Just cleaning my balls

[Silo]

And I wondered... What's the longest time you took cleaning and preparing your guitar for a gig?

I think I set a new record, I'm cleaning for over 45 minutes, yesterday used some lemon oil and now I'm going to fix some nice strings on it. Hell I should start my own cleaning business..
Normaly I would replace the strings and start tuning but with these guitars... Just want to keep them in mint condition.

 

[Spudmurphy]

Well I never really timed it - but this was a very thorough prep

If they're gonna be gigged it will be hard to keep them mint.

I tend to spend 30 mins or so doing a fretboard/neck clean when I restring - and I don't restring every week lol!

 

[Ricman]

Am I the only person that enjoys the monthly string change? I can happily spend an hour re-stringing, cleaning, oiling, tightening etc. Nothing better afterwards when your guitar looks and sounds great!!

 

[ScreaminFloyd]

well i never really timed it - but this was a very thorough prep

if they're gonna be gigged it will be hard to keep them mint.

I tend to spend 30 mins or so doing a fretboard/neck clean when i restring - and i don't restring every week lol!

omg ! Lmao

 

[mb99zz]

Spud, that's classic mate! I didn't even read your post. Just seeing the parts spread after the original post made me laugh. Classic.

 

[whitestrat]

I don't really prepare guitars for gigs. They would be well serviced on a regular basis. I just bring them as is, and ensure they're in tune. I also just bring extra strings, and a couple of spare guitars just in case. New strings CAN still break.

 

[threeminutesboy]

I don't really prepare guitars for gigs. They would be well serviced on a regular basis. I just bring them as is, and ensure they're in tune. I also just bring extra strings, and a couple of spare guitars just in case. New strings CAN still break.

ditto I usually clean them after a gig not before As for strings I change them regularly so no need to worry

 

[fsmith]

Am I the only person that enjoys the monthly string change? I can happily spend an hour re-stringing, cleaning, oiling, tightening etc. Nothing better afterwards when your guitar looks and sounds great!!

Nope, I love it. Usually a Saturday morning with a pot of coffee, iTunes playing in the background and browsing the forum. Great way to spend a quiet couple of hours. By then the wife and kids are up and about and we're on to bigger and better things.

fred

 

[Silo]

Man,

All you guys have kids and wives...
I'm just 18, feel a bit young on the forum, hahahaha

OT:

Weirdly, I clean my guitar ONLY before a gig, so not after the gig. I usually roam around the place we've been playing and using the ''free drinks for artists'' service

 

[Jonny Dubai]

I gotta clean mine after. The way I play it's coveted in sweat. My pups are rusty and the bridge is taking a hit. That's what happens to my guitars. I got real corosive sweat. Like battery acid!!!!!

J

 

[Spudmurphy]

Spud, that's classic mate! I didn't even read your post. Just seeing the parts spread after the original post made me laugh. Classic.

Hee hee = just imagine if you had to that before every gig !! lol.

Silo - I would just give your guitar a quick wipe over - otherwise you end up with the paint going cloudy - well not the paint itself, its just the deposit the sweat leaves when it dries. A quick wipe - then onto the bar.

But keep an eye on yer gear cos nowadaze things go "walkies" ever so easily.

 

[paranoid70]

Man,

All you guys have kids and wives...
I'm just 18, feel a bit young on the forum, hahahaha

OT:

Weirdly, I clean my guitar ONLY before a gig, so not after the gig. I usually roam around the place we've been playing and using the ''free drinks for artists'' service

I usually do the same. I like new strings when I am playing a gig. I also go through the same process when I break a string.

 

[straycat113]

An hour, 45 minutes-? What you guys giving back rubs and manicures lol.15 minutes tops for everything, except winter and summer when I systematically give a setup and polish all my guitars which takes a few hours, though I enjoy it.