Guitar Cleaning Myths

[@PhillipMcKnight]

A big thank you to everyone who sent in questions. These are tough ones, so I decided to answer them with my exsperance. If you have had different results please feel free to put it in the comments.

[@robertpurdy4452]

Merry Christmas! Thank you for all you do.

[@anthonydesiderio2801]

Hi im building a SG diy with 3 pick ups. Can you help me with what. Pick ups to use. Thank you

[@berkbuyankara777]

hey thanks for very informative video! i got one more tho is it safe clean unfinished fretboard with ethyl alcohol ? Happy christmas

[@marcelotheeyeman]

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[@PhillipMcKnight]

Merry Christmas

[@BW-dv5cd]

Mmmmm olive oil and garlic. I use it to clean my pastacaster

[@fritsvanzanten3573]

Pestocaster, I'd say ;-)

[@Carbon2861996]

Stratopastar

[@PulledPurk]

Want a guitar made of garlic bread with spergetty strings

[@ApolloVIIIYouAreGoForTLI]

My lasagne Paul is way better than your Pastacaster

[@blazeconnolly9960]

😂😂😂😂🎸👍

[@joq702]

If you clean your strings with rubbing alcohol, here is a simple tip I use every time to protect the fretboard. Get some plastic food wrap, and tear off a small amount. Place the clear plastic wrap under your strings and then do the rubbing alcohol with a lint free towel. Keeping the rubbing alcohol off the fret board keeps it from drying out. Instead of plastic wrap you can use other protection materials like very thin plastic, cardboard, or a few plastic hotel or credit cards taped together end on end.

[@blacktoothfox677]

Its never pointless to refresh oneself upon the basics. great to see you with John Mankuta and company the other night - Big love from the UK Phil!

[@PhillipMcKnight]

That was a lot of fun.

[@blacktoothfox677]

@@PhillipMcKnight - They are a good bunch of guys! I'll be honest, I was itching to try and get the Glarry Tele thinline - I'm pouring every spare penny of my meagre wage into my lovely little home studio (more than welcome to poke your nose into my weeny lil' channel to check it out, a nod of approval or some knowing criticism would be like unto a badge of honour for me!) - but, I'm likely going to buy one anyway, Lord knows what shipping would cost to the UK, and there were folk there that perhaps cant EVER afford to buy guitars, so I stayed out of it. But, it is a real pleasure to see just how many of the KZbin guitar community do such giveaways... I'm actually proud of us..! End of the day, some pretty darn good people. Thankyou for your help through the last few years - learned a lot about the retail/ distributor / manufacturing of guitars from you, and your reviews always smack of honesty. Sorry about all these words; I rarely comment, so, I guess I'm splurging! Bless you, stay healthy and safe out there Sonic Sensei!!! - New Forest, UK

[@maxxblack1525]

A Big Thanks for the tip. Satin finish - wd 40 and soft wipe with micro fiber cloth and brand new look.

[@id3m589]

Been cleaning my guitars with IPA for over 10 years. No adverse reaction - great way to clean a grimy instrument. Phillip, you also advise cleaning with lighter fluid and WD40 - both are way stronger solvents than IPA.

[@cafestudiosinc.1702]

Merry Christmas! Windex on electric guitar body’s works great. On unfinished wood it’s a no no. Linseed oil on fret boards or orange oil. Mineral oil works great for fretboards also.

[@johndance1362]

Phil, I remember John Cippolino saying in an old Guitar Player Magazine interview that he used Hoppes #9 nitro solvent to clean his guitar strings and that he could use the same set for months and longer. I guess if it works on cleaning guns it could work on strings as well. He said that he didn't like to change his strings unless they broke or were completely played out. Have you ever heard of this before?

[@HairyTheCandyMan]

I just dip the whole neck in used Motor Oil. Make sure you use 5W-20 because the thicker stuff makes your guitar too sticky.

