How do changes in environment and temperature affect my guitar?
Ok first lets start with humidity and seasonal changes. Sometimes these will cause changes in the amount of relief present in your guitar neck. The result may be minor fret buzz or action that feels a bit higher than normal. A truss rod adjustment is usually all that is needed. As for temperature… cold isn’t so bad, its how quickly the guitar warms up that causes problems. If your guitar is left in your car for a significant amount of time, in very cold weather, and then brought into your warm toasty house, condensation will occur. Its easy enough to wipe down your guitar, but on the inside, this condensation can eventually damage your electronics (pots, switches, jacks and so on) as they become corroded. Heat is a completely different story. It will ruin your guitar. Let me say that again. It will ruin your guitar. Now let me explain… when someone brings me a warped neck, I can make it straight again by the use of heat and clamps. So you can imagine, if you leave your guitar in yo
Ok first lets start with humidity and seasonal changes. Sometimes these will cause changes in the amount of relief present in your guitar neck. The result may be minor fret buzz or action that feels a bit higher than normal. A truss rod adjustment is usually all that is needed. As for temperature… cold isn’t so bad, its how quickly the guitar warms up that causes problems. If your guitar is left in your car for a significant amount of time, in very cold weather, and then brought into your warm toasty house, condensation will occur. Its easy enough to wipe down your guitar, but on the inside, this condensation can eventually damage your electronics (pots, switches, jacks and so on) as they become corroded. Heat is a completely different story. It will ruin your guitar. Let me say that again. It will ruin your guitar. Now let me explain… when someone brings me a warped neck, I can make it straight again by the use of heat and clamps. So you can imagine, if you leave your guitar in yo
