If all your guitars suddenly vanished

Funkfingers

Philly_Q said:

I'd get similar ones.  Just not as many.

Probably this.

Given an attitude that the journey is the destination, I expect that I would still be engaged in a certain amount of experimentation with pickup and wiring modifications on pre-owned "bargain" instruments.

stimpsonslostson

I only have two.
My main guitar is a homemade Esquire partscaster- so that'd be hard to replace, but I know what I did last time so yes. I'd recreate it. 

The other is a Gretsch. It's the latest in a LONG chain of guitars for playing on those rare occasions when the Tele isn't what I want. I'm happy with it today, but who knows what I'd have tomorrow... Possibly a Cabronita. 

Legionreturns

guitarfishbay said:

Legionreturns said:

I'd take all the money and spunk it on one lifer 

But what do you do when the strings on that one go dead?

The whole point of having more than one guitar is to avoid restringing for as long as possible 

Having one awesome guitar would not stop me still buying shit ones. Within a week I'd have another dog in the cupboard

english_bob

I think I'd probably try to replace them all with one "lifer", but I reckon that's much easier said than done. I'd also want a lifer electric and a lifer acoustic, and I can see that getting expensive. 

Philly_Q

Legionreturns said:

Having one awesome goat would not stop me still buying shit ones.

I think one awesome goat would be enough.

Legionreturns

Philly_Q said:

Legionreturns said:

Having one awesome goat would not stop me still buying shit ones.

I think one awesome goat would be enough.

Damn! I thought my edit was quick enough! 

...what is the goat - guitar exchange rate? Does it go on weight? That is a particularly fine example you have there. How much? 

Philly_Q

Legionreturns said:

Philly_Q said:

Legionreturns said:

Having one awesome goat would not stop me still buying shit ones.

I think one awesome goat would be enough.

Damn! I thought my edit was quick enough! 

...what is the goat - guitar exchange rate? Does it go on weight? That is a particularly fine example you have there. How much? 

Not for sale at any price.

guitarfishbay

Philly_Q said:

Legionreturns said:

Having one awesome goat would not stop me still buying shit ones.

I think one awesome goat would be enough.

That is a particularly awesome goat 

Legionreturns

Philly_Q said:

Legionreturns said:

Philly_Q said:

Legionreturns said:

Having one awesome goat would not stop me still buying shit ones.

I think one awesome goat would be enough.

Damn! I thought my edit was quick enough! 

...what is the goat - guitar exchange rate? Does it go on weight? That is a particularly fine example you have there. How much? 

Not for sale at any price.

I'll give you two Alpacas. You can start the Alpacalipse

TimmyO

Sporky said:

I might struggle to find another of most of them. I have unpopular tastes.

So much so that “Tastes” is pushing it I’d say ;-) 

LuttiS

I'd replace my Cort X16, my X6 I keep for more sentimental reasons (it's a great guitar, but others are just better), replace my faith, and that's it. The basses would be merged into a better bass, and the rest of the guitars would turn into a better back up

And that goat is awesome.

TimmyO

All my expensive ones I’d definitely buy back - DGT, R7, AVRI Hot Rod Strat

The cheaper stuff/self builds - meh 

cj73

Legionreturns said:

I'd take all the money and spunk it on one lifer 

A prostitute might be cheaper, and easier to access....

Prison security isn't that bad

enjo

I'm currently building a parts tele which I am sure will be the end of all GAS and the greatest guitar on the planet... So far I have got the pick guard screws only. (Not even kidding, the rest is in the mail)
Taylor GS mini - yes.
Ibanez AWD72 - yes (If I could find one)
Squier VM 70s Jazz bass - yes

The others are kept for sentimental reasons so if they weren't the same exact guitars... no.
- Fender Acoustic of some kind, PRS Santana II SE, Vantage X-99, MiM Strat.

That lot doesn't amount to much ££ so I'd get a nice small amp of some kind, or that GOAT goat.

ZenOvertone

I'd want to start again with just a part of the collection - PRS Swamp Ash Special, DGT, Fender Deluxe Strat, Les Paul & a Tele or two...

Teetonetal

I'd get one Tele, one acoustic, a bass and be done. Then I'd buy more.

HAL9000

I’d get pretty much the same again - a Strat, a Tele, and a Thinline. Only thing I’d change might be the colours.

Sassafras

I'd get a 12 string acoustic and a decent synth.

dtr

Furch OOM33SR - absolutely get another, no hesitation

Fender Mike Dirnt P-Bass - replace with any decent 2nd hand MiM P-bass

2 x Squier telecasters modded to buggery - can't sell them now, partly because I'm really sentimentally attached and have both of them just how I want them, and partly because I doubt anyone else would value a crazily modded Squier, but if I had all the cash I've ever sunk into the two I'd just get the best tele I could afford and be done. 

adamm82

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.