If all your guitars suddenly vanished

AustrianJohn

I'd definitely replace the Lowden. All of my electrics are home builds, so it would be a great opportunity to keep building without the house overflowing with guitars.

stimpsonslostson

adamm82 said:

This thread has got me thinking. I just play at home so do I really need 8 guitars. Only 5 of them I consider ‘proper’ ones as one is a squire and a couple cheap acoustics don’t count. 

I have a SG special, 60s tribite gold top and a Les Paul studio. Maybe I should those 3 and put it towards the les Paul i want. I don’t think at this point i’ll be in a band I think buying new guitars are temporary fixes to keep me enthusiastic rather working on my weaknesses. 

then buy another sg later.  

I recommend it. When I was in bands never had more than three guitars- I was too busy playing them to replace them. then I got a proper job & more disposable income and the collection gradually swelled to.. Erm... "Lots" (10+).  
I saw a thread about culling the excess & it struck a nerve with me. I've gradually sold everything I wasn't playing regularly & am left with two. 
I now spend more time playing again & have formed a bond with these guitars. (Saying goodbye to my LP Goldtop wasn't easy though). 

The cash I freed up is going to buy a new bike which is good too. 

Jez6345789

I would reduce to 6 of the same and ditch the rest

PRS Hollowbody PS
PRS Maple top  CE old style
Gibson ES345
Greco 1200 Les Paul
Cort Adirondack ooo
Partscaster

and forget the rest thats like 12 odds and sods.

usedtobe

Hmmmmmm.. good question, op!
 I think I’d go similar, but not exactly the same, and definitely less of them. 
Ive got a few sort of duplicates, and I wouldn’t go down that road again.. I’d think more about what I really want/need and not just buy stuff, willy nilly like I have done before..

guitargeek62

Not too sure - probably another LP, or maybe a really good 335 again. I’m pretty happy with my current setup though, so preferably no change thanks!

Maynehead

I’d buy back 3 of them and save the rest of the money.

Garthy

adamm82 said:

and you were given the money to replace them all.

would you buy the same or take the money and get different ones?

As the price I paid and the price they would sell for are almost bookends I would be more than happy for them to vanish and replace them with a Soloist USA. 

jeztone2

That’s a tricky one.

Id probably buy a PRS Custom 22 & have it spec’d out like the one I had nicked. Then I’d buy another Yamaha SG. But after that? Im
not sure. I’d probanly buy two guitars immediately then rethink according to the type of band I was in. 

JerkMoans

Definitely fewer.

then I can have all the agony and ecstasy of trading my way back to a roomful, again

jellybelly

I’ve contemplated this too! I’d buy a vintage Jazzmaster and see what was left...

JerkMoans

jellybelly said:

I’ve contemplated this too! I’d buy a vintage Jazzmaster and see what was left...

I’d get a TVL and mod the funk outta it

TTBZ

I almost definitely wouldn't replace them with the same. I like what I have but they're both compromised for me. Maybe it's a sign I should change them  

I'd probably end up with just one nice PRS tbh which I keep thinking about doing. And maybe a cheapo tele for those single coil moments.

stickyfiddle

I'd probably end up with broadly the same stuff. 

CS-336 - unquestionably
Strat - yes, but I'd go something CS rather than the highly-sentimental frankenstein I have now
Tele & Cabronita - not 100% sure, but probably would aim for something to replace both with one
SG - yes, though maybe a CS one rather than Std.
Martin. Yep, though I'd try plenty and potentially end up with a 2017 D28 or HD28V.

breakstuff

I'd replace my San Dimas and use the rest to buy a 70's Black Les Paul Custom.

dogload

I would say 'Yes' to most of them, but I think I'd replace my Duesenburg Star bass with an Epi Jack Casady, my Westone and Hofner Semis with a 335 and spend the cash from one of my Squier JMJMs, my Tele Thinline bitsa, Hofner 500 copy and Vintage GG 12-string on something else.

ChuckManual

I'd move away from guitars entirely and get into scissor playing.  That's where the action is these days...

Sesh

Newest guitar: G&L Tribute Fallout, yes I'd replace that like for like
Kit built Tele: yeah I'd do another kit, bit not exactly the same.
First electric: Aria LP-a-like. I won't part with it for sentimental reasons but if it was gone I would replace it with another LP. A DC junior though...yes.
And finally, a Hohner jt60. I'd replace that with a cheaply squier Mustang or jag.

On the whole I'm too sentimental and lazy to proactively do any of the above. Maybe I'll shift the jt60 on next year.

crunchman

Would get another Strat - possibly Custom Shop though.  My current one is an AVRI but it's better than any other AVRI I've tried - and I've tried a few.  I used to use them to try amps in shops if the shop had one in stock, thinking it should be similar to mine.  I never played one as good as mine, and most of them are lifeless in comparison.

Rather than have a Gretsch and an ES Gibson I might try and restrict myself to one semi-hollow.  Gretsch Panther looks very nice.  Having said that, a Falcon is so cool.

I'm not sure if I'd get a direct replacement for my Les Paul.  I find myself liking single coils and semis far more these days.  I'd get something solid body with humbuckers, but probably something a bit cheaper.

The money I saved on the LP and only having one semi would go on a really nice Tele.

I'd want one less valuable guitar that I wasn't too worried about taking in a gig bag on my bike, or leaving in the back of the car for half an hour.  Probably some kind of Mexican Fender.

That would be 5 electrics rather than 7.

I'd get a bass, but I'd probably just look for a Precision with a Jazz neck.

Not sure about acoustics.  Would replace but might try something a little different to what I currently have.

Twinfan

Most of mine are one-offs or guitars that spoke to me in a shop.  If they all went?  I'd immediately replace the two EVHs I gig with and start collecting stuff that speaks to me again as and when I found them.

noisepolluter

Would I have to get replacements all at once, or could I get, say a really nice tele and a D28 and keep the rest of the cash by in case I really missed anything else?