Will Bass strings go flat(dead) by just sitting on a bass

[zipnla]

Will Bass strings go flat(dead) by just sitting on a bass. I keep my basses out on stands in the studio. Some of them don't set played for weeks at a time. I was wondering if the strings go dead by just being strung up and sitting out in the air (dust and dirt).

Thanks

 

[BLDavis]

No.
B.

 

[iiipopes]

No, they don't go dead from just sitting. I had a set of Progressives on my Rickenbacker 4002 (yes, "2," not "1" or "3") for a few years when I was gigging another instrument. The iron in the Alloy 52 rusted from humidity, but they did not go dead. Other folks who have chrome or stainless flats on their basses keep them for decades.