How to clean your guitar!

[@jessehuerta2028]

I love that his videos are always strait forward and to the point. He definitely makes videos for the "average" guitar lover. Also, he never comes across as though he is plugging any certain brand, it is a simple subjective perspective. We're lucky to have someone like The Tone King to give us honest, dependable, reviews and advice.

[@Ramones1234100]

I love these unorthodox videos like this... They really rock the house man. More like this please!

[@LesPaul209]

SUPER helpful! thanks a ton! i've had that string cleaner forever and i could never figure out how to use it properly but your method works SO much better! thank you again!

[@samasincara8212]

having your axe clean, shinny, smooth and smiling at you, really can motivate you to pick it up again and start practicing one more hour :)

[@joshuaaewallen]

Pretty basic stuff that more of us should be doing a heck of a lot more often. Thanks for another great video.

[@hawg427]

I have the Lemon Oil for my fretboard, I oil the rosewood fretboards about twice a year. I use the Gibson polish that works good just like any others out there. I have to get between the pickups too. To avail getting spray where you don't want it you can spray your cloth instead of directly to the guitar. We do the exact same thing TK. I can't stand a fingerprinted guitar, the oils from your hands will breakdown the strings. Great video.

[@ShubaSalad]

You're obviously a guy who loves each and every one of your instruments. The time you put into them really shows. I just want to shake your hand lol.

[@PaulSmith53]

I search 'How to clean guitar' and your video is the best.

[@HotRodTypewriter]

Lucky winners! I tuned into the webcast for the first time. My first time using ustream even! Probably crashed the show trying to get in with my iPad! Nice guitar. Nice orange amp. Congrats to those two winners. Marry x-Mas

[@Gemma_Rashida]

Man, you are such a hero!

[@mostiften]

peavey guitar polish and lemon oil also gets the job done too, for strings i use ghs fast fret, which really cleans the strings, giving it a nice tone and making it easier to slide your fingers across the board.

[@Cloudxxx13]

you are amazing lol Thanks for the lesson, i clean my guitar but never really had a proper tutorial like this, im going to buy those items because i definitely want to get the most use out of my strings in a longer period of time, also i love seeing my guitar shine and the strings fresh :-)

[@branimirs]

I too put the 65 on a cloth and pinch the strings. And here's something I picked up form an older guitarst years ago. Before I play the guitar I lubricate the strings & fretboard with almond oil. It's cheap and you can find it in a pharmacy.

[@rayjaysonic]

Nice one TK, not that I didn't know how to look after my guitars but is always fun to watch how someone else does it (although my wife thinks I am a bit odd for doing so).

[@madsally4]

hey tk....the Dunlap cleaning kits are awsum! ive been using them for decades! I am also big on lemon oiling my rosewood and ebony boards...I oil the fret boards every few months.

[@TheGibsonFirebird]

Your vids are great man !!! A breath of fresh air !!! :-)

[@donaldscheer5206]

Man! I so much enjoy your Videos!!!

[@thetonekingofficial]

Thank you Donald!

[@Jayhawk720]

Cool video TK, I use the same cleaner the 65 and clean my guitars the same way.Good to know I'm doing it right.

[@meadelx90]

Nothin` like a squeaky clean guitar. Good stuff Tone King

[@AmDsus2Fmaj7Am]

Question: if you drag a rag on a dusty guitar, the particles will scratch the finish. How do you remove those particles before cleaning? Thanks for the video, by the way. Good information

[@vincemartino]

TTK great video especially for a newbie like me thanks

[@gtrjoe68]

I use Protect All with Carnauba Wax. I just change the strings. Great vid.

[@Gollum5620]

Thank you very much. This was really helpful.

[@ChrisPippin]

Wet Spot! Love it!!!

[@AkiraSpectrum]

great video idea!

[@LaurensHebberecht]

Nice video. Already knew pretty much everything, but opinions on products are always nice. :) I buy gear in a local music shop and they always clean a guitar if you buy one. :)

[@sixstringfretter]

The noise of the string cleaning was like nails on a chalk board! Uhh. Shiver me timbers! I bought this little plastic rectangle thing with a sponge on either side. You put your cleaner on each side and close it over the strings, then run it up and down a few times. Works pretty well, and it doesn't make that horrific sound. And I rub lemon oil onto the fret board so it stays nice and crack free.

