My guitar always sits in the corner. Corner of 2 walls now, formerly the corner of my bureau and a bulletin board. Never seen anything extreme happen to it. It's been sitting out now for..5 years. I put it in a soft case when I bring in home in the car on weekends, but that's it. And sure, it's got tons of dings and gouges, and all around the sound hole all the paint is chipped and the wood grain is raised from heavy strumming. And I still have a strap stuck onto in with a suction cup. But it always sounds great, and has never failed me.