How cold is too cold? Bass content.

[Jazzbassman23]

My home studio is over the garage in one of those "bonus room" dealio's, so it can get pretty cold come February. I really don't want to have to pack up the herd and move it to another part of the house, but at times, like today, it's registering 50 degrees. Necks/action seem fine, but I just wondered what the rest of you do.

Dave

 

[Sweat]

Provide heat to such said space?

 

[shamus63]

I keep my basses in the living room where the temperature tends to stay warm and more stable than the rest of the house.

 

[mynan]

I think that drastic changes in temperature are what you want to be cautious of. If the room is 50 degrees and that is the room that you are going to play the bass in, then you should be fine. On the other hand, I wouldn't take it out of that room and then sit down in front of a fireplace and start playing without letting it warm up gradually.

 

[JimB52]

I'd be more worried about Summer temperatures.
Jim B

 

[Caca de Kick]

50! you're lucky!

We don't see 50 for a couple months during the winter in our practice studio/warehouse.

 

[Rod Trussbroken]

I think that drastic changes in temperature are what you want to be cautious of. If the room is 50 degrees and that is the room that you are going to play the bass in, then you should be fine. On the other hand, I wouldn't take it out of that room and then sit down in front of a fireplace and start playing without letting it warm up gradually.

+1

My Basses have surved 46 hot to 10 cold with now probs. But I wouldn't subject them to sudden changes.

 

[strummer]

I think that drastic changes in temperature are what you want to be cautious of. If the room is 50 degrees and that is the room that you are going to play the bass in, then you should be fine. On the other hand, I wouldn't take it out of that room and then sit down in front of a fireplace and start playing without letting it warm up gradually.

+1
and keep them in their cases

 

[danomar]

+1
and keep them in their cases

Why is it better to keep a bass in its case? I have wondered about that for a long time, whether to keep mine in their cases or on stands. I keep them out so I can play them whenever I feel. Is there some good reason to keep an isntrument in its case most of the time?

 

[mynan]

Why is it better to keep a bass in its case? I have wondered about that for a long time, whether to keep mine in their cases or on stands. I keep them out so I can play them whenever I feel. Is there some good reason to keep an isntrument in its case most of the time?

It's just for insulation...prevents sudden changes in environmental temperature from making sudden changes to bass temperature.

 

[tkarter]

My Bongo 5 H has sit in its case at temps low as 5 degrees F and then on practice night the wood stove fires up and temp comes up to 75 degrees F. I haven't had any issues at all with it. It even stays in tune.

tk

 

[Jazzbassman23]

Thanks for the replies, guys. The room is heated, but the floor is the coldest and I do leave a number of basses out on stands for easy access. I guess I'm not going to worry.