J.R.M.30! Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 What would you have done with your guitar when you, uh uh uhhhhh go on to the next phase of your life so to speak. To me it really wouldn't matter, meaning I don't have to be buried with it or have it cremated either. I suppose willing it to a family member would be nice but what if they don't want it. I guess the next best thing is have it in a time capsile to be uncovered in the year 3,000 or have it sitting in a museum as an artifact. I dunno after all it's just a guitar. P.S. Putting it in a Flea market or Pawn shop seems tacky at best, sigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigzag Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 I'm closer to the end than most of you, and I have thought about that. Currently, I've got seven guitars and two amps. They will all go to friends. None of them know, so I'm hoping my death makes them very happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Sell them all, along with all of our personal property, house, everything gets sold. All net proceeds to Yellowstone Foundation. rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 My original thoughts on this had been to have them destroyed. The song, to me, is a good metaphor for my overall perspective; perhaps more. "The minstrel boy to the war is gone, In the ranks of death ye will find him; His father's sword he hath girded on, And his wild harp slung behind him; "Land of Song!" said the warrior bard, "Tho' all the world betray thee, One sword, at least, thy rights shall guard, One faithful harp shall praise thee!" "The Minstrel fell! But the foeman's chain Could not bring his proud soul under; The harp he lov'd ne'er spoke again, For he tore its chords asunder; And said "No chains shall sully thee, Thou soul of love and bravery! Thy songs were made for the pure and free They shall never sound in slavery!" And then... I got to thinking that my "baby" brother - who's nearly 40 - is a guitar player and should at least have the option to keep 'em or have them destroyed. That's perhaps the better response. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aster1 Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 I'm closer to the end than most of you, and I have thought about that. Currently, I've got seven guitars and two amps. They will all go to friends. None of them know, so I'm hoping my death makes them very happy. I can tell you for sure that it won't "Make them happy" Zig, but your thinking of them and wanting them to enjoy a piece of your life that you loved will bring a lasting touch to their hearts! I didn't know you were ailing and I'm sorry to hear that. I'll add you to my prayers. Milod, I think your 2nd thought would honor your memory & pleasure you've had w/ your guitars the best. That's just me thinking however. The only thing I good at I guess. Aster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZenKen Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 I'm giving them all to dem00n. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigzag Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Aster, your sentiments are greatly appreciated. But I am not ailing in the sense that I am uncomfortable. I am in the final phase of my professional life, and do have a heart condition. However, I plan to live another 20 years or so, and hope that the planned recipients of my guitars out-live me. I have a friend who loves Gretsch guitars, but can't afford one. I know he'd love my 6120 Nashville. My guitar instructor, 20 years my junior, thinks my Carvin is the best in my small collection, so it will go to him. My plans for the others are to give them to much younger people who will be both surprised and appreciative of whatever they end up with, for sure. Hey, even if they want to turn around and sell them, that's okay, too. I think it is fun to make those kinds of plans. I inherited shotguns from my grandfathers and pistols from my dad. I don't really use them, but they are among my most valued possessions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buxom Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 I'll probably have my number one given to a good friend, family member, or someone from one of these forums. The rest of my gear is up for sale, unless a good friend, family member, or someone from one of these forums wants it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 I have mine will'd to an nice aspiring artist. Everything except the Korina Explorer. It goes to Dave Rude. My buddy from Tesla, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 I have mine will'd to an nice aspiring artist. And I really do appreciate it, buddy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzoboy Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 I already have my guitars willed to my nephew Victor Lewis who is in line for the coveted Atlantis Award for Canadian musicians.Some of you may remember a few months back when he released his latest solo CD "It Still Wonders Me" by Vic Lou,to much acclaim as it kept flying off the store shelves.I would only leave my guitars to someone who was gifted and would be sure to treasure them and treat them gently so that he can leave them to someone who would cherish them too.I have willed