Leaving my electric out on a stand…

[M Sarad]

I remember the night my 1962 ES 335 was knocked out of the stand.

The headstock was broken in 2.

Beware

[Chickee]

Originally Posted by M Sarad

I remember the night my 1962 ES 335 was knocked out of the stand.

The headstock was broken in 2.

Beware

I have to ask…what knocked it out of the stand? Child, pet, spouse? You?😭

[FoxHound4690]

Originally Posted by TDavis

I’ve always been very hesitant about leaving my acoustic guitars on stands or on a wall hook because of humidity fluctuation issues (in fact, I don’t)…but is that as crucial on electrics? Can I leave my electric out where I can readily grab it without worrying about weird things happening to it as a result?

I leave my Stratocaster out on it's stand all the time and it's never been affected by any changes in temp and humidity, other than the tuning getting knocked out here and there. The action or intonation on it has never been affected either. Electrics you can happily leave out on stands as long as u keep them out of direct sunlight. depending on where abouts you live though, if you live in a very cold climate it might be an idea to put your electrics in their case during the coldest months otherwise you might find your guitar needing a truss rod tweak.

[EZYPIKINS]

You can do whatever you want.

I keep all mine in their cases when not being played. That's what I do.

Stand is only for short intervals of rest during session.

This wat they stay clean. No dust accumulates around the bridge and pickups.

Also I am very particular with my setups. Leaving on a stand affects this.

Case keep from accidently being knocked over.

It happens.

You do you.

[EZYPIKINS]

Originally Posted by Shuksan

I currently have nine electric guitars that have been out on a rack or hanging on the wall anywhere from 8 to 21 years with no ill effects whatsoever. No dog problems here. My dog can't reach the ones on the wall and the rack is in a closet where the dog can't get to them.

Easily accessible guitars are guitars that get played more.

I see this quote, time and time again.

I keep my guitars in cases. All of em.

Where I am in my journey right now. Haven't played electric in quite a while.

Have been mainly an acoustic player for the past few years.

All in cases, all get played. I play daily. Usually AM and PM.

I may play one this week, Another next week, etc.

But they all get played. And the tone and playability of all of them always inspires me to play more.

[rmp]

I like to keep all of them in their cases too.

they stay far more stable wrt neck relief than sitting out on stands.

doesn't bother me at all to open up a case pull a guitar out to play and put it back when done.

My brother inlaw keeps his guitars out, and he's constantly chasing his setup around. Neck's always bowed, the never stay in tune well. just not a good way to maintain them in my opinion. he complains that the casing thing is too much of a pain, I find chasing the setup as he does far more painful and he wonders why I never seldom have to do anything to them to keep them playing well.

[Brent Hutto]

I have a whole music room to myself so I can take up as much space as I like. No problem with having a guitar case sitting full-time across the arms of one of the recliners. I pull the guitar out to play, put it back when I'm done and it's waiting right there for me to pull it out again the next day.

Unlike the acoustic guitar, I do have a stand where I place the electric guitar whenever I want to step away for a few minutes or even a few hours. It's nice not to have to unplug and replug. But at night it goes back in the case like the acoustic.

I would not worry at all about leaving it out if I felt like it though. Maybe not during an extended winter spell of super low humidity. Eventually there can be fret sprout. But I don't let our house get that dry anyway. If it's too dry for an electric guitar with maple neck and fretboard to sit out on a stand, it is certainly too dry for my own comfort!