You're not going to believe this... but... bird shit in a pup?!

Legionreturns

I did use the search button, and I'm fairly confident this hasn't been asked before!

One of my chuffing cats brought a bird in earlier, it escaped in my guitar room and then shat itself all over one of my axes. So I have bird shit dribbled into the top of a humbucker. I've used warm water with a little soap and then just warm water and a towel,but I'm not sure how much if any could have got inside the pup hole or behind it. I've never taken one of these apart before. Do I need to? It seems to work ok.

Also, I'm fully aware that this will lead to first class punnage, so I'll start you off with ... at least it didn't get in the tweeter

Voxman

I wouldn't worry - how else do you think Eddie Van Halen got his brown sound?!

Panama_Jack666

I bet you felt a right tit posting that.

richardhomer

Might be worth measuring it's inducktence....

Bridgehouse

Is it a humducker?

Legionreturns

I'm slightly gutted that nobody has mentioned the bill for repair!

richardhomer

Legionreturns said:

I'm slightly gutted that nobody has mentioned the bill for repair!

If there is one, you'll just have to swallow it....

mikeyrob73

I would be swift in getting it cleaned up , the smell won't be pheasant 





I'll get me coat 

zepp76

Be careful when cleaning it, you may cause fret Buzzard.

rossi

Bird shit is mainly nitrates used in explosives so just  light a blue touchpaper and stand back .It gives whole new meaning to relicing.

Legionreturns

richardhomer said:

Legionreturns said:

I'm slightly gutted that nobody has mentioned the bill for repair!

If there is one, you'll just have to swallow it....

Is that an african or european swallow?
 
http://images.b3tan.de/swallow.jpg

(So, all joking aside... I don't need to panic?)

tony99

richardhomer said:

Legionreturns said:

I'm slightly gutted that nobody has mentioned the bill for repair!

If there is one, you'll just have to swallow it....

certainly won't be cheep

skunkwerx

Stick the rest of the bird to it mate, have yourself a prs. 

Still, good job its not a multiscale guitar, then the shit would really have hit the fans. 

rico

Learn some Black Crowes!

Ravenous

If the coil has been wax potted, it won't do any harm.

If it hasn't been potted, then it kind of has been potted now...

I doubt the poop will have any effect on enamel coating on the pickup wires, so I would leave it personally.

mike_l

Be thankful your cat didn't bring in an albatross.

usedtobe

I know one shouldn't laugh, but.. 

guitars4you

isn't it meant to be good luck if a bird poops on you

try now playing Mr Tambourine Man or any other songs by the Byrds

jimmyguitar

You might get a better answer on Twitter

LuttiS

All these bird puns are just flying over my head...  

sgosden

maybe its the secret to a singing tone?