Why does my Jazz Bass eat strings?

[Turnaround]

I don't understand how firing the drummer will make the strings last longer ...

It doesn't really. But if you are down because of the state of your sound, firing the drummer might give you a bit of a lift.

 

[JKos]

Have you put the “dead” strings on another bass yet?

 

[Turnaround]

I’m thinking there might be something to the “soft neck wood” theory.

Check for termites. That's the best I can offer after going through this entire thread.

 

[GIBrat51]

I’m baffled. I’ve never had a bass do this before. But I’ve only been playing since 1987 so I’m still kinda new. Ha!

I’ve been using my L1000 for all my gigs since I got it at the first of the year. I also host a jam every Monday, and I’ve let plenty of other people play it there. I’m just changing the factory strings today. They’re not totally destroyed yet, but they’re getting there fast. So two months on a set of strings.

My American Elite Jazz eats a set of strings every time I take it to a gig. After 2-3 hours of play time, they’re like old rubber bands. Just totally and completely dead. I’ve tried different brands, different gauges, string through, and top loading, and nothing makes a difference. One gig and the strings are toast.

Is this an issue other people have encountered? Is there a remedy? Or is this bass just a string eater?

Gremlins. When all else has failed? It has to be gremlins; dirty, sneaky, string-eating gremlins...

 

[alembicguy]

Nowadays I equate letting people use my bass at a jam with sharing underwear. Imagine where some folks fingers have been in the course of a day as the same finger slides up and down the neck of your bass.

 

[bobyoung53]

I’m baffled. I’ve never had a bass do this before. But I’ve only been playing since 1987 so I’m still kinda new. Ha!

I’ve been using my L1000 for all my gigs since I got it at the first of the year. I also host a jam every Monday, and I’ve let plenty of other people play it there. I’m just changing the factory strings today. They’re not totally destroyed yet, but they’re getting there fast. So two months on a set of strings.

My American Elite Jazz eats a set of strings every time I take it to a gig. After 2-3 hours of play time, they’re like old rubber bands. Just totally and completely dead. I’ve tried different brands, different gauges, string through, and top loading, and nothing makes a difference. One gig and the strings are toast.

Is this an issue other people have encountered? Is there a remedy? Or is this bass just a string eater?

Have you figured out what the problem is yet?

 

[Jakedog]

Have you put the “dead” strings on another bass yet?

Oh yeah. They’re deader than dead.