Whether you have a Bombella custom or a standard model, when cared for properly, your Bass should last you a lifetime. As a general rule, never allow your Instrument to experience environmental conditions that you would personally find uncomfortable.

• Ideally, always keep your between 40-80 degrees Fahrenheit and 40-70% relative humidity.
• Avoid rapid temperature and humidity changes whenever possible.
• Never leave your Instrument in a parked car, or in the trunk!
• Avoid leaving your instrument in direct sunlight.
• If you won’t be playing for awhile, store your Bass in its case.
• Don't leave an instrument cable plugged into the jack for extended periods when you are not playing that will drain your battery.

 

Daily Maintenance:

• After you're finish playing, wipe off your strings, hardware, and the body with a clean, soft, dry cloth.
• Tune your instrument every time you begin to play and again when you are done.

 

Monthly Maintenance:

• Check the adjustment of your truss rod at least once per month.Click here for for a how to adjust the truss rod in a Bombella Bass  
• Change your strings often, new strings prolong the life of your frets and provide optimum intonation and tone.
• Once you have changed your strings, check to make certain that the bridge of your instrument has been adjusted for proper intonation.
• Click here for set-up the intonation on your Bombella Bass

 

Every Six Months:

• Bombella Bass Doesn't apply any paint to the fretboards so  while you have the strings off of your Bass, you need to oil your fingerboard at least once every six months. We use clear mineral oil with no additives (you can find it in most pharmacies) it is cheap and really effective. 
•  Apply it to the surface of the fingerboard using a clean, soft, dry rag (and old cotton t-shirt is perfect for this). Allow it to sit and be absorbed for approximately five minutes before removing any remaining oil with a different clean, soft, dry cloth. 
• Restring your instrument only after all excess oil has been removed and make sure that you do not get mineral oil on your strings!

(If you live in a dry area be safe and do this procedure every 3 to 4 months)

 

Lacquer Finish

• If your bass has a lacquer finish we recommend Give the body, back of the neck, and hardware of your instrument a gentle rub down with a very slightly damp, clean, soft cloth (Cotton or Micro fiber) and then immediately do the same gentle rub down with a clean, DRY, soft cloth. Do not put the damp cloth anywhere near the control knobs or pickups.
• At your option, you can apply a very light coating of clear wax (Meguiars Carnauba wax). Rub on a small amount with a clean, soft dry cloth ( Cotton or Micro fiber) and then wipe it away with a different clean, soft, dry cloth. Make sure to not to get any wax on the hardware, pickups, or fingerboard. The wax should only come into contact with the finished wood.

 

Rub-in Oil Finish

• If your bass has a Rub-in oil finish, we recommend to apply a thin coat of mineral oil wait 5 min and wipe off or put a coat thin coat of  Beeswax, make sure to not get oil or Beeswax on the control knobs or pickups

 

Electronics

• If your pots have gotten a bit noisy, they can be cleaned with anti-static spray. You can use Anti-Static Spray made by STATX Brands (Cat. No. 64-3310) and sold at Radio Shack.
• Change the 9-volt batteries in your pre-amp.

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