Maintaining a steady humidity

[Oded Ben-Ami]

Hi all

I'm trying to keep a steady humidity inside of my bass' gig bag, independent of whether a humidifier/dehumidifier is available at a particular location.

Your recommendations for achieving this are appreciated.

~ Oded

 

[Pilgrim]

My recommendation: don't worry about it. Your bass doesn't respond to changes in humidity in 30 minutes...it takes days for changes in humidity to have an effect. Control the humidity (if needed) in your music room, and don't worry about taking the bass anywhere else.

 

[Oded Ben-Ami]

I find myself away from the luxury of humidity control for much longer periods of time.
Having one bass' neck already warp on me in the past, I'm trying to prevent this from happening again.

~ Oded

 

[electracoyote]

My recommendation: don't worry about it. Your bass doesn't respond to changes in humidity in 30 minutes...it takes days for changes in humidity to have an effect. Control the humidity (if needed) in your music room, and don't worry about taking the bass anywhere else.

I'm in Colorado too. Very dry winters, perhaps just a little below average humidity in the summer months.

I do nothing to humidify my guitars and basses. It's too much work to maintain a consistent humidity year-round.

I have developed a philosophy: If the bass is going to remain in my stable, it had better shrink up or change however it's going to and remain a good player. If low humidity renders the bass unplayable short of heroic measures, it's not a good choice for me and my climate.

As it stands, the vast majority of my basses and guitars suffer no long-term damage from the dry air over time. Maybe a little fret sprout here and there, perhaps a truss rod tweak or minor set-up adjustment, but they all seem to be just fine otherwise. I think well-made instruments, even at some of the lower price points, can generally hack it.

Hollow-bodied instruments might be another story, but my acoustics seem to be handling it just fine as well.

 

[Rocky McD]

I live in South Texas, the A/C is on almost year round. Humidity in the house stays at a fairly constant 50% Most humidity problems arise with Acoustic guitars getting too dry, With solid bodies, I feel a slight fret edge sticking out occasionally but that's about the only indication of humidity reactions.
Rocky