All weather bass

[Meddle771]

What would be the best type of wood (body, neck, and fingerboard ) to resist, or to take ridiculous climate changes the best for say working on a cruise ship? I was probably going to buy everything from Warmoth, as individual pieces.

Thanks.

[GBassNorth]

The combo of ocean air outside and air conditioning inside wont be kind to anything made of wood. Expect frequent tunings and more neck adjustments than normal. You might try and find something with a neck made from graphite like a Modulus or if you want to go down the build it yourself route I think you can buy a graphite neck that will fit a standard fender 4 string neckpocket. IIRC there are 2 major after market graphite neck suppliers and I do remember one being highly recommended vs the other. Try a google search.

[Nev375]

Carbon fiber neck. Modulus, Status or Moses.
Whatever body suits you, Polyurethane finish is probably most durable. Nitro can check easy....some people like that though.

[knigel]

What about a Peavey G bass? Nice bass, pretty versatile, and if the ship sinks you won't be bummed that it sleeps with the fishes.

[JTE]

A real Steinberger with the integral body/neck of graphite.

John

[bass rocks]

status or moses graphite neck about 400 for a moses neck the body can be whatever you want but get a highmass bridge i think those big bridges could repel like the neck relief changing

[Showdown]

Originally Posted by knigel

What about a Peavey G bass? Nice bass, pretty versatile, and if the ship sinks you won't be bummed that it sleeps with the fishes.

+1 After the initial setup when I first got it I've never had to adjust the graphite neck on mine. Very stable. And you can get them for very little money.

[ehque]

Status graphite streamline. Portable and completely carbon fiber.

[fhm555]

I use a fender MIM j bass for my all weather bass. It's survived playing in an open front shed for the better part of a year with temps down to the very low 40's, highs pushing 100, and humidity always high, especially when it's raining outside. I've gone back on stage after breaks and found it with a thin film of moisture on the poly finish, and it still hangs in like a hair in a biscuit.

Don't know about the body wood, but it's got a maple neck with a r/w slab. I also replaced the stock bridge with a babicz which really helped settle it down. I let it stand on stage for a half hour or so, then tune it up and go. It holds tune well enough to make a 45 minute set with no problem unless it's raining real hard, or the temp changes drastically when the sun goes down. Even with those extremes, once it's readjusted it holds just fine.

I've been playing it since last November and after the initial set up it's been fine. I put new strings on it a few weeks ago and lowered the action a tad and it's still golden.

Considering the conditions I'm exposing my little mexi j to, I couldn't be more satisfied.

[mongo2]

I'd take my PV G bass.

[Roscoe East]

Originally Posted by JTE

A real Steinberger with the integral body/neck of graphite.

+1
When I gigged on cruise ships I always took a Steinberger L-2.