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  • Stringing the Bass - 101

    Here's a helpful video for beginners from the folks at Summerhays about stringing your bass. Good stuff to know!
    Ed.



    For more from Summerhays, go to: www.summerhaysmusic.com
    Comments 4 Comments
    1. Elmeaux's Avatar
      Elmeaux -
      Thanks! Great advice!

      My only complaint is that they should have saved the background hammering for later...

    1. TLDTR's Avatar
      TLDTR -
      Or at least it should have been set to some kind of beat! Still, good info...
    1. Bruce Alan's Avatar
      Bruce Alan -
      I have yet to understand what kind of "damage" can be incurred by removing all the strings at once. That said, I do generally change my strings one at a time (I say generally because occasionally the good solid cleaning requires no strings be on the bass). Sure, removing all the strings does change tension on the neck, sending the neck slightly in the other direction as with tension on it. But that always returns in short order with new string tension on it.

      Think about it: he says don't remove all the strings due to damage, yet at the end of the video he says you don't have to have full tension on strings before moving to the next. That's the same effect as having no strings on.

      Good video, but I'd love to hear, one day, exactly what damage is incurred with all strings removed. Heck, the things are built at the factory with no strings on.
    1. Elmeaux's Avatar
      Elmeaux -
      Quote Originally Posted by Bruce Alan View Post
      I have yet to understand what kind of "damage" can be incurred by removing all the strings at once.
      I've heard discussion FOR and AGAINST this concept.

      Basically, the FOR idea is that removing them all t once can release too much tension from the neck and can make it harder to get the sound back to where you wanted it before changing strings. You'll have to wait for the neck to settle back into its proper shape - done frequently, this can result in warping.

      On the NOT NECESSARY side, I've heard that any changing of the strings is already going to upset the shape and feel of the neck (even done one at a time) and it's going to take time to get it back to the way you like it anyway. Unless you use the exact same strings every time, they all require a different setup, so...

      To each his own, I guess...






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