just wipe it off with the stage curtains. Big Bill Morganfield told me "you gotta sweat on em to break em in".....I'm with him.

Actually, all Gibsons are lacquer. At least that's what their "Sales Training Guide" says. To quote: "Lacquer Finish: Nitrocellulose lacquer (multiple coats on most models) instead of polyurethane used by most manufacturers, used by Gibson on all models since 1894"

My SG is lacquer for sure.

Mike

LOL!
Most of my guitars are mid 70's and I don't think of them as classic... untill I see them for sale for thousands of dollars :eek:
Back when I was collecting (80's 90's) my guitar budget was $200-$300.

I'm not a guitar player, but a friend of mine who is turned me on to this band & now I can't stop listening to it.
http://www.teepeerecords.com/bands/witch/

Especially Seer.

When I change the strings on my bass I wipe down the fret board with lemon juice. You know, the stuff in the green bottle thats in everyones fridge.

Thats about all I use.

Kyle

Try Lemon oil

Matter of fact, don't even look at it..........

From what I've read, Naptha is just about the only acceptable cleaner for a lacquered finish. Especially the true nitro cellulose lacquer without all of the plastic additives. Honestly, I don't think it matters with poly. If I had a poly finished guitar, I would wipe it down with paint stripper and refinish it with lacquer.

Unless its getting gigged I don't understand how a guitar could get really dirty. FWIW, I don't baby anything I own and I've never owned a guitar that I thought was dirty enough to need polishing. I'll wipe the dust off and wipe the fingerboard down when I change strings but thats about it. I don't care about fingerprints, etc and I don't want to take a chance on altering the finish, or worse, altering only a portion of the finish by wiping or rubbing a solvent or an abrasive compound into it. If the guitar sounds right, I don't want to change anything on it. If it doesn't sound right, its guaranteed to be sold before I have a chance to get it dirty .

Believe it or not, the finish can really affect how a guitar sounds. Polyurethane can suck the life out of a decent piece of wood. The poly finish is the reason I would pass on an American Standard strat in favor of the Mexican version.

Shuie, did you get my PM about your pickup and why it's taking so durn long?
Also...polyurethane isn't neccesarily the tone-sucker people might think it it. It's actually a harder finish than nitro according to my sources. But, if laid on thick, it can certainly cause dullness.
Polyesther, however, is a tone killer. It's almost always laid on very thick. My wife as I were at Sam's Club awhile back when I spotted a strat copy with an Esther finish that had flaked off in one spot.. I looked at bare wood, and the finish was thick as a penny

I got an on-line survey from Fender a few months ago, asking what I thought about them selling low-end instruments at places like Wal-Mart and Sam's.

Low-end? Seems a shame...

Wolfe, I got the PM. Its no rush. I know you've been busy. Thanks for doing the work, I cant wait to hear them.

Cool. My assembly helper had been out ill as well, pushing back my schedule. He's feeling better now though and was back a few days ago, so we're catching up. If you read my banker/loan post, once my machine is paid off (gah...soon!), I'll be bringing him on on a regular basis instead of part-time as needed only, so I'll finally be able to get caught up, stay caught up, and make pre-stock for storage. That'll mean almost zero lead times.:)