So, just like your guitars, it’s imperative that you wait 24 hours before opening the box.ĭespite technological advances in amp technology, tube amplifiers are still many guitar players’ preference when it comes to achieving a specific tone. While amps tend to be structurally more durable than a guitar, their sophisticated electronics need time to adjust to the climate they’re played in. Amplifiers are heavier, often times larger, and more expensive to ship. Shipping amps in general is a more arduous process than shipping a guitar. So, if you order one of these, and don’t want to risk weather checking, wait 24 hours before opening the box. You can always relic your guitar to have that distressed look down the road, but you can’t easily go back.ĭid you know that the Dave’s Guitar Shop Limited Run ’62 line of guitars from Fender are some of the few non- Custom Shop guitars they finish with lacquer and no polyurethane basecoat? While it is true that Polyurethane can weather check, lacquer is more susceptible to changing temperatures. Most folks don’t want a prematurely aged or “ reliced ” guitar, unless they’re paying for that esthetic. Opening and playing your guitar increases the probability of weather checking.ĭave’s strat is nearly 60 years old, and that type of wear is expected for an instrument of its age. The wood and paint need time acclimated to the environment. Don’t open the box to play your guitar right as it arrives. However, paint has a different rate of expansion and contraction than that of wood. Like wood expands and contracts, so does lacquer paint. This phenomenon is called weather checking (see the example to the right of a Johnny A Standard we had in shop a few weeks back,) and occurs when a guitar with a lacquer finish experiences an extreme shift in temperature from hot and cold. Weather Checkingĭave has a ‘62 Strat in his personal collection, and if you look closely, there are small hair-sized lines throughout the finish of the body and neck. So, it’s important to wait 24 hours before opening a package from Dave’s Guitar Shop to ensure the safety of your gear. In the 3-5 business days that a package is out for delivery, the guitar goes through many varying climates. Our showrooms are temperature and humidity controlled environments, but shipping trucks are not. Not giving your guitar enough time to adjust to its environment can cause top cracks on acoustics, fret ends poking through finish, and weather checking. Wood expands and contracts with the changing weather, and needs time to acclimate to the climate it is in. Temperature ChangesĮxtreme temperature changes can adversely impact wood instruments. Here are a few specific reasons why you should wait 24 hours before opening a package from Dave’s Guitar Shop. We ask that you wait 24 hours before opening any package we send during the upcoming Fall and Winter season to avoid any mishaps with your new gear. You finally pulled the trigger on that Rickenbacker 4003s you’ve wanted forever, and it arrives today! You haven’t felt this kind of excitement since you were a child, when only moments later you’re hit with the all too familiar disappointment of being an adult when you read, “Do not open for 24 hours, shipped from a very cold area! Store at room temperature for 24 hours before opening.”Įxtreme weather changes can adversely impact many of the products we ship if not handled with carefully. Historic Explorers, Firebird & Flying V Reissues.
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