Cleaning the neck of a Squier Vintage Modified Jazz Bass

[Chifilis]

Hello everyone

I have an Squier Vintage Modified Jazz Bass and I don't know what to use to clean the neck, I have Ernie Ball guitar polish but I suppose is only for the body and also someone recommended to me lighter fluid but I'm not sure if it works for my bass

[P. Aaron]

Use the guitar polish. Lighter fluid is for...well...lighters. The maple neck on there is probably poly or nitro or some such that the guitar polish is what should be used.

No need to go exotic. Normal care with electric instrument related care products.

P.S. cool lookin' bass.

[96tbird]

Lighter fluid is great for stubborn finger funk. I'm sure you'll find that it was discovered well before lighters were invented. Nitro hasn't been used for years in mass produced instruments. Your Squier is poly finished. You can safely use windex on it if you want. Warm water. Deionized water. Whatever, any mild detergent just dry well after. Then polish as desired. Modern poly coatings are extremely durable and impervious.

[C.Linton]

Originally Posted by P. Aaron

Use the guitar polish. Lighter fluid is for...well...lighters. The maple neck on there is probably poly or nitro or some such that the guitar polish is what should be used.

No need to go exotic. Normal care with electric instrument related care products.

P.S. cool lookin' bass.

Finish on VM necks is a satin poly-urethane. Any cleaner you could use on a poly finish would be OK. Just be wary of polishes that might gloss up the satin a bit.

[Turnaround]

If you like a satin finish, never use a polish. For that matter, never use a polish to clean something. Use a cleaner. Then, if you want, use a polish to put a shine on it.

[audioglenn]

Great bass! I have seven of this exact bass and have used lighter fluid to clean ALL of the necks and have had no problems. I've also used lighter fluid on all of my other necks without any adverse reactions.