humidifier for a Hollowbody II?

[tomsamuels]

Might be a stupid question, but would you suggest I get a mini humidifier to tuck into the case for a hollowbody like you would an acoustic? I've never owned a Hollowbody before.

 

[veinbuster]

I haven't felt the need for mine, though I do humidify my acoustics.
If you live so emplacement where the winters are extremely dry it wouldn't hurt.

 

[jfb]

I haven't felt the need for mine, though I do humidify my acoustics.
If you live so emplacement where the winters are extremely dry it wouldn't hurt.

I had an HBII and didn't use any extra humidification with it. Two humidifiers in my music room running when needed, built in humidity gauge, kept it nice and ready for action. Basically, I agree with Peter.

 

[László]

I use a room humidifier where I keep my guitars in the winter, not a case humidifier. I do keep them in the cases, but when the room is 45% or so all the time, things stay good.

Really this is more for keeping the action consistent than anything else, because solid maple is unlikely to crack compared to spruce, etc.

 

[shinksma]

I've always wondered whether ultra-dry conditions over the long term are truly an issue, or just a really rare thing to happen that is nonetheless better to protect against. Not that I like hearing horror stories about guitars, but has anyone experienced issues with a guitar actually drying out from low humidity?

I currently live in Florida - low humidity is not an issue 95% of the year, and during those ultra-dry days in the winter when humidity gets below 40%, I don't sweat it. :wink:

 

[pima651]

I live in Arizona where it is always hot and dry and I have never seen an issue. I've had a HB2 for about 7 years now and I've never had a humidifier. I think it would be prudent if you had a really nice acoustic, but in my experience, humidity, or lack of, has not been an issue.

 

[tomsamuels]

Last question-when will I know if the battery is dying for the piezo? Drop in volume, will it stop working entirely?

 

[Dancing Frog]

Last question-when will I know if the battery is dying for the piezo? Drop in volume, will it stop working entirely?

It varies. Sometimes, it's distortion. Sometimes, it's static and pops on the line.

 

[shinksma]

Last question-when will I know if the battery is dying for the piezo? Drop in volume, will it stop working entirely?

For me, it just dropped in volume over the course of about 60 minutes. Which was exactly how long that set was. Growf. No other warning...

On the other hand, as Dancing Frog suggested, on another (acoustic) guitar with a piezo, the sign the battery was dying was a really nice fuzzy/overdrive distortion over the course of about an hour. Man I rocked that acoustic for that time! (I wasn't gigging, just playing at home, pseudo-practicing.)

So YMMV...

 

[markie]

I have never used one in the Case. However, I use 2 of them (Winter time) in my Basement..........