I've got a PRS SE with a rosewood fretboard that I bought secondhand a couple years ago, and it's always had a smelly fretboard. It's one of the first things I noticed after playing it, as my fingers ended up stinking.
I've just played it for the first time in a good few months (it's been languishing behind the Tele and GS-Mini), and it's as bad as ever. Whenever I change strings, I give it a good clean using a Dunlop cleaning kit, and it's ok for a few weeks, but it gradually goes back to stinking.
I'm guessing the previous owner has used something on it that they shouldn't have and it's soaked well into the wood, so any suggestions to try and get rid of the smell for a bit longer than a few weeks?
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What does your PRS fingerboard smell like? Roses, petroleum distillates, wood dye, cigarette tars, pothead pachouli oil?
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