My “silly” point was that a guitar shouldn’t be treated with a finish that will fade to a easily noticeable extent in a year from sitting in room lighting. Requiring it be cased to avoid that kind of fade in that little bit of use is avoiding the real point… that finish is sub-par and doesn’t hold up the way similar color finishes on other guitars do. It’s a well known problem, and one that would keep me from buying one. I’m fine that others do… variety and all that.
I don’t think anyone would argue that casing their guitars is the best insurance against damage. Just like keeping my laptop in its case… but I keep it out where I can use it. Like my guitar, it gets cased for trips outside the music room, but stays out otherwise. Yes, that exposure might get it damaged but it was bought to be used and that’s a reasonable use scenario. On Taylors, I’m well acquainted with Bob’s advise on humidifying guitars, having had several of his fine instruments. But he is primarily discussing acoustics there, and his opinions on that are almost exclusively based in that type of guitar. Solid and semi guitars are much less affected by that.
I’ve own many guitars. Most of them stay out because I like to play them on a whim and found I simply play the one that is out if the others are cased. None of them have fade issues, though I do have to clean them more often. I don’t have them near windows/direct light, but they are in room light. No neck issues, no problems at all. So, yeah, of course we agree a cased guitar is a safe guitar. But for me a uncased guitar is a more often played guitar, so that’s how I use them.
To the OPs point, it really comes down to the finish requiring a different standard of care than nearly all other PRS guitar finishes require in order to show equal wear. That is what I am saying is silly, and ought to be addressed on their end. Just my $.02, my friend. Your mileage will surely vary.
