The only pristine guitars I've ever seen were the ones that nobody wanted to hear.

Anyone/any guitar worth listening to is going to have an instrument with some scars. Heck, Willie Nelson's Trigger has a gaping hole in the front, in addition to the soundhole. Get it out and use it. Mine live in their cases or on stands when they're not being used, but they do get used and they do travel (I must confess to taking the Alvarez places I wouldn't risk the Guild--like, outdoors when it might rain--but the Guild has its share of miles on it).