beer on my pickup!!!!!!

[hareek]

i was playing a show at a frat last night with my band and kids got a little crazy and some beer sprayed on my guitar. I wiped most of it off but i think some got on my new little '59 and i was wondering what's the safest way to clean it off?

 

[ex-250]

Re: beer on my pickup!!!!!!

as long as you dont plug in before its dried, there shouldnt be any problems. you could probably just wipe it off with a damp paper towel or something. beer cleans up pretty easy, trust me ive spilled a lotta beer in my life (mostly on myself though) :laugh2:

 

[Tony_H]

Re: beer on my pickup!!!!!!

Yes, ex-250 is right. Just wait until it dries (a day or two to be sure) and you'll be fine. I've spilled beer on my guitars and done no real harm (except that my bandmates woudl point fingers and call me drunkard...but no harm to the guiar anyway).

 

[Jeff_H]

Re: beer on my pickup!!!!!!

Take it out and send it to me. I'll test it for a while, and if it checks out ok, I'll send it back.

 

[hareek]

Re: beer on my pickup!!!!!!

Take it out and send it to me. I'll test it for a while, and if it checks out ok, I'll send it back.

oh really? you'd really take a look at my pickup for me? thanks man. hold on let me go take it out of the guitar and box it up. haha.

but yeah i was thinking a damp peper towel. i just wanted to see what others recommended. thanks for the input guys.

 

[shredaholic]

Re: beer on my pickup!!!!!!

Didn't Dave Mustaine electrocute the first Metallica bassist by pouring beer in his pickups? :laugh2:

 

[Tony_H]

Re: beer on my pickup!!!!!!

Didn't Dave Mustaine electrocute the first Metallica bassist by pouring beer in his pickups? :laugh2:

Yup! Yet another blank point in METAL history made clear, thank you

 

[cheezemaster]

Re: beer on my pickup!!!!!!

Don't sweat it..

If spilling beer on pickups (and guitars in general) ruined them, I'd be ordering new ones every week..

:biglaugh:

 

[PFDarkside]

Re: beer on my pickup!!!!!!

What do you think gives all those old PAFs and Broadcaster pickups their mojo? It's not the mysterious winding and wire and magnets, etc... it's all the beer, whiskey and tobacco smoke they've been subjected to all these years!

 

[Imp]

Re: beer on my pickup!!!!!!

lol i was expecting this to be the next new thing in tone.. screw alnico 8, aging, polepeice type.. long live the beerbucker!

tom