nilorius Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Does winter or summer affects any way Your bass tone, Your playing teqnique......anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thodrik Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 No. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Truss rod tweak twice per year and that's about it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 I have to put the light on in the afternoon to be able to see what I'm doing in winter? 3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 29 minutes ago, Doctor J said: Truss rod tweak twice per year and that's about it. Yeah, that’s pretty much it for me too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Yes. In summer I sweat when I'm playing. In winter I wear a jumper. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 38 minutes ago, Doctor J said: Truss rod tweak twice per year and that's about it. In years gone past I used to have to do this every now & then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 No. Not in the slightest. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meterman Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 For bass, not so much. But I did some recording sessions last month and the temperature was 32 degrees C in the room I was in and the guitars and drums needed retuning a few times. Not usually a problem during winter but the winters here are mild and instruments don’t seem to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 1 hour ago, nilorius said: Does winter or summer affects any way Your bass tone, Your playing teqnique......anything? In winter fur lined leather gloves create havoc with my technique, but apart from that, no. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Around November I climb inside my nice cosy bass cab and hibernate until March........😔 I think the only difference is having to brush up on the poxy jolly Christmas songs for the set in winter. ☃️ In Wales of course it just means the rain is a tad colder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munurmunuh Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 In autumn, I feel a wistful quality entering my playing 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 I don't adjust the truss rod seasonally, in fact seldom adjust them on any of my instruments. There is one effect. I recently started going to a monthly 'folk session' at a local pub where each person takes turn to lead a song. In summer it's outside, winter inside. When it's outside the acoustics aren't so good......... difficult to hear quiet elements of people's playing, can't hear some vocals very well if the person is not near you. So I tend to choose loud songs in the summer (heavy strumming and projected vocals) and save the subtler songs (yes I have got some!) for the indoor sessions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Higher air density in winter leads to a slightly higher speed of sound, reducing latency and making it much easier to sit in the pocket than in summer. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
songofthewind Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 30 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said: Higher air density in winter leads to a slightly higher speed of sound, reducing latency and making it much easier to sit in the pocket than in summer. I absolutely found this to be the case today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles'tone Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Now you mention it, yes it does. In the summer I want to play all the time, in the winter I can't be bothered half the time. What about you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted June 11, 2022 Author Share Posted June 11, 2022 10 minutes ago, songofthewind said: I absolutely found this to be the case today. Why do You mean - today. It's summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr4stringz Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 8 hours ago, neepheid said: I have to put the light on in the afternoon to be able to see what I'm doing in winter? The need for light as above plus increasing discomfort from arthritis in the cold. Otherwise… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoRhino Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 I play most of my gigs in Scotland. The temperature varies from day to day. T shirt yesterday, fur lined jacket today. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 31 minutes ago, NoRhino said: I play most of my gigs in Scotland. The temperature varies from hour to hour. T shirt one minute, fur lined jacket the next. Fixed that for you. At least it’s what it’s like here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted June 14, 2022 Author Share Posted June 14, 2022 Seems like no one really cares the weather, but my basses cares, when i ventilise the room at winter or summer, some neck adjustments should be made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 2 hours ago, nilorius said: Seems like no one really cares the weather, but my basses cares, when i ventilise the room at winter or summer, some neck adjustments should be made. Yes, but you don't live in the UK where there aren't really any extremes of temperature and humidity between the seasons. I have only had to adjust the truss rod of any of my basses on two occasions. Once when I changed the very high tension flat-wound strings that had been fitted to it originally for some more sensible round wounds; and once when I imported a bass that had previously been in Florida to the UK. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Spiders Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 (edited) In the UK we only have one season with a few minor variations from time to time Edited June 14, 2022 by Barking Spiders 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted June 14, 2022 Author Share Posted June 14, 2022 1 minute ago, Barking Spiders said: In the UK we only have one season with a few mind variations from time to time UK is UK 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 18 minutes ago, nilorius said: UK is UK And this is a UK based forum where most of the members live in the UK... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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