Oct 24, 2002 03:13 pm or..now this might be crazy...but you could go buy new strings!
:-)
better bass sound
Posted on Oct 24, 2002 02:59 pm
wontdieinPA
Member Since: Apr 27, 2002
okay..heres the trick to getting that like-new sound on your bass strings..take them off..coil them up...fill a pot full of water, like...just enough to submerge your strings, add some vinegar..and boil them...for...ehh...say 5 mins...then take them out...clean the pot out..and fill it up again...with clean water..and boil them again...for another say..5 mins..take them out and place them somewhere to dry...then put them back on..you should hear a big difference...this is supposed to like..clean all the dirt and grit off the strings...i suppose..it works..trust me...
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Oct 24, 2002 03:13 pm or..now this might be crazy...but you could go buy new strings!
:-)
Oct 24, 2002 09:10 pm most 16 year olds who dont work...or even attend high school...cant afford new bass strings..they cost like upwards of 20-40 dollars
Oct 25, 2002 04:45 am I know, I was just bustin yer chops :-)
Oct 25, 2002 07:10 am back in my day kids used to... oh wait... I am a kid... i'm 18, what am I talkin about?
Oct 26, 2002 03:08 pm dang, does that really work? My 5 string's noodles are pretty crusty, and the set I want's like $35.
One quick question for any bassists out there: I remember reading somwhere that you should only remove one string at a time, i.e. you take off you old E string, replace it with the new E string, take off the old A string, etc. I read you weren't supposed to ever take them all off. This is supposed to keep some tension on the neck and keep it straight and strong. Is this true? -j
Oct 26, 2002 03:13 pm That is always the way I change strings on any guitar, bass or not. The strings to keep tension of the neck. I dunno if you really have to, but the couple guitar that I really, really value (Washburn A10 and an ESP 5-string bass) I just don't take chances with.
Oct 26, 2002 05:48 pm i never knew that...but my brother only boils two at a time and replaces the one he took off and takes the other two off..i never knew why...but i do assume thats why...and yes..it does work...we've done it for just about every recording we've done..about 4 now..only using new strings once...it works..trust me..try it and lemme know
Oct 26, 2002 09:09 pm Not really true, but the rule is not to leave a guitar, mostly for bolt on neck's not so much for solid throught the body neck's. You do not want to leave the string's off the neck for very long as this will allow the neck to move over time. The reason being is that the truss rod on most guitar's and bass's has been turned to a point were it has a lot of tension on it, and this is what cause's the neck to move without the string's on it. I have a custom built Washburn, (which is the guitar from one of the Robert Palmer slinky dancing babe video's) with a solid one piece neck and body, and the string's have been off of it for almost 3 year's and the neck is still as straight as the day I bought it.
Oct 27, 2002 12:04 pm I think I'll try that boiling vinegar trick this week. What kind of ratio of water to vinegar should I use? I'm assuming maybe a 2 parts water to 1 part vinegar?? Also, will the neck of my Ibanez EX series 5string be okay without strings for a few hours? Its a typical Ibanez bolt-on; the old style without the "full access" bolt pattern and the old painted embossed plate. thanks in advance -j
Oct 27, 2002 09:02 pm try to only do 2 strings at a time..thats what our bass player uses...as far as the ratio of vinegar to water....use enough water to submerge your strings with..say..two inches of water..and like..2 tablespoons of vinegar...not alot of vinegar...
Oct 29, 2002 08:40 pm I've used this trick quite often, and I find it much nicer than shelling out $30 to $40 for new strings. With this little trick, you can use the same strings forever... after all, bass strings never break...
Well, not usually...
Oct 30, 2002 03:52 pm <b>"after all, bass strings never break... "</b>
LOL! That's because *I've* been in a band with you! -j
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