I am not looking for advice, but am curious about others' string changing and cleaning habits - I am assuming most here are too set in their ways to take up any new habits, I have been doing things this way for thirty years, so am not about to change!
I did the fourth string change and first good cleaning of my year and a half old DV6. I am one of those folks that really do not like the sound of brand new strings - these had been on for almost 6 mos and the times I pick up the guitar and say "wow, this sounds fabulous" were getting few and far between. I wipe the strings off after every session, but i also have big, sweaty paws and make quite a mess of things - especially in the warmer weather.
After gradually taking tension off each string - alternating between high and low, working from the outside in - finally all are off and every year or so, the fingerboard gets scrubbed with a damp warm towel and a smidgen of dish soap. this is followed by a "rinse" with another dampened towel, then a dry one.
After about 10-15 minutes - a SMALL dab of lemon oil is rubbed into the fretboard with a soft cloth, followed by a buff with the dry side. also do this with the bridge.
The body and neck get a wipedown with whatever guitar cleaner I happen to have - right now it's the Fender polish that came with it. I use a small amount, just a couple squirts.
New set of D'adderio bronze mediums on and wrapped using the method on taylor site, which I learned long ago. Today I sat for a couple hours and got 'em good and sweaty and started filling up those crisp metallic gaps in the windings with skin and gunk. A few more hours and they will bed in nicely and I'm good for another 4 or 5 months!
Wondering which of you are new string fanatics and who the the "change 'em when they break" folks are - IMO it's all a matter of personal taste/style - there's no right or wrong!
I did the fourth string change and first good cleaning of my year and a half old DV6. I am one of those folks that really do not like the sound of brand new strings - these had been on for almost 6 mos and the times I pick up the guitar and say "wow, this sounds fabulous" were getting few and far between. I wipe the strings off after every session, but i also have big, sweaty paws and make quite a mess of things - especially in the warmer weather.
After gradually taking tension off each string - alternating between high and low, working from the outside in - finally all are off and every year or so, the fingerboard gets scrubbed with a damp warm towel and a smidgen of dish soap. this is followed by a "rinse" with another dampened towel, then a dry one.
After about 10-15 minutes - a SMALL dab of lemon oil is rubbed into the fretboard with a soft cloth, followed by a buff with the dry side. also do this with the bridge.
The body and neck get a wipedown with whatever guitar cleaner I happen to have - right now it's the Fender polish that came with it. I use a small amount, just a couple squirts.
New set of D'adderio bronze mediums on and wrapped using the method on taylor site, which I learned long ago. Today I sat for a couple hours and got 'em good and sweaty and started filling up those crisp metallic gaps in the windings with skin and gunk. A few more hours and they will bed in nicely and I'm good for another 4 or 5 months!
Wondering which of you are new string fanatics and who the the "change 'em when they break" folks are - IMO it's all a matter of personal taste/style - there's no right or wrong!