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If your house was burning down...
- Thread starter saustindavis
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- Dec 12, 2007
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Significantly more people report instruments stolen out of cars than houses, and your car insurance will cover stolen instruments differently than your homeowners. Just keep that in mind.
- Aug 5, 2005
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Every year, I re-evaluate the cost to replace my instruments + mods and update my music instrument insurance accordingly, so I'm not too worried about the monetary loss.
I'd definitely run in for my Gibson LS-6, though. I inherited it from my Uncle. It was his first guitar and he's probably the single biggest reason I got into playing.
Before my basses, though, I'd run in to my computer. Too much important, irreplaceable stuff there.
I'd definitely run in for my Gibson LS-6, though. I inherited it from my Uncle. It was his first guitar and he's probably the single biggest reason I got into playing.
Before my basses, though, I'd run in to my computer. Too much important, irreplaceable stuff there.
Having been in this situation years ago, I'll say this...
I just left the house. I was living with my folks at the time. The house caught fire and I went outside and watched the house burn. I never thought about grabbing anything. You dont (at least I didnt) think that its gonna be as bad as it ends up being. You think everything will be ok. Turns out my guitars were ok afterwards but my stereo melted. I found out the importance of good homeowners insurance that day. It replaced everything I lost that day, some with better items than what I had originally. When I bought my own house, I got the same insurance my parents had.
I'll grab what's handy, but honestly, it can all burn, I'll just replace it.
BnB
I just left the house. I was living with my folks at the time. The house caught fire and I went outside and watched the house burn. I never thought about grabbing anything. You dont (at least I didnt) think that its gonna be as bad as it ends up being. You think everything will be ok. Turns out my guitars were ok afterwards but my stereo melted. I found out the importance of good homeowners insurance that day. It replaced everything I lost that day, some with better items than what I had originally. When I bought my own house, I got the same insurance my parents had.
I'll grab what's handy, but honestly, it can all burn, I'll just replace it.
BnB
My brother just got his iMac stolen out of his house, along with the external hard drive he used for backups - which was naturally sitting right next to his computer!
Insuring instruments is easy, but you can't ever get the stuff on your hard drive back. Check out something like Crashplan or Mozy, or even just throw your most irreplaceable data on Dropbox.
providing my pregnant wife and dog were outta the house already and safe 
. . . I'd grab any one of my Fenders. They all mean a great deal to me.
. . . I'd grab any one of my Fenders. They all mean a great deal to me.
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Well 1st my family and then my 83' SQ Squier MIJ P-bass....I've played many fine basses but that one is my favorite.
and then my 83' SQ Squier MIJ P-bass....I've played many fine basses but that one is my favorite.
I wouldn't go back in once I was out, but I would feel pretty silly sitting on the curb holding a musical instrument as the main thing I thought of to save.
Hopefully you'd be sitting there with your family, animals, important papers (previously put into grab and run briefcase) and your computer hardrive backup (or in my case all the hardrive drawers pulled out of the computers).
I don't have any irreplaceable vintage stuff, so I'd probably go for the one worth the most money: My Alembic. Yeah, you can't get the old headstock on SX now, but I still think I'd say burn, baby, burn.
My BC Rich IT warlock guitar. That being the one it that would be difficult to replace. Though stuff like my laptop & a few other things would get grabbed first.
(Assuming all people and pets are out, of course 
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My Rickenbacker 4003 Fireglo (I love irony) would take instrument priority.
Then my Bach 42-b trombone if I could run back in.
If I was really feeling adventurous, I'd return to grab my piece of junk Squier that I love so much (my first bass).
Of course, let's hope that none of us will ever be in such a situation.
)My Rickenbacker 4003 Fireglo (I love irony) would take instrument priority.
Then my Bach 42-b trombone if I could run back in.
If I was really feeling adventurous, I'd return to grab my piece of junk Squier that I love so much (my first bass).
Of course, let's hope that none of us will ever be in such a situation.
If I saw someone with an instrument outside of a burning house, I wouldn't have to think twice about why they might have saved it. I'm sure many people would understand.
Which bass to grab from my burning house? My '65 Jazz Bass - Oly White with matching headstock. Its about 95% original (a new nut, all pots replaced and one pickup rewound) - otherwise its like it came from the factory.
I'd bring my ltd-esp b-404 natural finish w/ spault maple. It's the only bass I play/own worth playing.
It's a beauty, and perfect in nearly every way. At the age I bought it, I'm proud of myself
thing was expensive
oh and I'd have to grab my laptop too LOL
It's a beauty, and perfect in nearly every way. At the age I bought it, I'm proud of myself
thing was expensiveoh and I'd have to grab my laptop too LOL
I used to joke(before my dog passed away) that if the house was on fire, I'd throw my Les Paul through the window to break it and then throw the dog. Now days I suspect the the firemen will come to see where all those flying guitars and basses are coming from.
