Rampdog Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 Does wipeing your strings with alchohol harm anything? I know it helps take the cheese off but does it shorten the life of the strings? Billy If it ain't fun...why do it...? http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=778394&content=music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trucks Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 Im not sure about the strings but doesnt it make the alcohol taste funny? Soundclick Myspace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPCustom Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 The alcohol might remove any coatings from the strings as well as oils. That might actually make them rust quicker. Of course, it should also remove the acids put there by your fingers so it might just even out. I wipe my strings down with Fingerease. And my strings never rust or feel all loaded up with crud. Born on the Bayou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caprae Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 I would be careful about that. You don't want to be getting alcohol on your fingerboard on a regular basis. Raise your children and spoil your grandchildren. Spoil your children and raise your grandchildren. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampdog Posted May 21, 2006 Author Share Posted May 21, 2006 I have a rosewood fingerboard on my strat but when I wipe the strings I try not to get it on the board. Will that hurt it? I figured the oil from my hand would keep it from drying out. Please correct me someone if I'm wrong... Thanks If it ain't fun...why do it...? http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=778394&content=music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumblyfingers Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 I would ditch the alchohol, it will dry out the wood IMO and remove the coating on the strings. You could also try Dr. Ducks Axe wax and String Lube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampdog Posted May 21, 2006 Author Share Posted May 21, 2006 Fumbly...I've never heard of either of those...are you yankin' my larriat? If it ain't fun...why do it...? http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=778394&content=music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumblyfingers Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 uuh no..... http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d42/Gypsyfingers/IMG_2886.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gifthorse Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 Just buy 2 sets of strings. Then when one gets worn, you will be able to replace them. Really you can't fix strings. They get old. For electric I can cash a set in 5 hours of play time.. Thats why I started to wear gloves when I play. No more unneccesary finger oils to toil your plan.. You are RUNNIN the show. My nickname is 'Glover' just for the record. http://flagshipmile.dmusic.com/ http://www.myspace.com/gifthorse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Geoff Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 Just *don't* get alcohol anywhere near a rosewood fretboard - or any other kind, for that matter. G. "When the power of love overcomes the love of power the World will know Peace": Jimi Hendrix http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=738517&content=music The Geoff - blame Caevan!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampdog Posted May 21, 2006 Author Share Posted May 21, 2006 Ok guys...I'll try the fingerease or ax-wax and the old Rampdog will throw away the flea dip that I've been using. Thanks all for the heads up. Billy If it ain't fun...why do it...? http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=778394&content=music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bbach1 Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 Originally posted by Rampdog: Ok guys...I'll try the fingerease or ax-wax and the old Rampdog will throw away the flea dip that I've been using. Thanks all for the heads up. Billy Ramp, Dunlop also makes an excellent string cleaner as well. It's called Ultraglide 65. I change my strings often, but in between I might clean em a time or two. bbach Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumblyfingers Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 Mainly I use the AxWax to lube my fretboards and the backs of my untreated necks at each string change. I also use it to clean and polish my guitars that have a laquered finish, it works great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 Personally, I've never liked any approaches to cleaning/conditioning steel strings, DIY or commercially produced- - EXCEPT- - wiping them off, over 'n' under, with a clean, dry, lint-free all-cotton cloth. Do this every time you stop playing and you'll get more usable life outta tham thayah bobb-wiyahs. Nothing like properly installing a new set of strings, double checking and tweaking your set-up, and breakin' 'em in; far better than spending time and money trying to revive 'em. (I should talk; I've got some incredibly old, dinged-up, cruddy strings on my axe; I just layed a new set of strings out the other day to remind me to change 'em soon, it's high-time I did!) Between restringings, it's not a bad idea to use a light amount of oil on the fretboard, of a kind that's free of silicon, wax, and petroleum-distillates. Old English lemon-oil, linseed-oil, Gibson and other brand-name 'board-oils, woodwind bore-oils, etc. all will do the job quite well. "Wax-on, wax-off"! Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochet Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 Originally posted by Caevan O'Shite: Between restringings, it's not a bad idea to use a light amount of oil on the fretboard, of a kind that's free of silicon, wax, and petroleum-distillates. Old English lemon-oil, linseed-oil, Gibson and other brand-name 'board-oils, woodwind bore-oils, etc. all will do the job quite well. "Wax-on, wax-off"! My personal favorite's olive oil. "A cheerful heart is good medicine." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumblyfingers Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 Extra Virgin or........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampdog Posted May 21, 2006 Author Share Posted May 21, 2006 Sooooo...Is Crisco out of the question? We do have an abundance of hog fat down here in the south of the south...will that work? If it ain't fun...why do it...? http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=778394&content=music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caprae Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 Let's not get started on what to use on your fretboard again. Do a search. There's as many solutions (no pun intended) as there are players, and they all contradict each other. Email or call the maker of your guitar and ask them what they recommend/use. Raise your children and spoil your grandchildren. Spoil your children and raise your grandchildren. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 Originally posted by Ricochet: My personal favorite's olive oil. Originally posted by Fumblyfingers: Extra Virgin or........ Originally posted by Rampdog: Sooooo...Is Crisco out of the question?Personally, I don't know what any of you see in Olive Oil... "Ohmihgarsh!! I've had all I can stands, and I can't stands no-more!! _____________ http://www.math.pitt.edu/~bard/bardware/popeye/popeye_half.gif Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Iverson Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 How can you be an EXTRA VIRGIN? Either you are, or you aren't! Oh, sorry, you're talking about Olive Oyl, Popeye's girlfriend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junior 1 Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 Crisco, Virgins, What's going on here? Popeye better eat more spinach!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampdog Posted May 23, 2006 Author Share Posted May 23, 2006 Well...I guess I'll go back to wiping my strings with my moonshine. I hate to waste good corn liquor but it seems to work... I also love the way these threads take on a life of their own. Thanks all. Bow-Wow If it ain't fun...why do it...? http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=778394&content=music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Fraser Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 Damp cloth works for me after a gig. I remember long ago some guys were into boiling their strings. Claimed they got another month of life out them. Scott Fraser Scott Fraser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big G Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 Originally posted by Scott Fraser: Damp cloth works for me after a gig. I remember long ago some guys were into boiling their strings. Claimed they got another month of life out them. Scott Fraser Yes Scott i have a friend who plays bass (plays well too)who is a believer in boiling strings to give them a longer life, bad form just clean them down and change them when they are done, dont boil them unless you are truly skint !!!! Love life, some twists and turns are more painful than others, but love life..... http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=592101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 I'd think that any extra usable-life that boiling 'em gains would be negated by the bending/unbending of the strings when removing and replacing 'em; y'know, the way they get bent, twisted, and kinked around the tuners, the nut-slots, the bridge and tail? Not to mention the fact that strings get little dings and dents in 'em from the frets, and NO amount of boiling, oiling, wiping, or pickling will fix that. Wipe 'em off, pluck 'n' pop 'em so they slap back against the frets to dislodge some crud, lint, whatever, and change 'em now and then. I'm thinkin' about doin' it myself! Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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