BetterThanBlank: Proper Care of Acoustic Guitars - betterthanblank
eric
· 1 year ago
good stuff... forgot about the alcohol wipes. I think you told me about that before.
I hate it when people don't change their strings. Karl says to change them every week. Don't think I'm that anal!
I use Baby Oil on my neck... I know, I know... oil's not good for the strings. But it really helps the life of the wood. And my 50 year old guitar needs all the help it can get!
Vince
· 1 year ago
two words - micro fiber
Billy Chia
· 1 year ago
Alex, Nice tips. One question for ya. For years I placed my guitar sound hole side down. (I was told as a young musician that this is better for the neck.) Then last year a buddy of mine told me to never do that as this would cause extra fret wear from the strings having constant contact with the frets. Have you noticed sound-hole-down positioning causing fret wear?
alex
· 1 year ago
Billy, I can't imagine that you'd get much fret wear from leaning a 7lb guitar on 6 strings. I don't know th exact measurements but I imagine the pressure applied to the string to form a note/chord has to be hundreds of times the pressure that is applied by leaning it against the strings. When I've seen fret wear it is usually on the frets that I form chords on and nothing, absolutely nothing from resting the guitar. Again, I normally use a stand so this becomes a non-issue, but for those rare times when there is no stand I have no problem leaning the guitar against the frets. It is an interesting theory though.
Eric, I wouldn't admit to using baby oil for anything :) As far as strings - I'd say that Karl is right on if you are gigging (playing several shows a week). But for us weekend warriors it's probably not going to be that often, but you know when it's time.
Vince, I agree micro-fiber is amazing stuff.
Matt
· 1 year ago
I've got two really bad stories re: leaving your guitar in the car. It concerns two different acoustics...one was saved.
My excuse: I was young and in high school. While my buddies were making bad decisions by getting high in back of the theater, I was making bad decisions by leaving my axe in the car.
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I hate it when people don't change their strings. Karl says to change them every week. Don't think I'm that anal!
I use Baby Oil on my neck... I know, I know... oil's not good for the strings. But it really helps the life of the wood. And my 50 year old guitar needs all the help it can get!
Nice tips. One question for ya. For years I placed my guitar sound hole side down. (I was told as a young musician that this is better for the neck.) Then last year a buddy of mine told me to never do that as this would cause extra fret wear from the strings having constant contact with the frets. Have you noticed sound-hole-down positioning causing fret wear?
Eric,
I wouldn't admit to using baby oil for anything :)
As far as strings - I'd say that Karl is right on if you are gigging (playing several shows a week). But for us weekend warriors it's probably not going to be that often, but you know when it's time.
Vince, I agree micro-fiber is amazing stuff.
My excuse: I was young and in high school. While my buddies were making bad decisions by getting high in back of the theater, I was making bad decisions by leaving my axe in the car.