Who leaves your basses hanging and who cases them?

**ErlendDL** · 03-04-2010, 04:31 PM

I hang them. It's convenient if I suddenly feel the urge to play, plus I don't have a case...

**danny-79** · 03-05-2010, 12:19 AM

Case...
Doesn't take a second to pull it out an its protected from .... everything including viking raids

(almost)

**Calaveras** · 03-05-2010, 10:08 AM

I have heard from various musicians etc that its either bad to hang them, bad to put them on a stand bad to lean them frets first (or better) and bad to leave them in the case. All for reasons of truss rod and strings tension.

**Musicman Nut** · 03-05-2010, 10:13 AM

Originally Posted by Calaveras

I have heard from various musicians etc that its either bad to hang them, bad to put them on a stand bad to lean them frets first (or better) and bad to leave them in the case. All for reasons of truss rod and strings tension.

If you have a well made Bass it really doesn't mater if it's cased, wall mounted or on a stand it'll be fine, these are just tools and are made to be played, Just look at some of those old Fenders they've been thru Hell and still play, they may look funky.
Ernie Ball Makes an Instrument that can be put up against the best, So agian just play the thing it'll be fine.

**kevins** · 03-08-2010, 06:19 PM

Originally Posted by Musicman Nut

If you have a well made Bass it really doesn't mater if it's cased, wall mounted or on a stand it'll be fine, these are just tools and are made to be played, Just look at some of those old Fenders they've been thru Hell and still play, they may look funky.
Ernie Ball Makes an Instrument that can be put up against the best, So agian just play the thing it'll be fine.

listen to musicman nut for he has over 9000 basses.

really though hes right they're made to be played the worst thing you can do to it actually is taking the strings off and not using it. as for the leaning up against a wall on a stand hanging from wall problem, i heard that was a complete old wives tale from a custom guitar maker a long time ago.

but as for keeping my bass safe from vikings, which is the most dangerous threat against basses, i put it in a case, it cant fall over that way.