[@Trials-and-Tribulations]

@The Tone King What do you use when maintaining your wall valve of carnage (amps). Do you periodically use can of air spray out the dust inside, and also volume tone pot contact cleaner. Stuff from radio shack.

[@doomednicron]

That's refreshing Thanks TTK

[@HEADBANGBALLER]

I am with you buddy! I cant stand a filthy, dusty, finger print covered guitar. But I go one step further. I start by spraying a cotton cloth with Windex. THAT is the only way to truely clean a guitar. You really just rubbed the dirt and oil around and spread it out so it can't be seen. Clean it first with a real cleaner and then use the Dunlop 65 to polish and give it a protective coating. Then it is really clean and protected.

[@u254882]

Hey Tone King, nice video as always, I have a question if you don't mind, I have a Washburn N2, not glossy finish, natural wood I think. (My English is not native). What do you recommend?

[@LeeJordanMusic]

Do you have to take the metal frets off to clean the fretboard? Thanks for the video! :)

[@qaddratonic]

well done!

[@Chillgrenade17]

Nice video dude. what would you recommend for satin finish guitars?

[@darkgamer240]

Can you go over fretboard cleaners and stuff like eventually? I never cleaned my fret board before and all of the comments I read on products usually talk about rosewood and other woods.

[@MrSkully99]

8:20 Didn't really need to watch closely... that motion comes naturally to me. :D

[@fomomoto3]

that would actually be unnaturally onan. Oh fruitless and subtractive one.

[@MrSkully99]

hahahaha!

[@ShredGeek]

Rock on TK!! Great video. I love the D65 stuff. What do u use for a tung oil back of neck finish ?

[@Tarento04]

Very Helpful video! thank you dude!! :))

[@marxdraven]

he clean the guitars very good that you can see him reflected on the james hetfield guitar

[@Mikeyprs21]

like music to my ears!

[@stinkfoot777]

i use harley gloss works really well its a light wax

[@WASD9ox]

This is class man Dunlop all the way! Thanks TTK! :)

[@DaedalEVE]

I love this man!!!

[@CushtyBelta]

Awesome help man, wasn't sure what products were most reliable. Also, you sound kinda like Saul Goodman from breaking bad, +100 man points.

[@TheGibsonFirebird]

Thanks TK !!! good advice !! But you busted my speakers at 2:33 hahahhaah

[@robsonkingstrat]

You were right about the nasty noise. My cat woke up right away and looked around the room :P

[@reynoldremotay2093]

PLEASE SHOW US YOUR GUITAR COLLECTION. It is probably so Cool!

[@Donaris]

thanks!!! that was great!

[@MatejSJ]

02:33 that is a lovely noise

[@eb28rocker4]

Helps out alot

[@RiteanDan]

I'm just wondering if you have to be careful not to touch the strings with the guitar body cleaner since the strings were cleaned first? Also, is it a good idea to use a toothbrush and use the guitar body cleaner to do the bridge, Frets, etc.? Thx.

[@AcousticBeaver]

great video dude! could you possibly do a video sometime on all of your guitars so we can see your collection? thanks :)

[@chocoboStomPing]

can you do a video or, do you have a video of you showing how to get all that gunk off while changing your strings?

[@michaelangeloh.5383]

Dunlop 65 String Cleaner smells horribly chemical... Unlike their Lemon Oil or the other general body cleaner. The latter actually smells like you could drink it, which is quite a contrast. But the String Cleaner works surprisingly well. Even old-ass strings that sound like rope get a little bit of life back in them.

[@XxTheMetalistxX]

hi :), what would you recommend for a deep cleaning of an ebony fretboard?

[@bobbyortiz4875]

Thanks man help a lot bro

[@Ericso321]

Can you do a tutorial using dunlop 01/02 fretboard cleaner?

[@yankmywank]

Thanks man!!!

[@Trials-and-Tribulations]

To save $$$$ Pro guitar techs use Rubbing Alchol from a drugstore. Low percent, its only .99 cents or less. I use this method but the fretboard and I use other stuff. Old fannel shirts, is very useful when cleaning strings and body. Just make you have one for strings and other for body.

