How filthy are your guitars

[Securb]

I always give my guitars a cleaning when I change strings but by that time, they are pretty grimy. I just caught my white Les Paul in the light, and it looked like someone used it you eat their lunch on. Typically, after a gig or practice, the guitar goes right back into the gig bag or case. I should wipe it down first but that rarely happens.

I gave the Les Paul a cleaning, but it was absolutely filthy.

How often do you clean, and polish your guitars?

 

[Seashore]

If I'm being really real, the truth is somewhere between "when I notice it is filthy" and "I like it dirty and never clean it". A couple of my more recent guitars are gloss finish and I notice the dust more. My #1 has enough cosmetic wear that a bit of extra grime may function as a protective layer.

 

[ErikH]

After I play I will wipe the strings off, wipe the back of the neck and a light wipe down of the body. After a gig it may be a the next day or two later before I give them a good cleaning.

 

[Mincer]

At least once a week, and after every gig, certainly. It gets detailed when I change strings after every summer gig.

 

[80's_Thrash_Metal]

I usually clean them well with every string change.

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[formula73]

Idgaf about how clean it is or isn’t but I will clean the frets and board during string changes.

Edit: and threaded adjustment-type stuff. It sucks when everything is corroded in place.

 

[Cynical]

I clean mine on string changes.

 

[NegativeEase]

Wipe down after gig, clean at string changes a bit and clean like crazy during my yearly big service to my gigging guitars.

 

[Demanic]

Maybe a bit of dust on the headstocks under the strings and between the bridges and the bridge humbucker rings. That's about as bad as I tend to let them get..

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[Phantasmagoria]

Not filthy at all. Spit & polish every time I play them ..same after gigs. Keeps them nice & clean

 

[jeremy]

i occasionally wipe em down if i notice they are getting funky but its not a big concern. grab it, gig it, bring it home, grab it, gig it, bring it home, etc...

 

[Mincer]

I use Doc Simons Miracle Guitar Polish which smells great and is miles better than the old Martin polish.

 

[NegativeEase]

For those who categorically do not clean you guitars,......do you also not clean your car steering wheel ? or house door handles?

As in, is this behavior of not cleaning something you handle often limited to a guitar thing or is it more of a larger lifestyle thing?

curious

 

[Securb]

For those who categorically do not clean you guitars,......do you also not clean your car steering wheel ? or house door handles?

As in, is this behavior of not cleaning something you handle often limited to a guitar thing or is it more of a larger lifestyle thing?

curious

People are often amazed at how clean my house is. Most single guys live in a pigsty, my house is spotless. I clean my steering wheel when I clean my car, less often in the winter, I am not washing and cleaning a car in zero-degree temps. In Winter months I just run it through the car wash to get the salt off.

 

[Securb]

For those who categorically do not clean you guitars

...and I do have to edit my claim. I do wipe down the neck and fretboard BEFORE playing. I clean the stings with Fast Fret, put a bit of baby powder on my left palm, and wipe the back of the neck with a microfiber cloth before digging in. It is just when I am done playing, I am generally wiped out and want to put the guitar in the gig bag and get home. The body of the guitar gets detailed when I change strings or if I walk past it and notice it is filthy.

 

[NegativeEase]

...and I do have to edit my claim. I do wipe down the neck and fretboard BEFORE playing. I clean the stings with Fast Fret, put a bit of baby powder on my left palm, and wipe the back of the neck with a microfiber cloth before digging in. It is just when I am done playing, I am generally wiped out and want to put the guitar in the gig bag and get home. The body of the guitar gets detailed when I change strings or if I walk past it and notice it is filthy.

Haha, i was going to ask next if those who do not clean their guitars, also not wash their hands before and after handling their d*ck? and if not do they realize they are completing a dick to guitar to dick germ culture...... and is this the secret of their toanz?

 

[jeremy]

i eat a lot of spicy food, frequently hand held, i always wash my hands before and after handling

 

[Securb]

i eat a lot of spicy food, frequently hand held, i always wash my hands before and after handling

I don't remember you washing your hands before playing my guitars.

 

[beaubrummels]

Haha, i was going to ask next if those who do not clean their guitars, also not wash their hands before and after handling their d*ck? and if not do they realize they are completing a dick to guitar to dick germ culture...... and is this the secret of their toanz?

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[jeremy]

i wasnt talking about a guitar and we had steak, nothing finger foody