I can’t part with my guitars.... I was going to sell a 92 Les Paul and buy a new one a couple of years back. I was in such distress wife finally said “OKAY enough already! Just go buy the new one!” Guitars are like your kids. Some are better than others.... but you can’t get rid of them.
I have written into our trust who gets each guitar. Not family. Friends I have played with along the way. None of them know....
I managed to sell off thirteen of them over the past few years - and only miss two. :)
I love the idea of leaving guitars to friends. None of my family members play anyway. I have about 20 guitars (well, 19 now...) and it seems I tend to play only one, maybe one other. Amps? Now that’s a different story. I have come to the conclusion that the guitar is a device used to excite the amp. A good tube amp can be “played” with the guitar. I only discovered this after decades of considering the amp as something to make the guitar louder. Now I chase the amp tone. I love coaxing those sweet tones out of my amps. Current line up in no particular order is Komet, Jim Kelley, /13, Louis Electric, Nolatone. As a matter of fact, I’m heading down there shortly to wake up the neighbors.
That's for sure. I sold my '59 Fender jazz bass about 35 yrs ago. I've regret it every time I think about it now. I resolved after that to never sell another guitar after that, and to only buy guitars that I want to have around for a lifetime. Needless to say, I have a LOT of guitars and basses.