Is It Ever Right To Throw A Guitar Away..?

[MrBump]

Well, is it?

I have an old Encore accoustic.  And one of the nasty plastic tuning pegs has sheered off.

... and I'm thinking "can I be bothered..?"

But is it a crime to throw it away?

Mark.

[Crazy_Joe]

No, just smash it in. :lol:

[WezV]

burn it!!!!


in all seriousness its worth offering it up free somewhere - maybe freecycle or a local paper

[FELINEGUITARS]

give it to a school/church or charity

[MDV]

Yeah, give it away.

[Philly Q]

Agreed, give don't throw.  Someone might have a use for it.

[AndyR]

Yeah, I've given guitars away. One, playable, went to a charity shop a while back, and a good few years ago I gave the remains of my first guitar to a young guy I knew who fancied trying to do it up.

EDIT: Spot the dick!! (Me :roll:) I thought "I forgot to vote..." and promptly clicked the wrong button :lol:

But then I realised it was the right button for me :lol:

In answer to the question - yeah of course it can be "right" to throw a guitar away, assuming it's yours, of course!

[_tom_]

I've chucked the neck of my old strat copy away because it was horrible. Other than that I'd rather try to sell it or donate it to a school or something.

[Denim n Leather]

If the guitar will do more harm than good; ie, it's unplayable, even to someone who doesn't know better, then I say chuck it without looking back.

Giving the guitar away sounds like a nice idea, unless you procrastinate and it ends up not moving, like Bilbo's ring ("How did that get back there? I thought I chucked it or gave it away") PDT_008. In which case you're doing yourself more harm than good and should just throw the cr@p out. Many people will not let a guitar sit in the skip for long if they spot it.

[hamfist]

I've got an old squire strat, whcih is pretty much unplayable (the truss rod is broken I think). It's been handy to keep it for emergency spares for other guitars though.

[ailean]

If the guitar will do more harm than good; ie, it's unplayable, even to someone who doesn't know better, then I say chuck it without looking back.

Giving the guitar away sounds like a nice idea, unless you procrastinate and it ends up not moving, like Bilbo's ring ("How did that get back there? I thought I chucked it or gave it away") PDT_008. In which case you're doing yourself more harm than good and should just throw the cr@p out. Many people will not let a guitar sit in the skip for long if they spot it.

That's a good point. I'd have said give it away, but if it's not playable then you could end up putting someone off playing, which is worse than binning it.

[FELINEGUITARS]

But new guitars all have a no-wheelie bin sticker on them
You cant throw them away..... have to pay someone to safely dismantle them these days

[MrBump]

Hah!

As a luither though, you MUST get to a point with a guitar where you just say "Oh, F**k It!!!"  and throw the thing in the bin...

[WezV]

seriously - i have burnt a few... they are the ones i wouldnt want to inflict on someone or just dont want existing in the world - since its my work and my name i think i get t make that choice. 

if the acoustic is that bad send it to me  - i will make it play a little better put new strings on and give it away!

[broken cord]

If the guitar will do more harm than good; ie, it's unplayable, even to someone who doesn't know better, then I say chuck it without looking back.

Giving the guitar away sounds like a nice idea, unless you procrastinate and it ends up not moving, like Bilbo's ring ("How did that get back there? I thought I chucked it or gave it away") PDT_008. In which case you're doing yourself more harm than good and should just throw the cr@p out. Many people will not let a guitar sit in the skip for long if they spot it.

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