my John Lennon 1965 Casino that's one of the first 50 made,my John Lennon EJ 160 E,and my '82 Limited Edition Yamaha FG 346 SB in Marine Blue Sunburst that has faded to a beautiful Sea Green,to my wife as they mean something special to her. A quality guitar,if treated right,should last for at least a century or even longer.That's why I'm so particular who gets my babies as I want them to last for centuries as my legacy.I want to be remembered as someone who was a true guitarphile and who appreciated the love and pride that the luthier put into the instrument.I wouldn't dream of destroying a great guitar by being buried or cremated with it or by leaving it to some hotshot whose first impulse would be to rip out the pups and drop in a set of hot Dimarzios and then cover it with tape stripes and stickers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenderGuy1 Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 I'll probably have my number one given to a good friend, family member, or someone from one of these forums. The rest of my gear is up for sale, unless a good friend, family member, or someone from one of these forums wants it. im taking that Tele you got xD, and btw my guitars, i would have them buried with me, including my amplifiers, pedals and everything i own, including all old computers and tvs, HELL ILL BE BURIED IN A HOUSE!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrNylon Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 The coffin needs to just a bit bigger, It's coming for the ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrosurfer1959 Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 I gotta tell you Ive thought about this quite a bit not only with guitars, but my guns and all my artist tools and materials. I would never want them destroyed or buried with me, I mean why I'm not Egyptian pharaoh and it would be a shame to take 40+ years of playing and collecting and just destroy them because of my own pitiful ego. luckily I have a kid that plays so she'll get most of them probably even before I die the way it's going. She treats my homes like the local music tore and comes and get's whatever she needs. Which if I'm being honest I don't mind in the least, She's very talented and play's them well and hard which is what a good guitar want's and needs as far as I'm concerned. The rest honestly it depends on the condition of the family if they need money hell sell them all but if not then donate them to a charity that helps kids become musicians. There's nothing that can make you feel better than helping a young person with talent and a dream take a step closer to that dream. Even now when I see a child that really shines and is working hard I've been known to donate a guitar to the cause. Sorry in advance for the long post to follow but it's related and worth reading if you can get through my lousy typing on this damn I-Pad it has a mind of it's own! My most recent donation was just two weeks ago. I was at a local farmers market and there was a concert going on with a group of young musicians playing mostly classic rock songs they sounded tight and had a good sound going. I stood around for a few moments and finally saw a guy giving directions and helping another group of kids get ready to go on. The second group went on and I was really impressed again so I walked over and started talking to him. It turns out the kids were all from a local School of Rock type store or whatever they are that has it's studio in a local strip mall. We got to talking and he said they had just started up recently and were having a blast but were struggling making the bills, giving music lessons and selling t-shirt's, and since only a few of the kids had instruments that they could play on stage like the two guitarist that I had been watching were sharing an old beat up MIM Strat. Because neither of them had an electric of their own yet. He said they were playing shows like this to try and raise money for the store as well as to help the kids buy instruments and that the kids and the store split the take from show's (donation jar only) 50-50 and that the group I was watching was the kids that had started the school with him and he said they were the house band. I watched for about a half hour and gotta say I was impressed, so I dropped a C-note in the jar and left. When I got home I was still thinking about those kids and how much fun they were having on stage. It got me feeling bad that they had to share gear while I had piles of stuff everywhere that were literally in the way. So I called the guy that runs the school and found out when they practice and asked if people were welcome, he said sure they usually had 10 or so people there and he would love to have me come down, since he said he saw that I had dropped the 100 in so he was extra thankful. So I went down to a large storage locker I rent that's climate controlled and started digging through excess gear and pulled a older mismatched Roland digital drum set that I stopped using a few years back as well as a couple of Congo's and Bongo's as well as a rack of bell's and all the other latin percussion stuff that was listed on their flyer as needed, a nice but older Yamaha digital piano and a bunch of other stuff including a couple of MIM s Strat's I