Cleaned it up - WOW!!!
 

I noticed my fretboard was a little gritty looking so I cleaned it up using the Dunlop System 65 Guitar Maintenance kit. Now my fretboard feels nice and the sweetness of the Smith sound is even sweeter. Even though I ordered this bass directly from Ken himself I never knew how pronounced the streaking of the ebony figure in the fretboard was until I removed ALL the strings and cleaned it up!

I had been using the Smith Pro Formula Polish on the body and neck of the bass with good results but the Dunlop Cream of Carnauba Bodygloss Wax returned that slick feel to the neck. After owning the bass for 6 years the neck feels brand new again! Trust me, if you haven't given your Smith a good cleaning, waxing, and polish in a while you don't know what you're missing.


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Smith wax polish with some scotch brite to clean the dirt and wood would have done the job just as well if not better.

Also, we oil the fingerboards before finish in the beginning. After cleaning, we oil them again or just use the wax polish.

I have no doubt the Smith products woulda done the job. I would have rather used them instead of what I ended up using. Smith products are just not as convenient to get a hold of.

Get a hold of?
 

If you just call us, we can ship the same or next day and you don't have to drive to a store. Shipping is no more (if not less) than driving and paying local sales tax. Not to mention the time you spend.

This goes for buying strings as well.

My bass always sounds better after a setup.