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Wood and weather
I know that weather changes the tone of the bass. Living in NY i get a lot of temperature changes and each time my bass has a different tone to it. I spend more time trying to adjust knobs than i do playing in certain temperatures. How does the heat and coldness and humidity and dryness effect the tonal sound of a Smith?
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Weather & Tone..
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On the Bass side, I believe that Basses with an oil type finish can have more variation in change than ones with a more sealed type lacquered finish. Even the Strings are affected as the windings have more or less moisture in them. If your hands are dry, the strings stay cleaner. If they sweat as you play, the windings clog faster with dna mixing with the metallic oils in the string which dampen the sound when mixed making the string sound dead. That's why boiling or cleaning strings makes them sound fresher as you get the 'dirt' out. There is no 'one' thing here that affects the sound as the weather changes. It's a little bit of everything In my opinion. |
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Boiling strings?
What is the concept of boiling strings? Does this save on not having to buy new strings? How should they be boiled? What are the pros and cons?
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Cleaning
Getting the dirt our from the windings does not revive worn metal! It just cleans them. I have done this in an old pot of boiling water, then drying them with a towel when I take them out. If the string is good, it is good and clean. If not, it is bad and clean!
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Just buy a fresh set of Medium Taper Cores and experience happiness! |
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