Changed my strings, think I screwed up

[TNKA36]

Hi @PamPurrs,
I agree with the wiping down with a cloth, hell I don’t even clean mine, I am a slacker, just like Mcfly​:joy:
Cheers Brian

[joergkutter]

@PamPurrs

What’s wrong with just running a microfiber cloth under the strings occasionally to clean the board???

Nothing at all, but some woods (fretboards without any finish/lacquer) require that you apply some oil every now and then to prevent them from drying out, getting cracks, pushing frets out and other nasty stuff And the applying of oil is really only possible when all strings are off!

[Sully]

I’ve done both and I agree with both views; it’s good after x amount of time to clean up the fretboard and oil it if necessary. For a new bass that had a recent setup though, I would do the one at a time thing, to try and at least keep the truss rod under tension. Not really a right answer for this though, as everyone has pointed out.