Guitars in Cases - How to "store" them

It's fine to rest it like that. That's how i do it with my hardshell case. Just stand it up like you were putting it in guitar stand. It's the same thing just in a case.

How one positions the case isn't too critical, but make sure the case will not topple over. Should the case fall over and land "just wrong," it is possible for extreme g-forces to snap off the headstock even while inside the case. Cases that provide complete, form-fitted support of the headstock protect against this. Unfortunately, few cases are actually built this way.

My best friend always puts his guitars back in cases (one soft case, one hard shell case) and I don't get it. He has not kids or pets to knock them down. I always leave my guitar on the guitar stand so it's ready to play. The hard shell case is only used when transporting it to other places. Even odder, my friend places the guitar horizontal. I think it would make more sense to have it vertical but I don't know.

I recently bought a Epi chet Atkins classic guitar , it is a semisolid body,Thin body. I had a classical hard case,however it was for a full body. I was concerned that when I put the guitar in the case that it lay in a leaning position with the neck on the rest and the body touching the bottom of the case, I was afraid that to leave the guitar in the case for long that the neck would become warped. I solved the delima by using some old "T" shirts to build up the bottom so the guitar lays reletavely level in the case. A blanket or other material could probably serve the same purpose. There is an advantage created also. When I am finished playing I always have a convient soft rag to wipe the fingerprints off the finish and to wipe the perspiration from the strings. Dosen't quite answer your question but may help if your case isen't guite the right fit.

greg, what is the super-cool-carry-all-backpacking-guitar gig bag you had when I came up to NJ?

I have my guitars out in the open, on stands, hanging from walls and a couple stood on shelves. I was wondering since they are in my front room would constant tempreture change do any damage? also what about the effects of dust and other air particals?

greg, what is the super-cool-carry-all-backpacking-guitar gig bag you had when I came up to NJ?

Nick-

It's a Ritter RG4000 :

Bought it at my local mom 'n' pop for about $70 US, but can find only UK and Euro web references to it:

http://www.bandworlduk.com/shop/prod1185.htm

I have the dreadnaught acoustic version as well. Definitely prefer these to hardshells for to-from gigs.

-G

Awwww that looks the business, I want one.

Music123 has some top o' the line RCG700 electric bags on closeout for $49

Dreadnaught bags are $69

The Ritter US homepage is here:

http://www.ritter-bags.com/music.php?level=2&country=US&lang=1

Those bags look so cool. I'd imagine they are most useful for people who live in big cities and have to use public transportation then walk outdoors to their destination. I'd rather have a backpack if I had to walk outdoors in the rain or snow rather then carry it and I think the bag would likely be more water-resistant.

Still, I live out in the Chicago suburbs and drive everywhere I go so I like a hard case. Also, I'm not walking but maybe 40 feet to get to my car and from the car to the next house. I also like the hard case because you can bump your guitar on a door and it won't spin your tuning peg to knock the guitar out of tune or knock something loose. Nevertheless, those cool backpack bags must have a huge market!

I like the idea of being able to carry it on your back leaving your hands free, I dunno about anyone else but carrying it on the side is a real pain in the @ss, trying to manoeuvre through doors, people, up stairs banging the headstock as you go etc. I am seriously thinking about getting one, especially since I would really like to take two guitars to the seminars.

If you do get that then you really gotta be careful of walking through doors. The neck can break in half if you arent careful.

Take a look at the cases....20mm padding. I mean if you drop your guitar down the stairs in the best case around the neck could break.

i hope nick's not referring to me on this one, because it wasnt the best case in the world, just a standard not padded gig bag that i was using for the day that i had no case for my guitar. I was going to get a hardshell after school that day.

Now, the case i have is so protective that i could drop it out of an airplane over the pacific ocean, it could hit a rock, bounce into the water, and i could fall on top of it and (assuming i survive the fall from the airplane,) I could use it as a floatation device, and both me and the guitar would survive, the guitar has more of a chance than me, cause it dont have to eat. (well, a tiny exaggeration there, but the case is crazy resilliant, it bounces, floats on water, is waterproof,has full neck support, and is lighter than the guitar, so it's a steal at $80 canadian.) I bought it off my music teacher last year, and it kicks the hell out of any gig bag ive ever seen. Oh, yeahy, i forgot, it has a back strap. HAHAHA!