I'm asking for two reasons:1. For fun! I'm and avid guitar player, and it's fun to know who else shares the same passion/hobby.2. I'm interested to know your thoughts on keeping your guitars in your RV (particularly full timers). Any creative or space-saving ways to store them? Any concerns regarding extreme temperature or humidity? Do you you just keep cheaper guitars with you, or does anyone keep really nice ones?I have four guitars and one uke. I may sell one of them, but I couldn't part with the rest even though they can take up a lot of space. I have a "cheaper" martin that's become my old beater acoustic guitar. I have an epiphone hollow body from the 90s which is also an old beater...I may sell this one. I have a Gibson Les Paul studio which may LOOK like a beater due to the sheer amount of hours practicing/gigging, but plays amazingly and every component has been upgraded...pickups, tuners, push/pull pots, and I added a bigsby. Its my #1.My nicest is a Taylor 616ce. It's REALLY nice...and its cost reflects that. :/ It looks gorgeous and plays like a dream. Because it's an acoustic, and so expensive, I'm worried about full timing with it. High heat/humidity in the summer and cold temps in the winter make me nervous. How nervous should I be? I also have pets so for their sake, the climate control will be paramount. My hope is that if I aim to keep the animals comfy, which is priority number one, the guitars will be fine by default. Perhaps with a few extra measures to control humidity...Thoughts?Cheers!Zach

Me.I do single-act gigs with my own backing tracks. Brand-new American standard red-translucent Tele arriving as we speak. Never owned a new one, I'm treating myself.All my equipment rides in the back where chairs used to be. Never worry about humidity as I'm always in dry weather. Temperature? yeah, don't like things getting real hot. Guitar rides wherever I find space at the time.. couch, bed, on top of piano in back... One thing I've found over the years.. be careful whom you show your equipment to. The people you know and trust may have some less-than-honest friends. I've had many stolen over the years through my own ignorance of this fact, including a 60s Gibson ES-175, which I assume would be worth thousands now.I'm a Jimi fan, and also Brad Paisley.

I have a Cort headless guitar I bought from Sears about 30 years ago and it looks very much like this. It's about the smallest full-size guitar that could possibly exist. Ideal for life in limited square footage. My biggest regret is I didn't buy the matching headless bass that was beside it in the catalog. Sears doesn't sell them any more, but you might be able to find one on eBay or Amazon.

I carry a Taylor GS Mini-E and love it. I have a Martin D 28 , and a Taylor 410 CE which I usually leave at home.

I forgot, if you have an electric guitar you also need an amp. I bought an amp the size of a box of cereal at Walmart for about $30. It works fine for playing in a small area. It even has distortion built in.

Guitar player? No I don't think what I do could be called guitar playing. I make noise that scares dogs and small children. I have a PRS se 245 and a fender mustang amp that I never leave home without. Will be going full time in the next 6 to 12 months so I making a permanent storage spot for them in the motor home.

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chaeworld
Explorer
Jul 04, 2015
I have a I rig and hook my guitar up to my I pad once and a while I even have pro tools and have worked some things up on my pad.
There is something about plug into a amp.
Unless I am playing in a band or jamming when I am practacing I am not trying to impress anyone
Practice can be ugly.
aerbus32
Explorer II
Jul 02, 2015
Part of the reason I bought this iPad was because a friend told me about some very cool sounding things that could be done. Talked to the local Guitar Center. Sounded awesome. My problem was that playing has always been an obsession with me, so I largely quit in the mid-70's. Always thought at retirement I'd pick it back up again. I keep threatening to buy the SG I always wanted, but, instead, as full-timers, I have my 1978 Ovation acoustic, my 1967 Fender Precision Bass, & my '57 Strat in a temperature controlled storage unit. One thing I would for sure do though, is use my Bose headphones with the iPad so I wouldn't bother others. About a year ago, heard a guy in a site near use playing using an amp. Wasn't real loud, but did remind me of why I quit playing in rock bands when I did. Everybody things they can play. Most can't.
chaeworld
Explorer
Jul 01, 2015
I play at the guitar. I have been saying that for 40 years!
All my main babies stay at home. I have a Little Line6 mini amp that stays in the RV it has a headphone input so i have a set of Koss headphones too.i have a 80s Kaman GTX 20 S style guitar that I bought for $60.00 at a pawn shop that goes with me.i also have a little TS9 copy overdrive pedal I carry with me too.
Only play for fun anymore but when I get the urge I have it.
zach477
Explorer
Jun 26, 2015
Good to know there are others out there too!

I'm a pretty serious musician so gear makes up the bulk of my possessions. I'll scale back a little when I go full time but.... ;)

What about noise? Obviously an electric guitar through a cranked amp will be heard through the walls of an RV, but what about singing/acoustic guitar? I have no problem performing for people, but nobody wants to be heard practicing new stuff you're not good at yet...
Mountain_Mama
Explorer
Jun 25, 2015
I think this is one of the reasons we'll never fulltime.. Not enough room for all the music stuff! A washer/dryer closet will only hold so much!
MotorPro
Explorer
Jun 25, 2015
Guitar player? No I don't think what I do could be called guitar playing. I make noise that scares dogs and small children. I have a PRS se 245 and a fender mustang amp that I never leave home without. Will be going full time in the next 6 to 12 months so I making a permanent storage spot for them in the motor home.
DallasSteve
Nomad
Jun 25, 2015
I forgot, if you have an electric guitar you also need an amp. I bought an amp the size of a box of cereal at Walmart for about $30. It works fine for playing in a small area. It even has distortion built in.
jdgreen42
Explorer
Jun 24, 2015
I carry a Taylor GS Mini-E and love it. I have a Martin D 28 , and a Taylor 410 CE which I usually leave at home.
DallasSteve
Nomad
Jun 24, 2015

I have a Cort headless guitar I bought from Sears about 30 years ago and it looks very much like this. It's about the smallest full-size guitar that could possibly exist. Ideal for life in limited square footage. My biggest regret is I didn't buy the matching headless bass that was beside it in the catalog. Sears doesn't sell them any more, but you might be able to find one on eBay or Amazon.
2oldman
Explorer II
Jun 24, 2015
Me.

I do single-act gigs with my own backing tracks. Brand-new American standard red-translucent Tele arriving as we speak. Never owned a new one, I'm treating myself.

All my equipment rides in the back where chairs used to be. Never worry about humidity as I'm always in dry weather. Temperature? yeah, don't like things getting real hot. Guitar rides wherever I find space at the time.. couch, bed, on top of piano in back...

One thing I've found over the years.. be careful whom you show your equipment to. The people you know and trust may have some less-than-honest friends. I've had many stolen over the years through my own ignorance of this fact, including a 60s Gibson ES-175, which I assume would be worth thousands now.

I'm a Jimi fan, and also Brad Paisley.

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