humidity

Is keeping a carved or hybrid in a little cooler environment ok if the humidity is tolerable for the instrument? Case in point; I have my hybrid in a room where most of the time I can control humidity and keep it near 40% RH according to the hygrometers. If the humidity drops below the point...

Temps have been dropping a lot, and up til now my humidifier was doing an ok job of keeping at least that area of the room about 40%, but now it's dropping lower... I have the humidifier relatively close to the instrument, but didn't want to point it right at it. The room is roughly 375...

Just wondering if anyone here has done this just to be sure humidity isn't dropping to low. Even having a humidifier with a humidistat, there's no guarantee that the setting level and senaor is working properly. The same goes for a hygrometer. I'm thinking that a sponge could be a good...

I don't play my MIM Fender Jazz bass much because I am partial to my Fender Musicmaster. It seems as though the fretboard on my jazz bass is dry and the strings feel kind of funny. Maybe "moist" or something (I know people hate the word moist). Maybe a little uneven as well? The bass has always...

Does anyone have an explanation for this?

Hi all, The jatoba fingerboard on my Ibanez SR675 has started to split (see picture). It used to be a faint hairline crack at the edge of the fingerboard but now it's gone across 3 frets (which seems to be the same length and depth as the truss rod access cavity). I was hoping someone could...

After retiring, I sold my SVT with two twin 8x10 cabs and downsized to an Ampeg SVT-7 Pro (Rev. C00) with two 500 watt cabs. One with a 12" and the other with a 2x10. Compact. Sounds awesome. I set up an audition for a band, and two days later I received a call to join an endurance road course...

It’s been a rather chilly spring here, and the heat running has started to do a number on my instruments. I noticed several have mild fret sprout starting over the last few weeks, so I’m breaking out the humidifier....but where should I put it? The room I keep them isn’t massive, maybe 14’x12’...

Okay more specifically... Not block inlays but the ones that just go all the way across the fret. Like a shallow dado (not totally set on ebony but considering it - I'd like to use wood as opposed to plastic composites or whatever). I'm just wondering if the difference in the densities of the...

Living in Alabama I've gotten tired of fighting the humid summers and and dry indoor air in the winter. Can anybody suggest any composite or carbon fiber bass guitars, solid body or acoustic, that won't break the bank?

I've had this bass (new, fully carved, made in Italian style) since 2015, been playing it regularly since 2016. So far there's been no need to change the post; it does get noticeably tighter in the winter, but it didn't seem like any cause for alarm. However, the top has spent these last few...

Hello everyone, first post here but frequent user of the site. I am a college student about to go on break with my Eastman Hybrid bass. This will be my first winter with it so I want to make sure when I take it to my home it will be safe. My main issue is home is an old apartment with no AC or...

My experience is mostly gathered as s guitar player during 40 years but also playing bass on/off. Recently focus has gone to bass playing. In 2015 I bought an Ibanez SR500 Brown Mahagony which I love for its playability and great sound no matter what I plug it into - just dial the onboard...

Hi all, I'd like to know - have there ever been issues of basses cracking under pressure inside a flight case on an airplane, because of differences in air pressure and/or humidity? I'm looking to fly with my bass in a week's time. I've done this a few times before with a David Gage case...

high humidity causes the neck to concave low humidity causes the neck to convex Taking out all string tension factors, is this universal? Can a luthier make the neck so that it is the opposite of what I mentioned above? Thanks for all information in advance.

Santa Claus obliged my request for a new room humidifier by leaving this under the tree: https://www.amazon.com/Air-Innovations-MH-602-BLACK-Digital-Humidifier/dp/B014AXZPW0?ref_=bl_dp_s_web_8973348011 So far, I've been very impressed with this machine. It has an integrated hygrometer that...

With winter approaching the northern hemisphere, I'm just curious to read how the colder temps and lower humidity affects your wood-necked basses -- does it make the pitch of the strings go sharp or flat? I've had basses that go sharp... and I've had others that go flat. Even the graphite...

I'm moving from the Arizona desert to the Southern California coast. I'm concerned with such a huge change with my basses and with my gear. I've lived in a mostly arid environment my whole life. How serious is rust going to be with ocean air? Will it effect my internal amp components? Any tips...

Just got in from a concert style gig where I played all acoustic, no amp. We were playing jazz, with a gypsy style guitar and clarinet. I have always felt my gigging bass (used it since '74) sounds light and kinda weak in the super dry cold days. It's been cold lately. Played a gig with this...

