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Is keeping a carved or hybrid in a little cooler environment ok if the humidity is tolerable for the instrument? Case in point; I have my hybrid in a room where most of the time I can control humidity and keep it near 40% RH according to the hygrometers. If the humidity drops below the point...

Hello, first post on this site so I apologize if this is in the wrong location. Me and some friends were getting a group together to perform in my highschool talent show. We have all been playing our instruments for about two years so we are still novices. I do not have a case for my bass and at...

So I’ve searched a little bit and the general consensus is that cold weather (37~ degrees) should not have any effect on solid state amps. Last year around February I played a gig with a gk mb500 fusion amp. And about two songs in, the volume dropped drastically. Barely audible. Luckily I had a...

So, I had a particular bass that sat in an uninsulated crawlspace for almost 6 years (I won't get into the details of why) and it endured everything from brutally hot 100+ Summers to -30 temperatures in the Winter. When I finally dug it out and started playing it again, I noticed that the tuning...

My singer texted me the other day, gave a bar owner's number and asked me to text said owner to arrange a gig. I thought it over, ran it by my misses (who is way smarter than I am) and she told me: "Just call him." So I did. What followed was quite refreshing. I introduced myself and told him...

So I am ordering one of these. Plus, how cool will I look on my bike! Its a must have if you have ever ridden in the cold. Plus...it weighs less than 5 grams so you can put it in your pocket...

Word to the wise: If you are shipping a bass right now, or having it shipped, if it is going to pass through a DEEP FREEZE zone, you may want to delay the shipment until the temps are not so low. If you DO ship anyway, and if the bass has any sort of finish on it, you probably will want to...

For the Tl:dr crowd, try saline nasal rinsing. I thought I'd share this as I now have repeated empirical evidence that this works. I'm almost 50 and wish I learned this long ago. Please note that "empirical," as strong as it may sound, does not mean "absolutely for certain, guaranteed;" rather...

UPS smashed the first Fender 64 AVRI Jazz I ordered and that was supposed to be here last Friday. The one I ordered to make up for that just arrived but temps outside are about 42 dg F, up from freezing this morning when the bass was loaded on the truck... Do I really need to wait 6-8 hours???

I thought NYE was a cold load out ... tonight it'll be minus sumthin' and windy at load out. Gonna be frigid. Yesterday I asked Siri for the local temperature. Her reply "Brrrr! It's 12 degrees!".

All, with the bitter cold many of us are facing, my furnace has been working overtime and as a result the air is even dryer than usual. As a result Im having to adjust my bass necks to compensate, i only ever to small tweaks but there is still a bit more bow than i want, but im afraid to keep...

Hey. So my 70's Ampeg V4 w/Reverb isn't making any sound. I powered it up and the amp turns on, tubes light up, but no sound when I take it off standby. Now I have a feeling the unusually cold weather might have something to do with this, as the amp was stored in my cold basement. We've been...

Up here in the middle of the Canadian prairies it was -35C (-31F) this morning with a -46C (-51F) wind chill. :( I had a rehearsal last night (a little bit of cold doesn't stop us Canadians :laugh:) I parked in band mate's driveway and plugged in my car. Something has been draining the battery...

I know this varies, but I have this song 99% down, note-for-note, ready to play live if I wanted to. How long did it take? Didn't keep exact track, but would learn a section here and there when I have time. I'd honestly say probably 8 to 10 hours. That includes learning the notes and parts...

If you own acoustic string instruments, better make sure you control the humidity in your studio. This cold weather brings arid air which can cause your instrument to crack. If your house has forced hot air heat, the air will be even drier.... this is bad for instruments made of wood. Either the...

How bad is it to subject your cab to cold temperatures? Say, leaving it the back of my pickup truck for a couple nights? (The back is covered) It's going to be a cold, snowy weekend here in Massachusetts. Just wondering if the cold and moisture is bad for the speakers.

Hey all, My SUV is getting close to biting the dust, and I’m looking at buying a pickup truck from a friend and putting a cap on the back. The big obvious difference is that when I’m moving my gear it won’t be in a heated space like it is with my current car. The cap will keep it out of the...

Long story short, the drummer in one of the bands I play in books a Halloween Party. The gig was outside Saturday Oct. 29, 2017. I wore my sons Clone trooper helment that was in my car to keep my head warm. It was 41 degrees outside and the guitar players Tom Anderson guitar stayed "pitchy"...

Hi Marlowe DK does a great cover of Alice Cooper Cold Ethyl , the tone of this video is fantastic, was just wondering how he gets that growl to his tone , what frequencies would you boost or cut to achieve similar tone? it sounds like a slight boost in the low-mid/high bass range as it does not...

A couple of days ago it hit me hard. And over a 12 hour period I went from 100% to bed rest, chicken soup, a nebulizer with albuterol med, and other respiratory medicines. That was 3 days ago. I'm back on my feet but no where near being able to sing. Tonight we have a gig on one of the better...

Hi, does anyone else suffer from this? Nothing much I've tried seems to heal them that quickly.

Hi all :) hmmm wondering me if there is no Gold Club here ? or maybe i'am to stupid to find any by the search here ?... I'am addicted to Golden Basses and/or Basses with golden HArdware. There are so many golden basses listed her but all in different threads.. it may be a great Bass porn, if we...

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Hello! I live in Finland and going to study music to another city where i´m going have to walk a lot outside with my bass and in winter it gets pretty cold like -20C to -32C (-4F to -27F). Any tips keep my bass safe outside?