My latest and greatest crackpot idea...

[themickster]

Your hands will get really cold, and then the Thermodynamics Police will arrest you for violating the Third Law.

Third Law: The entropy of a system approaches a constant value when its temperature approaches absolute zero.

No bass player has ever been convicted by a court of law for breaking that Law, but I wouldn't want to be the first that was.

 

[themickster]

I remember hearing in science class that every physical thing is a mass of buzzing/shaking/moving (however you want to describe it) atoms. Which leads to the theory of "freezing" atoms and creating an immovable, unbreakable object (or perhaps something like a forcefield). If I was a scientist I would try to make this a reality with.... basses. Think about it, you could get the neck/action/set up right where you want it and freeze it forever. One could make their bass unbreakable, and totally resistant to any type of aging (now we're really done changing strings lol).

I, of course, have absolutely no idea how this would be done. I'm curious if anyone here has any actual knowledge of physics or any other sciences that would be a part of something like this. All are free to weigh in on this craziness though, so let me know what you think... unless it involves counseling

It would only work for any musical instrument, if it becomes tone ice.

 

[mcnach]

I remember hearing in science class that every physical thing is a mass of buzzing/shaking/moving (however you want to describe it) atoms. Which leads to the theory of "freezing" atoms and creating an immovable, unbreakable object (or perhaps something like a forcefield). If I was a scientist I would try to make this a reality with.... basses. Think about it, you could get the neck/action/set up right where you want it and freeze it forever. One could make their bass unbreakable, and totally resistant to any type of aging (now we're really done changing strings lol).

I, of course, have absolutely no idea how this would be done. I'm curious if anyone here has any actual knowledge of physics or any other sciences that would be a part of something like this. All are free to weigh in on this craziness though, so let me know what you think... unless it involves counseling

and how would you keep it frozen? because we're not talking a few degrees below zero here You might not need the full -273 oC but it'll still be very low.

 

[Headless horse]

Hard ride !

 

[flatwound62p]

This is the physical limit of how cool a bass can get. Now maybe if he'd been playing the Mothman ...

 

[two fingers]

OK, before posting, I checked to make sure this thread wasn't in the humor section.

1) There's no way the bass would SOUND the se, even if it, and all of its atoms, were frozen.

2) The temperature required to do it would render the bass incredibly fragile.

3) We're going to spend PAGES debating this, when all OP needs is one of the several options already available in this current universe. Steinberger basses (the expensive ones) are ridiculously stable and really never go out of tune. Graphite neck basses are readily available and very stable. Aluminum neck baddest are cutting edge tech from circa 1975.

It would be literally impossible to get any of these basses to sound exactly like a Jazz or a P bass. And if you made a Jazz or a P bass with "frozen atoms" you couldn't play it (too cold/fragile). But even if you could it wouldn't sound the same.

 

[mrperkolator]

@Bassdoggydogg I've heard these are as close as you can get without bending the laws of physics. Necks don't move with weather.

 

[micguy]

I, of course, have absolutely no idea how this would be done. I'm curious if anyone here has any actual knowledge of physics or any other sciences that would be a part of something like this. All are free to weigh in on this craziness though, so let me know what you think... unless it involves counseling

I have enough knowledge, including a degree in Physics that...OK, I'm not going to comment too much here, other than to say that, eventually, the Universe will make this sorta easy. When the heat death of the universe arrives in 10 to the eightieth years, keeping a bass cooled to absolute zero will be relatively easy. The one minor detail is that, far sooner that that, the Sun will completely incinerate the Earth, so keeping the bass intact is going to be your biggest challenge*. And no, traveling to Mars won't be enough - you'll have to go further out. As it turns out, Elon's dream actually isn't big enough.

*No matter what you think about future markets, the resale value of any Fender, no matter what year or condition, will plummet once they are all charred beyond recognition. Play 'em now while you still can.

 

[tb-player]

I remember hearing in science class that every physical thing is a mass of buzzing/shaking/moving (however you want to describe it) atoms. Which leads to the theory of "freezing" atoms and creating an immovable, unbreakable object (or perhaps something like a forcefield). If I was a scientist I would try to make this a reality with.... basses. Think about it, you could get the neck/action/set up right where you want it and freeze it forever. One could make their bass unbreakable, and totally resistant to any type of aging (now we're really done changing strings lol).

