What lubricant do ou use on your strings?

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  1. evolasme

    evolasme Platinum Record

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    i change strings all the time normally my strings dont get old enough to need cleaning or lube pluss i think treated strings are tone killers so generally. i dont use them but... if i do it would be GSH fast fret i use that only for ease of aplication carring a bottle of mineral oil round is an accident waiting to happen
     
  2. bluerover

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    Rarely use it, but when I do I use "FINGER EASE". I like clean guitar stings and dirty bass strings. :)
     
  3. ELJUNTADERO2022

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    For real, lemon oil! Dunlop 65
     
  4. Djord Emer

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    Hi, guitarist here. I use motor oil, I have one Jazzmaster that I use to record and it has the same strings since October last year but they're still looking new, they haven't even started to deteriorate.

    Edit: idk if my commentary sounded funny but I'm actually being serious, if you're in doubt try it yourself lol.
     
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  5. Will Kweks

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    I do oil my nuts.

    Yeah, just had to get that out there, but really, I mean it. Just a little bit though, especially if it's a new nut, a set of strings in different gauges than what has usually been in the guitar, or if I'm planning on dicking about with the tuning a bit.

    Helps with the tuning, helps with the nut and the strings to settle. And maybe it's just me, since it can even the distribution of string tension a bit, it helps strings not break often. But I'm not a luthier so that might be just my magical thinking and folk wisdom.
     
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    schmaltz
     
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  7. Lois Lane

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    A little bit of graphite from rubbing a sharpened pencil in the slot has been working for me for many a year.
     
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    KY Jelly. It works great when I'm using the wife's Rampant Rabbit as an Ebow.
     
  9. Semarus

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    If you want them to last a long time, then use the coated ones, other than that get used to replacing them when they get dull.
     
  10. mk_96

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    a combination of any string cleaner available to get all the shit out of the strings then add a coat of Dunlop 65 ultraglide for lubrication.
     
  11. DirtyRoots

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    ok time to lubricate my drumsticks for some reason
     
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  12. anonymouse

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    Maybe it's already been mentioned, but cum. Lots of it.
     
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  13. DirtyRoots

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    whole new meaning for a scale of MAJOR C
     
  14. mk_96

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    I think you might've taken the guitar-guitarrist relationship a bit too far.
     
  15. Will Kweks

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    You're a guitarist (like all of us in this thread...), so it's a given that you don't wash your hands. And you probably play with your fingers.

    This is a solved problem, see?
     
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  16. aleksy

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    None, I hate the slippery feel lubricants give to the strings.
    Received GHS Fast Fret as a gift some time ago. I used it once or twice and it made me miss notes, especially on chord changes or slides because I couldn't stop my fingers in the correct/intended spot.

    Also the grease that transfers to my fingers from the lubricated strings remains on my fingers and rubbing it off constantly (especially while recording multiple guitar takes in a row and needing to use my laptop in between takes) is too much effort.
     
  17. Kluster

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    Mostly, I just wash my hands before playing but I occasionally use the MusicNomad String Fuel device to clean strings.
    Looks like a deodorant stick.
    Also use it on the backs of my satin guitar neck finishes for a silky smooth slide.
    The trick is to wipe it off with a microfiber cloth after applying to take off dirt and cleaner.
    For my ebony fretboards I use white mineral oil from the hardware store :)
    I apply it with a disposable blue Wypall and clean it with fresh Wypall.
     
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  18. zalbadar

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    I wash my hands before and after playing.
    Keeps the greese to a minimum and also seems to reduce the hard calluses on my finger tips.

    If I was gonna use and oil I guess it would be WD40 since it's a mix of oils. High chain oils to brake down oxidation and evaporate. short chain oils to create a barrior. Spray it on the cloth and rub it in?

    Never tried, I just wash my hands and change strings every couple of months
     
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    tried many but always come back. Screen Shot 2024-06-15 at 10.22.00 PM.png
     
  20. Putinaros22

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    Some people in here use the same lubricant they use in their asshole
     
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