How to clean a bass?

[hsech]

A quick wipe down with a micro fiber cloth after each use does it for me. Gets the sweat, fingerprints and grime.

 

[bassliner50]

Just hose 'er down.

 

[Thumper19605]

Naphtha AKA lighter fluid om a rag and wipe, Bridge mean green and compressed air with a rag to catch the yuck. Neck linseed oil for rosewood or ebony, naphtha for maple.

 

[Coolhandjjl]

Just hose 'er down.

Yep. Either one...

 

[The Chuck]

I use beavcoon fur to buff it out.

 

[bass_case]

If it is a P-Bass, you rub it down with fried chicken. That gets it about right.

I hear Jamerson used a pork chop.

 

[PeaveyPlayer]

i got a new bass... used pledge to clean it...

 

[OOD]

i got a new bass... used pledge to clean it...

I like you.

 

[PeaveyPlayer]

I like you.

lol I removed the strings and used pledge on the body fret board and well now i see they make oil... i'm and idiot

 

[Gaolee]

I hear Jamerson used a pork chop.

Just personally, I draw the line at barbecue brisket. Carolina style with vinegar cuts the grease too much and spoils the effect. Texas style with the tomato and brown sugar is too sticky and not greasy enough. So, I can see how a pork chop might just be the perfect P-Bass cleaning product.

 

[OOD]

lol I removed the strings and used pledge on the body fret board and well now i see they make oil... i'm and idiot

I bet it's cheaper to use pledge though.

 

[OldDirtyBassist]

A quick wipe down with a micro fiber cloth after each use does it for me. Gets the sweat, fingerprints and grime.

No better advice in the thread..

 

[friendlybass]

I'm pretty sure it's the same as salmon where you spray it down with one of those hose type things and then remove the guts and scrape the scales....

Damn it I was gonna make the fish joke!
Also carnauba carnauba carnauba. Dont use any sort of oils on the fretboard, just carnauba wax.

 

[kenneffdupriest]

spit

 

[OOD]

spit

I've done this more than one time.

 

[SteveV74]

I dont clean mine, the blood,sweat,tears,and pain give me my tone.

 

[bassbenj]

Based off of some of the places that I've played, you might want to invest in an autoclave.

Or a good hunting rifle. I'm pretty sure I've seen some Cocker Spaniel sized bacteria in the men's rooms of various dive bars...

 

[Laurie Bass]

I jammed with a guitarist a few days ago and after I wiped down my bass with a soft rag,,,which I do every time. He looked at me and commented that in doing that I am prematurely wearing away the finish on my bass (ProTone Squier). Any thoughts on that..I thought the guy was a bit crazy,, (he never wipes down his instruments so he tells me)

 

[OOD]

I jammed with a guitarist a few days ago and after I wiped down my bass with a soft rag,,,which I do every time. He looked at me and commented that in doing that I am prematurely wearing away the finish on my bass (ProTone Squier). Any thoughts on that..I thought the guy was a bit crazy,, (he never wipes down his instruments so he tells me)

I've always thought leaving sweat on a guitar messes the finish up more than anything. If you look at a really old guitar that as been played often, you can see most of the damage is where your arm would touch the instrument.

 

[Laurie Bass]

Thanks for the reply..but damage you mention from sweat or just wear for the fore arm..



And can you use a fine car wax to polish the body?