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Post subject: How does everyone store their guitars?
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 9:35 pm
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I've been receiving a lot of conflicting opinion regarding how I should store my guitars. I've got a FCS Custom Classic, one of the new MB83 BLK1's, and a Martin D-41. I live in the san francisco bay area. I just got some hercules mounts so I can hang my two strats on my wall. But now I've got some people telling me they all need to be in the case, some people saying the bay area is fine and doesn't matter (leave them all out), some people saying hang the strats and keep the acoustic in the case. WTF?


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Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 1:07 am
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Keep them in their case, standing up and tuned

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Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 8:22 am
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alainlafrance wrote:
Keep them in their case, standing up and tuned

+1, except for when they travel to rehearshals.

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Post subject: Re: How does everyone store their guitars?
Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 11:15 am
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Can anyone give me a technical reason though? I've had plenty of people have opinions on this. I'd rather hear some technical reasons and make a judgement for myself. For example, is the main reason humidity control? Are there other factors at play? Is high humidity, or low humidity worse? Does anyone else live in the bay area? Is the risk between an electric and an acoustic different?

Sorry, I just actually want to know, and would love a real answer because the two previous posts haven't really been much better than the answers I got at guitar center.

Kyle


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Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 2:23 pm
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If you want them safe from 99 of the 100 varieties of freak disasters that can befall a guitar, put them out of the way, out of the sun, and in hardshell cases standing upwards.

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Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 2:32 pm
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Can anyone give me a technical reason though? I've had plenty of people have opinions on this. I'd rather hear some technical reasons and make a judgement for myself. For example, is the main reason humidity control? Are there other factors at play? Is high humidity, or low humidity worse? Does anyone else live in the bay area? Is the risk between an electric and an acoustic different?

Sorry, I just actually want to know, and would love a real answer because the two previous posts haven't really been much better than the answers I got at guitar center.

Kyle

Thanks :evil:

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Post subject: Re: How does everyone store their guitars?
Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 5:48 pm
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alain,

i was thinking you were going to recommend rental storage facilities! :lol:

the 'in the cases' part i get...but why standing up? wouldnt it be better laid flat so it doesnt fall over?

and for you guys that keep them in the cases? dont you want to see those beautiful guitars? or have them easily available to just pick up and noodle?


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Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 6:45 pm
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Standing up, because it keeps the tension of the strings & body where is should likely be. Sorry, I don't have a "technical reason", I just know that after years of doing it this way, my guitars stay in tune and the necks don't get warped.

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Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 7:36 pm
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Standing up, because it keeps the tension of the strings & body where is should likely be. Sorry, I don't have a "technical reason", I just know that after years of doing it this way, my guitars stay in tune and the necks don't get warped.


+1 and years and years and decades... :wink:

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Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 7:42 pm
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alainlafrance, I intended no disrespect. I've just had a lot of people give me a lot of answers without much justification. Frankly, I'd rather keep my guitars hung on my wall because I love looking at them. But if there's a real reason I shouldn't, I'd love to know so I can adjust and do the right thing. I suppose I'm just trying to say....everyone seems to have an opinion....but does anyone know why? Or is it just because that's what everyone's always done? I fully understand that keeping them in a case standing up is probably the safest. But I also don't have little kids running around, and there's not a whole lot (physically at least) that could happen to them hung on my wall with hercules mounts. I'm more concerned with things related to climate and the wood. Or perhaps other things I'm unaware of that can happen to guitars? Forgive me for my ignorance about this....just trying to learn. :)

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Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 12:44 am
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ufboy73 wrote:

the 'in the cases' part i get...but why standing up? wouldnt it be better laid flat so it doesnt fall over?



No risk :wink:
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Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 1:42 am
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I live in the Bay Area, and I have always hung my guitars on the wall. I've nver had an issue with any neck problems. And in this climate you shouldn't worry too much about humidity being an issue. I do agree that in that cases standing like that is probably the best option for long tern storage, but if you play your guitars regualarly it's not necessary IMO.

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Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 5:06 am
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+1 Tim, I leave mine out just sitting against my amp. I've done that for 15+ years now with no problems. Even though I have an 18 month old daughter running around they're still safe. She likes to stand in front of them and pluck at the stings. If she ever does happen to knock one over, who cares! They're Stratocasters, they're pretty much indestructible. Just ask Stevie.

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Post subject: Re: How does everyone store their guitars?
Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 9:09 am
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another rason for standing the cases, is ease of access. I'm not against wall hanging, I just hate the idea of guitars falling and getting mangled,I've see this happen in stores....

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Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 3:26 am
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SeanGephardt wrote:
another rason for standing the cases, is ease of access. I'm not against wall hanging, I just hate the idea of guitars falling and getting mangled,I've see this happen in stores....


I had that concern at first, but I bought longer screws and made sure the hanger is anchored firmly into the stud and not just sheetrock. So far so good. And like the OP, I hang my guitars because I like to see them. The ones that don't get played regularly are stored in the cases in a closet.

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