Dressing Strings

[73jbass]

Or you could buy a set of Elixirs and be done with it.

[Danno1985]

On a serious note, since the OP and a couple others mentioned "Fast Fret," it's worth noting that behind the fancy packaging, Fast Fret is essentially nothing more than mineral oil. It would be more cost effective to just pick up a bottle from your local pharmacy. I always have some around, as I use it for treating rosewood/ebony fretboards, and for cleaning/sealing wood cutting boards, wooden knife/tool handles around the house, etc. My brother plays double bass and uses mineral oil from time to time to clean the rosin and general accumulation of gunk off his strings. I've never felt a need to use it on electric bass strings though. Then again, I have been using flats on both my Jazz and my P for a while now.

[MostlyBass]

I don't like anything on my string but your thread made me curious. I have some Dr. Duck's Ax-Wax and it promotes itself as being able to do it all - polish, clean, lubricate, moisturize the fretboard, etc... So, I just put some on my strings and ebony fretboard. I can't say it brightened the strings but it definitely made them feel slicker and conditions the board.

[OzzyGreg]

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I gently rub my fingers on my nose/forehead for some natural grease.

+1 ..... Exactly what I do!

It's the cheapest, most convenient string lubricant you'll ever find.

[Landy67]

I tried something a little different last night. My wife keeps bees, and I took a chunk of pure bees wax and rubbed it into windings on the new strings, and then rubbed it in a bit. The strings felt a bit viscous while playing for about a half hour then they smoothed up like polished chrome. They feel and sound way better than they did. It's like they're nice and broken in... That's a cheap fix.