had taken in on a trade as well as two of my own guitars and headed for the shop. When I got there the kids were rocking and during a break I had them come out to the truck and told them everything in the back was there's for their school and to take it inside. it was like christmas morning on acid as the kids climbed all over the truck unloading everything and hauling it all inside. They were all jazzed as could be and I was feeling pretty good so they asked if I played? I said sure and I would play a song. I went out to my truck and got the two case's out of the cab and went back in I played two songs one alone and one with them which was fun and then I said I had to leave. So I got up and started too walk out when they all started yelling I had forgotten my guitars and I just smiled and said nope the Black Studio is yours pointing to the young male guitarist and the Wine Studio one in the other case is yours pointing to the young female guitarist. And they belong to you not the school so don't let your teacher get his grubby hands on them. I said if your parents freak I left my name and phone number on a card in the cases and your parents can call me if they feel like they have too. I smiled and left feeling good. I got home and my wife said ok Bozo what have you done now? there's a pissed off mother on her way over here that thinks your a pervert or something so can you explain it or are you gonna need a lawyer? Sure enough about ten minutes later the young girls parents are in my driveway asking what am I doing donating a $800 guitar to their 13 year old daughter! who they made stay in the car. I calmly said come inside and I walked them into my music room and showed them the guitars covering all the walls. I said I've been playing for decades and own damn near 100 guitars spread out in three different homes plus all the other gear that goes with them, so I donated to the school because I have way too much crap in my life. As for your daughter she played well when I saw them at the farmers market and I thought it sucked that her and the other guitarist had to share a borrowed guitar from the teacher. He said she only owned and acoustic but was saving money to buy something electric so I figured, I could help. If you don't want her to have it I understand, just give it to the school I know he'll take it. But those get beat to hell fast, so I hope you don't. The father was cool and happy by then but momma was still worried and mad so she said well they could pay for it over time. I said no like I said I had wanted to donate them and the only thing I would ask was if their daughter quit playing to just give the guitar to somebody else. by then they calmed down and they let their kid in to see the studio and it ended well and the girl was thrilled with her new Studio so there are two helpful lessons in here. Lesson One - Don't burn your stuff or bury it with you. Donate it to young people it feels good and helps a kid that's just starting out in their own lifetime of music. Lesson Two - DO NOT give stuff too young girls even at a public location without their mom's approval it scares them and makes them very angry. It all ended good and her mom even made me a fresh apple pie for the fourth of July and she said her daughter is making them all crazy, I guess they let her buy her own amp with the money she was saving for a guitar, and she was playing it way to loud in her mom's opinion. So all's well and who knows maybe the next little Joan Jet is pissing off her parents on a Wine red studio I gave her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aster1 Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Surfer, Great story, great lessons too!! Amazing how most I know that "have" are the most generous of all to the ones that "have not" in spite of the false perceptions!! Makes me feel good just reading the goings on. Zag, I know what you mean by things inherited from family. My Father & I have worked with tools (woodworking & mechanical both) for all my life. He passed away about a year ago and wanted me to have the wood tools he & I have collected & worked with. Many things that were built by him, some w/ my help like a Router table & his prize a large maple woodworkers table w/ clamp system & vise. Table saws, band saw turning lathes etc. An entire wood shop's what I'm talking about. They are quality tools & would cost much to purchase new. I would never part with them for any amount. They are attached with memories of every project we worked on together & I can't pickup or look at any of them w/o being touched with his presents & guidance on how to use them and what to do next. He was a simple man that one day wanted some fine tool to use. I'm glad we were able to put that together for him for the last 20 yrs of his life. I wouldn't have missed one saw cut or turned screw for all the guitars/amps in the world!!! Aster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 to Retrosurfer, if that wasn't one of the best stories I've seen on this board, then nothing is. I know you're not looking for praise here, but really man hats off to you today. That was an incredible gesture of musician brotherhood. I can understand the parents feeling a bit creeped out by the idea too. My stuff, (16 guitars, 6 amps 3 nice yamaha digital