Pretty sure you can play a guitar without wrecking the **** out of it - unless you make jumping on it and smashing it against things part of your playing routine.
You can play an instrument with care. I'm just saying that sometimes people spend a lot of money on their guitars and so they want to look after them. I don't see anything wrong with that.
Personally, I agree in that an instrument should be played and not babied. I was just pointing out that it is understandable that guitarists would want to keep their instruments in good nick.
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