How do you humidify your bass?

[mitzache]

Hi guys, Winter is over but there is still cold outside and heaters running inside the house. I wonder how other people humidify their instruments? I usually take all my five basses in the bathroom and keep them there with door closed while I take a shower.. sounds funny but it does the trick. How about you?

 

[Eric Moesle]

CHANGE in humidity affects my basses in that it affects the action.

Sticking your basses in the bathroom while you shower will do nothing to the wood and is a total waste of your time.

If you want to do them well, keep a humidifier on your house system so the humidity stays CONSTANT.

 

[FloridaSam]

Whatever beer gets spilled on my bass is the extent of my humidifying procedure.

 

[DwaynieAD]

pee on it

 

[FourtyOneHz]

I built a giant humidor for my basses, and it has the additional benefit of keeping my cigars fresh!

 

[Skygoneblue]

I built a giant humidor for my basses, and it has the additional benefit of keeping my cigars fresh!

^ This guy knows how to live life.

 

[MCS4]

I moved to South Florida.

 

[Lo-E]

I keep the door to the music room closed and keep a humidifier running all winter.

Unfortunately, I don't smoke cigars so I can't take advantage of the two-for-one deal.

 

[Steveaux]

Whatever beer gets spilled on my bass is the extent of my humidifying procedure.

Best "humidity" answer, EVAR !!!

 

[Rip Topaz]

I moved to South Florida.

That'll do it for sure.

 

[F-Clef-Jef]

Hi guys, Winter is over but there is still cold outside and heaters running inside the house. I wonder how other people humidify their instruments? I usually take all my five basses in the bathroom and keep them there with door closed while I take a shower.. sounds funny but it does the trick. How about you?

Doesn't that just make them... umm... wet? As someone else stated, it's the changes in humidity that affect the wood. Your shower routine is more likely to create problems with metal and electrical component corrosion than solve any "dry wood" problems. Anyway, the wood is most likely sealed, 20 minutes in a very humid room is probably a bad idea.

 

[Bassmanbob]

I moved to South Florida.

Oh man! That's what I was going to say!

 

[MCS4]

Great minds, eh Bob? My rock/metal band has played a few shows in the Treasure Coast area recently (one of the guitarists works in Port St. Lucie).

 

[chadds]

I keep the door to the music room closed and keep a humidifier running all winter.
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This and a hygrometer to be sure it's accurate & constant.
Humidifiers in cases can be problematic.

Then a dehumidifier to keep your basses groovy in the summer.

 

[Broadstbully22]

I plumbed in a whole house humidifier to my furnace. Helps with chapped lips and dry noses. Easy to install and if you run a water line to it you never have to fill it.

 

[77PBass]

I spill beer on it at a gig.

 

[JMarsh]

I live in Seattle. No additional humidity needed.

 

[Bassmanbob]

Great minds, eh Bob? My rock/metal band has played a few shows in the Treasure Coast area recently (one of the guitarists works in Port St. Lucie).

Let me know when you come back! My office is in Port St. Lucie.

 

[zachoff]

Whatever beer gets spilled on my bass is the extent of my humidifying procedure.

This... And I keep mine in my basement. Colorado is dry, anyway & not a ton of humidity fluctuation.

 

[Liam76]

Sweat and drool.

No, but actually, I used to keep all my instruments near the windows during the winter, and seemed like the hardware reacted more than the wood. On two of them, the control knobs (all with set-screws) just popped off for no reason, and the edges of the frets just didn't feel right. I was concerned about my open-grain finished bass guitars, but this happened with my poly finished Fenders.