[@stringspicksandfiddlestick6388]

Great topic. I use white distilled vingar to patina nickle and chrome parts like bridges and tuners. My wife always has Murphy's Oil Soap around and used sparingly it's good for cleaning Rosewood finger boards. It's made for cleaning wood.

[@emmadrakes6661]

Just bought a westwood electric guitar from a charity shop for £50. Needs a lot of maintenance and a new set of strings but hopefully I can get it looking shiny new again.

[@yuerinmorgan6437]

If anyone tells you that it’s okay to use 100% essence of lemon oil, they’re wrong even minute amounts will break down most if not all bindings & do similar to the adhesive used on inlays.

[@rowenlampe7426]

Merry Christmas everyone, hope you all get 20 new guitars

[@Mustaine1ify]

I got another tuner (already got Three) no guitar ☹

[@therugburnz]

I sometimes use Ballistol it is a gun cleaner meant for flint lock and black powder old timey rifles. It cleans bare wood and metal of corrosive residue. It's made from some kind of tree sap and is ok for gun maple and walnut. I use it on all but the fingerboard. YMMV. TEST FIRST.

[@kongandbasses8732]

I used Balistol all the time - especially for the fingerboard. It has no bad effect, neither on my newer basses nor to my 1964 Precision Bass. Balistol is used for wood, metal, leather, some people use it for medical purposes on their dogs, especially hunters and mushers.

[@timruss7609]

Thank you for the sticker glue removal trick, wish I would have known that twenty years ago.

[@nehpetsamenied9068]

I always used pledge or murphys oil soap (diluted in water) on the body and wd-40 on the pickups and other metal parts. I don't know if your supposed to but it has never given me any problems

[@fjulyflores]

Also are patina’d strings a thing? The black or gray color helps with the show of oxidation. “ boiling” strings sounds like a familiar step in that process.

[@ismael9899]

Ernie ball guitar polish and fast fret for the conditioner and youre done!

[@onpsxmember]

Buy white mineral spirits for the price of a banana, take a cloth and wrap it around a piece of wood, like icicle sticks to also clean the underside of the strings. Congratulations! You obtained lifelong fast fret.

[@ismael9899]

@@onpsxmember honesly thats a good idea but 8 dollars a year seems alright by me,easy frets lasts a lot

[@markbaum9615]

Fast fret is the shizz

[@ismael9899]

@@markbaum9615 hell yeah!

[@russellhayden82]

I used to use fast fret but it left too much of a sticky feel on my fingers after playing

[@nap152003]

I use boiled linseed oil, seems to work pretty well

[@MarcMercier1971]

6:32 WD-40 is excellent for removing pine pitch from hands. I also use it to remove it from the paint on my car.

[@jimmyjoe1871]

I read a story years ago in Guitar Player magazine about a custom shop Luthier that was asked to clean a famous deceased player's guitar without changing anything. Just cleanup. I think it might have been Buddy Hollies? He said what really worked to get grime out of the nooks and crannies was saliva...... try it, it works better than one would imagine. Spit shine that sucker!

[@rogershermanmusic]

Unfortunately, Deoxit costs $50 per can in Australia.

[@PhillipMcKnight]

That is crazy. Is there afordable electronic contact cleaner?

[@rogershermanmusic]

Phillip McKnight I've used some generic contact cleaner purchased from a computer store for around $12, but I have no idea how it compares to Deoxit. The issue with Deoxit is there's a $25 import duty on aerosol cans, I believe.

[@PhillipMcKnight]

It works about the same. I have used both and prefer Deoxt it, but I would use the contact cleaner.

[@GoonSquadLifeMember]

'QD Electronics Cleaner', red and black can-cheaper and works as well.

[@charlesb7831]

I use a Blitz cloth after every time I put the guitar back in the case.

