Help choosing "Everyday" guitar /Humidity issues.

[acbert]

You're goning laugh at where I think I'm going to end up but I can take it!!

I spent some time yesterday at Steilberg Strings here in Louisville, KY.  These guys are great!!
Anyways, I explained to them my story and we started off with some Breedlove Discovery Concert Series guitars wich are about the same price as the Yamaha 720S I checked out at GC.  Nice guitar and would defently choose over the Yamaha, but of course I had to look further...  Checked out the GS mini again and still don't like it for an "around the house" guitar.  For a few dollars more there's the 100 series, but then I saw it... 210e Deluxe!!! A few MORE dollars but all gloss finish, laminated back and sides which I want for the durability against humidity changes, ES2 system (yep, the latest / greatest you get with the 300 series and up), Hardshell case - same as my 814ce. My original thought was to spend about GS mini money  and the 210e DLX is a little shy of twice as much but I'm definitely leaning in that direction. 

[oldwasichu]

Understand your situation perfectly. My 214 is my everyday guitar, sits on a stand in the living room. I do monitor the humidity in that room with a digital gauge, and I will add some with a small portable in the winter months, if needed. Used to have a Yamaha Eterna dread as my everyday, but my youngest son took that off to college.

[Frettingflyer]

Those 200 dlx series are some great instruments. I had thought of replacing my mini with one but I really like the wider neck they don't come with. I once found one that had sound to compete with the Taylor and Martin offerings in the room. That would be a great choice for you.
Go for it. (Btw-214ce dlx was the one that got my attention)

[George]

Hahaha.  I think you're a bit like me.  "Budget" is one of those mystical words from a far off land, a word with ambiguous meaning...  It's something I almost always forget about when I go shopping :-)

The Deluxe is a lovely guitar and will look great on display as your on-demand player.  Good luck shopping...

[jima9426]

I was thinking a GS mini would be perfect but I assume the low winter and high summer humidity will not be good for it (Louisville, KY)  Would it be OK to put it back in the gig bag for a day or so every week or two to bring up or down the humidity, or is that not enough to prevent damage? Your thoughts and suggestions are greatly anticipated.

I've found that the GS Mini is fairly impervious to RH changes between 30 and 60%. But an all laminate guitar is the best idea. My "all laminate" of choice is a Martin OMXAE (https://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/x-series/omxae-black/) for both its tonal quality and playability. There are four current production X Series models with an HPL top (the others have a solid top).

[Edward]

Here's my issue. I have a 814ce that I love but it spends its life in the case for humidity reasons. I want to have a guitar that I can keep on a stand in the living room to play at a moments notice. Say for 3min. while waiting on the wife to go somewhere. You get the idea....

All my guits are on the wall for those very moments.  Whether waiting for the wife, the kids, or easy grab a few minutes so grab a few chords, to the obvious point of practicing more because of easy access, the guitars are all out.  Solution: have one room that can be easily "contained" with a closed door; smaller the room the better.

So instead of a living room (of which is nearly always impossible to maintain RH), how about a bedroom, guestroom, or computer room.  Wall hangers (Hercules are the best, IMHO) keep guitars safely off stands from which they can fall, as well as opens up floor space and are the least intrusive to the room.  Mount a digital hygrometer on the wall, and see where you're at.

I personally think that taking the extra time/trouble to use a fine guitar you love is far better than using a lesser guitar so as to "save" the nicer guitar.  As I have read elsewhere, life is too short to use a "B" rig.  Enjoy the "A" guitar; just accommodate it with proper RH.

Edward