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12-16-2008, 12:06 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Reykjavik,Iceland,Nenagh Éire | | | A new South Florida bassist
Heya guys. Alright so here is the deal. Im currently living in South Florida. Right now it only gets humid in the mornings and
Dry's it out and becomes hot during the afternoons. I am a Classical Electric Bass player, as strange as that sounds. I will be moving on to the " Beast " in a matter of three days. In your opinions how do you think my bass is going to keep? I heard the awful story of Jaco's bass ( My best friend's father was friends with Jaco and his little bro in his Highschool and collage days, and my instructor went to highschool with Jaco as well ) and I Really really really don't want that to happen to my future baby. Will I need to purchase a humidifier and a dehumidifier?? All advice to my new beginnings and how to treat my future bass ( which will probably be a no-name chinese bass because Im renting ). The bass will be stored in my bedroom which has a fairly large window that I regularly keep open.   
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12-16-2008, 12:29 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Reykjavik,Iceland,Nenagh Éire | | | Bump.... ( Looks at watch impatiently )
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I've had mine since late October. I've been assured that I will spend 5 years working on the beginners mistakes and then I can move on to the advanced ones.
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12-16-2008, 06:24 AM
| | Supporting Member | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Merritt Island, FL | | | Get a good hygrometer and monitor the humidity for a few days. I'm in central Florida and the humidity seldom gets out of an acceptable range. Usually I'm seeing 40%-60%. |
12-16-2008, 11:47 AM
| | | | Did the bass come from another and much dryer location? |
12-16-2008, 05:59 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Reykjavik,Iceland,Nenagh Éire | | | Well, I actually don't know. Is China very dry?
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12-16-2008, 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by IrishBassLad  Well, I actually don't know. Is China very dry? | Oh - I thought you might have had it in another location after it left the factory. I've had a variety of DB's and spoken to a number of DB makers. The 40-80% humidity typically found in S. Florida is OK for a DB. My rooms average about 60-70%, and not that much lower with the air conditioning running all the time. Pretty good, I'm told. A lot more problems occur when you go to or live in a very dry climate. |
12-16-2008, 07:40 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Reykjavik,Iceland,Nenagh Éire | | | Oh. Well I plan to become a classical bassist. So are you saying that I don't need a humidifier? What about the summer months when it get dreadfully warm and humid?
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12-16-2008, 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by IrishBassLad Oh. Well I plan to become a classical bassist. So are you saying that I don't need a humidifier? What about the summer months when it get dreadfully warm and humid? | It's hotter, but only marginally more humid. I mean, we're about in winter, and its a nice cool night and the humidity outside is 77%. So it doesn't change that much. And if it's really humid, you run the AC more, so it balances out. In other words, it's pretty consistent. |
12-17-2008, 01:19 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Reykjavik,Iceland,Nenagh Éire | | Alright man, thanks a lot a lot for the advice. Now, got any advice on how to sound good?  
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I've had mine since late October. I've been assured that I will spend 5 years working on the beginners mistakes and then I can move on to the advanced ones.
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12-17-2008, 09:21 AM
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12-17-2008, 03:18 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Reykjavik,Iceland,Nenagh Éire | | | Will Scotch tape do? Because I can get my hands on some industrial tape.....Lol.
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I've had mine since late October. I've been assured that I will spend 5 years working on the beginners mistakes and then I can move on to the advanced ones.
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12-19-2008, 10:02 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Reykjavik,Iceland,Nenagh Éire | | | Alright so.....I couldint get my bass. The bass shop closed for winter. WDF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have to perform on it with my Jazz ensemble beginning of February! Just....Great.
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I've had mine since late October. I've been assured that I will spend 5 years working on the beginners mistakes and then I can move on to the advanced ones.
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12-20-2008, 12:04 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Maui | | Quote:
Originally Posted by IrishBassLad Alright so.....I couldint get my bass. The bass shop closed for winter. | 
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