[@neilsnow7644]

I used pinesol on a guitar that I finished myself, the body only, and it was fine...btw. if it's fine for furniture than it's fine for any urethane finished wood. It is all the same you do realize? I have used other wood cleaners as well that you would normally use on say...a dinning table. Obviously you need to really clean it. Make sure it is the right product for the right finish. If it is intended for urethane finish and you have that finish on the body, obviously it's fine. The finish I put on was quite thick. I use for cleaning, not polishing. Two completely different things. Then there is conditioning. As you said. Fast fret has been awesome on my guitar freboards and strings. I like it, but the effects don't last long. I don't clean the fretboard as often as the body as it's really not that necessary. The body is what people see, and the fretboard, in my experience, doesn't affect playability. However it can mess frets up if too dry or moist, making frets move believe it or not. But the frets are what you play on, not the board, soo...clean those often. I'm the only person I know that doesn't have the chemical reaction with different strings with smell or color. So I guess I'm lucky there that I have slightly less to worry about lol I don't think I do anything different than anyone else?

[@raymonblodgett4537]

I have used iso for years to clean strings, or just change them. I know bass players that boil their strings because of the higher cost. I have used linseed oil on my rosewood & ebony fret boards, do you feel that is ok? (I trust your opinion Phillip) 😊 Also I always treat my maple Strat & Telecaster fret boards with same polish I polish guitar with. I do all this each time I change strings.

[@Glicksman1]

What about Lemon Pledge for guitar cleaning? Jimmy D'Aquisto always used it. Sorry if this question wasn't so screamingly funny.

[@timmymulls5706]

Hey, my picture made it into the opening montage 😂

[@timmbosliice]

Is it important that it is white distilled vinegar only for cleaning the body or the bridge too? I've seen videos of guys cleaning their bridges by soaking them in white vinegar, but none say they are using distilled.

[@SuperShecky]

People are sometimes obsessed with "moisturizing" their fretboards and end up using all kinds of crap, and in such quantities that leave the fretboard and neck feeling greasy. and slick. Whatever floats your boat, but I have yet to be convinced that guitars ever really need any such stuff. If a fretboard is cracking, it's because the wood was never seasoned after being cut. No amount of oil will prevent that, or repair it.

[@MrScatalog]

MCT oil works great.

[@JayKughan]

Hi Phil, why don't you recommend using WD40 for electronics (eg. Sticky pots or switches)?

[@huskvarsm]

Flowout additives are ok but with those you have to put a heavy finish coat on ,this can cause runs and or solvent boil thats where the paint is so thick that it gets a skin on the top before the solvents underneath have evaporated ,and this causes tiny bubbles in the paint “it does not look good “ ,so do your homework or better still let a pro do it ,and let him know its been exposed to silicone compounds and he will wet sand the body with soda crystals in the water ,and then spirit wipe the body pre paint “ie” demineralised water mixed 50/50 with isopropyl alcohol ,to help remove the last remnants of silicone.......what silicone does is it stops fluids from flowing evenly over a surface, instead it causes fisheyes or tiny craters were the surface tension of the wax fights the flow of whatever medium you are using.

[@NofreedomofspeechonYouTube]

Can I use used engine oil on rose wood fret board to restore it ? Or should I use power steering fluid? Or else I should use coconut oil?

[@boyd1998]

This guy looks like Kingpin from the Marvel/Daredevil DC.

[@markgardiner1767]

That was educational...thanks

[@jason.h]

How about linseed oil for fretboards?

[@attilathehun0]

I use silicone/wax free furniture polish.

[@finaljesus]

Awesome advice Phillip thank you for the channel

[@teddydavis3504]

Thanks man. It’s about time for another who makes what brand guitar and amp video.

[@ayushkangane2671]

Can we use coconut oil to clean body of guitar

[@EM-df6mo]

Absolutely Great video Phil.

[@viarnay]

Is just a thin layer of oil not dipping your guitar in it :- S. Fretboard is made of wood and dehidrates over time. Olive oil is very unctuous and you only need the finger tip to spread it.

