Smelly bass?

[Lfalex v1.1]

As per the title 

 

Does anyone have any ideas as to how to (gently) deodorise a bass, specifically cigarette smoke?

Not an issue I've ever had before!

 

Is it as simple as a "new car"  Magic tree in the case?

 

Ideally I'd like something that absorbs the odour, like Neutradol or those plastic apples you put in your fridge..

 

Thanks in advance. 

[MichaelDean]

Direct sunlight is really good at breaking down odours - not so handy at this time of year though! I had a smelly case. Left it out in the sun for a day and it smells no more!

[Lozz196]

I bought a bass (and case) that both had a bit of a niff, think it was eau-de-dog. I first off put neutrodol air fresheners in the case, and just used regular guitar polish to eliminate the smells on the bass. The case took longer, in the end it was febreeze that did it.

[PaulThePlug]

Bicarb...

For the case... sprinkle... leave... vac.

Edited January 14, 2023 by PaulThePlug

[Munurmunuh]

When my BB424 arrived I was convinced that the vendor had blown cigarette smoke into the packaging before sealing it up. I was relieved when smell left the bass in just a day or two.

 

Getting the smell out of a case, though...... yeuchhh

[Waddo Soqable]

There was a trumpet player who's band mates, as a gag, put a well 'gone off' fish down his trumpet, which (in it's case) lived in the boot of his car, by the time he discovered this aparrently it was so bad that nothing would shift it, he threw the trumpet & case in the bin in the end.. 

[Reggaebass]

My 72 precision had a musky kinda smell which was probably from being stored in its case for a while, as above I’ve just left it out on the stand and it’s nearly gone, be careful what products you use as some might affect the finish, especially if it’s nitro 

[Geek99]

Good wipe over with dettol spray worked my old jap jazz 

reeked of cigarettes

[Muppet]

Has it got a rosewood or other unsealed fretboard? Murphys Oil Soap to clean and de smell it, and then fretboard oil..

[Skybone]

Both of my Ric's had very smelly cases when they arrived. Tried loads of things to de-funk them, but the only thing that worked was putting them in different cases.

[TheGreek]

Cat litter in a sock for the case. Works on trainers.

 

Can't help with the bass.

Edited January 15, 2023 by TheGreek

[Skybone]

5 hours ago, TheGreek said:

Cat litter in a sock for the case. Works on trainers.

 

Can't help with the bass.

 

My son had a pair of particularly minging rugby boots, that no matter what we did, the smell was ever present (think cat litter tray).

 

Someone suggested putting some teabags into the boots. We were sceptical, but they really stank, so we tried it. Took a few teabags, but they worked.

 

Easier to get rid of than cat litter.  

[PaulThePlug]

Ty-phoooooooo?

[Skybone]

More like Ty-phew.  

[Meatbag]

I had a well gigged PRS Custom 22 I nicknamed "Fag Ash Lil". Beautiful guitar but the stink of cigarettes could not be removed, no matter what I tried. In the end I gave up and sold it to a bloke that smoked,.

[Baloney Balderdash]

On 15/01/2023 at 00:43, Waddo Soqable said:

There was a trumpet player who's band mates, as a gag, put a well 'gone off' fish down his trumpet, which (in it's case) lived in the boot of his car, by the time he discovered this aparrently it was so bad that nothing would shift it, he threw the trumpet & case in the bin in the end.. 

Was it a bass by any chance?

 

 

 

Also hopefully his "funny" "friends" payed him for a new trumpet.

 

 

Edited February 8, 2023 by Baloney Balderdash

[sprocketflup]

On 14/01/2023 at 23:43, Waddo Soqable said:

There was a trumpet player who's band mates, as a gag, put a well 'gone off' fish down his trumpet, which (in it's case) lived in the boot of his car, by the time he discovered this aparrently it was so bad that nothing would shift it, he threw the trumpet & case in the bin in the end.. 

Worst limerick ever.

[Lfalex v1.1]

Fresh air has helped.

I've had the instrument hanging in a well-ventilated room.

 

The case may well end up being left out in the sun when warmer weather comes. 

 

! Just remembered! I put my Warwick in that case. I'd better retrieve it before that smells bad, too!

[Frank Blank]

8 minutes ago, Lfalex v1.1 said:

Fresh air has helped.

I've had the instrument hanging in a well-ventilated room.

 

The case may well end up being left out in the sun when warmer weather comes. 

 

! Just remembered! I put my Warwick in that case. I'd better retrieve it before that smells bad, too!

 

I bought an ACG that absolutely reeked of cig smoke, it took over a year to deodorize, sunlight helped, bit I think time is the only way. Funnily enough as soon as it no longer honked I sold it.

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

14 hours ago, sprocketflup said:

Worst limerick ever.

 

How about:

 

There once was a trumpet player named Joe

With a fish in his horn that smelled so

He'd blow with such zeal

That the smell was unreal

Making folks run and hide down below

[sprocketflup]

There once was a trumpeteer named Rick,

Whose friends loved taking the mick,

In his horn they hid a gar,

And from the boot of his car,

The stench made him feel really sick

[Baloney Balderdash]

There once was a fellow

His trumpet was yellow

And in it's midts his friends hid a fish

That rotted real good

What a stench of a toot

 

(Edit: Just realized it doesn't follow the traditional rhyme scheme of a limerick, but whatever)

 

 

There once was a fellow

His trumpet was yellow

And in it's midts

His friends hid a rotten fish

What a stench of a blow

 

 

There, fixed!... 

 

 

Edited February 9, 2023 by Baloney Balderdash

[Waddo Soqable]

Good effort guys... 😁

[Skybone]

There was a young man with a Trumpet

His friends didn't like that he blew it

They got an old fish

It caused quite a whiff

So much that he had to junk it

[Waddo Soqable]

 

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