# Have to sell my !@#$% main instrument. Kill me now. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 12, 2015, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-to-sell-my-main-instrument-kill-me-now/740236 "2015-12-12T06:09:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2016, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-to-sell-my-main-instrument-kill-me-now/740236/41 "2016-02-09T16:20:10Z")
Many years ago, sometime in the '90s, my best **fiend** needed money. I bought his 1993 Fender Telecaster from him. A few years later he wanted to buy it back, so I sold it back to him. Then I started missing it. I really liked the pale yellow (‘Vintage White’) body and the rosewood fretboard. Seven and a half years ago I found a duplicate and bought it. [Here it is](https://www.flickr.com/photos/27492458@N05/2681883579/in/dateposted-public/). My friend’s guitar was caught in Hurricane Katrina. The paint was very faded after being in the water, so he re-pained it with [Mickey Rat](http://static1.squarespace.com/static/55119164e4b05a30b125bb74/55119277e4b08a2bc2ae3dbb/55119620e4b03f8087135070/1427215904810/mickeyrat1.jpg?format=1000w) and is playing it to this day. ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2016, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-to-sell-my-main-instrument-kill-me-now/740236/42 "2016-02-09T18:25:22Z")
> [@Mister\_Rik](#): > > Had I been aware of this situation back in October, I would have sought out at least a part-time job elsewhere to supplement my income. But, at this point, I don’t feel right taking a job that I’m just going to bail on in March, when the convention business really takes off. I just need to make it to March. Two options: First, they wouldn’t feel at all bad about firing you if they needed to cut costs, so apply without guilt. Plus, maybe the hours don’t pick up in March (chickens, eggs, hatching, etc). Second, because it feels like a personal integrity thing for you - tell them up front that you need work for 30 days (or whatever). Then they can decide if hiring you short-term fits their needs. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2016, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-to-sell-my-main-instrument-kill-me-now/740236/43 "2016-02-09T18:38:53Z")
> [@Mister\_Rik](#): > > (Wait, what? MF is asking $100 _more_ than the list price?) That does seem odd, although FWIW I notice the MF one is listed as coming with a case, while the one direct from Fender only comes with a gig bag. ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2016, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-to-sell-my-main-instrument-kill-me-now/740236/44 "2016-02-10T06:33:54Z")
> [@Folacin](#): > > Second, because it feels like a personal integrity thing for you - tell them up front that you need work for 30 days (or whatever). Then they can decide if hiring you short-term fits their needs. It’s more of an “I might actually need that job in the future” thing. > [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](#): > > That does seem odd, although FWIW I notice the MF one is listed as coming with a case, while the one direct from Fender only comes with a gig bag. Actually, on second look at the MF page, that’s a nitrocellulose-finished version of my instrument, so it’s not exactly the same. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-to-sell-my-main-instrument-kill-me-now/740236.md?page=2)