Comments on: How do I make an old guitar smell nice?

Question: How do I make an old guitar smell nice?

Faze — Thu, 05 Aug 2004 06:19:37 -0800

How do I get rid of the musty smell in an old guitar that's spent a lot of time in a damp basement? (It's a pre-Beatle Hofner bass with f-holes.)

By: majick

majick — Thu, 05 Aug 2004 06:58:29 -0800

ExStink. Yeah, I sound like a complete shill; yeah, I do this in every stink thread. Yeah, get it anyways, it'll do the job perfectly.

By: zaelic

zaelic — Thu, 05 Aug 2004 07:27:10 -0800

With a quality vintage instrument like that you would probably want to take it to a luthier or good repair person near you and have them take a look at it. Wood is organic, and if the basement was damp there might be rot or mildew in the wood itself. There are lots of repair solutions if that is the case.

By: davebug

davebug — Thu, 05 Aug 2004 07:38:57 -0800

Start smoking cigars. It helped my basement stop smelling like cat pee.

By: damnitkage

damnitkage — Thu, 05 Aug 2004 07:49:01 -0800

Send it to me.

By: XQUZYPHYR

XQUZYPHYR — Thu, 05 Aug 2004 08:42:11 -0800

For something like wood, even a non-toxic material could seriously damage it, so I would recommend taking it to a professional guitar dealer.