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(@squidward)
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Hi Everyone
I have seen all sorts of cleaners/lubricators/lemon oil and stuff like that at guitars stores. Are these things necessary? My normal routine is to wash my hands before I play and wipe the guitar down with a soft cloth when I'm finished. What would be the correct way to care for my guitars and their strings?Do I need to do anything else?

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Squidward

"It's pretty clear now that what looked like it might have been some kind of counterculture is, in reality, just the plain old chaos of undifferentiated weirdness."
- Jerry Garcia

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(@taso)
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You're all set - i wouldn't do anything else, not worth the time in my opinion.

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(@dogbite)
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you do what I do. wiping thing down cleans the hand oils.
it is enough. and dont forget to changes strings every 20 to 40 hours of playing.

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(@causnorign)
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I agree with dogbite.


   
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(@dave-t)
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I just wash my hands each time before playing my acoustic. When changing strings I use a bit of lemon oil on the fretboard.

I've tried different things, basically strings get oxidizied and wore out in a few months no matter what.

I read in a Dead biography that Garcia wiped his strings down with alcohol before playing live. I tried it with isopropyl alcohol aka Rubbing Alcohol, all it did was make them squeaky for a few minutes. Probably not such a good idea either as alcohol is a strong dehydrater of wood, among other things.


   
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(@kevinbatchelor77)
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I use Fast Fret. It seems to do a good job. It costs around $7 a stick and for me lasts a month.


   
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