Ideal Humidity & Temperature Levels For A Guitar - How To Store A Guitar To Prevent Damage

[@badcomma]

Thanks. This was very helpful. I've been struggling with this issue. We have super low humidity in the desert, often under 20%. I bought a guitar with fret sprout and a slightly bent neck that was not appropriately stored. It's not an expensive guitar ($500) - so I bought the necessary tools and did the repairs myself and put on a new set of strings. I now have a hydrometer and humidifier in my room to keep my babies comfy. I'm a little embarrassed that I didn't do this sooner.

[@rafiislam4195]

Good job Guys! I was looking for a video on this topic for a long time. May the almighty shower you guys with all the blessings!

[@andretremblay5344]

Very interesting and helpful video!

[@norbertlohan5951]

Great video! Many thx for the very helpful explanation! I directly ordered some humidipacs and see what I can do next to take good care of my accoustics. Thank you!!

[@Galacticgospel.]

Thank you for sharing this information

[@samsschool3639]

I wish somebody told me before I bought my D18

[@fadeskywards1245]

Very well explained. Thank you!

[@BobJones-kj4pj]

Great information, thank you

[@geraldhenrickson7472]

Great video thanks! The comments below imply folks are unsure and are asking for specific guidance about what to do. Only the individual can determine how to proceed. Rarely is everything perfect and it all begins with a humidity meter and a thermometer.

[@tomdaoust]

Nice work on this important issue. But I have a question not discussed. I'm trying to keep my guitar ROOM at the optimum humidity. I like to keep my guitars on the wall for ready access. A guitar in its case gets played less. My wife is worried that keeping my winter humidity in my guitar room 40-55% might invite the dreaded black mold. Is there any danger of mold when my guitar room is kept at 40-55% humidity? I believe that the danger of growing mold is far above 55%. What do you know about this?

[@mohanapriya1601]

Thank you so much for this video

[@korcel7]

Thanks

[@pedrodias5166]

Very informative...thank you!

[@elibolick3608]

Awesome video, super informative!

[@elwrongo]

My neck shrank on my 73 Strat exposing the frret ends. This shit is real. Fret dress fixed it but so weird, never expected it. I live in a hot dry country. Australia.

[@crunxomusic4953]

5:27 I have the same device the humidifier but I still dont know if the sponge dries out, because I cannot take it out of the humidifier

[@Realtalknewyorkwithjanique]

WOW thanks

[@ericsproutfourteen5307]

Thxs!

[@NitroCigarette]

I have a question. I'm in San Jose CA, right now at 9:30am it's 70 out, humidity is 68%. In my apartment, we can't run the AC all day, sadly. It gets real expensive. i have my Les Paul in the case and in my closet. The room the closet is in can get as hot as 86. I don't currently have a way to check humidity in the house but I am curious this is alright? I would have for my $1700 guitar to get ruined. During the middle of the day temps outside can hit maybe 95-104, but maybe 87-90 in the house, and around 86-ish in the room of the guitar. I see SO much info about acoustics but can barely finid any info on electrics. I know the frets are at risk but how much?

[@thelowmein9143]

I wish I lived in the U.K. just to visit this store

[@ratulsarkar2824]

I have hang my guitar at the wall and what ac temperature should I keep room

[@DennisHicks78749]

I love humidipacks, but a i use the Bovedas, less expensive, have to be sure to get the 49% packs.

[@brunwcarv]

amazing tips, thanks

[@Tony78432]

Does this video also apply to solid body electrics?

[@edwin_art_studio414]

Awesome

[@IndyRockStar]

I live in Florida. It's incredibly difficult to keep RH under 70%.

[@Craig77775]

I have a classical guitar, our humidity here is 21 C. I dont have a hardcase is it ok if i just place it regularly on guitar stand?

[@onurag7176]

Hey its around 70-80% humidity most of the year in my region.. is buying an all solid guitar worth it? ( i don't want to buy a dehumidifier)

[@Ks-zz9lh]

Good question… what’s the answer!?