[@thatsmrharley2u2]

Wtf is unctuous?

[@gtr1952]

I have used 'Simple Green', ~25%/water and lemon pledge forever w/ no problem. When you have ~25++ electric's in your collection, the bulk packs of DAddario XL's are good value. 25 sets/box. About $3/set if you shop carefully. Restring before each gig/practice/jam etc. Tried the 'boiling' thing just once ~40 years ago, never again. Can be dangerous and so not worth it!! All JMHO of course... --gary

[@markbelanger5757]

what do you use to keep your fingers slippery, when your fingers swett it's harder to play. Powder seems to work some what.

[@Col_MULLY]

Why no lemon oil on maple? I’ve been using it for 35 years. Never a single issue.

[@stupendousmusic4190]

For what it's worth, John D'Aquisto would use WD-40 on his fingerboards, and you'd be good to go for a year. I've done it, and it works quite well. I agree with you though, in that you shouldn't have to oil your fingerboard more than twice a year really, if even that much.

[@Guitarist._.2004]

Funny cuz when I play guitar after a long time, my fingers smell like metal. I've never had the garlic smell which is a little strange. But of course, GHS Fast Fret is what I use to clean my strings.

[@G-gnome]

Can oil on an acoustic bridge cause it to strengthen or weaken it? Will it prevent or cause it to crack?

[@ronboff3461]

when you eat garlic the aroma of it comes out thru you skin. all your skin, including hands and fingers!

[@UR_Right24]

I clean my guitar and fretboard with VM&P Naphtha

[@daynalee7806]

I just bought a new fretless bass guitar. The fretboard seems a little dull and lifeless. I was expecting a smoother, glossier surface. I friend suggested I treat the fretboard with Tung oil. Do you have any thoughts and recommendations on that?

[@souloftheage]

Let me guess Martin recommends using Martin brand fretboard cleaner.

[@bongocat5223]

Murry Chribnas

[@sjleak1]

Pro tip: If your hands smell like garlic, just butter your fretboard.

[@mailvilla]

12/24/2019: Hello, I love your in-depth reviews with no sugar coating. I would love you to do a review of the Fender deluxe solid-state amp $899.99 plus taxes. here have been a lot of good reviews, but being that it is a new product, it has not been reviewed by the buyers too much. I like that it is very lightweight compared to the tube version, and sounds a lot like the tube version. But, what I do not like (and other viewers too) is that Fender did not put a headphone jack in this solid-state amp. Also, since it is a solid-state amp, I am wondering why it does not have a designated clean channel that does not start breaking up at volume #4, and stays clean maxed out volume. I understand Fender was trying to imitate the tube amp, but why not make it better with these two features? So, hopefully you will get a chance to check it out and answer questions about it. Website: www.guitarcenter.com/Fender/Tone-Master-Deluxe-Reverb-100W-1x12-Guitar-Combo-Amp-Black-1500000291112.gc

[@jonmatthews4254]

I thought the garlic smell is actually something in the strings that gets on your fingers, nickel maybe? Not all strings do it for me.

[@albertceva1526]

I have a Taylor 616ce acoustic/electric. I foolishly put on a set of medium gauge nanoweb Elixer strings BACKWARDS! All 6! Am I messing up the tuners or truss rod? Yikes and happy holidays from a long-time viewer.

[@mikebrown3662]

Haha I've never thought of that smell as garlic, i personally think it smells like pennies

[@ja5617]

Can I use Pledge and old tshirts to clean my guitar?

[@robertmcfetridge3480]

How would I treat a cedar top with a black matte finish?

[@mamulcahy]

Phil, why clean your guitar? Relic it naturally and make big bucks when you sell it. Then again, in 2 years, the relic fad will be over.

