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Post subject: is this a general no-no?
Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 2:16 pm
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Two things simultaniously happening with my basses.

1. A few weeks ago I go on vacation for a week. I don't play my '51 P -RI for two weeks after I get home. The day before I left for vacation I went and played with some guys, got home late, and left my bass on it's side in the case. So it was in the case, but on it's side in a nice but non Fender tweed hardshell case. I take it out to play it and the E is out of tune by about a step and a half, and the intonation is out of whack pretty bad. I'm assuming it's from being on it's side. For about 10 minutes I was getting some buzzing while playing, but I think releaving the pressure and retuning, did somewhat instantly readjust it enough to not buzz, but the intonation is still not 100%

2. Yesterday I go to the house where I play with another guy to pick up my bass to take home for awhile. Usually it lives in the case but flat on the floor and I've never had any problems. However, since I was on vacation and we're weren't getting together as soon as I got back, my buddies girlfriend took the bass case, ( 96 50th anniversary Jazz with matching Fender OHSC) and tuckes it out of the way in the same position upright as my P bass was. Once again, my bass is now totally out of whack, and for the first time I've got a totally dead note up by the 20th fret or so.

SO is this just a big no no that magically I've not heard anyone talking about in 16 years of playing and I'm just now figuring this out, or is it coincidence and I just need my gear maintained better?


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Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 4:10 pm
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Leaving it on its side shouldn't hurt anything.

Having intonation problems and dead notes usually means the neck bow got screwed up. Weather changes would explain this. So, while you were away it probably went from very humid to very dry quickly, or very hot to very cold quickly.

Chances are it can be fixed by just adjusting the trussrod.


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Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 7:48 pm
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anubis16 wrote:
Leaving it on its side shouldn't hurt anything.

Having intonation problems and dead notes usually means the neck bow got screwed up. Weather changes would explain this. So, while you were away it probably went from very humid to very dry quickly, or very hot to very cold quickly.

Chances are it can be fixed by just adjusting the trussrod.


I agree completely.
Probably just weather changes.

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Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 6:24 am
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I store all my guitars in the case on their side, and this issue has happened to me with my Musicmaster. Both times in the winter, hot night inside at a gig, cold outside.


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Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 1:12 pm
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The exact same thing happened to me about 10 years ago and yes it was climate changes that happened fast along with humidity. A truss rod adjust fixed it.


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