pianos, tons of other crapola) who knows, depends on when I check out and who's left. My son is 32, plays drums like you would not believe, but does dabble on guitar, I'd probably give everything to him and my grandson, if he ever gets serious about playing the squire strat we gave him for his birthday a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Retro, God bless you! As many of you know, I only bought my DIF and 'Bird so I could give them to my grandkids. Unfortunately, my son isn't cooperating.....yet....I still expect to have grandkids one day, but I'm getting up there in years. I want my first Dove to stay in the family, since my beautiful wife bought it for me 30+ years ago, when she could ill-afford it. It's very special to me. I also have two custom-made solid body guitars my cousin made, and I bought them myself so they wouldn't go to some stranger. Other than that.... EVERYTHING can either go to family, (most of my nephews play...I have no nieces), or I'd donate them to worthy players....I have no emotional attachment to any of them. I've held on to a banjo a friend "loaned" me over 30 years ago.... then I'll be damned if he didn't die.... I've kept it, but have told his grandson it's his whenever he wants to come get it...it'll be the ONLY think he has from his grandfather. He's in the military now, so I'll keep it until the time he's settled down and wants it. I'm not in your category, Retro, but I have a fair amount of gear..... my only concern is that whoever gets stuff appreciates it, and USES it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShredAstaire Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Burying your guitar with you? That's a terrible idea...a guitar is made to be played! I admit the Viking Funeral idea sounds like fun, but I wouldn't feel right destroying a perfectly good guitar. They go to my family...If no one in my family plays, I will likely will it to a music organization who gives instruments to kids who can't afford them.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searcy Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 When I kick off everything I own becomes my wife's. She knows enough about guitar to sell it all through Gruhn and do what she wants with the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 When I kick off everything I own becomes my wife's. She knows enough about guitar to sell it all through Gruhn and do what she wants with the money. Like buy a new Corvette for your replacement? I'm certain my wife won't stay single long! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searcy Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Like buy a new Corvette for your replacement? I'm certain my wife won't stay single long! HA! Well, she doesn't drive so maybe she would hire a 21 year old to driver her around. That's fine with me. Life is for the living! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellion102792 Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Touching story retrosurfer, those kids will remember that for the rest of their lives and hopefully go on to do awesome musical things That's probably one of the most generous things I've heard of lately. As for all my gear, I'd disperse it among family and friends. All the gear my dad's let me have from his studio can go back to my parents. They could hang on to them or sell them to offset funeral costs, only right that they go back to the original owner. My SG and amps could go to a friend of mine who's an enthusiastic guitarist who can't afford a decent rig, I'm sure he'd put it to good use. All the other stuff, not sure. Most of it is cheap starter gear I don't use (Squire Strat, Japanese LP copy, Microcube, etc) so it would be up to my family to figure that out. Who knows, maybe go retrosurfer's route and donate them to my old guitar teacher for young new students! Of course, being 19 right now hopefully these decisions are still about 65-70 years away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdecantoo Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Since my kids don't show much interest in playing, my guitars will go to my five grandkids. Just one problem though, I only have three Gibsons! ..... Now i have to buy two more. [thumbup] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 HA! Well, she doesn't drive so maybe she would hire a 21 year old to driver her around. That's fine with me. Life is for the living! I wouldn't be upset if my wife hires a 'driver'.....guess it'd depend on just what he's driving, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aster1 Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 HA! Well, she doesn't drive so maybe she would hire a 21 year old to driver her around. That's fine with me. Life is for the living! A 21 yr old with hair & a 6 pack and I don't mean beer!!! Dang, I'd want a 21 yr old gal w/o the six pack if the loss was reversed. Too bad I could get nothin for all the misses shoes!!! At least I've got the 3 bikes and gits to unload for the new driver for her. That is!! If she goes first, then I sell all the bikes & guitars and hire me that 21 yr old gal driver for me. Yeah, that's the ticket!! Aster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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