I know that most of you will probably say lemon oil but what IS lemon oil? I´ve never known that...

and is there some other substance that I should use on my fingerboard?

Originally posted by The_Bass
I know that most of you will probably say lemon oil but what IS lemon oil? I´ve never known that...
and is there some other substance that I should use on my fingerboard?

Lemon oil is simply..oil made from lemons! Wow! what a revelation! :)
Seriously, It is bassically furniture polish that is not mixed with wax.(i.e., Pledge, Endust, et al)
Formby's was my favorite, but depending on what your fingerboard is made of, there is also Linseed oil,
which is very oily, or neatsfoot, which is supposed to be for leather but works well with wood. Stewart Macdonald makes a specialized fingerboard oil for Rosewood and ebony fingerboards.But really, you should not have to oil your fingerboard more than 4 times a year. If you do it too much you will clog the pores of the wood and run into problems.
Check out this site http://www.stewmac.com they have some good guitar care stuff.

not more than 4 times a year? I have always heard ppl say every 6 months... and I´ve never "oiled" my bass... been more than a year since I got it and probably 10 years or more since my hurricane got "oiled" :)

btw: thanx for the info... and I get catalogs from stewmac but I´d rather buy something from my nearest furniture store than ordering from USA... :)

[QUOTE]Originally posted by The_Bass
[B]not more than 4 times a year? I have always heard ppl say every 6 months... and I´ve never "oiled" my bass... been more than a year since I got it and probably 10 years or more since my hurricane got "oiled" :)

Well, Let's see...every six months is still less than not more four times a year at the most, so I guess I am still right.:p
What I was trying to say is that you can do more harm than good if you overdo it, You really shouldn't have to do it very often anyway.

[Edited by reedo35 on 08-29-2000 at 04:03 PM]

yeah.. I agree with you :)

but anyway... I forgot to buy oil today.. will call tomorrow to "Byko"...

I use fast fret by ghs...it seems to be pretty good...it's also good for the strings...hmmmm....I' hope I'm not killing my bass with this stuff...lemon oil? am I using the right stuff??

Originally posted by neptoon
I use fast fret by ghs...it seems to be pretty good...it's also good for the strings...hmmmm....I' hope I'm not killing my bass with this stuff...lemon oil? am I using the right stuff??
Fast fret is something different, I know my guitar player swears by it,though.I have heard differing opinions about it,though. Some say it's the bomb, others can't stand it,
They say it makes their strings go dead faster, but I stand by what I said before, no matter what you use, a little goes a long way. So, don't fret:rolleyes: so much,I can't
really say that one is better than the other,I can only give my .02 and stand back...

I just talked to the most respected guitar maker on Iceland and he said that I should use Olive Oil... :eek:

should I try it? can´t hurt the bass, can it?

Originally posted by The_Bass
I just talked to the most respected guitar maker on Iceland and he said that I should use Olive Oil... :eek:

should I try it? can´t hurt the bass, can it?
Are you playing the bass,or making a salad? That is a new one for me, I have never heard of people using that.

Roche-Thomas fingerboard oil comes highly recommended. Designed for fretboard use.

http://www.rochethomas.com/lubricants.html

I read your suggestions and decided to try lemon oil on my fretboard. Wow, what a great shine! Thanks!

Originally posted by Gimli
I read your suggestions and decided to try lemon oil on my fretboard. Wow, what a great shine! Thanks!

Yep, That's why it is one of the most commonly used oils.

I know that this post is a little late, but after reading the original post, I gotta throw my 2 pence in!

Stick with the products mentioned above, any " vegetable " type oil will become rancid after a while and believe me, it will start to REEK in a major sort of way!!!

Originally posted by ONYX
I know that this post is a little late, but after reading the original post, I gotta throw my 2 pence in!

Stick with the products mentioned above, any " vegetable " type oil will become rancid after a while and believe me, it will start to REEK in a major sort of way!!!


Yeah, it gives your Bass that certain "wessonality"! :D
I assume you are talking about that olive oil post..

Originally posted by reedo35
[QUOTE]
I assume you are talking about that olive oil post..

Yep. I knew a guy who used olive oil to oil down the wood on his boat. He claimed olive oil was good for it. (?)
But after a while, that boat stunk. And I mean REAL BAD!!.

Olive oil is good for salads and spaghetti!!

ok.... good thing I didn´t wanna spend money on olive oil today!!

then I´ll just find lemon oil and use that...

thanx for all the info guys... :)