[@valvenator]

It seems, thank heavens, that it's mostly over. Too many of those relic'ng videos were cringeworthy at the least. Everything from guitars to furniture, nothing was safe. Imagine if that took off with horn players? How I relic'd my brand new Selmer Sax...hmmmm...I don't see it either. Most of those relic'ng guys never got the memo to tell the difference between gentle aging and basic abuse.

[@soncross]

Can alcohol be used to clean roseeood fretboard?

[@ahmetayaz41]

hi phillip, is there a natural way to darken the new strange coloured fretboards ? laurels pau ferros etc.

[@cockers6682]

I just bath mine never had any problems

[@Mustaine1ify]

If you give your guitar a shower make sure you use a shower cap on the headstock.

[@Goffix2009]

Regarding cleaning the strings. Are they being cleaned OFF the neck, or still on? If on the neck, wouldn't that affect the wood? I'm just a Drummer who's a wanna be Guitarist. So far I've learned a lot of Buddy Holly songs!

[@cruile594]

Anybody know how I can fix my guitar I wiped it with wipes and alcohol and the metal parts are always fogging how do I fix it??

[@DavidHBurkart]

Great tips. Thanks

[@TheElectricfishmusic]

I've had guitar polish made with wax turn rancid .... so my guess is if it's a plant based wax it could go bad.

[@PotatoCamGuitar]

Can daddario 3 step cleaner be used on guitar with matte finishes?

[@andrewphillips1488]

What’s the best way to clean a maple fretboard ?

[@JustPlayingBass]

Lighter fluid.

[@theultimateninja]

Garlic?? It just smells like metal

[@thetransformingsalamander9436]

did he say that he didnt like lemon oil cleaners but it looks like he has a bottle of dunlop lemon oil behind him correct me if im wrong

[@sunbrookcondo4179]

My guitar strings usually smell like beer and cigarettes after a gig...

[@peterricoy]

What about Murphy’s oil soap - is that OK?

[@alistershisheesh4721]

What about multi surface windex

[@sammyfromsydney]

Wow. I would NEVER touch my guitar with vinegar. That is literally acid. Mild, but acid nonetheless. And it'll happily eat many plastics.

[@Healcraft]

diluted in water its probably less acidic than sweat, plus you can do this thing where you use something to clean and then something else to clean that off

[@SanketDutta117]

Sir can i use baby oil on my acoustic guitar?

[@gregoryhall3156]

Crazy fact-Neil Schon (of Journey) did an interview several years ago (search it up online) during which he was asked a question about how he conditioned his guitar fretboards/strings and straight up (not joking) said he wiped them down with salami-guess the oil from the fat in salami-leaving I’m sure a slick greasy surface. Wonder what his guitars smell like after a few weeks-and his hands for that matter. Not sure you could wash that off with your hands with soap and water and a wipe down with a silver serving spoon. I dunno, rich famous guitarist like Schon could probably get a new guitar every couple of shows when the stench became overwhelming. Guy probably still drew chicks like crazy-especially the Italian ones.

[@tedhart7708]

Boil strings? No way am I going to remove old strings, boil them, and then try to rewind them onto the tuners. Does anyone else see a problem with that? If strings get so dirty that they need to be boiled in order to clean them, it's time for new strings!

[@Iam_Dunn]

Ted Hart ...Screw that, I’m not spending $5 every 3 years just to make some stupid twangy sounds... duh. ....LOL... :)

[@sagk832]

can u use wd 40 for the fretboard

[@markbaum9615]

I've got SS frets.....so...... no Garlic Paws over here

[@rooster1737]

This is off topic, but have you done a video on "/13" Amps?

[@punkmaster76]

Hi Phil, what's the best way to clean pots, I'm thinking in my volume and cry baby, either to prevent or solve a squishy sound when turned

[@PhillipMcKnight]

I really like Deoxit, but electronic contact cleaner works well

[@supernoobsmith5718]

I've used lighter fluid.....naptha, 8 bucks a quart.

