I have two nice guitars, and it is the 12-string in particular that I feel is irreplaceable. I have them insured, but would like to put GPS tracking units in them in the event they are ever stolen. Be nice to track them down. I had a look on Amazon for small GPS trackers but didn't see anything appropriate. Anyone have any suggestions?

Don't think you know what your asking for here. They make kinda-small gps units, but too big to embed in a prized guitar.
Besides, you'd need either a satellite connection (think Garmen), or cellular. Means money.

I'd go for a surveillance camera setup. They can be motion sensitive - if someone breaks in it activates. They can be wireless and record to a hidden drive, even PUSH an sms message to your cell phone if activated. If you have a "smartphone", you can also view the video.

Doesn't stop the creeps, but at least you can see the smucks stealing it and post the video on utube, the local news, etc.

Lo Jack?

Jut get a tracker they put on pets.

May we ask what kind of guitars?

http://www.eyespysupply.com/conan-real-time-gps-tracking-device-no-fees.html

http://www.cheatersspyshop.com/cheaters-sentinel-micro-real-time-gps-tracker.html

http://www.ecrater.com/p/15969448/tracking-device-mini-global-gps?gps=1

The really small self-powered stuff is still pretty classified and unavailable to the general public.


-Skater

Thanks folks. I guess putting them in the guitar case would work, too.


They are Taylor Leo Kottke models. The 12-string is about 20 years old and sounds like no 12-string I have ever played. Even sounds better than others of the same model. Maybe the wood has aged enough and "opened up" in sound. I use heavy gauge strings and tune it 4 steps low. It sounds fantastic...lots of bottom end and not too much of that high end jangle most 12-strings suffer from. This would be a difficult guitar to replace.

But that's the whole 12-string sound, man. There's a whole genre called "jangly".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CrpAO6td88
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fg0ksfIpC78
(Two non-standard versions of the Byrds' John Riley,
the first rejigged into better stereo by a
youtube poster, but has a beat sliced out
by mistake at one point; the second is an
Eight-Miles-High style jam on the song, from
a "deluxe" reissue of 5D)

That is the prevailing 12-string sound, true, but the 12-string can sound great when tuned down lower with heavy gauge strings. Check out Leo Kottke or James Blackshaw.