Dont You HATE it when...

HailHailVitalogy
HailHailVitalogy Posts: 6,021
edited April 2005 in Musicians and Gearheads
the strings gather all the dirt from your hands and the dirt shows up under the strings and on the fretboard

i hate it!!! i just put my pick along beneath the strings and so much dirt came out
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  • pariah
    pariah Posts: 596
    C-L-O-T-H....

    Not that I use one myself :o
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  • KillerIsMe
    KillerIsMe Posts: 208
    haha yea.. well cleaning a fretboard with grime and shit on it is like a good workout to me.
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  • covin
    covin Posts: 42
    Yeah, it can get pretty nasty...I usually wipe the fretboard over with lavender oil every few months with a soft cloth. Cleans everything right off and makes the wood last longer and feel smoother.

    It also makes my case and guitar smell like a beautiful garden. (the oil will smell bad at first, but that's just because it's super concentrated)
  • one way needle
    one way needle Posts: 196
    HailHailVitalogy wrote:
    when the strings gather all the dirt from your hands and the dirt shows up under the strings and on the fretboard

    AHHH!! GAHHH. Yes i do hate it! How do u know these things about me?!
    I play a les paul and its the dirt that get between the pickups that gets me!
    And no matter how much i clean it always comes back!!! Always!! Am i cursed to live like this.....?
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  • WiLL75
    WiLL75 Posts: 415
    I hear you. I had the dust and crap that ALWAYS collects by the bridge and inbetween the pickups on my telecustom. It's bad because it's black, totally noticable.
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  • WiLL75
    WiLL75 Posts: 415
    covin wrote:
    Yeah, it can get pretty nasty...I usually wipe the fretboard over with lavender oil every few months with a soft cloth. Cleans everything right off and makes the wood last longer and feel smoother.

    It also makes my case and guitar smell like a beautiful garden. (the oil will smell bad at first, but that's just because it's super concentrated)

    Lavender oil hey? I have used Olde English oil on my mustang, it worked pretty good.
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  • one way needle
    one way needle Posts: 196
    Oh, today i took the scratchplate of my les paul. Damn was it nice to clean the dirt underneath there! Plus i think the guitar looks better without one.
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  • Stinkfoot
    Stinkfoot Posts: 546
    I ALWAYS wipe down the strings straight after playing.....keeps 'em going longer.....mine seem to always collect a large amount of hash for some reason ;)
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  • nailz100
    nailz100 Posts: 1,176
    lick your fingers...
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  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    get some bloody cloth and swipe it man! :) the strings'll last longer and they'll sound ten times better.
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