Neck Care

[la bam]

Afternoon all,

Its very very rare i ever buy a new bass. Having just bought one (g&l m2000) and another on the way (g&l lb100) i am just wondering do people still treat their bass necks when buying a new bass?

I dont know if this is still a thing, but the last expensive new bass i bought was around 20 years ago, when there was a plethora of neck treatments and lubrications being pushed.

Anyone do this still? Or will it be fine just as is?

Thanks

[martthebass]

Not so much.  If it's a rosewood board (or pau ferro or the like) I'd give it a little lemon oil if it looks dry, other than that nothing at all.

[Muppet]

I treat rosewood boards with a little bore oil rather than lemon oil once or twice a year. Oil soap for waxed necks then gunstock wax. All depends what your neck is, I guess! 

[tommorichards]

Or do you mean the back of the neck? As I've bought a couple of older basses that have had the gloss finish taken off the back of the neck for ease of movement around the neck. 

[la bam]

No, the actual fretboard. Thanks.