[@jaezryl]

Not as critical as temperate regions where RH goes down to 20 percent. All you have to do is have an airconditioned room. Even then, the guitar would need a slightly tightened truss rod because the neck will bow a little bit more than usual

[@jaezryl]

Yes, a solid guitar is worth it

[@ThePerfectLizrd]

When I'm not using it can I leave it on a stand or should I always have it in a case

[@DavidChiriboga]

If your room is well humidified or you can purchase a room humidifier to keep the 45-55% humidity, then sure, there’s no problem with leaving them out. I keep mine in a small room that I can control.

[@Colhogan06]

The room climate does make a difference unless you can control it, as the other gentleman stated. I made the mistake of hanging all my guitars on the wall of the room I practice in. It's just a big room and I thought it would look nice to hang the guitars up. That being said, they do look fantastic! We have a music theme going on in this room. But we live in a very dry climate except during what we call here, monsoon season. For about 2 or 3 months it's very humid and rainy. So now that it's cold and dry, and has been for several months I have noticed my guitars have a buzz. It confused me at first because I knew I had played several of them a few months back and they were fine. So I did some checking to see if weather really could be the reason, and discovered the weather and humidity was actually the culprit. I suppose I could wait until it gets humid again but that's several months from now and I want to play them now. I'll see about getting a humidifier and then see how that effects them. At any rate once I can control the humidity in here I will set them up again and try to maintain the climate steady.

[@jackattack4851]

how long does the sponge last before it dries out?

[@maxiking8496]

completely depends on how dry your guitar is. it can dry out in about one day, if your guitar is heavily dried out. when you repeat the process, you will notice, that the sponge just stays wet for a few days, so the guitar doesnt absorb any more water. then you will know, that the wood absorbed enough water.

[@jackattack4851]

@@maxiking8496 thanks

[@PTRK490]

Man, I’ve read some articles online saying that you should keep the temperature between 0-35 degrees Celsius and some articles saying between 10-30 Celsius like I’m so fkn confused. When the sun shines, and I have curtains closed but the heat comes through the curtains and it can get 25-29 degrees Celsius in my room. I only have two electric guitars on a Hercules stand because I play everyday. So far I haven’t encountered any problems. But I’m started to get worried when it’s summer and outside it’s 35 degrees Celsius, imagine how hot it is in my room… fkn 40 degrees Celsius😒

[@TheCleaner6969]

Not everyone likes keeping their guitars in cases. I recommend a humidity plug

[@WysteriaGuitar]

Wait, what should the room temperature be? My house stays around 60 F when I am not there...

[@DavyDave1313]

Finally bought a little device to see temperature and humidity. All week the hallway I have the guitar in has been a good humidity mainly stayed around 50 humidity but some days dropped to 30 humidity. However the temperature has been consistently above 80 degrees. Worried that my guitar has been damaged. It’s not in direct sunlight at all. But still reads all week between 75 and 87 degrees. It’s pretty warm here in California ** my Taylor 414 came in a deluxe hard shell - I always have it in the case closed when stored.

[@ParthMarotkar-hr3ng]

32°C is good guitar bridge this question hinder me a lot

[@jaredhernandez8753]

How about electric?

[@Comanchelords]

Stored with a wet towel wrapped around it will keep it good as new.

[@darirockculture9835]

@@Comanchelords no dude! Don't do this. It makes your guitar absorb more bacteria! Can seriously damage your guitar!

[@gauravbhuyan8549]

Hi thank you for this video , I just had a question , I am from New Delhi India , I don't have a hard case but I do have good soft case , how do I keep the guitar , should I let the guitar rest on the floor inside the case or should I lean the guitar on the wall (inside the case) ? Please let me know , will be very helpful

[@GyanAddict]

When I was learning guitar, my teacher said that leaning the guitar on a wall while the guitar is facing the wall will help the neck a little bit. If we lean the guitar facing the back side to the wall, then the neck will get some added tension and will be more prone to bending. So I lean my guitars facing the wall. What I was thinking that, me also living in India, the weather is a lot humid here. So, can I put some rice grains in a cotton cloth and make a knot, then put it inside the guitar bag. I'll have to do some research.

[@Politickticktickin]

@@GyanAddict get a heatable silicone pack. Some have heating elements with the silicone to dry it by plugging to a socket. Try to put it on top of the soundhole. If the silicone pack is hard and youre worried about scratches, just put a piece of cloth in between

[@chrisdidonna7371]

Herco gaurdfather pods are great cheap and do the job

[@geraldhenrickson7472]

So do silica pack products yet you still need to determine which you need.

