Zuben Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Doc and Doc, you guys would have a good take on this as Fumbles and others.( Actually everyone ) About once a year, I do a major cleanup on my guitars. You guys know my guitars get pretty road weary even though they are handles with mucho care. I use Maguire's Polish / Cleaner and a hand held small buffer to take out bad belt marks (although I learned a log time ago about no belts and out of the pants shirt tails. I do this very carefully as there is only so much finish on the guitar. If it doesn't need it, it doesn't get it. It is also great on chrome. (Not on gold plate as it is normally way too thin) Mineral oil on my rosewood fretboards after a good cleaning. My Martins are done by hand only. Now this is only on guitars that have been touring and need it. What do you use for upkeep of your instruments? (Ellwood, does the aluminum Strat get oxidized? ) Anything exotic? manufacturers products or products earned for years of trying things? Peace http://www.spotcheckbilly.com http://www.littlefeat.net http://www.bonnieraitt.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caprae Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Mine don't get played enough to get too dirty. I just use pure lemon oil (.5 oz bottle from health food store) on the fretboard after asking 3-4 guitar companies what they recommend. Raise your children and spoil your grandchildren. Spoil your children and raise your grandchildren. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gifthorse Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 I used linseed oil for a while. I may have thinned it. Just rub it in to the neck. I learned that from the guy I take my guitar to. I haven't tried lemon oil before. I bet it smells better http://flagshipmile.dmusic.com/ http://www.myspace.com/gifthorse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stamplicker Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 if its going in storage or being played now and then Linseed all the way. Normal cleaning, lemon And yes it does smell better. <-- Rosewood fretboards. For the new maple on maple I have no idea? whats the prescribed dosage for that? MagicStomp Soundbites Soundclick Rambles Haunted Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panic Button Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 For unfinished wood i use a mixture of olive oil and lemon juice. 2 parts oil to 1 part juice. Shines it right up. For finished things avoid anything with silicone in it. Silicone + guitars = nasty. I go to the site, see "NEW FOR 2008" I'm all "OH GOODY!" and i click it and it's all "ALL NEW AMERICAN STANDARD SERIES!" and I'm like..."what?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gifthorse Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 I like a nice a lemon oil oregano marinade with a side of E coli. http://flagshipmile.dmusic.com/ http://www.myspace.com/gifthorse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panic Button Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 You think i'm joking!? it works, man! I go to the site, see "NEW FOR 2008" I'm all "OH GOODY!" and i click it and it's all "ALL NEW AMERICAN STANDARD SERIES!" and I'm like..."what?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miroslav Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 I have the Dunlop "65" Polish & Cleaner on a regular basis. I have a cleaning cloth that's been impregnated with it fairly well, and I just wipe down after playing...sometimes I'll spray a little more polish/cleaner if the guitar has a lot of smudges/prints. Once in awhile I use the Dunlop "65" Cream of Carnauba wax to really buff out the finish...especially if there's any fine scratches. I do the rosewood fretboards with Wilbert Lemon Oil only rarely, when I see that they look kinda' dry. miroslav - miroslavmusic.com "Just because it happened to you, it doesn't mean it's important." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Geoff Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 Mine don't get too much wear, but I give the shiny wood a polish with a decent car polish sparingly - I know it's abrasive. It's done occasionally. I have an old can of Liquid Gold in which the volatiles have long evaporated, leaving the heavier essential oils. I use this sparingly on the rosewood/ebony fretboards. 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...
