what happens if oyu leave your strings off...

i-am-me · Post by **i-am-me** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 2:50 am

if you take them all off, and leave them off.

my best friends brother decided he would force me to change the strings on the guitar that i play every time i'm at their house (which is a lot)

so he took them off, but i hear that can fuck up the neck cause of the loss of tension or something.

info?

Locarius · Post by **Locarius** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 9:56 am

If left like that for a LONG time it may allow the neck to warp.

mangold · Post by **mangold** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 10:48 am

truss rod can fix all that, no worries

Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 5:58 pm

it's an old wives tale. absolutely nothing with happen to your guitar if you leave it with all of the strings off. that is actually the best way to store a guitar away.

*structurally speaking, it actually prefers not to have any strings on it at all.

DUS7IN · Post by **DUS7IN** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 6:22 pm

wrong, if your trusrod is adjusted balance the pressure of the strings then you need to loosen the rod about about 1 guarter turn if you are going to store the instrument without strings. if not your neck will warp over time

Coldchillin · Post by **Coldchillin** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 6:47 pm

When I restring I ALWAYS do them one at a time. Take the e off, replace, and so forth, but leaving all the others on.

i like tictacs · Post by **i like tictacs** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 6:58 pm

nothing will happen

what do you think happens to a neck as it sits in a shop and waits to be assembled on the guitar

mangold · Post by **mangold** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 8:34 pm

i like tictacs wrote:nothing will happen

what do you think happens to a neck as it sits in a shop and waits to be assembled on the guitar

the truss isnt tightened at that point... the neck will probably bend slightly nut thats easily fixed bu adjusting the truss rod

i like tictacs · Post by **i like tictacs** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 8:49 pm

praisedave wrote:
i like tictacs wrote:nothing will happen

what do you think happens to a neck as it sits in a shop and waits to be assembled on the guitar
the truss isnt tightened at that point... the neck will probably bend slightly nut thats easily fixed bu adjusting the truss rod

exactly...so don't worry about it.

DUS7IN · Post by **DUS7IN** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 9:05 pm

if you store your guitar without strings loosen the rod. call a repairman he will tell you the same thing

Locarius · Post by **Locarius** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 9:05 pm

A guitar is designed to be kept with tension. I would leave it that way.

6_strings_for_life · Post by **6_strings_for_life** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 10:06 pm

I also change my strings one at a time, everyonce in a while I take them all off to clean off the neck, but if I do I always get the strings back on in like 10 minutes... the guitar is made to have tension all the time..

hcole · Post by **hcole** » Mon Nov 15, 2004 11:00 am

Ask a luthier what would happen. I think they would be able to give you the best answer.

mangold · Post by **mangold** » Mon Nov 15, 2004 2:28 pm

hcole wrote:Ask a luthier what would happen. I think they would be able to give you the best answer.

ahemm... dustins built guitars