Is it ok to unwind my strings?

[Maya403]

Will it hirt my bass?

[Maya403]

*hurt

[WaskoDS]

Unwind your strings? What do you mean by that?

[tmdazed]

Originally Posted by Maya403

Will it hirt my bass?

well generally you unwind your strings to change them , i would not store a bass like that , the neck could twist in funky ways without the resident tension. by the way its hurt, not hirt

[TheAnalogKid]

Originally Posted by tmdazed

well generally you unwind your strings to change them , i would not store a bass like that , the neck could twist in funky ways without the resident tension. by the way its hurt, not hirt

Unless he's referring to Al Hirt: trumpeter and band leader.

[Maya403]

Originally Posted by tmdazed

well generally you unwind your strings to change them , i would not store a bass like that , the neck could twist in funky ways without the resident tension. by the way its hurt, not hirt

Did u not see my second post?

[Fuzzbass]

As tmdazed mentioned, your bass could be hurt if you store it with the strings detuned. That's because the tension from the truss rod would not be counteracted by the tension of the strings, and warpage could result.

It's okay to take the strings off for short periods - say, if you're replacing strings or cleaning the fretboard.

Some believe that strings should be detuned when shipping a bass, but many (if not most) manufacturers ship their basses in tune, because they believe the bass is most stable when the string tension and truss rod tension offset each other equally. That makes the most sense to me.

Edit: I don't think it's a good idea to detune strings and loosen the truss rod, either. Just leave the tension on the neck, even in storage.

[RickenBoogie]

You can edit your post, but the question remains, WHY do you want to unwind your strings? There's no reason you'd WANT to. When changing strings, you want to go one at a time, btw.

[Joe 1956]

Deja vu all over again....

Bass care tips help

[Maya403]

Originally Posted by Joe 1956

Deja vu all over again....

Bass care tips help

Sorry man. I am just trying to get some tips from other people

[dmusic148]

Please explain what you want to do? If you want to relax the string tension between gigs or something, there's absolutely no reason to do so, and it may cause harm to your neck.

[MEKer]

Originally Posted by Maya403

Did u not see my second post?

Do you mean "you" when you type "u"?

[Maya403]

Originally Posted by MEKer

Do you mean "you" when you type "u"?

Ha you know what I mean.

[FourBanger]

I, like others, are still unclear what you mean by the question. Do you want to loosen the strings when not being played? Do you want to remove them and reinstall them? Do you want to detune? More details and we can give better answers.

[Joe 1956]

Originally Posted by Maya403

Sorry man. I am just trying to get some tips from other people

How many threads do you need?

[Templar]

Originally Posted by Fuzzbass

Some believe that strings should be detuned when shipping a bass, but many (if not most) manufacturers ship their basses in tune, because they believe the bass is most stable when the string tension and truss rod tension offset each other equally. That makes the most sense to me.

I would agree with you, but carriers insist that the strings must be loosened, or their insurance won't cover neck damage that may occur during shipping. In fact, if you have a claim that is one of the first things they ask about.

Detuning helps avoid a cracked headstock, which is not supported by the truss rod, but is under tension when strings are tuned to pitch. (lost a G&L that way)

As you mentioned, guitar makers ship with strings tuned. I wonder if that has something to do with maintaining the factory setup. Big companies ship thousands of guitars each year, they can absorb an occasional damaged guitar. Probably have a different insurance arrangement than us, too.

[Fuzzbass]

Originally Posted by GIBrat51

Other than changing strings (and one at a time is probably the best way, although I usually do them all at once)

It takes relatively little time to change a set of strings, so I honestly don't think it matters whether you replace them sequentially or all at once. I replace them sequentially, but only because it allows me to use the remaining strings as a reference to get them up to pitch (naturally I complete the process with a tuner).

I take 'em all off when I clean the fretboard. Again, no big deal as long as they're not left off for an extended period.

[Fuzzbass]

Originally Posted by Templar

I would agree with you, but carriers insist that the strings must be loosened, or their insurance won't cover neck damage that may occur during shipping. In fact, if you have a claim that is one of the first things they ask about.

Detuning helps avoid a cracked headstock, which is not supported by the truss rod, but is under tension when strings are tuned to pitch. (lost a G&L that way)

As you mentioned, guitar makers ship with strings tuned. I wonder if that has something to do with maintaining the factory setup. Big companies ship thousands of guitars each year, they can absorb an occasional damaged guitar. Probably have a different insurance arrangement than us, too.

Interesting... I've shipped some basses but was unaware of this. Thanks!

[NYCbassist]

There are tons of necks just waiting to be put on a body. They are fine. They will be fine forever unless they are in some extremely dry/humid storage location. Even then they'll be fine 99% of the time. Of course a setup will be required when they finally get mounted.

I still don't know why OP wants to "unwind" his strings but it's perfectly fine unless he means Taking the outer wrap off the string to reveal the core. Lol

[Phillip Jordan]

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