Like the title says... Has anyone here experienced all the tone and life getting sucked out of a good bass after exposure to sudden, drastic changes in temperature or humidity? I do not mean issues like sudden appearance of twists or bends, just loss of resonance and sustain.

If you own acoustic string instruments, better make sure you control the humidity in your studio. This cold weather brings arid air which can cause your instrument to crack. If your house has forced hot air heat, the air will be even drier.... this is bad for instruments made of wood. Either the...

A question hit me yesterday: How much, if any, change in weight happens to my basses in relation to humidity changes? Here in Ohio, summer is typically a moderately humid time and winter and is very dry. Put into context, my "bass room" is generally around 55-65% relative humidity in the summer...

So I keep my bass room at 50% all winter long. It's usually about 50% in that room in the summer time also. The question is if the humidity stays the same but in one season the air conditioning is blowing and in one season the dry heat is blowing can I expect the action to stay the same? The...

Hi, I am long time nickel plated strings player. Recently I found SS strings that I love but I have noticed one thing with them - at home they have great sound, but when I play outside gig or even in rehearsal room, they suddenly became dull, middy and lose their zing. When I come home, they are...

G'day all: Dumb question, but if you have a timber neck on a bass perfectly adjusted will the bass still slip in and out of tune with temperature and humidity changes? My Fender American Standard Jazz was amazingly stable after it came from my favourite Luthier but since another has serviced it...

For many years I've kept all my instruments in a basement room that was a little on the dry side but still around 40%, which was humid enough to keep my instruments intact. But now I've had to move all my gear to a different room where the humidity hovers around 20-25%. I can keep several of...

So we had to evacuate from Irma and now it's time to head back home. Probably won't have power for a few weeks. Is it safe to leave my basses in the case with temps in the 90's and humidity around 60%?

Looking at getting my first (and most likely only) UB. Being lazy I guess I want something that is always going to be in prime playing condition despite all the varying conditions. While on my EBs things like truss rod and minor nut and bridge adjustments are within my realm I feel nothing on a...

Like many, I find in the Summer months here in the Northeast we play a lot of outdoor gigs. This past Saturday we played a festival and it was in the 90's and very humid. I've always been aware of the issues with strings and the back of the neck under these conditions but, this particular event...

I've got two basses and an electric guitar - all solid bodies. In the room where I store them, the temperature is between 20 and 25 C (68 to 77 F) and humidity may change between 35 and 50 or even 55% over one day. Should I be concerned with such sways?

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My hands sweat a lot and the hardware on my basses gets rusty pretty fast (bridge and pickguard screws especially), and I was looking for a way to reduce the humidity in my gig bag / case. Is there something specialized for this, or should I just use the Silica gel desiccant? If yes, do you know...

Hey guys, I know these humidity questions have been asked before, but I havent been able to find a solution. I am at school and keep my bass in a locker in its bag. The problem is that the humidity isn't very stable at all and in the winter can dip near 20%. Last september, it got as high as...

I have the opportunity to rent a shed and call it a studio. It's sufficiently far away that I'd need to store my bass there to make it worth it (ie, it is outside my apartment building). The caveat is that the shed will also be home to a clay firing kiln, presumably in frequent use. Not knowing...

Winters here in Upstate New York are extremely dry and the Summers can be quite humid. In the past I've run a room-sized humidifier in my music room to keep the humidity level at a level appropriate to keep the woods on my basses, once up to 20, well humidified to prevent shrinkage. The...

Greetings, folks! In August, I purchased a new hybrid bass (with a very responsive and seemingly flexible top) and have recently noticed that the area above the soundpost is bulging slightly- more of a ridge that runs along the grain than a circular bump and not pronounced enough for a...

Hey all - I just moved all my gear into a new jam room in my apartment. It's about 60% humidity in this room, sometimes it gets up to 70%. I have a dehumidifier that can take it down to the 45-55 range. But here's my problem: The dehumidifier makes the room about 10 degrees hotter (because...

So, last night I had a band rehearsal and could NOT get enough treble from my cabs. Two SVT15's, one with a Beta, the other a Kappa 15a. Two things to note: a) yesterday was way hot and humid (like, 87% humidity) and b) I'd accidentally left them in my car for a fortnight - I'd been using my...

Hi, I am looking for information on how different fingerboard wood would be affected from changes in humidity and temperature. For instance, my experience with ebony is pretty bad on one of my basses. Despite the fact that the ebony used on that one is quite old, it still works like crazy and...