[@onpsxmember]

Go the Deoxit page and look for the specific cleaner. They got different ones for different tasks. Either get that cleaner cap to lead the fluid inside or maybe machine it yourself/3D-Print it. Only use small amounts. Not all pots are the same.

[@marcseclecticstuff9497]

I've been repairing electronics for 40+ years now. The only product I would recommend is Deoxit. For controls Deoxit F5 (green labeling) would be preferable, but the standard D5 (red labeling) will work also. The main difference is the F5 has more lubricant in it which will reduce wear of the resistive surface inside the pot. It is this reason I wouldn't recommend generic auto parts store contact cleaners as they don't typically contain any lubricant and will wash out what original lube may still be inside the pot leading to premature failure. I'm sure the WD40 fan boys will whine when I say stay away from it. It's useful for a few things like removing sticker residue, drying out your distributor, and for a lubricant when machining aluminum, but it can be really bad for pots as the chemicals can damage the PCB and some of the coatings they use inside pots causing them to get noisier with time. Whatever product you use, use it sparingly. You don't want to hose the thing down with any sort of cleaner. The PCB will absorb anything you spray on it and again, some of these chemicals will degrade the board over time causing problems. Like most things in life, use the proper tool for the job. Remember, the cheap comes out expensive! (Judge Millian)

[@punkmaster76]

@@marcseclecticstuff9497 thank you very much, I will need to study a little couse I'm from Chile and I'm not sure I can find it

[@attilathehun0]

My strings don't last long enough to clean.

[@azmike3572]

I guess we're supposed to REMOVE the strings first before boiling...well, scratch one guitar.

[@doug985]

Polish frets with brasdo

[@michaelschmidt3634]

what about Viol?

[@oklive4021]

What do you think of GHS Fast Fret as a string cleaner.

[@PhillipMcKnight]

I have a bunch a friends who have used it for years and love it.

[@onpsxmember]

Overpriced. Buy white mineral spirits and use a cloth in a zip lock back or on a icicle stick to clean the underside of the strings as well. Much cheaper and the exact same thing on the fast fret.

[@tonepilot]

Hendrix used lighter fluid to clean his guitar only it didn’t work out so well.

[@kenwinston2245]

... well, he forgot to apply it only to the rag first...

[@thatziggs4062]

I mean, it didnt have any dirt on it after.

[@miguelg4006]

He wasn't cleaning it, he was relicing it

[@Briansgate]

I mean, it worked great.....once.

[@mikebaird6788]

Yeah I think that was at Woodstock when he lit the guitar up and caught it on fire later on Frank Zappa ended up with that guitar and Dweezil restored it

[@godwillhunting2]

I'm Italian so if my hands don't smell like garlic I think something is wrong.

[@Kylora2112]

FOUND THE VAMPIRE!!!

[@mikewithers299]

Me too. Garlic belongs on everything!🤣🎸

[@perfecthuman2311]

Same here, my hands don't smell like garlic and i dont like garlic too🤢

[@williamsporing1500]

Mmmmm…..my favorite food is Italian, and I’m American Indian and German lol

[@russellhayden82]

I actually like the smell of my fingers after playing guitar. I've never thought they smelled like garlic though. More of a brass or tarnished copper smell to me.

[@herculesbrofister265]

I like to smell my fingers after handling hot dogs. To each their own I guess

[@russellhayden82]

@@herculesbrofister265 depends if it's your hotdog or someone else's

[@austintaylor7117]

yea. same here

[@until_its_0v3r97]

I hate it ... :(

[@jessd1952]

You're not using enough oregano on your neck.

[@deckert618]

Back in the 80s, when I was a budding teenaged metal-head, I never cleaned my guitars. The grime was a badge of honor! LOL

[@onpsxmember]

A setup guy told me he had a customer that brought him a DNA ridden LP for a setup. He had to clean it with gloves before he could start. The guy came back and was pissed! It took him so long to get all that grime on there. I guess he liked the feel...

