Basses in the sun

[Doc B]

We've got a conservatory in our house and I've noticed that the birch ply furniture we have has taken on a much deeper colour and more pronounced grain than the other birch furniture elsewhere in the house.

So I was thinking - would it be possible to do something similar with the wood on a bass as long as the temperature didn't rise too much to avoid warping etc.

I'm thinking that the grain on my Squier VM Jazz (maple neck, maple body) would develop very nicely in the winter sun closer to the end of the year.

[Mr. Foxen]

One of my basses was hung in a shop window for ages, it made the rosewood go very pale and the red paint to go pink. Not recomended.

[fleamail]

According to its previous owner my mustang was hanged on a wall for 6-7 years exposed to direct sun light almost every morning.



Now compare it with another one from 1971 with the same colour:

[SJA]

the swamp ash body on my Fender precision plus (1992) has become a more golden colour- it's still lighter under the scratchplate.

[Pkomor]

[quote name='SJA' post='186440' date='Apr 27 2008, 12:57 PM']the swamp ash body on my Fender precision plus (1992) has become a more golden colour- it's still lighter under the scratchplate.[/quote]


My swamp-ash body has done the same...

[Hit&Run]

I'd let the bass age naturally, otherwise you could be making a big mistake.

I've got a VMJ myself, and despite it's modest price tag I wouldn't want it ruining!

You could always get a dirt cheap secondhand bass to use as a 'test subject', to see if controlled exposure can have a desirable effect.