Macca wrote:My main concern from reading all the information on the internet is how to look after the guitar?
I'm totally confused about care & humidity, should I slacken off the strings if I do not play the guitar for a few days?
Should I purchase a humidifier/dehumidifier & place it in the case with the guitar. Or leave the guitar on its stand etc, etc?
Any advice would be most gratefully appreciated.
Macca,
Hope you have a great time with the guitar - tho I suspect that's a given. On the humidity thing, a lot of the chatter on the net about it (and there is A LOT on the net about it) is from the States where some states swing from very cold and dry in the winter to hot, sticky and humid in the summer - with the associated severe swings in humidity.
My understanding in the UK is that, with our pretty even and temperate climate, it's really not a problem so long as you don't expose a guitar to extremes. Like Gordon said, no leaning it up against the radiator or leaving it in the garage or garden shed overnight!
Trev