I, of course, have absolutely no idea how this would be done. I'm curious if anyone here has any actual knowledge of physics or any other sciences that would be a part of something like this. All are free to weigh in on this craziness though, so let me know what you think... unless it involves counseling

Didn't Modulus already accomplish all this in the 90s?

The next question would be to see if there’s a way to utilize quantum entanglement to help the drummer quit soloing on every song and lock-in with the bass player.

 

[halfwound121]

I remember hearing in science class that every physical thing is a mass of buzzing/shaking/moving (however you want to describe it) atoms. Which leads to the theory of "freezing" atoms and creating an immovable, unbreakable object (or perhaps something like a forcefield). If I was a scientist I would try to make this a reality with.... basses. Think about it, you could get the neck/action/set up right where you want it and freeze it forever. One could make their bass unbreakable, and totally resistant to any type of aging (now we're really done changing strings lol).

I, of course, have absolutely no idea how this would be done. I'm curious if anyone here has any actual knowledge of physics or any other sciences that would be a part of something like this. All are free to weigh in on this craziness though, so let me know what you think... unless it involves counseling

If you figure it out, make sure you like the finish before proceeding.

 

[gln1955]

When absolute zero just isn't low enough....

A temperature below absolute zero

This is why physics has always made my head hurt.

 

[George Dennis]

I remember hearing in science class that every physical thing is a mass of buzzing/shaking/moving (however you want to describe it) atoms. Which leads to the theory of "freezing" atoms and creating an immovable, unbreakable object (or perhaps something like a forcefield). If I was a scientist I would try to make this a reality with.... basses. Think about it, you could get the neck/action/set up right where you want it and freeze it forever. One could make their bass unbreakable, and totally resistant to any type of aging (now we're really done changing strings lol).

I, of course, have absolutely no idea how this would be done. I'm curious if anyone here has any actual knowledge of physics or any other sciences that would be a part of something like this. All are free to weigh in on this craziness though, so let me know what you think... unless it involves counseling

Just to clarify OP; is this a thread or a club?
...Askin' for a friend!

 

[Stewie]

 

[mongo2]

I remember hearing in science class that every physical thing is a mass of buzzing/shaking/moving (however you want to describe it) atoms. Which leads to the theory of "freezing" atoms and creating an immovable, unbreakable object (or perhaps something like a forcefield). If I was a scientist I would try to make this a reality with.... basses. Think about it, you could get the neck/action/set up right where you want it and freeze it forever. One could make their bass unbreakable, and totally resistant to any type of aging (now we're really done changing strings lol).

I, of course, have absolutely no idea how this would be done. I'm curious if anyone here has any actual knowledge of physics or any other sciences that would be a part of something like this. All are free to weigh in on this craziness though, so let me know what you think... unless it involves counseling

I have considered your proposal using my decades of physics and engineering education and experience and I've decided it would probably be easier to stop time.

 

[wiscoaster]

Just to clarify OP; is this a thread or a club?
...Askin' for a friend!

It's Advanced Physics class!!

 

[Turnaround]

I remember hearing in science class that every physical thing is a mass of buzzing/shaking/moving (however you want to describe it) atoms. Which leads to the theory of "freezing" atoms and creating an immovable, unbreakable object (or perhaps something like a forcefield). If I was a scientist I would try to make this a reality with.... basses. Think about it, you could get the neck/action/set up right where you want it and freeze it forever. One could make their bass unbreakable, and totally resistant to any type of aging (now we're really done changing strings lol).

I, of course, have absolutely no idea how this would be done. I'm curious if anyone here has any actual knowledge of physics or any other sciences that would be a part of something like this. All are free to weigh in on this craziness though, so let me know what you think... unless it involves counseling

Let me get this straight.... you want to freeze the atoms to keep them from moving, but you want their electrons to continue to move?

 

[KidAmnesia]

What you need is the best bass for metal.
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What is the best metal for bass?

 

[Reedt2000]

Make mine a hippie ice cream sandwich.

Me too... with extra Hippie

 

[J Wilson]

. . . and then the guy who bought one would ask TB about how does he free up the frozen truss rod . . .

 

[Slevage]

Great idea----- until you introduce it to the temperature variations of our gig environment.