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Was changing strings on my 4001S the other day and noticed the fingerboard was pretty nasty looking.

I'd first wipe down the fingerboard with some naptha. If that crud is stubborn and won't come off, use an old soft tooth brush with some windex. Once all the crud is off, give the fingerboard the Scratch-X and Zymol treatment. Other than fret wear, it will look like new.

Do you eat a lot of barbeque, Ronn?!

Nice that your bass gets a lot of serious play time though!

You might want to think about cleaning your hands from time to time too...

When I bought my used 4001S, the fingerboard was way worse than Ronn's is. It was caked in the same kind of crud that is on Ronn's fingerboard. You couldn't see any wood grain or pattern in it at all. I wish I had taken some "before" pictures. Now it looks like this.


I'm sure Ronn plays the heck out of that bass, that's why it looks like that.

This one was pretty filthy when I got it.

It cleaned up nice, though!

I just used a soft, wet (water) cotton cloth and some elbow grease on the fretboard.

iamthebassman wrote:Was changing strings on my 4001S the other day and noticed the fingerboard was pretty nasty looking.

I'll give you $5.00 for it plus shipping. That'll solve "your" problem and make it mine

Watch him say "sure, shippings $6k"

I'm in favor of isopropyl and a toothbrush.

What did you do?
Scooter
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