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#33
10-23-2020, 06:22 PM
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According to Don Van Vliet AKA Captain Beefheart in his 10 commandments of guitar playing:
“8. Don’t wipe the sweat off your instrument You need that stink on there. Then you have to get that stink onto your music.” I don’t always follow that advice 
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#34
10-23-2020, 06:29 PM
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No but I nearly always wash my hands before I play. Guitars get a good wipe when strings are changed. I have some shiny/worn spots on a few but that's just honest play wear.
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#35
10-23-2020, 08:39 PM
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Yes always. Especially the strings and fretboard. Rag runs under the strings and over the top...
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#36
10-23-2020, 08:49 PM
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Just the neck (front and back) after playing. Whenever I change the strings, the whole guitar gets a thorough cleaning with lemon oil cleaner.
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#37
10-23-2020, 10:26 PM
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No at least 99% of the time.
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#38
10-23-2020, 11:19 PM
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Only wipe down after playing for glossy-finished guitars at the neck and body because of the smudges from my arm. Maybe that’s why I prefer semi-gloss or satin-finished guitars.
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#40
10-24-2020, 12:54 AM
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I always wipe down the neck, strings and fretboard with a a cotton diaper or a fine-weave micro-fiber cloth after a playing session... helps keep the strings fresher, longer.
The body? Every once in a while, or if I noticed that I've drooled on the top bout and face while "getting into it", singing a song or two! Most times, a slightly dampened cloth will take off any thing on the guitar body... I don't use any wax/cleaner/polish, but sparingly... and maybe every 6-12 months? Any more than that, and I' just "polishing the polish", know what I mean?
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#42
10-24-2020, 06:02 AM
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I’m pretty clean and dry. I don’t see any of me on my guitars after I play them. I just routinely clean the guitar with string changes.
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#43
10-24-2020, 06:10 AM
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Quote:
Microfiber shop rags from a 'big-box' store (in the 24 pack). They are about 14 in square.
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10-24-2020, 07:17 AM
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Never.... that would be too much work and it would keep me from playing.
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#45
10-24-2020, 07:32 AM
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I don't wipe down. My hands are clean when I play but even then I probably should at least wipe down the strings.
I just bought a box of cloths very much like microfiber at Costco so I'm going to put one in my guitar room and see how I do. I won't wipe down the guitar but I'll try the strings.
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