Opinions: How to stack your guitar cases?

[shreddermon]

Alright, this topic probably borders on stupidity, but I'm going to ask anyway. For those of you with sizeable enough collections, how do you stack your guitars when they're in their cases?

I've always stacked them with cases on top of each other. But I've seen others stack them "standing up" style, with the cases side-by-side.

I've always thought that the former would be superior, as any weight concerns are borne by the cases themselves, not the guitars. And I've always wondered that, if you stack cases standing up, would that possibly put unwanted tension/pressure on the necks? i.e., If the top and bottom halves of the cases were not supporting the guitar perfectly equal, then then neck may be getting pressure in one direction or the other.

Whatchya think?

[rjohnstone]

I place mine side-by-side, handles up, if that makes any sense.
I don't have any pics of my pile-o-guitars in their cases as my wife calls it.

[Big Al]

Right or wrong, I stack my cases on the ends (in closets). I just figure if the guitar is moving inside the case, the weight is supported by end of the guitar. Kind of like books on a book shelf, so you need to have a "book-end" so they don't fall over or just buy enough guitars to fit the storage space.

[BLOOD SPLATTER]

Line 'em up like books on a shelf!!The weight of all the guitars & cases stacked up can damage the guitars!!

[wilkinsi]

Line 'em up like books on a shelf!!The weight of all the guitars & cases stacked up can damage the guitars!!

+1... i live in a tiny bedsit which has a tiny wardrobe. clothes get squished to the back or dumped on shelves. guitars take priority and are book-shelf-style stacked - they won't go in any other way.

[jrnic]

Right or wrong, I stack my cases on the ends (in closets). I just figure if the guitar is moving inside the case, the weight is supported by end of the guitar. Kind of like books on a book shelf, so you need to have a "book-end" so they don't fall over or just buy enough guitars to fit the storage space.

That's how I stack mine in my closet. I have them standing on end. I also cut a piece of a used rug into a long rectangular strip and stapled it to the wall where the cases touch the wall. This way it helps the cases from sliding on the wall and also protects the wall from marks.

[yabba]

I stand mine on end as well (leaning against the wall); but then I only have 3 or 4 or so to worry about, so space concerns aren't a huge deal

[ChickenScratch]

Side by side standing with the bridge side of the guitar towards the bottom. Less chances of anything happenign to the neck/head that way.

[jtr]

Mine are standing on end, body of the guitar at bottom with handles out plus a I tape what is in each case next to handle. Most guitar collectors and store do it that way for storage .

[Grandturk]

I stack mine one on top of the other. Haven't had any problems.

[mm2002]

Guitar cases are for transportation only. If they're staying home all the time anyway, get 'em out of those stuffy 'ol cases and get some wall hangers! Let 'em breathe man! Let each and every one bask in their own glory while adding beauty to the surroundings. Hell, stack those damn cases out in the garage out of the way, or even in the back yard under a tarp or something. There's nothing asthetically appealing about a guitar case anyway. You can walk along the "wall of glory" and pick any axe, and it's ready to play.....without shuffling through a bunch of stupid cases with masking tape on them.
You guys can tell I'm not a hard core collector huh?

[fullshred]

I keep all of mine in the attic. We've only had about 5 days of 100+ degree days so far this summer. In the winter, they go to the basement. Nice and damp to even out those hot summer days. Oh yeah, I stack mine vertically, side-by-side with the bodies in the air, the heads at the bottom. Makes for a 'zen-like' state

[Zerberus]

Line 'em up like books on a shelf!!The weight of all the guitars & cases stacked up can damage the guitars!!

+100

Butt end towards the floor, headstock towards the sky, ready for liftoff as soon as you take the case out of the rack and open it

[toejam]

I keep all of mine in the attic. We've only had about 5 days of 100+ degree days so far this summer. In the winter, they go to the basement. Nice and damp to even out those hot summer days. Oh yeah, I stack mine vertically, side-by-side with the bodies in the air, the heads at the bottom. Makes for a 'zen-like' state

LMAO! :ROTF:

[jrnic]

Guitar cases are for transportation only. If they're staying home all the time anyway, get 'em out of those stuffy 'ol cases and get some wall hangers! Let 'em breathe man! Let each and every one bask in their own glory while adding beauty to the surroundings. Hell, stack those damn cases out in the garage out of the way, or even in the back yard under a tarp or something. There's nothing asthetically appealing about a guitar case anyway. You can walk along the "wall of glory" and pick any axe, and it's ready to play.....without shuffling through a bunch of stupid cases with masking tape on them.
You guys can tell I'm not a hard core collector huh?

I like that!