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I hear that some manufacturers warentees will void if you don't use one.
I put one in each of my guitars--In one of them I used regular tap water for a while and the sponge is all gunky now--maybe that's what causes the mold.  The other ones have just seen distilled water and they work as good as the day I got them.

Make sure you keep your guitar away from a heat source, direct sun, windows, etc...anything that can cause extreme changes in temprature / humidity  Put it back in your case with your humidifier if you're not going to play for a couple days.

Hope this helps!

I appreciate Led Zep, but don't like to listen to them...except Babe I'm going to leave you--great song, but for the most part, Plant's voice is like fingernails on a chalkboard to me.

My post was toung-in-cheek, but you're right Russell, it was absolutely a spoof, but the CD is still some pretty good kick-butt 80's rock.

Sail Away--Styx...ok, it might actually be "Come Sail Away", but I'm sticking with Sail Away because I need an "S" song that I can play.

As luck would have it, I log on when we're at Q......umm.....

I can't even think of a song that starts with a Q much yet play one....

OK, I'm logging back in after James takes Q.

Not to sound synical, but money buys justice (and power, and influence, and favor).  The poor get an overworked public defender who will plead them out.  Someone with money hires an attorney who will fight for them...as long as the money holds out.  And I don't want to get on a soap-box here, but race plays a huge part as to who goes to prison.  The US Black population is about 12%, yet 44% of the prison population is black.  Depending on the state, a black man is between 20 and 57X more likeley to be convicted than a white man (this stat is drug related offenses only).

I think around 30% of our prison population is for drug related offenses--which differs dramaticly from the rest of the world.  We're the only industrialized country that treats drug adiction as criminal, rather than a health concern which exacerbates the problem.

One more thought about money--it's estimated that 12-15,000 people die in this country every year from preventable causes due to lack of adequate health care.  That's like four 911's every year...where is the outrage?  Could it be that the people who die are poor, that they don't have the same voice as someone with wealth that can contribute to someone's reelection campaign?

Anyway, we could go on all day about this.

Welcome aboard Epi!  I got an Epi for Christmas myself, but have been playing acoustic for 5 yrs and I'm finding out the electric is a different beast entirely.  For instance a lot of open chords just don't sound right on my electric.  That being said, when I have the gain / crunch turned up, I'm playing just about 100% barre chords or power chords.  That being said, advice from a fellow rookie would be to spend your time learning power chords, or "Fifth chords" as they are also known.  They are a lot easier than learning a bunch of open chords so consider this good news.  Also, I understand tabbing something if we're talking about a lead riff.  But when we're talking about 5 power chords, why bother?  I see all these songs tabbed out---6 printed pages, and when you look at it, it's a handfull of power chords.  I just don't get the whole tab thing when we're talking rhythm guitar.

Oh, and advice?  Practice, practice, practice.  You will be frustrated, your fingers will hurt, you will be ready to sell the thing on e-bay, but like someone said the other day, every great guitarist started out with those same feelings & just had the determination to work through them.
ALWAYS have fun...oh, and practice.
And then practice some more.
And don't forget to practice.
Did I mention you should practice?

Oh, and I forgot something--there is an old saying, "How do you eat an elephant", and the answer is "One bite at a time".  Learning the guitar is sort of like that--it's a huge undertaking, wanting to learn and perform, but you have to aproach it one bite at a time.  For instance, I'm going home tonight, and I am going to work (like, playing guitar is actually "work") for 2 hours switching between 6 power chords.  Actually, three chords but I want to hit both of them at two different positions on the neck.  Set small daily goals...small bites...and go for it!

I got the book "Rock Guitar for Dummies"--which is right up my alley!!

And this next question doesn't belong here, but I'm going to ask it anyway--what chord is a 212020?  It sounds almost like a Bm7 but a little different.

Thanx a ton, all.  We have a very good luthier that works out of Sam Ash music about a half-mile from my office.  I have my Simon & Patrick over there right now getting the action lowered a bit, and a strap knob put on--think I'll just take over my new baby when I pick up my old.

And cythania, I played a Seagull C6 at a shop last week--LOVED IT!  The tone reminded me of my S&P, but a little fuller, I think....very even & rich sounding guitar.

James, I'm right there with you brother...used to be 5:30 the kids would be up and about, ready to tear into the gifts.  This year it was 11:00 brunch, then gifts.  Great sleeping in....but there is nothing like being woken up at 5:30 by a kid diving into your bed!
Highlight of Christmas....like every year; candlelight service, Silent Night--can anyone make it through the last "sleep in heavenly peace" without geting all weapy?  Not this guy...
Merry Christmas all.

These are some great posts!  Keep goin' Abby!  I got my fist guitar when I was 40, I'm 46 now.  I'd pick out a couple chords, and when I'd sit around watching hockey or something, I'd just flip back and forth between those two chords, all night long...two chords.  Wouldn't even strum them, just fret them.....still do that with changes that are giving me trouble.. Just got my first electric, and going back and forth between my A shape barre chords and E shaped barre chords is something i want to get a lot faster at, so I guess that's one of the great things about music, it's like a journey not a destination kind of thing