Here's something we seem to hear quite often:
"I have been the proud owner of a 2001 Corvette Standard natural finish bass for over a year now and I played a show a few nights ago in fairly rainy conditions (intermittent drizzling) and by the end of the set the back of my bass's neck was fairly wet. This was the first time that I ever gigged in this type of weather with this particular bass. I toweled if off at the end of the set and put it in its case thinking it would be ok. By the next day I noticed that my bass's neck finish had a pronounced chalky white tint to it.

Do you have any idea what I can do to fix this and prevent this from getting worse? Would waxing the bass regularly prevent this from happening? Also could I use something like Old English furniture polish on this bass?"

Well, the Natural Oil finish basses come with the Warwick Surface Finisher because it is a necessary part of care for that type of finish. It is the ONLY THING we recommend for protecting your wood.

To remove the film from the neck you can use synthetic steel wool (3M Scotch Brite scouring pads are perfect), then use fretboard oil to lightly finish the neck. After this has dried, you can put on a light coating of Warwick wax - work it in well, let it dry 15 minutes & buff with a towel or T shirt. Do the same on the body (eliminate the steel wool if it's not chalky) and we recommend re-waxing once a month or more if conditions are dry.

This should seal the wood and protect it if you run into any more rain (I always take my power tester to make sure the ground circuit at the gig is good too - powerful bass is cool - power going through your body isn't). Keep those questions coming.
Rob Busch
Warwick Technical Support