Leaving the bass in the car

[Brad Johnson]

If someone wants my bass enough to steal it off of me, cool. Otherwise I'm not going to make it easy for them by leaving it in a vehicle. I carry my basses into stores, restaurants, whatever. I even took my Fleischman stick bass into a bank. It was in its OEM shotgun case. True story.

Abrupt environmental changes can wreak havoc on finishes and setups. Damage can occur with a single incident.

 

[Jim Carr]

When I need to a neck straighten on a used guitar I've purchased, my tech heat treats it with a warm lamp and some tension in a vice.

When the sun heats your car up, the tension from the strings will warp your neck in the same way. Neck wood softens when heated, and then hardens when cooled.

Even if it warps only a little each day, eventually, your truss rod can't fix it, and the neck and maybe the truss rod will need fixing. Is this wise?

I never leave instruments in an environment without climate control.

 

[SDMFJay]

+1 "I'd never ever ever ever ever do that."

 

[Kentucky Ryan]

i tour and i cant help but leave my bass and everything else in our trailer.i just hope nothing happens. and if it does, i'll either live with it or get it fixed/replaced.

 

[chinjazz]

I lent one of my Squires to a friend, he left it in the trunk.
Pickguard warped..... I knew how to fix that, but lessons learned....