way to improve neck speed?

[BluesNRock87]

both of my necks feel kinda sticky to me, (i just cleaned them too), one is maple w/ maple board, the other is mahog w/ indian rosewood board....they both have been feeling rather slow recently, its almost as if they have to warm up for 15 minutes, and once my hand starts sweating they fly like normal....is there anything ican put on there to speed them up?

 

[Bludave]

Re: way to improve neck speed?

Try cleaning the neck with a product called Napfta(I'm not sure thats the right spelling). If you can't find it use lighter fluid (no matches). the stickiness you feel will come of with the Napfta

 

[BluesNRock87]

Re: way to improve neck speed?

thanks, i actaully just cleaned them using my own method:

spit in a rag (alot alot of spit), apply spit to neck, use dry rag
get a rag wet (really wet) apply water, use dry rag to dry....

they seem silky, but will this harm any of the wood, ? rosewood, mahog and maple (canadian rock maple to be specific)

 

[Zerberus]

Re: way to improve neck speed?

Try cleaning the neck with a product called Napfta(I'm not sure thats the right spelling). If you can't find it use lighter fluid (no matches). the stickiness you feel will come of with the Napfta

Naphtha is ok unless the axe is finished in Nitro. On a Nitro finish you run the risk of ruining the finish, particularly on older instruments where the finish has finally dried out.

Naphtha IS Lighter fluid, BTW

Normal guitar polish every once in a while, otherwise just spit /"Breathe" on it every so often and use a clean rag.. You can use water on the back of the neck, but use it sparingly and try to avoid the fretboard.