Cold Weather, Dry Air and Neck's

[Bassquest]

Perhaps slacken the srings a tad when not in use?

 

[202dy]

Discussed on H,S,&R.

Just the first discussion this week.

 

[socialleper]

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 adjusting them. Is it a good idea to put a small humidifier in my jam room? Or would this simply cause more hassles when I take them out to play at a club with equally dry air?

Getting a little oil on them isn't a bad idea. I didn't catch the details of the basses in question, but match up what you have with whatever oil\wax is appropriate and that will help keep some of the moisture in the neck and fretboard.

 

[micgtr71]

Yeah, I'm in Syracuse - and have been filling my humidifier daily for several weeks now... It's been running pretty steady, but has kept my home in the 30-40% range, so it's doing it's job...

I'm right down the street in New Hartford. It's a cold dry one this weekend. Keep warm

 

[mesaplayer83]

I'm right down the street in New Hartford. It's a cold dry one this weekend. Keep warm

Yeah, it's pretty crappy here right now - stay warm and safe yourself...

 

[BassmusM6674]

Funny you mention about keeping them in cases...I used to always, but found I played them less often, so I got in the habit of leaving 1 or 2 out on a stand. How does the bass being in a case vs out in the same room, benefit here? Im just curious.

It's a more stable environment and helps keeps the moisture in (that the already bass has) instead of being sucked out by the dry air it's exposed to. They stay a lot cleaner too.