[@MrStefanSociety]

Oh god that sound!!

[@NotLyrm]

I like this.

[@keithg1313]

You have to watch out with what you clean your guitar with. I had a beautiful black Ibanez, I used some cheap, coarse-as-all-hell paper towel. I put so many tiny surface scratches in the thing it almost looked like an old fashioned metal engraving.

[@angeluwu267]

thanks,helped alot

[@blakejohnson2206]

What would you clean your fretboard with? Not a new guitar. I mean an old one that has had gunk build up around the fret bars?

[@arthurxafis]

Nice vid!

[@RavenMadd9]

thank you man

[@nickstalorites581]

Yes I have a guitar it's electric peavey rockmaster included a built in amp and came with a cable for another amp how do you clean ur amps

[@DavidUntoten]

Do you ever sell any of your gear?

[@richiegoh359]

Question. How do you keep the metal part (bridge, skrew, etc.) from rusting?

[@ladiesman9061]

good video

[@TheKaappari]

I have bought a new gibson (explorer bass ltd) which has a nitrocellulose finish. I have heard that nitrocellulose is very delicate and it gets ruined easily. Does the dunlop polish work well with that kind of finish as well

[@ktxdgqtx]

This may sound like a dumb question, but would you do anything differently for clean a guitar with a matte finish?

[@PuNkIsNoTdEaD01]

Can you use those dunlop 65 string cleaners and polish and cleaners for an acoustic guitar??? my acoustic have bronze strings by the way. xd

[@user12498]

Will the string cleaner remove the rust from the strings? > < sorry bit of a noob here lol

[@zachattack2246]

I want that ESP James Hetfeild snakebyte so bad. Being 14 and not being able to get a job yet sucks. Looks like I will have to wait :( I love Metallica so much rock on.

[@ScoutSniperTV]

Are you insane i have a black SG just like this high gloss and everything i can't handle a finger print on it and it keeps the instrument long lasting and in good shape.

[@youdukw]

how do you clean the stainless steel on my telecaster hum buckers?

[@guitartonefreaks]

I bought a used Gibson Les Paul Standard with quilt finish and it turned out to have smoke/cigarette smell. Can't seem to get it out. And the lacquer has a dull shade to it. Is there a way to clean it and make it look as new as possible?

[@paulanalco5037]

PLEASE Tell me how clean a satin finish guitar

[@jessihogarth6186]

See the like bar, watch, learn, clean it up!

[@0d3X]

Thank you for giving us headphone users a heads up :] (2:33)

[@Guitardude81597]

what is string cleaner? lemon oil?

[@srvb1997]

Can you use the Dunlop 65 stuff for acoustic guitar?

[@naglejohn]

can you use house cleaner do

[@YungPariah]

holy shit you werent lieing when you said i wasent going to like the sound lmao.

[@villadavid4ever]

I would watch this even if I wouldn't have a guitar

[@MichaelVelvet]

Will windex or all purpose suface cleaner work?

[@joaquinrodriguez-official]

how would u clean a matted finish electric guitar

[@MBvolcom92]

Haha you should do the nasty string cleaning sound while using an amp, lots of distortion too ;) would sound horrible haha

[@sumner1879]

Can you clean a guitar if it has a matte black finish?

[@NikkElektrik]

You have no idea how much a well-maintained guitar improves playability. It's also a matter of respect to the instrument...

[@MRSNIFFMEFINGA]

@0Heavy0Metal0 indeed

[@quentonmillstid850]

i have the same guitar

[@ekephant102]

Can somebody tell me if it is okay to use the string cleaner if I have a satin finish guitar?

[@pivotmasterson]

give it a little spray. Thats what she said!!!!!!!! Nice vid

[@theendofacircle]

@AssassinSteven if you want to play grimey strings then you dont have to

[@vghjtgtyj]

i just looked at his mini me on the guitar on the right

[@Pain715]

got enough amps lol, you got your own store

[@slickcross]

I can't stop staring at all the heads behind this guy.

[@MADE2OWND]

haha the shamwow guy