Aging your strings

[micguy]

What does needing mental help have to do with this thread?

Oh, come on, if you've been actually reading the posts, you shouldn't have to ask.

 

[40Hz]

I still like my own tried and true method... Age my strings simply by playing my bass!

This! A thousand times: This!

 

[Steadfast]

What does needing mental help have to do with this thread?

Oh, come on, if you've been actually reading the posts, you shouldn't have to ask.

Well, now that you mention it, my mental health counselor got my probation officer to allow me access to the internet for TB therapy purposes only.

 

[johnson79]

I wind my own strings from naturally shed artisinal butt hair.

 

[Steadfast]

I wind my own strings from naturally shed artisinal butt hair.

Careful, if you get those hairs too straight....might poke someone's eye out.

 

[DavC]

loss of higher harmonics also comes from the tiny flat spots where the string meets the fret .. ! that only happens by playing ...

 

[HiEnd Basses]

LOL! I start getting nervous when my strings are more than two weeks old!

 

[SanDiegoHarry]

Don't rub anything into your bass that can go rancid and smell like something died in your gig bag.

Though, that would be very metal.

 

[Hounddog409]

I've seen many questions and comments about getting strings to sound older for a vintage sound.I lay my bass on a towel with strings up. Slip plastic wrap under the strings and tape it in place to protect the body. Use a tape that is easy to remove. Using shellac,dab a little on one string at a time and run up and down the string quickly to cover the string using your finger covered with a rubber glove.use just enough to wet each string. It will dry within minutes Have some denatured alcohol on a lint free cloth and wipe all the strings till you can't see or feel any shellac at all. This will all dry within minutes also. There you have it. No oil and remember ... nothing containing salt like chicken grease or potato chip oils.Salt will eat away at the metals over time whereas the shellac protects from dirt and salts from getting to the core of the strings.Don't have shellac? try a floor wax... acrilic is best.

IMO, waste of time and $$$.

Play the bass. Totally free

 

[michael_t]

Looks like you're a bit too late for the party. The show's just about over.

 

[Ric5]

Don't rub anything into your bass that can go rancid and smell like something died in your gig bag.

I have used coconut oil on bass bodies and guitar fretboards ... it does not go rancid and smell bad ... and the coconut smell disappears in a day or 2

 

[Steadfast]

Giraffe know how to dirty up some strings.

 

[Weberman]

When i was a kid, the local pros would melt a little crisco in a skillet then drop their new strings in for a good soak.

I like to use a few very-thin layers of pure flaxseed oil. I then bake them in the oven between layers, like when seasoning a new cast-iron skillet. Eggs and cornbread slide right off of my strings, now.

What were we talking about, again?

 

[Rip Van Dan]

 

[Steadfast]

I like to use a few very-thin layers of pure flaxseed oil. I then bake them in the oven between layers, like when seasoning a new cast-iron skillet. Eggs and cornbread slide right off of my strings, now.

What were we talking about, again?

You're doing it wrong....the eggs and cornbread are supposed to stick to the strings....

 

[Rip Van Dan]

Looks like you're a bit too late for the party. The show's just about over.

yup, came late to the party and about 4 pages in I decided to bring out the popcorn.

 

[Steadfast]

Please stop with the giraffe thing. I had a bad experience with 2 giraffes, a shank, and the cops.

 

[fhm555]

I like to use a few very-thin layers of pure flaxseed oil. I then bake them in the oven between layers, like when seasoning a new cast-iron skillet. Eggs and cornbread slide right off of my strings, now.

What were we talking about, again?

I wish it was a joke.

 

[Rip Van Dan]

Please stop with the giraffe thing. I had a bad experience with 2 giraffes, a shank, and the cops.

Must have more input!!!

 

[lz4005]

I have used coconut oil on bass bodies and guitar fretboards ... it does not go rancid and smell bad ... and the coconut smell disappears in a day or 2

Coconut oil, like all plant based oils can and does go rancid under the right conditions. It also gets moldy.

Sure Signs of a Rancid Coconut Oil