Just an FYI, recently acquired an older bass that has what appeared to be a slightly dry fretboard. IE Pau Ferro ( a version of rosewood so I have heard) . So I used a good product to re moisturize the fretboard ( Lizard Spit, uses orange oil great stuff). Well anyway I was suprised and now very suprised to see how dry the wood was. I treated and let this soak three times between string change outs over the past 4 months. Low and behold the last soaking ( each at about 30 minutes a piece) the wood is looking as it should from pictures of this wood. Don't get me wrong either the product used is some of the best I have seen and up there with top lemon oil compounds. ( have used a few over the years). But was so suprised to see how dry wood can get and not be that noticable. The wood looks great now too.
As a side note used the same treatment on my very dry jazz bass fretboard and only took 1 fifteen minute treatment to make it look almost dark brown from very light.. So persistence pays off sometimes..
Cheers.
As a side note used the same treatment on my very dry jazz bass fretboard and only took 1 fifteen minute treatment to make it look almost dark brown from very light.. So persistence pays off sometimes..
Cheers.
