Caveat Emptor - Smelly cab!

[Lfalex v1.1]

Bought a second-hand PJB C8 from Bass Direct (sight unseen). Lovely little thing sonically, and a combo-sized footprint with grown-up performance.

 

Opened the well-packed box, and Poof! A nasty stale smell  (? Tobacco) emerged long before I managed to extricate the cab.

 

I'm hoping it'll diffuse away in time, but otherwise, does anyone have any tips to deodorise a bass cab?

[PaulThePlug]

Baking Soda... absorbs moisture and odour

[Lfalex v1.1]

I'd heard of this method,  but how to effectively apply it in the case of a cab?

[PaulThePlug]

Maybe have the driver out - baking soda overnight, then hoover out and put driver back ifcya think the smell has got in to any wadding..

Baking Soda in the box it was shipped in?

Edited 5 hours ago by PaulThePlug

[Dan Dare]

The paper driver cones and acoustic stuffing will have absorbed the fag smoke, so you'll probably have to take them out, let the drivers air for a while and wash and thoroughly dry the stuffing before putting it all back together. Worth trying the baking soda trick in the empty cab at the same time. Just ensure you hoover it all out before re-assembly.

[SamPlaysBass]

Not sure if this will make you feel any better, but time and use will help. I bought a wiffy cab from a wiffy house earlier this year. The house was a mixture of years old damp and two extremely wet, smelly border collies who had free roam of the place. I kept the cab in the garage, brought it out for gigs (after some initial cleaning) and fortunately the smell dissipated after a couple of months. Airing out and baking soda work well!