They're corrosion-protected

"Hey, you! Stop dripping sweat on my guitar!"

I just loved the "out the door" turn of phrase and had visions of serious accessorizing.

I never played guitar well enough to deserve a decent guitar (and that Taylor looks wonderful, but I'm not worthy to judge it, IMO). I *did* have a Washburn acoustic that I got for $100 at a going-out-of-business sale once and which sounded great and played very easily, fret-wise, but being a dumbass I sold it when I moved on the boat way back when. Hmmm, could it be time to get one of those Martin travel guitars or a small solid-body with a headphone amp?