Difference between licks and solos.

[Cloudsky]

Can anyone explain it to me?

btw, I switch on the air con every night, will it warp my guitar's neck?

 

[repulse87]

a solo is made up of licks. licks is just a short phrase of notes.

no it wouldn't warp your neck. I switch on the airconditioner in the night in my room where i put my guitars and i switch it off in the morning as well. I don't bring my guitar out until it acclimatises to the tempature, or till the room cools down to room temperature.

 

[Cloudsky]

Ok thanks

 

[subversion]

ditto repulse87.

if you switch on the aircon @ night & put your guitar out in the sun during the day, then it'll warp. i'm sure this isn't the case, yes?

 

[thor666]

i think it depends whether there's a truss rod you're talking about here... also whether it's an acoustic or electric.

i think if it's an acoustic, then try not to put it under temperature changes too much.

bolt-on electrics imo are probably more temperature-resistant imo. you can still adjust from both sides even if it starts to warp. but yeah, again try not to put it under temperature changes too much.

i put my fender in my warwick bag under my bed, away from the direct air con. And the air conditioning is at most the same temperature from a normal rainy night in Singapore. So i think that doesn't affect the guitar too much.

 

[Cloudsky]

There is no space under my bed! Can I just put it in my fender gig bag and lean it against the wall?

 

[wangdexian]

Just put it on the floor, unless your guitar has an angled headstock. 8)

 

[Newbie]

Dont mind, borrow this thread. Im using a warwick and the warwick headstock area got this super duper big thick sponge like thingy.

so when i rest my guitar on it, it will somehow be tilted. somehow ABIT slanted when resting it on the floor.

will this cause the neck to warp?

 

[wangdexian]

I believe the sponge thing is supposed to provide support, so most likely it won't warp.
Anyone care to enlighten us?
I'm placing my Squier P-bass in a Fender gig bag with ample padding flat across the floor? Any problems with that? :?

 

[thor666]

There is no space under my bed! Can I just put it in my fender gig bag and lean it against the wall?

i think it would be ok if your bag is those thick ones.

otherwise leaning (for days) imo isn't something really that good since your headstock has a reaction force with the wall for long periods of time.

at least putting it lying down, the guitar headstock has only exertion from the force of gravity alone.

 

[mitth]

hm, confused liao! I place my epi les paul in my ritter padded bag and lean it against the wall... not ok ah :?

 

[thor666]

hm, confused liao! I place my epi les paul in my ritter padded bag and lean it against the wall... not ok ah :?

Hmm for purposes and intents of this question, i think it's ok. there isn't much reaction force from the wall to the epi.

But just to let you give an idea of what i feel about leaning electrics on the wall:

my friend last time placed his guitar on a sofa with the neck leaning on the wall. for quite some time. (maybe 2-3weeks? a month?) At a particularly wide angle. (So you can imagine the very end of the headstock on the wall end, the end of the body on the sofa end.)

so just ask yourself: would your guitar neck be strained by the reaction force from the wall over a period of time?

for me, I would rather just leave the guitar lying down if possible.

just my 2 cents.

 

[reyrey]

hm, confused liao! I place my epi les paul in my ritter padded bag and lean it against the wall... not ok ah :?

Hmm for purposes and intents of this question, i think it's ok. there isn't much reaction force from the wall to the epi.

But just to let you give an idea of what i feel about leaning electrics on the wall:

my friend last time placed his guitar on a sofa with the neck leaning on the wall. for quite some time. (maybe 2-3weeks? a month?) At a particularly wide angle. (So you can imagine the very end of the headstock on the wall end, the end of the body on the sofa end.)

so just ask yourself: would your guitar neck be strained by the reaction force from the wall over a period of time?

for me, I would rather just leave the guitar lying down if possible.

just my 2 cents.

if u want to put the guitar leaning on the wall,make sure that the guitar is facing the wall,not facing AGAINST the wall

 

[pooo]

I'm totally against leaning the guitar against the wall for extended periods of time. Get a guitar stand man. Cheapest 20 odd. Better safe than sorry.

 

[mitth]

Haha, yeah i got a guitar stand... but i always thought leaving it in the bag is safer than placing it on the stand the whole day? :? lol sorry, damn noob.

 

[Cloudsky]

I have a guitar stand with a neck rest.