Smells like fish!

[GTHintz]

Oh, boy. That's one way to bring the fish to the surface...but, I thought electrocution was against the law . I consider myself lucky for avoiding this noise for as long as I have.

In Texas they just blow them up with dynamite.

 

[metron]

Its a medical condition

Trimethylaminuria: Definition, symptoms, and more

 

[rickster4003]

If they smell like cologne, leave 'em alone...

Other wise make it a dish. Lol haven't heard that since the younger years!

 

[TomB]

Other wise make it a dish. Lol haven't heard that since the younger years!

OMG - take me back where I don’t wanna go .

 

[Astronaut]

No something similar to the Music Nomad F-one oil .. and, I should add, this is seemingly the only meaningful answer I’ve read on this thread .. maybe the strings manufacturer applied some kind of oil onto the strings after their fabrication; it then became rancid and smelly for whatever reason .. if the problem is in the strings the OP may just get rid of them ASAP.
For that bass, aside from an impossible change of headstock shape, I’d suggest a set of LaBella DTF 760FL.

I was going in with the mockery, I admit. If the fretboard happened to be the focus here, I’d say that, similarly, the wood used on my Squier SS Jag had (and still has) a very strong odor.

 

[5StringBlues]

Other wise make it a dish. Lol haven't heard that since the younger years!

Do what you wish.

 

[KPopOnBass]

It's the same base that's used by Moke [sic] Gordon?

Good point! Him or Norwood Fisher.

Anyway, I'm only here for the comments. I'm hooked!

 

[Dave CALEYRON]

Could that be linseed oil mixed with therebentine to thin it , applied to the fretboard ? It happened to me once....time is the key if you re in this situation

 

[sunnycal]

It's hard for me to tell if it's the strings or the fretboard. Either way I do like my bass. It feels and sounds great! I definitely recommend it.

 

[vvvmmm]

It's hard for me to tell if it's the strings or the fretboard. Either way I do like my bass. It feels and sounds great! I definitely recommend it.

Ya might could remove ... the strings, see if them stank.

 

[Womber]

I oiled the fingerboard of one of my basses a while ago. Oil was old and must have gone rancid. Bass smelled like fish for about a week but the good news if it is fine now.

 

[Doug4321]

Seriously (I guess). Sometimes iron develops fishy odors. Not sure what that is. I’ve noticed from cast iron fry pans and also tools in my humid Oregon garage. Something to do with incipient rusting or a redox reaction, and oily substances coating the iron or steel.

 

[Greywoulf]

Seriously (I guess). Sometimes iron develops fishy odors. Not sure what that is. I’ve noticed from cast iron fry pans and also tools in my humid Oregon garage. Something to do with incipient rusting or a redox reaction, and oily substances coating the iron or steel.

I like the smell of fresh fish...

 

[dasherf17]

It may be the smell some product they used for oiling the fingerboard, not the strings per se ..

...fish oil?

 

[dasherf17]

Play them in succession, as the LP...

 

[bobyoung53]

These fish puns are giving me a haddock.

 

[NYBassPlayer]

You actually bought a bass not a bass.

 

[Fishheadjoe]

I would name your bass.... Gill. Every bass deserves a name.
Fishheadjoe

 

[Greywoulf]

I would name your bass.... Gill. Every bass deserves a name.
Fishheadjoe

If I owned it you would call it Flounder because of my playing...