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Guitar and Guitar Case storing<\/h2>\n

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*May 4, 2023<\/p>\n

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\u00a0 \u00a0Recently, I have moved the shop to a bigger room – the music room, as I called it. It is probably just over twice the size as the old shop.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0With swapping the two rooms, almost all my gear is in a storage situation: guitars are in cases and amps and pedals just stacked up and not plugged in.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0I like having cases for my guitars unless they come with a nice bag when you purchase them.\u00a0 My Gibson Les Paul Studio and Sterling by Music Man guitars came with nice bags. A few other guitars I have came with cases: Music Man and ESP.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0I am not sure if it has always been the case where a guitar that costs $2000-$3000+ didn’t come with a case but I feel that at a certain price point, the guitar should come with a case. Especially when you shell out big money for it.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0When you have a few guitars cases, it becomes a problem storing them somewhere. If your guitar isn’t sleeping in there, they just seem to be a space eater. Guitar cases fill closets really fast and you would also have to mind humidity on them with the metal parts on them and to a certain degree if they are made of wood.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0I used to have one of those really cool coffin cases. They looked so cool but in the end, the metal parts were pretty rusty and also the handle broke. Unfortunately, that handle wasn’t something you could replace. I looked around a lot and I read that people just replaced the handle with chain.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0I have seen a few things online for case storage: one person making a shelf for his cases. This allowed the cases to lie flat but took a lot of space itself.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Another thing I have been seeing are case racks. It’s like a multi guitar stand and are not cheap by any means. The ones I have seen are made of wood and honestly, they are nothing special.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 It really seems to be a matter of how much space you have. I have read of people cramming cases into closets, Tetris style or some just sliding it under their bed. Not a bad idea if you had a couple of guitar cases.<\/p>\n

\u00a0There is also the debate of having your guitars lying flat or standing up if they were in the cases. I think we will all be in the same boat of *depends how much space I have and where you want to store your guitars (in a case).<\/p>\n

\u00a0 I know I am not giving a solution but I am just saying that I am in that same boat of all you out there with 10+ guitars and cases.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Humidity<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0 As we should all know, humidity is a factor on your axe.\u00a0 This is more on acoustic guitars than electric guitars.<\/p>\n

Electric guitars are made from solid pieces of wood but the humidity level will affect certain woods the same as an acoustic. Fingerboards would be the one to look out for.<\/p>\n

Back to acoustic guitars: humidity levels affect an acoustic guitar more because the body is just made of thin sheets of wood.<\/p>\n

The problem with the internet is that there is a ton of information out there and a ton of opinions.\u00a0 But in general, a guitar should be in of 45-55% humidity and about 20-24* Celsius.<\/strong><\/p>\n

symptoms of a guitar being too dry<\/strong><\/p>\n