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Darren Low 12-25-2012 03:35 PM

Addicted to smelling my bass
 
Is that bad for me? It just smells so good :help:

Diesel Kilgore 12-25-2012 03:37 PM

I got some new cologne for Christmas. Smells so good. Maybe I should spritz my bass?

Ewo 12-25-2012 03:41 PM

LOL!

Check the latest edition of the DSM. If it ain't in there, no worry! :D

eyeballkid 12-25-2012 03:42 PM

just dont start licking your amp!

Adam Wright 12-25-2012 03:45 PM

US Laklands always smell awesome when new, like a cigar shop. I used to have an Acacia that smelled great, something the builder put on.

s_mcsleazy 12-25-2012 03:47 PM

it reminds me of my bandmates spear. its a guitar that is made of lucite and smells amazing. i once lost my train of thought mid song because i caught a wiff of it.

Joshua Alexander 12-25-2012 03:47 PM

I do that after I treat my Warwick with some Howards Feed N Wax. mmmmmm orange

emblymouse 12-25-2012 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adam Wright (Post 13624633)
US Laklands always smell awesome when new, like a cigar shop. I used to have an Acacia that smelled great, something the builder put on.

I had a Lakland Jerry Scheff that was a good smeller. I miss the scent as much as the sound.:hmm:

UrsaMinor 12-25-2012 03:50 PM

Merry Sniffmas from the South! I always smell a brand new Martin, but I have never smelled a new bass. Maybe I should start :D

Basstardus 12-25-2012 03:54 PM

my ex stingray...oh my gosh... every time I opened the case, the smell, I wanted to eat it up! Even after 10 years of playing...

jasper383 12-25-2012 03:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Basstardus (Post 13624664)
my ex stingray...oh my gosh... every time I opened the case, the smell, I wanted to eat it up! Even after 10 years of playing...

The EBMM basses have a distinct smell in the case when they are new.

j.kernodle 12-25-2012 04:01 PM

I put linseed oil on my AVRI pbass's fretboard. a bass that already smelled like a bag of marshmallows. now it smells like marshmallows and iced tea.

UrsaMinor 12-25-2012 04:19 PM

Marshmallows and Tea? Gonna get me hungry fellas.

Musicman20 12-25-2012 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Basstardus
my ex stingray...oh my gosh... every time I opened the case, the smell, I wanted to eat it up! Even after 10 years of playing...

Agreed. They smell great!

gjbassist 12-25-2012 04:24 PM

Hope it's not a Cort Curbow! Prolonged smelling of one of those may cause brain damage!

jbossolo 12-25-2012 05:15 PM

Both my Birdsongs (Sadhana and Embrace) smell like heaven! Scott hand rubs a secret oil mixture on the wood. Every time I open those cases, it's like aromatherapy. My teacher calls it the "scratch and sniff" bass!

electracoyote 12-25-2012 05:17 PM

A few years ago, Gibson began putting their higher-end guitars in a hardshell lined with white fur and the interior smelled just like vanilla. Man, that is a delicious odor.

TechJunky 12-25-2012 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by electracoyote (Post 13624854)
A few years ago, Gibson began putting their higher-end guitars in a hardshell lined with white fur and the interior smelled just like vanilla. Man, that is a delicious odor.

When I got my Les Paul, I'd take a whiff every time I pulled it out of the case. Smelled so good. The smell is mostly gone by now, but still faintly there.

grisezd 12-25-2012 10:07 PM

I dab a little Testors model glue on all of mine. Reminds me of the old days...

Gabba gabba hey!

Spectrum 12-25-2012 10:12 PM

New Rickenbacker smell is better than new car smell. Probably bad for you too. I love pulling it out of the case.


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