do you polish it, or beat it

[Mr Light]

Care of Instruments

My instruments are treated as if they are extensions of my body. They are a reflection of myself. I take good care of myself, therefore, I take good care of my basses.

 

[Aussie Mark]

My instruments are treated as if they are extensions of my body.

So, does that mean you "beat it"?

 

[tkarter]

One of many reasons to enjoy a Bongo, don't have any pretty figuring to make me worry about dinging it.

As hard core as I am about beating the crap of the first person to scratch the SR5 including myself.

I say you nailed it on the Bongo.

Although I am stupid solid on keeping my basses unharmed my Bongo came with a ding. Not much of anything that mattered.

Got a end of the headstock ding had to happen in the case.


Still the go to, most loved bass I have by me, and the band I play with.

Beat em up just don't break the wires, pickup or tuners and they will give you fits at the gig.

It is going to be the thrill of my lifetime to hand my grandson an SR5 I gigged for a little over a year that has not one scratch on it.

I move less now the stages get smaller, I am glad I got the Bongo when I did


tk

 

[GassieBall]

The main reason I got my SUB Sterling is for when I go out. The last big informal gig I had, we had a couple friends there and it was like, "Dude, can I sit in on this tune and borrow your bass." Well, I don't want to be an a$$ and say no, but you know, after a couple of beers and a nice shiney scratchy belt buckle... Ugh. So I'm gonna bring the SUBs out for high risk gigs. The textured finish is like armor. Leave the Sterling and Bongo safely at home. If it's a more controlled gig, I'll take out the big guns.

 

[tkarter]

The main reason I got my SUB Sterling is for when I go out. The last big informal gig I had, we had a couple friends there and it was like, "Dude, can I sit in on this tune and borrow your bass." Well, I don't want to be an a$$ and say no, but you know, after a couple of beers and a nice shiney scratchy belt buckle... Ugh. So I'm gonna bring the SUBs out for high risk gigs. The textured finish is like armor. Leave the Sterling and Bongo safely at home. If it's a more controlled gig, I'll take out the big guns.

I am sick you are over protective.


tk

 

[GassieBall]

TK, ha ha ha! You should have seen the scratches in the back of my old bass. Thank goodness it wasn't a EBMM. Once bitten, twich shy.

 

[tkarter]

We are both full of crap LOL

tk

 

[adouglas]

I'm not obsessive, but I take reasonable care of it (wipe it off every time I put it away, keep it in the case).

Some liken a ding or scratch to the loss of a body part. That's going overboard in my book. It's a tool, not a national treasure...use it, take care of it, have fun with it.

 

[kaaikop]

I treat my basses better than my car...
Shine 'em every time I use em (before & after, LOL), clean the neck with lemon oil
every string change, I guess you could call it excessive, I am in love with these things!

 

[Mobay45]

I'm not obsessive, but I take reasonable care of it (wipe it off every time I put it away, keep it in the case).

Some liken a ding or scratch to the loss of a body part. That's going overboard in my book. It's a tool, not a national treasure...use it, take care of it, have fun with it.

Anthony, it looks like we use the same philosophy when relating to our basses.

That's pretty much the same attitude I have about mine.

I do condition the fret boards when the strings are changed if they need it.

 

[Moondog]

This is the "best" played MusicMan I've ever seen.
I grin every time I see that pup cover - who's is this?!

 

[phatduckk]

personally i dont care if my basses get beat up as long as its my fault.

if a friend drops it or something, well, then i get kinda upset. one of those "hey dude, thats not yours be careful" sort of reaction. but if i bump it or ding it i kinda dont care.

the first incident is usually "errr dammit" but i get over it quickly... any following bumps dont phase me tho

 

[GassieBall]

Wow, I wonder how many "hours" that has on it.

 

[hankSRay]

I find that when I try to baby something, I end up messing it up, when I intend to beat the crap out of it, nothing happens. Therefore I just beat my basses when I play them and amazingly I have not one ding on either of my MMs.

 

[cdb]

Yeah, player usage, not polished. My basses are tools. I don't baby them, but I don't abuse them either. I still wince when I hit the headstock on something, however... and I will wipe it off after a sweaty gig, or when I change strings.

But now that I have this maple fretboard I suppose I will have to maintain/oil/wax whatevr it...

 

[soniq]

I treat my basses better than I treat myself . I'm pretty anal about keeping them clean and shiny .

 

[cdb]

I treat my basses better than I treat myself . I'm pretty anal about keeping them clean and shiny .

And you keep it in a basket?? What about a hardshell case??

 

[soniq]

Lol!

 

[silverburst]

Here is a link to an auction of a guy that beats his:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Ernie-Ball-Musi...20QQihZ004QQcategoryZ2384QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

This guy should have all of his guitars taken away...

 

[Aussie Mark]

This guy should have all of his guitars taken away...

Why should he? I'd say it must be a great guitar considering how much it's been played. Good guitars and basses have the hell played out of them.