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Post by WickedWishes on Apr 11, 2004 12:39:59 GMT -5
This is in addendum to my other post,"guitars and cases"
How important is keeping a constant temp and humidity, (RE) guitar storage,.....??
I can understand the critical nature of temp and humidity, when it comes to an acoustic guitar.
But, what about electrics,......??
I have read much literature concerning temp and humidity, and guitar storage, which is the reason I keep my two guitars in cases except when I have them out playing.
My two guitars:
Takamine EG561C in a SKB case.
Epiphone Les Paul Standard in a SKB case.
Are there any pros or cons when it comes to your prized guitars, and where and how they are kept,...??
Just wondering,....
WickedWishes
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Post by zep on Apr 11, 2004 13:08:17 GMT -5
I can only guess, but I don't think that it's a huge issue to worry about humidity and temperature for solid body guitars. If your guitars stay in your house all the time and you have appropriate heating/air conditioning then I think you're set - you won't have any temperature extremes and such.
A couple seemingly obvious things to watch out for though:
-don't leave your guitar in the trunk of your car on a hot day for very long.
-try to avoid temperature extremes and dramatic changes that could cause cracking-like going inside/outside when it's either really hot or cold out or somthing like that-but for the most part cases should prevent that stuff to a certain degree.
I don't think that choosing between a stand and a case makes a big differences, just keep it in a case when you transport it.
I'm no expert though...
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Post by Steelpriest on Apr 11, 2004 15:16:56 GMT -5
I remember two or three times when a neck had to be adjusted due to climate changes from summer to winter or vice versa. On most of my guitars I have a very flat action, on those guitars you note it a once when there is something not really perfect. I remember one day in winter when I came to our rehearsal room and found the heating defective and it was very cold in that room. The strings on my bass guitar at that time were buzzing because somehow the cold must have inflicted the neck action, I took the bass home then and let it warm up, later I adjusted the truss rod slightly and all was fine. Avoid extreme temperatures and avoid extreme changing of tempatures. In Germany it is sometimes very odd with the weather. The summer often comes by surprise but with full force and really amazing heat. Then it might be that a guitar with very low action is affected, like it happened to me two or three times. This thing with the bass guitar in winter was no surprise, by the way. One last advice. If you are out in the cold with your guitar case and come home, leave the guitar in the case for a while and allow it to warm up slowly, don´t pull it out of the case immediately, maybe just open the case a bit but leave the flap closed. And never put a guitar in the trunk of a car, keep it on the backseat...  |
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Post by JoMan on Apr 14, 2004 11:27:34 GMT -5
Hi Everyone, my first post, but you probably know me from epi forums....
I have a question: Will leaving my guitars on stands all the time (except when I go away on vacation) do any damage? Will it affect the color of my finish???
Thanks in advance...
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Post by Uriah on Apr 14, 2004 11:41:39 GMT -5
No... Unless your stands are in the sun. If their in the white room with black curtains you should be fine.  |
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Post by Steelpriest on Apr 14, 2004 14:02:55 GMT -5
Hi Everyone, my first post, but you probably know me from epi forums.... I have a question: Will leaving my guitars on stands all the time (except when I go away on vacation) do any damage? Will it affect the color of my finish? Thanks in advance... Welcome JoMan!  If you do expose your guitars to the sunlight the colors will fade somewhat with the years, this can also be a nice effect, my Korina Explorer was awfully yellowish when it was new, with the years it faded and now looks marvellous. In any case, once a guitar becomes older, the colors will fade, white pickguards will turn greenish or some kind of grey. I keep my guitars also in stands to have them handy all the time, the only thing I make sure is that they are not in direct sunlight and I wipe off dust almost every second day. |
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Post by ZacAttack on Apr 14, 2004 17:35:30 GMT -5
Hi Everyone, my first post, but you probably know me from epi forums.... I have a question: Will leaving my guitars on stands all the time (except when I go away on vacation) do any damage? Will it affect the color of my finish??? Thanks in advance... Listen to Steel. Let me just add this. My off white Gibson S-1 had the finish permanently damaged by a guitar stand that had black rubber tubing on the cradle. It left 2 black marks on the bottom where it sat on the stand. Ok yeah, hind sight is 20/20 and yall are probably saying duh! But I would have never dreamed it would do that. I dont see this stuff used on stands much anymore. If they use rubber tubing its usualy clear. |
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Post by JoMan on Apr 15, 2004 2:59:51 GMT -5
Yeah, I heard about that rubber stuff before... And I take care of dust on my guitars all the time anyway because I play them every day. So far I have not been too worried about all this, it's just my new Lennon Casino, which I will get in 2 months... dont want ruin her, shes damn expensive...
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Post by Uriah on Apr 15, 2004 7:28:32 GMT -5
Personnally I like the polyurthane finish on Epis better then the nitros finish on gibson. It seems like the polyurthane is much MUCH more vinyl resisitant |
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Post by noeljob on Apr 15, 2004 9:58:11 GMT -5
i personally have never had a problem w/ humidity. the only prob ive had is sweating . like where my arm rests and such.
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If you do expose your guitars to the sunlight the colors will fade somewhat with the years, this can also be a nice effect, my Korina Explorer was awfully yellowish when it was new, with the years it faded and now looks marvellous. In any case, once a guitar becomes older, the colors will fade, white pickguards will turn greenish or some kind of grey. I keep my guitars also in stands to have them handy all the time, the only thing I make sure is that they are not in direct sunlight and I wipe off dust almost every second day. 