Mellotronists

I sold my Fender Vibro Champ in 1986 for $35.  I see them now going for 
between $550 - 900.  I also sold my Vox Continental at the same time for 
$150.  I'll never see that thing again.

john barrick




MAinPsych@... wrote:
> *I can certainly sympathize, Jimmy.  I was the original owner of a 
> sunburst Gibson Firebird VII bought for me in 1966 by my grandmother 
> for $300.00 USD.  It left my possession in a post-divorce sale in 1986 
> for a measly $800.00.  I have permanent self-inflicted bruises on my 
> ass as well...and I'm NOT a masochist!
>
> I'll bet we all have multiple stories about the "one that got away".
>
> Frank Samagaio
> *
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: JMoore6397@...
> To: e4103s@...; jonesalley@...; Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Fri, 2 Nov 2007 1:21 pm
> Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] off-topic, but I just have to share it
>
> I had bought a used Gibson black Les Paul fretless wonder with gold 
> appointments and  3 pickups in 1968.The guts had the old yellow Bumble 
> Bee Electronics and yellowed binding My Fathers friend sold it to me 
> for 250.00 USD. However, there is no happy ending to my story other 
> than me kicking my ass every time I think about it. (thats at least 
> 25X's a day)
>                                                                                         
> Jimmy Moore
>
>
>
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