, Curt.

And not only does Carter make a great guitar, their business model is second to none.

Curt Langston · Post by **Curt Langston** » 29 Jun 2006 7:42 am

Yes, and as soon as I see a post by CL, I click the back button and abandon the thread.

Thats too bad Michael. I always read yours though.

I'll have to agree that Carter has more guitars out there. So, it would make sense that more of them come up for sale.

They have really made it easier for a person to get into a Pro guitar.

I have had two of them, and they were both exceptional!

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Chris LeDrew · Post by **Chris LeDrew** » 29 Jun 2006 8:25 am

My Carter D-10 is the first guitar I've owned that I know I won't sell or trade. Before this guitar, I'd always be willing to trade what I had on something else. Now if I want another, I'll buy another and keep the Carter.
Actually, I want another Carter - this time an SD-10 for the E9-only gigs.

Adrienne Clasky · Post by **Adrienne Clasky** » 29 Jun 2006 8:47 am

Some people seem to own more than one Carter. I'd wager that has something to do with it. They resell the third one just to try something else.

I LOVE the tone on my Carter U12. I can't get enough of it. But, if I had two more of them, I might sell one.

Mark van Allen · Post by **Mark van Allen** » 29 Jun 2006 9:41 am

Thomas, I can only speak for myself, but I've traded/sold/bought new (to me) steels for various reasons including: more changes, a different tone/action, because one just "fit" me, and for the benefits that come with shaking up your routine with a new tool.
I've only had one guitar I truly hated, and quite a few that were really nice, played and sounded great. Three of those were Carters, the guys they went to loved 'em, and I'll probably have another one eventually. Great guitars.

A. J. Schobert · Post by **A. J. Schobert** » 29 Jun 2006 10:16 am

Thomas I would have no way off knowing each person's financial abilities, I would guess this is why they are for sell to help free up money thus buy a new guitar maybe a new carter? since I got my new carter I forgot about my sho-bud, do I need it? no, would I keep it? yep! as well as my carter,

Ray Minich · Post by **Ray Minich** » 29 Jun 2006 10:21 am

Awww shoot, another conspiracy theory shot to he!!...

Dick Wood · Post by **Dick Wood** » 29 Jun 2006 10:48 am

I've owned 4 Carters (still have a D-10) that I play a lot and a new Williams Crossover.

If I had the extra money I would consider a Sho-Pro from what I've seen about this guitar recently.

Variety is the spice of life.

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Joseph Barcus · Post by **Joseph Barcus** » 29 Jun 2006 6:01 pm

Oh! I could have had a ball with this thread. but I think I will keep my thoughts to myself and walk away from the temptation.

Calvin Walley · Post by **Calvin Walley** » 29 Jun 2006 6:25 pm

Joseph,
thats my thoughts exactly
besides everyone already knows what i think

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Jake L · Post by **Jake L** » 29 Jun 2006 7:28 pm

I just sold a Zum in order to buy a new Carter... They just fit me better.

Mickey McGee · Post by **Mickey McGee** » 29 Jun 2006 7:50 pm

This time of year(june,july and Aug.)musicians sell off stuff, why? A lot of reasons but it is a fact and in the past two weeks about seven Carters were up for sale and four went within 48 hrs. of the posting if memory serves me well- MOST of these guys were either buying another Carter or thining things out.G.A.S.!!! is also a big part of what is going on here. Next week we might see a lot of Mullen or Emmons guitars for sale.Mickey.

Bobby Lee · Post by **Bobby Lee** » 29 Jun 2006 8:12 pm

I'm sure there are as many reasons as there are sellers. I've sold many instruments that I liked just to get the money to buy something else that I wanted.

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Duane Reese · Post by **Duane Reese** » 29 Jun 2006 10:31 pm

And the search for the perfect instrument continues... You're in the mood for one steel, and the a different one, and another still later, until you have 15 steels and your mood still keeps swinging... You see a new one and say "Hey, look at that - I'll bet that one is the ultimate... That'll make me happy finally," and you play it for a while and get in the mood for another - it never ends!

Or you start cutting the fat and sell them to offset new steel purchase cost, and then ask yourself, "Why did I sell that thing? What am I doing?"

I would bet that the happiest steel player is the one that is only able to have one good guitar, hangs with it, plays it and enjoys it, and doesn't even think of the need for another. How would it be...

Mickey McGee · Post by **Mickey McGee** » 29 Jun 2006 10:39 pm

Steel players with G.A.S. The cure-Tums,the wife,the credit card company,gigs dry up,getting your gear ripped off,end of life.

Tracy Sheehan · Post by **Tracy Sheehan** » 29 Jun 2006 11:33 pm

And many have to sell them and can't afford another one until they get a new girl friend.