VAiN
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I've never cleaned the neck on my MM EVH, and it's pretty gross and kind of sticky. I saw a thread on the Wonder Wipes - is that what I need to get? If so, which ones? Any advice is appreciated!
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The Fretboard Conditioner can be used on the whole neck ... even with the strings on! Hope it works out for ya
The Fretboard Conditioner can be used on the whole neck ... even with the strings on! Hope it works out for ya
J_Alexander
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ok care for unfinished necks. there are 2 things you want to do. one every string change the other about every 4 months or 3 times a yr. we will cover the biggest one and thats the 3 times a yr.
first start with some number 0000 steel wool and go over the fretboard and the back of the neck. this will get off the grim that has stained the neck. its very fine so no worries plus your hitting it real light so its not gonna hurt your neck. plus you'll need to do this everytime you do the major overhaul to get of the old wax. i forgot to add you'll want the neck off for this so you dont get any steel wool on the pickups and such. next step is to hit the whole neck with murphys oil soap wipes. can be found at your local walmart or menards in the cleaning section. hit the front and back and wipe off and repeat once. neck step is to get some birchwood caseys tru-oil and wax. these items can be found at walmart or anywhere that sells guns. your gonna take a cloth and wet it with the tru-oil. hit the back of the neck wait about a minute and then buff off. wet the cloth again slightly and then hit the back of the neck again. wait and then buff off. no need to wait any longer as when i did the tour at ebmm they people dressing the necks only waited about 30 seconds if that. with whats left over hit the fretboard five frets at a time. do the first 5 and buff right away. then the next five and so on. you dont want to get much on the fretbaord not like the back of the neck. neck get the tru-wax and shake that bad boy really good. put some on a cloth and wipe it into the neck for about 15 seconds and buff right away. you dont wanna leave this on as its harder to buff off. repeat the same steps on the back of the neck. now take the leftover and once again hit the fretboard 5 frets at a time and buff. i do this twice with the wax as it helps prevent the neck getting dirty. one tip, use paper towels for the buffing and a rag for the wiping on. works great. put the neck back on and play the sweetest feeling neck you have ever felt. i put money on that.
now for string changes in between just take off all the strings but the g and wipe the whole neck and fretboard with the murphys wipes and then wipe off. repeat that a couple of times and that will be good enough. your gonna get alot less build up doing this andthe necks not gonna stay perfectly clean. it will stay nice and oiled and cared for and look great and hold its resell value. if anyone tells you a dirty neck looks cool they dont know how to care for a 1,000 dollar guitar. while there meant to be played i really dont dig my neck looking like crap. hope this helps.
first start with some number 0000 steel wool and go over the fretboard and the back of the neck. this will get off the grim that has stained the neck. its very fine so no worries plus your hitting it real light so its not gonna hurt your neck. plus you'll need to do this everytime you do the major overhaul to get of the old wax. i forgot to add you'll want the neck off for this so you dont get any steel wool on the pickups and such. next step is to hit the whole neck with murphys oil soap wipes. can be found at your local walmart or menards in the cleaning section. hit the front and back and wipe off and repeat once. neck step is to get some birchwood caseys tru-oil and wax. these items can be found at walmart or anywhere that sells guns. your gonna take a cloth and wet it with the tru-oil. hit the back of the neck wait about a minute and then buff off. wet the cloth again slightly and then hit the back of the neck again. wait and then buff off. no need to wait any longer as when i did the tour at ebmm they people dressing the necks only waited about 30 seconds if that. with whats left over hit the fretboard five frets at a time. do the first 5 and buff right away. then the next five and so on. you dont want to get much on the fretbaord not like the back of the neck. neck get the tru-wax and shake that bad boy really good. put some on a cloth and wipe it into the neck for about 15 seconds and buff right away. you dont wanna leave this on as its harder to buff off. repeat the same steps on the back of the neck. now take the leftover and once again hit the fretboard 5 frets at a time and buff. i do this twice with the wax as it helps prevent the neck getting dirty. one tip, use paper towels for the buffing and a rag for the wiping on. works great. put the neck back on and play the sweetest feeling neck you have ever felt. i put money on that.
now for string changes in between just take off all the strings but the g and wipe the whole neck and fretboard with the murphys wipes and then wipe off. repeat that a couple of times and that will be good enough. your gonna get alot less build up doing this andthe necks not gonna stay perfectly clean. it will stay nice and oiled and cared for and look great and hold its resell value. if anyone tells you a dirty neck looks cool they dont know how to care for a 1,000 dollar guitar. while there meant to be played i really dont dig my neck looking like crap. hope this helps.
Lord Toneking
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good luck
You can clean and scrub, and no matter what your neck is never, I repeat NEVER, going to retain it's natural beauty.
It's the scarifice we have to deal with in having that most awesome 'feel' of an unfinished neck
You can clean and scrub, and no matter what your neck is never, I repeat NEVER, going to retain it's natural beauty.
It's the scarifice we have to deal with in having that most awesome 'feel' of an unfinished neck
VAiN
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Thanks for the replies...
Taking the neck off to clean it is something that I will never do. Looks like the wonder wipes are the way to go.
Taking the neck off to clean it is something that I will never do. Looks like the wonder wipes are the way to go.
J_Alexander
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VAiN
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I don't know.. it just seems like it would never be the same again... like once a car goes into a body shop - it never has that same tightness. I wouldn't want to try it for the first time on my MMEVH... I'll try the wipes for now and see how I feel afterwards. Thanks for the info though, i really do appreciate it.
Astrofreq
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Don't clean. It looks cooler. That's my policy, but then again, what has that gotten me?
Tim O'Sullivan
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I use the WW fretboard cleaner to cleanse the whole neck every time I change strings. After a few times it regains that beautiful smooth feel. Stops them feeling real sticky too.
Tim O'Sullivan
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So am I
Not so much afraid, more its a pointless thing to do if you are just cleaning the neck! I can see why you would remove it to shim it, or indeed re-fret it. But to clean? Its overkill!
J_Alexander
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i dont like to get steel wool all over my guitar. thats just me though. i only take it off twice a yr. the other cleanings in between strings changes are just a standard wipe down with murphys oil soap wipes.
