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[Musicman Nut]

First Off Happy Holidays to All of you Great Music Man Lovers, My wife and I spent the day at my Warehouse going through Music Man Basses,Merry Christmas Hon,
and even at 270 Basses which do all get played at some point we decided to remove the Batteries cause Lord knows how long they had been in these basses and we had 43 that had leaked even with expiration dates as good as 2011. At any rate I'm going to recommend if you store your Music Mans it maybe a good idea to remove those Batteries cause I do have a few I had to bring home cause I have a mess to clean up.

 

[Grand Wazoo]

Good point! This happened to me too, unlike you I collect wrist watches (300+ of them) and I have lost a few beyond repair because the damn batteries leaked.
Now I store all my watches without batteries in them, except for the automatic ones which don't need batteries, like the rolex ones.

 

[cd_david]

and even at 270 Basses (

Coughs and splutters on mouthful of turkey sandwich..............??????????
I thought i had too many at 27! I feel quite inadequate now, but at the same time justified in further purchases LOL
Any chance of some pics?

Merry Christmas

 

[Colin]

Dave, look after those basses mate...

 

[the unrepentant]

i have two and that's quite enough i can understand the addiction though! it sucks to have all those batteries leak though, send a few over here and i'll look after them for you

 

[strummer]

Good point Dave, I'll go check on mine now

 

[Rod Trussbroken]

The old Pre-EB 2EQ Rays up to c.1980 used to run all the time (unplugged or plugged) and therefore no battery probs.

Dave raises a good point to watch out for though.

 

[fly]

thanks for the info.......and i hope while you were at the warehouse,you brought a camera.

 

[danny-79]

270! In a warehouse! Very nice sized collection an. An a good point about the battery. Im going back out to denver the end of january an my stingray will be staying here so wont be getting touched for a few months

 

[oli@bass]

Thanks a lot for the heads up! I'll go and remove some....

 

[five7]

Maintenance is always rough when it is a large number. Sorry to hear! Do you do anything else like loosen strings, hang upright or do you keep them all in cases?

 

[Musicman Nut]

Maintenance is always rough when it is a large number. Sorry to hear! Do you do anything else like loosen strings, hang upright or do you keep them all in cases?

All Basses are strung up to a full tuning and in Cases with headstocks up at 68 Degrees 24/7 365 days a year.

 

[rhythmCity944]

good to know if i ever do not play my stingrays for a while

 

[Sterling_Bass]

Do you have any pictures of some of your collection? Is it difficult picking favorites?

 

[backagain1]

All Basses are strung up to a full tuning and in Cases with headstocks up at 68 Degrees 24/7 365 days a year.

With headstocks up? at 68 degrees? Why? .... And how?

 

[Kirby]

Thanks Dave, good idea. I will check mine tomorrow.

 

[Murphy]

I do have one question though.
Why 270 basses?
I love my Music Man basses.....but 270?

 

[Laredo]

You sir are...............

.................My new hero!

I also play geetar, so my collection, and G.A.S. has been doubled at times...............The largest my collection (all brands) has ever been is around 100+, and I thought that was excessive! The only bright side is the wife has no idea if you add a few more here or there!

 

[Musicman Nut]

I do have one question though.
Why 270 basses?
I love my Music Man basses.....but 270?

They are just great basses, I play them all from time to time. It's my only addiction so life is good.

 

[Musicman Nut]

With headstocks up? at 68 degrees? Why? .... And how?

Cases are standing up with body facing the ground all basses are stored on cedar planks to keep moisture away.