Dry

This had been a Squier P-bass which was a display unit at the store. After the strings were removed, we can all agree that the fretboard had dried up along the way & it's in need of moisturization. I'm of the opinion that, the fretboards of instruments on display are subjected to more drying than its sealed up counterparts. Reason being - indoor air-conditioning. It's not an anomaly by any means; all porous fretboards undergo drying along the way, we need to give some TLC by applying some fretboard oil or re-moisturizing fluid along the way.