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Originally Posted by ramon ramos
hi ken i'm new here on your forum's and something you said caught my
attention. the part about loosen the string's immediately do to the truss rod damage.my question ken is what is best or what do you advise me
to do. i own a smith6m and iv'e alway's left it in my case tuned up not
even thinking that i could be damaging my investment!.should i alway's
loosen my string's when my bass is not in use? or does the possability
of warping the neck increase with the constant stress on the neck
of having to re-tune up? i use my bass twice a week and this
concerns me. thank you for your time ken.
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Leave it Tuned all the time but keep it adjusted properly. If you thing the Neck is under stress or strain, loosen the strings only slightly and then tune it before you play. In the above post I advised him to loosen the strings because the Truss Nut or Washer might be broken. In that case the Rod is not helping the Neck if need be so loosening the Strings will help to avoid any possible additional strain or damage to the Neck.