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Do You Put Your Bass In Case Or Stand

#23
I keep both of my basses in my man-cave (den) in the basement. Both are on a stand and covered with a sheet when not in use. I typically practice 5-6 nights a weeks so they get used regularly. I try to alternate between the two although I like playing my P-bass more than my Jazz. Each bass gets wiped down when done for the night.

I have a nice Fender hard case and a Fender soft gig bag ready for when the basses leave the house.
 
#24
Since my wife left last Spring this has been my living room. Not only is it handy, it adds to the aesthetic of my home. Love it!
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#26
both: depending on which ax i'm currently trying to tame --- the domesticated ones are often in a case or bag. i play off-and-on throughout the day, most days, so i need one or two of them close by on stands to accommodate the thrill.

i agree that it's an individual 'style' involving both the player and a specific instrument. when i 'only needed one bass' = it was always in a stand waiting for some attention.
 
#29
I agree with Joe. It’s situational. If they will be accessible to rambunctious children, pets, or clumsy/careless adults, your instruments should go into the case anytime they’re out of your hands. A tough hardshell case.
If it’s only responsible adults around, they can go anywhere you want them to.
Children are grown up and away, so at home, mine hang on the wall, and on my days off at least one sits on a stand when not being played.
At gigs, my Sterling Sub Ray is fine on a stand, my Pedulla goes back into the case if I’m off stage. Obviously on a stand if I’m performing and playing a different bass. I need the fretless within reach for a quick switch at any moment.
 
#30
On a hanging stand, like a Hercules. In the case, you might not get it out. Regular (non hanging) stands, it's easy to knock it over. Wall hangers (so long as they're ones that grab it well) are OK, too, but usually it's a longer fall than a stand, should that occur.
 
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#32
My home office doubles as my music room (not necessarily a good combination...), where I have 5 on wall hangers, 2 on stands, 2 in cases, and the refinish project bass disassembled and stashed under a (raised) bookcase to not get knocked around.

I have wondered about using a wall hanger versus a stand - the wall hanger would be putting the weight of the bass against the headstock, and stressing the neck joint in a different direction. But then every guitar store in the world seems to use wall hangers (including the Fender Showcase, when it was open), so it can't be that bad for them.
 
#33
When the kids were little, they were in a case. My kids knew not to mess with them but there were always other kids with them that I didn't necessarily trust and didn't want any issues to be my kids' responsibility.

Now, kids are all grown and I have my own music room so all have a place to hang on the wall with no worries.
 
#37
My gig basses are on a stand, the ones don't get much love are in cases. My gig bass is always tuned to Eb tuning (my band's norm) and the backup is usually in E, so I have something to just grab if I want to fool around with non band stuff. (Live alone so no concerns about pets, kids or otherwise nosy, meddling people.)
 
#40
I hang mine on the wall. Always ready to be played. I don’t have small kids and it’s a dedicated music room (with controlled humidity). I also have a stand in the room just in case I need to put it down while playing, but once practice session is over back on the wall it goes. It is after all my art work for the room, lol.

At gigs I leave it on a stand. Only bring one bass with me.
 

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