If you could only keep one of your guitars

[PaulieDC]

LOL, signature says it all, eliminates the challenge.

[cliff_the_stiff]

Originally Posted by frets4fun

It would be tough, but I would have to say my Taylor 914.

Over the 512? Maybe I think you’re nuts. unless it’s not a 12 fret...

[mr. beaumont]

My tele. I just gig it too much to give it up.

And then I can make money from the gigging and buy more guitars

[Joe Beamish]

Originally Posted by mr. beaumont

My tele. I just gig it too much to give it up.

And then I can make money from the gigging and buy more guitars

I know you love that tele, what "kind" is it? I mean, I have a Squire. Is there a particular kind of tele that's best for you?

[Silly Moustache]

Which of your children (or parent if you are young) would you offer up for sacrifice?

Said it before but if there was a fire, they'd find my burst out shell, under about five or six guitar cases half way down the stairs!

You could simply say your favourite, but for those of us with a collection of favourites ... how to decide?

Should you choose the oldest? my prewar archtop? (It's a bit of a collectors piece, but not my favourite guitar.

The most costly to replace ? Ahh but everything is insured .... !

The one that I use most when I go out to play ? Well that narrows it down to three ... or four !

What about my unique customised Martin 12 string?

or my 000, or the 00 that my wife had built for me, or my Dobro, or , hey what about my wonderful mandolin?

Of course, if the house did burn down, (heaven forfend) my instruments wouldn't be my first concerns, it would be my wife, and my insurance docs.

[DenverSteve]

Originally Posted by cliff_the_stiff

Over the 512? Maybe I think you’re nuts. unless it’s not a 12 fret...

I would certainly take the 914 first. Even if you prefer the 512, you can sell the 914, buy a 514 and have leftover.

[BallisticSquid]

It would pain me to have to make the choice because each of my guitars has a special voice and feel. I also have fond memories with each of them.

All of my guitars (8 of them which includes my bass) are replaceable honestly. The one with the most sentimental value would be my oldest, which is my 1999 American Standard Strat. Next oldest by a year is my 2000 Seagul S6 Gloss (my acoustic).

It would be a game time decision to grab either the strat or my Seagul.

[Sponserv]

My hot rodded Martin D Jr. First Generation with the deeper body. Not even a tough question. I have a lot of much more high end guitars. But this is the one that I have absolutely bonded with.

It is stained and glossed to look exactly like a vintage D-18, has Waverlys, K and K Pure Mini, bone nuts and saddle, trick headstock treatment, etc.

I like it so much I am building another one.

[AmericanEagle]

For me that’s easy, it would be my Taylor 114e.

[mr. beaumont]

Originally Posted by Joe Beamish

I know you love that tele, what "kind" is it? I mean, I have a Squire. Is there a particular kind of tele that's best for you?

It's a frankentele of sorts. The body and pickups are from a 1996 Fender American Standard.

The neck is Warmoth, "boatneck" V shape maple with a ebony fretboard, no feet markers... tuners are Fender locking, bridge and brass saddles are Glendale, and it has a replacement Fender "mint green" (really more "key lime") pickguard.

The headstock is painted gold and the logo is from a bottle of Guldendraak Belgian Ale.

It's basically a bunch of things I figured out I liked screwed on to one guitar.

Posting pics here is a pain, so here's a video:

[doublescale1]

My Martin 000-18 will be the one that my estate has to dispose of.

[Brucebubs]

My wife and I were evacuated for 2 nights due to bushfires at the beginning of this year.
I left all my guitars at home.
We returned home OK but repacked our car and I included my Huss & Dalton and Rickenbacker bass.

We are still surrounded by fires one month later.

[jaymarsch]

Originally Posted by Brucebubs

My wife and I were evacuated for 2 nights due to bushfires at the beginning of this year.
I left all my guitars at home.
We returned home OK but repacked our car and I included my Huss & Dalton and Rickenbacker bass.

We are still surrounded by fires one month later.

I can relate as I have housed some folks, some cats, and some guitars when they had to evacuate due to the NorCal fires we have had over the past few years. When waiting to see if we might also have to evacuate my place, I took a couple of guitars over to a friend's house that was further away from the approaching blaze. Luckily, an amazing group of firefighters and a break in the weather got us through. Your situation there Down Under has been off the charts. I'm holding a good thought for all of you - people, animals and treasured items - in that order!

Best,
Jayne

[Joe Beamish]

Originally Posted by mr. beaumont

It's a frankentele of sorts. The body and pickups are from a 1996 Fender American Standard.

The neck is Warmoth, "boatneck" V shape maple with a ebony fretboard, no feet markers... tuners are Fender locking, bridge and brass saddles are Glendale, and it has a replacement Fender "mint green" (really more "key lime") pickguard.

The headstock is painted gold and the logo is from a bottle of Guldendraak Belgian Ale.

It's basically a bunch of things I figured out I liked screwed on to one guitar.

Posting pics here is a pain, so here's a video:

There’s nothing I don’t like about this.