Are Hercules guitar stands safe for Nitro?

Are Hercules guitar stands safe for Nitro?

HERCULES takes great pride in providing you with the highest quality and most trusted stands in the world. HERCULES had conducted numerous trials on our SFF foam and is pleased to conclude that the foam does NOT react with the large majority of popular instrument finishes on the market, including Nitrocellulose.

How do you make a nitro guitar stand Safe?

If you can’t get your hands on a nitro-safe stand, you can wrap the contact points of the stand in non-abrasive cloth. Simple cotton will do the trick of protecting your guitar from damaging chemical reactions.

What guitars use nitrocellulose finish?

Which Guitars Have Nitro Finishes? These days, this type of guitar finish is used almost exclusively by Gibson and Fender’s Custom Shop divisions. As these departments mostly produce premium time-honoured instruments, they therefore use nitro finishes to recapture the essence of their older vintage models.

Are K&M stands Nitro safe?

Nitro friendly. I’ve had guitars sitting in them for over 5 years . . no problems!

Is it better to leave guitar in case or stand?

Cases Closed Generally speaking, the safest way to store a guitar is in its case—ideally, a good-quality hardshell, as opposed to a gig bag or ill-fitting chipboard case. As obvious as this might seem, if you have multiple guitars, don’t stack them one on top of another in their cases.

Do hanging guitar stands damage guitars?

While hanging the guitar won’t damage its neck, it can sometimes damage the finish on the neck. Certain rubber and foam-based guitar hangers can cause finish issues when they come into contact with the back of the guitar neck.

Should you loosen guitar strings for storage?

Thankfully, loosening the strings on your guitar is not really necessary, and is something you should only consider if you’re storing the guitar for longer than 6 months. While frequent detuning does not really provide you any benefit, over time it may cause damage to your guitar’s strings, nut and neck.

Are amp stands worth it?

An amp stand also helps ensure that the sound you hear is closer to what it actually sounds like to the audience. Without one, you may end up adjusting your settings until the music sounds good to you with the amp pointed at your ankles or your calves — but the audience gets blasted with treble.