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Post by BOWIE » Wed Jul 22, 2009 6:41 pm

I'll give most of mu guitars a wipe-down and I'll even polish my Ibanez Jems and Gibby LP every time but I NEVER clean my Telecaster. It's gotta stay funky.
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Post by JGriffin » Wed Jul 22, 2009 9:53 pm

mingus2112 wrote: I guess it's another personal preference thing. . .but I just like my gear clean. I even wash my hands before I play. . .and yes. . .even gigs. . .even rock gigs!

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Oh yeah, I wash my hands before I play, definitely. Can't stand to play with grubby hands. Sometimes I'll take breaks during sessions to wash my hands again.
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Post by RefD » Thu Jul 23, 2009 8:10 am

dwlb wrote:
mingus2112 wrote: I guess it's another personal preference thing. . .but I just like my gear clean. I even wash my hands before I play. . .and yes. . .even gigs. . .even rock gigs!

-J
Oh yeah, I wash my hands before I play, definitely. Can't stand to play with grubby hands. Sometimes I'll take breaks during sessions to wash my hands again.
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Post by jgimbel » Thu Jul 23, 2009 9:01 am

dwlb wrote:
mingus2112 wrote: I guess it's another personal preference thing. . .but I just like my gear clean. I even wash my hands before I play. . .and yes. . .even gigs. . .even rock gigs!

-J
Oh yeah, I wash my hands before I play, definitely. Can't stand to play with grubby hands. Sometimes I'll take breaks during sessions to wash my hands again.

See I like to make sure I have some 100-150hz mud on my hands before I play. To each his own.
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Post by junkstar » Wed Jul 29, 2009 5:41 am

I watched an old Cat Stevens performance on VH1 Classic the other day and was distracted throughout by how filthy his acoustic guitar was... haha. That may be my own problem, but I've never seen such a smudged mess on TV before in my life. Like the axe had participated in a pizza party.
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