If Your House Was On Fire?

[Digger]

If you woke up during the night and your house was on fire, you only had time to grab one guitar, which one would it be?

 

(yeah I know it's hard to decide on just one, but any more and you might risk your life)

 

So what's it going to be? Would it even be a guitar?

 

Me, it would be my Casino I think, as it's the most versatile guitar I have.

[Dennis G]

This question has come up on various forums over the years, and in various iterations, if you will.

 

First, I'd have to make sure my wife and dogs were out and safe. As for guitars, with the aforementioned accomplished, I'd have to go for a twofer if you will. My Elitist Casino, and my highly modded Epi Dot. Between those two, I really don't need anything else...well, an amp, but other than that...

[pippy]

It would be a hard struggle to choose between my R0 and my 1940's Antione di Mauro 'Special Chorus'.

 

To choose both would actually be a quicker option - I'd probably fry before I could make the choice for real - but preference and gut feeling rather than sanity would probably prevail.

In which case I'd scuttle out the door with this;

 

 

Pip.

[SteveFord]

Martin HD-28V.

That was easy.

[RevDavidLee]

I can't even think about this scenario. :(

[Digger]

I can't even think about this scenario. :(

 

 

Sorry for the stress.

[L5Larry]

As all my guitars are insured at "Fair Market Value", there would be no monetary loss, but... this one would have to go out the door with me:

 

 

And in fact it has.

 

The fire alarm went off at the church that our 20-piece Big Band uses for rehearsal space. As typical of when most fire/smoke alarms go off, it was pretty much ignored at first. Shortly thereafter we were instructed we MUST evacuate the building as it was an automatic to police/fire type alarm system.

 

As I was leaving the room, I stopped and put my L-5 in it's case, picked up the case and brought it out of the building with me. As I looked around while we were out on the front sidewalk waiting for the "all clear", I noticed I was the ONLY one (of 20) who brought their instrument out of the (possibly burning) building.

[dino_j]

A 1996 Schecter PT tele. I've got other guitars that I value and would miss, but I could easily replace. This guitar was a custom shop build, it's a great looking and playing instrument that is irreplaceable. It's got gold hardware, a Wilkinson tremolo, and it's a natural finish with a birds eye maple neck.

[MrNylon]

If it was only one, the Hofner 500/1-64-0 would be the one.

 

[Guitar God]

If it could only be one it would be my 2001 heritage cherry sunburst Gibson Les Paul Standard.

[rct]

I don't care I'll get more guitars. There's some art I'd want to get out.

 

rct

[StRanger7032]

A 1996 Schecter PT tele. I've got other guitars that I value and would miss, but I could easily replace. This guitar was a custom shop build, it's a great looking and playing instrument that is irreplaceable. It's got gold hardware, a Wilkinson tremolo, and it's a natural finish with a birds eye maple neck.

 

My problem would be that too many of mine would be hard or impossible to replace. The only one I still have that could be easily replaced would be the 2013 American Standard Tele. My custom 2014 SG would take some work to re-create, but it could be done. Same with the Epi G-400 (if I could find one from the same factory in as good condition). The rest would be very hard to replace, or impossible in the case of my classical. The ironic thing is that if my house caught on fire, I'd have to leave and drive to the fire station, put on my gear, and drive back in the fire engine to put the fire out!

 

I guess I'd have to grab my little '74 Franciscan classical just because I learned to play on it and could never replace it.

[Retired]

The wife and Doberman first of course. Everything else can be replaced but we have things much higher priced then the guitars. I'd want to try and salvage certain guns for example but the one guitar that is worth the most is already in its case and easy to grab on the way downstairs. The Gold Top.

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[mickeybo89]

The dog and the wife first.... probably in that order 😎 as for guitars... maybe the custom 24

[mickeybo89]

The dog and the wife .... probably in that order 😎 as for guitars... maybe the custom 24

[mickeybo89]

The dog and the wife .... probably in that order 😎 as for guitars... maybe the custom 24

[PelhamBlueFire]

Would say my EDS-1275, but that might slow me down too much, haha. My R9 would be the best choice, I guess.

[brc]

If you are talking about guitars, then I would grab my 1960 Gibson ES 355 ( bought it new )

But thankfully it is in a fire proof safe with a couple other guitars that should sustain a fire until help arrived.

Being single (again thankfully) I would grab my cat "Buddy"

The rest of the guitars although I hate the thought of losing them can be replaced.

[merciful-evans]

The MIJ Jackson Soloist.

 

 

(sorry Gibson!)

[10K-DB]

I can't even think about this scenario. :(

lol,,`I kinda squimed a bit myself,,{ is that a word? Squimed?}

[zigzag]

I'd take the same guitar as the last time this question came up. My Carvin semi-hollow.

[Kenny V]

My mint 1967 Fender Telecaster.

[J.4knee]

Wife and dogs out first. Then if time is favorable my FSR Am Std Strat and my LP Trad Pro II (they are right next to each other)

[quapman]

If I had time to grab a geet I would probably take my Hamer.

[splake]

I have a Goya Jumbo G-380 from the late 70's. Blows away every acoustic guitar I have ever owned, with maybe the exception of the Martin HD- 28 I had and let go. But this is an easy one- The Goya jumbo by a country mile.