Strategery Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Yep, once a year I put lemon oil on my rosewood & ebony necks after a good cleaning. You have to get all the FUNK off right next to the frets first though. After that, windex on a Q-tip for all the metal parts. Then, a damn good quality polish on the entire guitar buffed to a fine finish. When I buy a new guitar....I call it Randyizing it. Of course...that includes a complete set up. Randy "Just play!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillWelcome Home Studios Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Up until I left the studio I sent them all out to Mike Pellow once a year. Now that I have less than half as many guitars and I'm only really playing a couple of them, they tend to get ignored. I do try to change the strings at least once a year (unless I'm doing a recording project or sitting in live) and I prefer lemon oil on the fretboard. As to the rest, a light dusting is all I've done. I don't like to use waxes as they hold dirt. And the car finish on the Fenders doesn't seem to care. Bill "I believe that entertainment can aspire to be art, and can become art, but if you set out to make art you're an idiot." Steve Martin Show business: we're all here because we're not all there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smirk Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 I like the Guitar Honey stuff for the fretboards, and it's done wonders for some other wood pieces I have too. I solved the belt thing by moving the buckle one loop to the left after I noticed another teacher where I work doing that. Wonder what the new Linkin Park album would sound like if they didn't have Perfect Circle to steal from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danzilla Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Lemon oil on the fretboards on occassion; general wipe downs after playing and if I have some guiltar polish (Martin, Dunlop- no brand loyalty) I'll use that on the funky spots. Always wipe down the chrome/metal parts, too. Question for gold plated parts: How do you guys get rid of greening tarnish? One of the bridge rollers on my Kahler tremelo is getting green. Don't want to ruin it; but I certainly don't want to leave it there, either! Will silver polish work? "Am I enough of a freak to be worth paying to see?"- Separated Out (Marillion) NEW band Old band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smirk Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 thats brass, Brasso. A bridge roller wouldn't be gold plated. I don't think that turns green, it just comes off. Wonder what the new Linkin Park album would sound like if they didn't have Perfect Circle to steal from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Fraser Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 I use Maguire's Polish / Cleaner and a hand held small buffer to take out bad belt marks (although I learned a log time ago about no belts and out of the pants shirt tails. In checking the used guitar market, primarily on Craigslist, I'm astonished at the the degree to which people accept, or at least do nothing to avoid, inducing damage to fine musical instruments via belt buckles. Guys, this was figured out a long time ago. In high school in the 60's it was actually a mark of coolness to wear one's belt one notch to the left to indicate membership in the guitar community. Has this bit of collective wisdom from the past been entirely forgotten? BTW, lemon or orange oil furniture polish on rosewood, nothing on lacquered maple. Scott Fraser Scott Fraser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg B. Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 I solved the belt thing by moving the buckle one loop to the left after I noticed another teacher where I work doing that. Excellent idea, smirk! I never thought of that. Thanks! Avoid playing the amplifier at a volume setting high enough to produce a distorted sound through the speaker-Fender Guitar Course-1966 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg B. Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 I admit, I don't do as much upkeep as far as cleaning as I should. Every now and then I wipe them down with an old T shirt and use a QTip on all chrome and hard-to-reach areas. I need to get some lemon oil for my fretboards, tho. Now that this has been brought up, I know that my Strat's board needs it. Thanks for the reminder! Avoid playing the amplifier at a volume setting high enough to produce a distorted sound through the speaker-Fender Guitar Course-1966 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stamplicker Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 nothing on lacquered maple. Scott Fraser Thank you =) MagicStomp Soundbites Soundclick Rambles Haunted Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strategery Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Talking about belts and buckles.... When I started playing guitar in the early 70's, I stopped wearing belts...with bluejeans that is...and still do not wear one to this day. Some habits just never change I guess. Randy "Just play!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesape Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 I always wear the shirt on the outside, and the buckle to one side. The belt I usually gig with has no buckle - some cinch/harness through a vertical and horizontal slit in the leather - a hippie throwback from the 60's. Never a DUH! moment! Well, almost never. OK, OK! Sometimes never! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Ellwood Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Yet another good reason to wear all-in-one Spandex jump suits! I like the ones with the built in footsies the best!! http://www.thestringnetwork.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Madness Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Yet another good reason to wear all-in-one Spandex jump suits! I like the ones with the built in footsies the best!! LOL! Please DO NOT post pictures of your band!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Ellwood Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Yet another good reason to wear all-in-one Spandex jump suits! I like the ones with the built in footsies the best!! LOL! Please DO NOT post pictures of your band!!! OK!! but there is nothing wrong with a Devo tribute band is there?? http://www.thestringnetwork.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Madness Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Yet another good reason to wear all-in-one Spandex jump suits! I like the ones with the built in footsies the best!! LOL! Please DO NOT post pictures of your band!!! OK!! but there is nothing wrong with a Devo tribute band is there?? So you really think that's where the big money is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Ellwood Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Yet another good reason to wear all-in-one Spandex jump suits! I like the ones with the built in footsies the best!! LOL! Please DO NOT post pictures of your band!!! OK!! but there is nothing wrong with a Devo tribute band is there?? So you really think that's where the big money is? WELL YEAH!!! I mean how else could we begin to afford those jump suits? I mean those hot puppies don't grow on trees!!!! http://www.thestringnetwork.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stamplicker Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Doc.Lee in his hay-days... http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m87/stamplicker/devo.jpg MagicStomp Soundbites Soundclick Rambles Haunted Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panic Button Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Spandex: Comfortable to you, traumatizing to everyone else. I go to the site, see "NEW FOR 2008" I'm all "OH GOODY!" and i click it and it's all "ALL NEW AMERICAN STANDARD SERIES!" and I'm like..."what?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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