[@dylanadams1455]

I was like that, now here I am trying to clean a very rusty Floyd trem from my first decent guitar...

[@maximusmax4557]

I once bought a bass guitar from GWAR's bassist at the time, Casey Orr. It was absolute filthy and clotted with fake blood. I can only assume they don't clean their stuff either - they just sell it! LOL

[@zedcarr6128]

This also applies to underwear if you are a teenage metal head. When I was a teenager, my poor mum couldn't even put my underwear in the washing machine. She had to get our Pitbull with rabies to do it because he was the only one brave and stupid enough to take on the task. It cured his rabies, though.

[@erojerisiz1571]

@@onpsxmember gotta have that toan dust

[@jedione1904]

Olive oil....fuggetaboutit.

[@onpsxmember]

Anything used in a salad doesn't belong on a guitar.

[@KONAROCK1]

somebody toucha my *spaghet*

[@reginaldbowls7180]

I put flax seed oil on mine

[@ernestochang1744]

Heres the thing guys, you dont oil your fretboards the only thing to clean your guitar you can use water and a rag, the oil will actually be soaked into the wood and will loose the frets over time and will feel greasy afterwards, and depending on how you do it may even look cloudy after a few hours, realistically if the wood looks dry again no oil, just use a humidifier!! I dont know why this mistake has been passed down from generations to generations its just not needed and yhe oil actually does more harm to your guitar then fix

[@mattlastnamehere6403]

I just walked around my room sniffing all of my instruments' strings...…. I guess I got the garlic free versions :D

[@jonahguitarguy]

Just stay away from silicon. No benefits worth the possible finishing problems. Building and repairing for many years no need for silicon.

[@PhillipMcKnight]

The hard part is a lot of string lubricants has silicone, so I feel sometimes there is no way to stop it. I prefer silicone free polishs like Music nomad

[@jonahguitarguy]

Phillip McKnight crap now I have to check my string lube.

[@reginaldbowls7180]

Are you putting computer chips on your guitar??

[@timrod1984]

Hey Phil, Merry Christmas to you & your family. See you at NAMM

[@PhillipMcKnight]

Merry Christmas! See you at NAMM

[@teknical100]

Strap it to the roof and send it through the car wash I mean what could go wrong? On a serous note, happy Christmas and thanks for some great content.

[@PhillipMcKnight]

Merry Christmas

[@maximusmax4557]

Or just break it down and throw it in the dishwasher. Top rack only!

[@Hipsters_N_Hippies]

I’ve used 95% iso alcohol on a rag to clean the strings for a year now. I thought I was the only person to do such a thing.

[@therugburnz]

Bourbon.

[@LightningDogg]

@@therugburnz That's a waste of bourbon. Use something undrinkable.... like gin.

[@therugburnz]

@@LightningDogg My guitar Carol and I drink Kentucky Bourbon. If we want something undrinkable l use Jack Daniel's.

[@LightningDogg]

@@therugburnz Lol I thought you were suggesting bourbon as a cleaner. I'm a scotch man but I think I could drink almost any whiskey before gin. Cheers

[@therugburnz]

Now you're getting it. Although on a few occasions I did give my guitar a drink. I read in Scientific American that Stradivarius soaked certain woods in beer and may have used other Spirits in his wood curing process. I'm now a slightly wiser 55 but at 16 I thought, wow ill drink with my guitar(I had given her her name) to make her alive as I had no other friends. The fantasy of it was fun. Plus reasons. Thanx for responding

[@sargetparrot]

anyone else sniff there fretting hand when he mentioned the garlic smell?

[@ianfisher5316]

I always boil my nylon strings...

[@simon_patterson]

I microwave mine, never fails.

[@robertdiaz2563]

if you boil your nylon strings won't they stretch?

[@simon_patterson]

@@robertdiaz2563 only one way to find out for sure! 😉

[@bjl1000]

Al Dante?

[@simon_patterson]

@@bjl1000 al dente or andante? 😁