[@dylanthomas7443]

Are you supposed to loosen your strings when your guitars are not in use?

[@Mr6767Will]

NO

[@allendavebulala6515]

Does cold are affect your guitar?

[@lukaherc3_16]

Yes it does. It moistures your guitar sometimes to the point that water gets into the soundboard(top of the guitar) and then it gets bloated

[@HavendaleBlvd80]

I have my late Father's old fender acoustic f35 from the 70's, that sat in a furnace room, by itself, no case, for about 20 years... My question is... Should perform a procedure to restore some sort of moisture in the guitar, and what do you recommend? Thank you.

[@bepis2123]

Put one or two carrots in the soundhole, then keep the guitar in a bag and close it for a week. The moisture cant escape so the wood will absorb it.

[@rv6205]

after 20 years is it still in good condition ?....Did the wood get dry after that time ?

[@SandaruAkalanka]

Is it okay to place a guitar (electric or ecoustic) facing directly to the AC Machine?

[@noname-sj1hi]

No

[@onixtheone]

NO Especially if it has a fan blowing air

[@thelowmein9143]

40 - 60% humidity really? That surprises me. I was always told 50 - 70. The room I store my guitars is very consistently 70 degrees Fahrenheit (21 Celsius) and 65-70% humidity, I hope I haven’t ruined my collection yikes! Are there devices that work like a thermostat for humidity? Will add some if it gets to low and remove if it gets to high? Is consistency more important than getting it dead on?

[@u563rick6]

The Lowmein you don’t want to do that....that being 70% because it’s too moist and that’s when things grow, bacteria may find it more comfortable etc. what makes sense to me if you google something like what humidity level should I keep in my home? It’ll be the same. Too dry your nose might be dry & bleed, same with wood right? Too dry, could crack etc. also if you run A/C there is a Very noticeable different in how the air feels and you could save money being comfortable say at 76’ w/50% humidity than needing to put the A/C at 75’ F with 61% humidity.

[@pablo9364]

I think your right. The absolute worst problem is a rapid large change in temperature or humidity .

[@geraldhenrickson7472]

Really? I have always understood 30-60 depending on if electric or acoustic. Here in Utah its always 30-40 and after seven years here all seems good. I did have fret sprout occur on my Epiphone 335 thoughyet my two acoustics seem happy. Maybe 40-60 was just a guidline...your mileages may vary.

[@jimbailey1122]

65-70% is WAY too high, both for your guitars and your home (potential structural issues). 40% minimum, 50-55% max.

[@manuelaguilar4515]

so is not a good idea to hang my acoustic guitar?

[@sandrac6026]

Can a guitar be stored safely in a gun safe?

[@joelmiddaugh8229]

I don't know what they're on about, I set my guitar next to my urinal all the time and it's right as rain.

[@bmfilmnut]

A hydrometer DOES NOT measure moisture in the air (relative humidity). Look it up. What you use for this purpose is a hygrometer.

[@pablo9364]

What about electric guitars

[@user-zn4qy7tw9t]

Im a beginner and im also wondering if electric guitars need a humidifier too

[@pablo9364]

Giorno quan I keep all my electric guitars in a large rack but in their gig bags. My room hasn’t got heating. I’m in U.K.

[@mrtambourineman6107]

Electric guitars will be much more resistant to extremes in humidity, unless you are in super extremes you'll be fine

[@geraldhenrickson7472]

They are great. I no longer have any acoustics.

[@PTRK490]

@@mrtambourineman6107 so straight answer is no?

[@mikemachadomusic8555]

Ok but how about for electric guitars?!!!

[@mrmeme-jq6qr]

Now I see why they make guitars out of weird stuff like aluminum

[@DennisHicks78749]

Hydrometer is a better name for it. Here in the states we call them hygrometers, much less intuitive.

[@runawayitsarm]

Instructions unclear. Stored guitar in a pool.

[@dezscott46]

In this county its always damp Thats the England for you . dont waist you money if you live in the UK .yet another sales pitch from PMT

[@Ks-zz9lh]

Pmt!?