This actually came from a conversation on the unofficial Discord server.
How do you keep your bass looking good? How often do you clean it? DO you clean it? xD
My father told me between string changes to use lukewarm soap and water, a soft plastic bristle brush and q tips in the hard to reach areas, towel dry, and apply car carnuba wax to the wood.
What say you? How do you take care of yours?
I use those things made for dust :
I must confess I clean a bass only just before recording a cover on video
also I use linseed oil on rosewood and ebony fingerboards, each time I change the strings on a bass or a guitar. and I often polish the fretwire with steel wool before applying the oil.
I actually use guitar cleaner (not sure if it is just marketing but whatever) with a microfibre cloth on the body/neck and steel wool on the frets (with a single fret exposer so the wool doesnât hit the fretboard) and fretboard oil on the fretboard. But I only do that when I change strings, which is not very often. Just a dry microfibre cloth on the hardware.
However, I think I need to up my game here. My new bass has gold hardware and people say you can prolong the gold coming off by wiping the body oils off the tuner pegs after each use, etc.
@Sp33dSnakr If you do use water, make sure you put it on the cloth first and that it is only slightly damp. And obviously donât clean the pickups with anything damp. 
I wipe it with a dry microfiber cloth once every couple of months
After playing, I wipe my bass off with a soft microfiber cloth (especially the chrome tuner pegs and bridge cover). Then I wipe the strings down with a MusicNomad string cleaner. 
Cheers
Joe
I do basically what @terb does except with âlemonâ oil (really just mineral oil with a little lemon oil in it), and for the frets I just use something nonmetallic, like a 3M kitchen pad on the fret wires.
I do wipe the bass down with a microfiber cloth when it gets dusty, too.
actually lemon oil and linseed oil doesnât serve the same purpose. the lemon oil is more like alcool or gasoline, itâs useful to clean the fretboard but it doesnât really feed the wood. linseed oil is more appropriate for this, and the ideal is to use lemon oil first, then wipe it and then apply linseed oil.
a much better idea than steel wool, for sure 
yeah - to be clear this âlemonâ oil is not really astringent at all; itâs mineral oil with a small amount of lemon oil in it. Pure lemon oil would be terrible to leave on a fretboard without following up with other oil.
Itâs this stuff. I think it is more than 80% mineral oil with a little lemon oil in for cleaning.
https://www.amazon.com/DAddario-Accessories-PW-LMN-Planet-Waves/dp/B000BNSYHW
Ditto, I run the microfiber cloth under the strings every couple of weeks to wipe down the fretboard, and clean the strings with this, which was recommended to me by @Jazzbass19.
I use Dunlop 65 Guitar Cleaner and a microfiber cloth. I use fast fret on the strings but have yet to deep clean them.
Microfiber wipedown (Iâd love to say âafter each time I playâ but that would be like telling the dentist i floss daily) but as often as i remember.
I use Fast Fret on the strings which supposedly cleans and lubes.
I use the music nomad guitar cleaner / microfiber for body/back of neck from time to time.
Music Nomad F-ONE oil for the fretboards that are rosewood or ebony (had to pick something, appears to work fine).
Havenât cleaned frets yet but like the idea of a 3-m pad and protection of the fretboard vs. the steel wool because of all the little bits that might end up on the pickups (i guess you could tape them just in case).
Iâm ashamed to say that I often just intend to clean my bass. Sometimes I even really think I should, but most of the time I forget
I have that Nomad String Cleaner tool also, itâs handy just be aware there is a pretty strong and interesting smell from the mineral oil. Some people like it, some people hate it. It doesnât bother me too much but it does kind of smell like those air freshener things they put in toilets.
Fast Fret has the âmineral oilâ smell too.
I say it tells you you did something positive, 
Here is a video on changing strings, but also how to clean your bass. Tank is a roadie, his profession is to tour with bands and maintain the instruments. He is also a bass player. He gets into some detail but very informative
@bjams I never noticed the smell. Now that youâve mentioned it, Iâll try to notice it next time.
Got some of these yesterday, great for making dried-out fretboards like new again - Ernie Ball Wonder Wipes
I wipe the dust off with a dry microfiber cloth often.
I have a gallon of restaurant bulk supply mineral oil around because we have butcher block counter tops to maintain. It is tremendously less expensive to buy it this way. The same oil goes on everything wood in the house that needs it including the bass.
I donât notice any smell. There are some oils out there with artificial scents.
Because @terb mentioned linseed oil and I wanted to learn about it I found this . . .
I use the cutting board oil I keep in my pantry. I have a large jug of it that I bought at Bed Bath & Beyond. It works fine on the neck of a guitar as well.
