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Best way to Clean the neck? EVHMM

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Just got a near mint, unfaded, flame purple EVHMM. It's a beauty, but want to do a thorough neck, fret cleaning on it. What is the best way? Also, stupid question. I never remove all the strings at once, I know the floyd bridges tend to snap back if you remove them all at once. Is there a safe way to remove all the strings without this happening? I have no dings behind the bridge, want to keep it that way! Thank you.
 
I use a stack of business cards to stop the bridge. Most of my bridges with Floyds float, so I have to use a larger stack compared to what you might need for the EVH.

As far as the neck, I use steel wool on the fretboard (rub with the grain) and the frets themselves. You might want to use painters tape to cover the fretboard. The neck itself, try some high grain (220+) sandpaper then finish up with some gun stock oil. You will see people on this forum recommend Birchwood Casey oil and wax.

This is just from my experience and not a standard guideline.
 
NickLee said:
The neck itself, try some high grain (220+) sandpaper then finish up with some gun stock oil. You will see people on this forum recommend Birchwood Casey oil and wax.
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220? I'd go finer than that. Start with 600, or even 1200 you can finish with 0000 steel wool if you feel the need. Steel wool can be messy (it sheds little steel particles) so put some old newspapers down and cover your pickups with masking tape before starting.

This topic has been covered umpteen million times so you'll find lots of info an opinions by using the forum search function.

 
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Look into a product called Gorgomyte. Musician's Friend carries it. Will clean your frets/condition neck in one step. Works awesome and no steel wool bits on your pickups. :) Little tip if you want to use steel wool: wrap it around a magnet and you wont have to worry about bits getting everywhere.
 
Lou said:
Look into a product called Gorgomyte. Musician's Friend carries it. Will clean your frets/condition neck in one step. Works awesome and no steel wool bits on your pickups. :) Little tip if you want to use steel wool: wrap it around a magnet and you wont have to worry about bits getting everywhere.
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+1 on Gorgomyte. Worth every penny.
 
I'm confused. This video (while excellent) explicity calls out not to use it on maple fingerboards. What should we do differently?
 
"This procedure is NOT recommended for lacquered necks and maple finger boards".


This disclaimer on the intro to this video, in my opinion, probably means : this procedure is not recommended for lacquered maple boards & lacquered necks? I would ask A.J. in customer service. I've used this procedure on many Balls with maple necks & boards in the past, with great success.
 
I just unfinished a Charvel neck using 60-220 - feels just like a Ball. I thought I would need higher like 600-1500, but it appears I don't. Surprised me.
 
Tollie said:
+1 on Gorgomyte. Worth every penny.
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I love Gorgomyte but absolutely do not use this on a raw maple neck. I even spoke to the inventor about it (can't remember his name) and his reply basically said "we do not recommend it for raw maple necks".

Good way to discolor your EVH's neck even more. Use caution.
 
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