I suppose bottom line is don't be too paranoid about it.
things get old and start to go wrong with neglect. Now, if someone just leaves the guitars sitting in one place for a long time in a case or stand, etc. After string changes, I spend extra effort to clean up s*** that gets on them from playing time. I spend a lot of time cleaning/polishing them after I play them - or if I have been neglecting them - and I find that they all stay in good shape. The way I look at it is that basically, guitars are maintenance items. I might add that I generally keep my guitars in their cases as I have a guitar case stand that holds 8 cases, but as I was eluding to, I will also let the guitars "air out" on the wall hangers to not have the case start playing with the finish. What I do is simply get the (yellow) Gibson soft cloth I have that came with the restoration kit they market and buff them out frequently. I hang all of them up from time to time, but don't let them sit for any prolonged period of time. I have 7 Gibsons BTW all with glossy nitro finish. I have the Hercules brand hangers - 6 of them - that have the "claw" that closes up when the guitar is in place on the hanger, and I haven't had any issues with my guitars on them for at least a couple years. I like my guitars being out because it makes it easy to grab and play them. The nitro finished guitars I have that the stands don't seem to bother are 1964 ES125T, 1959 Martin 0017, 76 Guild X500, 2016 Collings CJ35, Eastman Parlor. Also, any other nitro finished guitar I have doesn't have this problem as it appears some Gibson owners have this same problem from what I can find on the net. I am paranoid about hanging it or keeping it on a floor stand for any length of time. I sold that guitar and bought a 2016 ES330 61 VOS reissue. Not having any luck finding anything about this problem here. I was lucky, I caught it in time and was able to buff it out.
GUITAR STANDS FULL
It almost totally ate the finish off the neck where it hangs on my beautiful 2016 ES335 full figured slim neck model. I have three stands that are marketed to be safe for "most finishes" with their special rubber foam or whatever.
When I search for say "damage to finish" or "safe guitar stands" it seems to find those individual words in a bunch of posts that have nothing to do with what I'm looking for. I am wanting to see what others do to prevent damage to Gibson guitar finishes from guitar stands specifically hanging stands and the damage caused to the nitro finish on the neck where they hang.
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