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Check the body and polish/clean as necessary during string changes, so not that often!
And makes them smell of WD40 which is a bonus.
I detest playing dirty guitars - it’s not cool or rock’n’roll, they’re just grubby and a bit repellent... like having to put yesterday’s underwear back on. Even if it’s your own dirt.
It’s also not good for the frets to leave them dirty, they corrode and wear faster.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
that said though if I see finger muck on the board I have to remove it I won’t even play mates guitars if it has it.
Once upon a time I'd change strings and give a full clean after every 1 or 2 gigs. I chilled out eventually, as did my cashflow! I generally think if my strings feel like they could go grimy then I don't try and prolong their life I just swap them out. With regards to clean it I've found that using the right stuff before hand means a simple wipe down the morning after with a microfibre cloth works best, followed by a proper clean ever 3-4 string changes.
A good wax stops sweat building up if just given a simple wipe down. That said when I do clean her it's a straight out ceremony!!!
Mainly just dust it now and again (I get a bit of finger dandruff where dead skin comes off my calluses).
I have noticed that when I have people round the things they've been using (glasses, mugs etc.) need more cleaning than mine do?
I'd probably be more likely to clean it after someone else uses it!
Soft damp cloth (and a dry one) and an old paintbrush for getting dust out the bits you can't reach. Also have a wee bottle of thin oil for a spot here and there from time to time.
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What ICBM said about filthy gear not being "rock and roll" is very valid, in my view: the amount of musicians who think that having gear that is dropping to bits/covered in bodily fluids/sounds awful straight up denying all knowledge of how anything works because "I am not a gear head, I am an artist/musician/better than that" drives me nuts. I mean if you genuinely don't care, and don't have to depend on other people to sort your gear out because you don't know which end the noise comes out of, then fill your boots, but I am fed up of cleaning up after grown ups who are the musical equivalent of blokes who claim not to know how the washing up machine works. And compared to pretty much everyone else here, I am verging on straight up noob status.
I replace Fast Fret because I stand on it or leave the top off rather than run out. I'm on my fourth in thirty years. I'm still using the Gibson pump polish I bought in Denmark Street twenty years ago.