storing your bass

I usually leave mine on the stand. But I wish I wasn't too lazy to put it in the case.

Dave

 

I used to put them on the stand, but now, since the 7.0 earthquake, i put them in the case.

 

Store mine enclosed in a case lying horizontally in its own room to minimise temperature fluctuations and dust accumulation.

 

if being unused i store them upright in the case, in a reasonable temperature room , detuned a 1/2-1 step or so. especially older fender basses.....

 

What fenders do you have?

 

the older they are the more critical i am of this. ........im a little low right now :mint 69 fender jazz bass, :62 rip bass w/c neck, :an old mexi jazz 98 w/american std electronics(not bad), :99 am std nat ash body jazz, :warwick thumb bolt on 4. sp ed. i dont think the graphite necks on the am std basses are affected as much if at all as the mex and the 69 and possibly the 62rip........just a habit i got from a friend who is a collector of pre cbs fenders........im on hte hunt , i got gas. this warwick is my first non fender bass in many years,.......and i do like it so far xcept its heavy and it nose dives.......the tone is incredible, and it doesnt want to fart, good thing as ive got enough gas!

 

i figure as soon as i got 2-3k to spend, i'm getting one, but it will have to have a refinish, .

 

what a thumb bass?

 

nah, a pre-cbs fender.

 

ive got this thumb bass bolt on , on trial, im trying to be open, it sounds great but i love fenders so this is gonna be tough. goodnite, i got work in the am,......ucchhhhh

 

I keep my Fender in its case, but I keep my Peavy on the stand, since I use it so often.

 

Always in a hard case. I find it amazing that bassists will spend $1000 on a bass and store it in a $30 gig bag. Protect your investment. !!

 

I was looking for a gig bag a while ago, and gig bags were $90+. There were cases for 20+ cheaper than that.

 

I have wall stands, kinda like the ones you see in guitar stores, were they hang by their neck, and the "handle" is screwed into the wall. I ran out of floor space, and my room is considerably small. The fact that i pick up or put down a guitar/bass at a minutes notice means that i always need one on demand. So, i hang them. See picture for a better idea.

note: the acustic stays on a wall stand on the other side of the room, and the acustic that is sitting on the chair stays in its case, as well as the bass on the ground. i just arranged them like that for show reasons.

 

here is a better shot of a guitar hanging on the wall.