If all your guitars suddenly vanished

Roland

Funkfingers said:

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.

The most valuable thing I’ve got is the experience I’ve gained from accumulating guitars. Starting with a clean sheet I would be able to side step some of what I’ve accumulated. The purchases would be:
1. A decent acoustic. I’m never going to acquire the tooling and experience to build a top end acoustic, so I’d buy this as soon as I could find the right one.
2. A Parker Fly for when I need something light and easy to play in my dotage.

I’d make:
1. A Telecaster or two ... or three.
2. A semi with humbuckers, and a body slightly smaller than a 335.
3. A bass.
Of course I wouldn’t be totally satisfied with what I’d made. There would always be something else to try, a finish, a pickup combination, a tweak to the body shape, a laminated neck, those new Axesrus lightweight tuners, that tree I chopped down two years ago. So I’d keep making one or two a year until I ran out of house room.

57Deluxe

inconsistencies in build quality would mean you would never get an exact match.

I would want though:

335 Cherry
at least 50 yr old Strat
62 Custom Tele
LP with ebony neck
LP DC Jr
PRS P90s
Hofner Archtop
original era Yamaha SG2000s SB finish

impmann

I'd struggle to replace some of them - just because of what they are. Plus, I'm not convinced that the insurance value would cover the actual costs of replacement - by that I mean whilst I could physically replace them but I doubt I'd find as nice versions.

I'd start with trying to find a Tele as good as my black one... and see how much was left.

musicman100

This is a great question/thread.

musicman100

Some of our stuff is very rare so would be hard and expensive if we actually need/wanted to replacemail them. 

munckee

I have three electrics, roadworn tele, upgraded squire strat and an upgraded 335 copy, I can't see me being happy without a strat, tele or 335 of some description.  I'd like a jaguar to add to that, maybe a Les Paul but that would be last on the list. I have an alright solid top acoustic and would want another one similar.  I would like to save up and have top end stuff but I have enjoyed meddling with my stuff so much I would probably repeat the whole experience.    Theres nothing like that "please don't fuck it up!" feeling to get the blood pumping!

ESBlonde

One is rare and has sentimental value way beyond its price. Probably wouldn't bother replacing it. Otherwise AVRI 52 tele or nocaster. A selected Strat? Another 335. I'd probably take my time selecting the latter two to get value and spec to my liking. Then I'd upgrade the acoustic to the lifer I'm planning anyway, probably a furchs.

skay

No, as they are what I wanted, what I thought I wanted or what I could afford at the time. 

Buying my guitars over a long period of time has been an educational experience, I would never have bought a Custom Shop Tele if I hadn’t loved my cheaper Teles first, so although I wouldn’t buy 3/4 of them again it’s only a reflection of where I am now as a player. 

I’d definitely replace my Nocaster, then spend a looooooong time trying out acoustics and something with P90s that I never want to stop playing. 

SquireJapan

I'd buy another Blackmachine and a superstrat (Ibanez Jem or j Custom). Then I can cover all bases.

The rest of it is just fun stuff to own, but nothing I'd miss too much if I'm honest.

Chris_J

Would get some of the same... 

Tele, 335, Flynn Deluxe, 00028