Question Is this bad for your bass?

[mobass]

I've always changed my strings one at a time, but my tech takes all strings off at once and gives the bass a good cleaning. Is it bad to take all of your strings off at once? I've always heard it was.

 

[MrMusashi]

i take off all strings when i change them. makes it so much easier to clean the bass properly and give the fretboard some cleaning and care
when i put the strings back on the pressure is back where it was before and things are in balance again..
i would not leave a bass without strings on though. the pressure the trussrod puts on the wood should be balanced with strings pulling the other way.. imnsho its my internet opinion, treat it as such

MrM

 

[bovinehost]

I've been taking them all off at once for decades. So far, so good.

 

[Smallmouth_Bass]

I do them one at a time. On occasion, I'll do them all to give the fretboard a cleaning.

 

[Aussie Mark]

All at once here, for the past 35 years.

 

[nurnay]

I heard the same thing years ago and used to do them one at a time. But now I take them all off so i can properly clean the fretboard (wonder wipes!).

 

[njhammer]

All at once. Every time, since 1976.

 

[fly]

all at once baby......shine the plank up each time.

 

[mobass]

All at once. Every time, since 1976.

I think I'm going to start doing that too so I can give my bass a good cleaning.

 

[Rod Trussbroken]

Sometimes all at once. Sometimes one at a time.

No problemo

 

[LawDaddy]

This thread, full of euphemisms, it is.

But good advice

 

[TheAntMan]

When did changing strings get so complicated

All at once or one at a time, it does not really matter. As expressed in the words of that famous and well respected gentleman from the south - just Git-R-Done!

--Ant

 

[JayDawg]

I always take all of the strings off at once. Never had an issue doing that.

 

[Caca de Kick]

All off so I can Wonder Wipe the fretboard.

 

[Golem]

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I took ALL the strings offa my URB at
the same time ... yeeezsh, was THAT
ever a reeeeealllly dumbazz move :-(


`

 

[tkarter]

I just install flats and never change them. That works best for me.

tk

 

[Ian Perge]

Depends in the situation... if I'm just changing strings for a short-notice live gig or session where the "Zing! String" tone is called for, one-at-a-time is perfectly fine. However if I'm doing a "big" job of a full cleaning of the nooks 'n crannies & intonation/set-up, usually I'll strip them all off, oil all my Rosewood & Pau Ferro/clean my Maple fretboards, and reinstall the new set. All but two of my Basses have multi-piece necks, so I'm *negatively* worried about those compared to the two that have 1-piece necks... of which I have *no* worries.

 

[MattOfSweden]

I take them off all at once by cutting them so there's no twirling around with getting the curly ends through the bridge.