Poppy Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Please help. What is the best position for my case when storing my guitar. Should it lay flat on the floor, on its side, or standing on its end straight up. Yes I am new to this. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCI Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 I don't know that there is a best way. I have some under the bed lying flat, some standing upright and a couple of others on their sides. Never had an issue with any of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Please help. What is the best position for my case when storing my guitar. Should it lay flat on the floor' date='on its side, or standing on its end straight up. Yes I am new to this. Thanks![/quote'] The best way is at my place. I store mine standing up leaning against several walls in my house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Yep. Don't store it. Play it. I leave mine laying around the house so that I stand a better chance of playing them often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Yep. Don't store it. Play it. I leave mine laying around the house so that I stand a better chance of playing them often. Me too, If I case em they tend to stay cased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 I keep all of mine in the stands all the time. Covered with a sheet when not in use. Which is extremely rare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Try searches... http://forums.gibson.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=19869 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruznolfart Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 The best way is at my place. I store mine standing up leaning against several walls in my house. Wouldn't one wall be sufficient' date=' Rob? You Californians sure do things the hard way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverbursted Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Please help. What is the best position for my case when storing my guitar. Should it lay flat on the floor' date='on its side, or standing on its end straight up. Yes I am new to this. Thanks![/quote'] Shouldn't really matter, as long as you don't store the case next to a heat source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverbursted Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Oh and BTW, welcome to the forum Poppy. What do you play? Before you get flamed, I'd recommend posting pictures of your gear, and tell us a little about yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieman15061 Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 If for some strange reason your guitar is going to be in its case for months should you take the tension off the neck and loosen the strings or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruznolfart Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 If for some strange reason your guitar is going to be in its case for months should you take the tension off the neck and loosen the strings or not? I don't release the tension on any of them, acoustic or electric. If I were playing them everyday, they'd be tuned up all the time anyway so what possible difference could it make? I've heard that the bridge can lift on some acoustics. Possibly a cheapo or extremely old. But the top on my 40+ year old Framus 6 string is still pristine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Wouldn't one wall be sufficient' date=' Rob? You Californians sure do things the hard way. [confused'] I don't have a single wall with enough unused space to put them all there. One day I'll make one of the spare bedrooms into a music room...now I have guitars in the office, in the office closet, in the family room, (one next to the bar, one next to the piano, two next to the TV along with the violin, and a few in the guest room. They're all cased, but "available". I'd like to keep some in the living room, but the baby grand, but the wife doesn't like the carpet with footprints on it. Oh...by the way...I thought California WAS southern Oregon!! Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruznolfart Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 I don't have a single wall with enough unused space to put them all there. One day I'll make one of the spare bedrooms into a music room...now I have guitars in the office' date=' in the office closet, in the family room, (one next to the bar, one next to the piano, two next to the TV along with the violin, and a few in the guest room. They're all cased, but "available". I'd like to keep some in the living room, but the baby grand, but the wife doesn't like the carpet with footprints on it. Oh...by the way...I thought California WAS southern Oregon!! Bob[/quote'] Ah yes, I see now. You actually have more than one guitar. I share your predicament...other than the living-room carpet thing. We have dogs and cats instead of a grand piano. It was a difficult choice. But at least footprints don't show in the layer of fur. A PORTION of northern California is in the "State of Jefferson", which is still promoting secession from the Union. I don't think it comes quite that far down, though. Not much further south than Redding or so. Should be a wonderful revolution if it ever happens. I'll watch it from my porch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Ah yes' date=' I see now. You actually have more than one guitar. [biggrin'] I share your predicament...other than the living-room carpet thing. We have dogs and cats instead of a grand piano. It was a difficult choice. But at least footprints don't show in the layer of fur.quote] Ah, yes... the pets.... well, I have 9 Pugs. They stay in the kennel all day, and in the dog house 'til after we eat dinner, then they all come in. 4 go back with the Wife to the bedroom, and 5 stay out in the family room with me.... they NEVER get in the living room!! (and I rarely get in myself) And if you know anything about Pugs..... they're "shedding machines"...so multiply that by 9 and you'll understand my situation! It's too bad we can have LA and SF both succeed from Calif, (and they can take Sacramento with 'em). Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Please help. What is the best position for my case when storing my guitar. Should it lay flat on the floor' date='on its side, or standing on its end straight up. Yes I am new to this. Thanks![/quote'] Poppy, since you're new to the forum and may lack some required knowledge to properly care for your instruments I have no choice but suggest you send them to me for proper care. Depends on your circumstance. Kids in the house? Animals who might knock them over? Temperature swings? Keep 'em in the cases when not playing. Flat or on end doesn't matter one bit that I could imagine... Me? Since I have too many to deal with cases and guitars too, I've stashed all the cases and did this in 2 cabinets; I've seen too many guitars put away in a case for safe storage that suffered badly warped necks. You need to keep an eye on them regularly to catch a problem before it gets out of hand. If for some strange reason your guitar is going to be in its case for months should you take the tension off the neck and loosen the strings or not? Gibson detunes everything half a step before shipping. Good enough for me. Too much slack in the strings means the neck has to return to a stable state of tension again when retuned. Flirting with disaster in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myspace.com/jessenoah Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 I keep mine in the living room, in the dining room, in all the bedrooms, a couple in the hall, a couple in the garage, some in the bathroom, 3 under the sink, one in each closet, one next to each TV, one under the desk in my office, one perched atop the fireplace.......... nah I wish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 It's......so......beautiful......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drumrnmuzik Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 I have 'em cased except one that is hanging one the wall waiting for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poppy Posted November 22, 2009 Author Share Posted November 22, 2009 Thanks to all that responded. First, yes, we all would love to have other peoples guitars store at our house but for now I will keep mine at my house. Thanks for the offers. For now keeping them out on stands is not safe, working on getting a music room. Thanks for letting me know that while they are in the case any position is okay, keeping it from a heat source. As far as searching the topic, I know I could have done that, but I would have missed the opportunity to meet others in the forum. I would have missed the tangent on Southern Oregon/Northern California. My story is that I am an older dude that started play about ten years ago, played for about a year. Put it down until about four months ago. I do not have a big arsenal like some that responded, WOW. I have a Yamaha Pacifica, my beautiful wife bought me ten years ago, and a cheap Bently acoustic. I just received my first Gibson Les Paul Traditional three weeks ago. (Notice I said my first, I hope more to come.) My playing is coming along, starting over again, learning all beginner stuff, you know chords, scales, and starting to pick out a few parts of songs, I like. Thanks for taking the time, and hope to post more and start responding to others. The pictures are coming. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Poppy, great post, and welcome to the forum. The problem here is that we will all encourage you go get more gear. MY wife asked me last night if my "G.A.S. was satisfied. I said yes.... for about a year..... Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCI Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Nice collection, Neo! What sort of Ric is that, third from the left? It looks like it has really sweet finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poppy Posted November 22, 2009 Author Share Posted November 22, 2009 Thanks Danvillrob, but you need to help a newbie out. What is G.A.S.. As far as getting new gear, looking at amps right now. I do not need one, BUT, I want a half stack, and some of those cool pedal things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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