Ok, back to boiling strings, I have one question, should you boil Elixir strings or are they not supposed to be boiled. I need to know that before I boil them. Because their advertisement and info in the book that came with them said that the coating was for absorbing the dead skin and body oils and stuff, so bottom like, boil Elixirs or no.

I don't think you need to boil elixirs. The nano-web that they have on them is designed to keep crap from clogging up your strings. Maybe use some alcohol wipes ocassionally but it;s not necessary to boil them

^ ok thanks, didn't think so, but wanted to check, i'll try the alcohol wipes

just dont play with a pick on elixirs it wears that coating off supppper fast

i'm pov and can't be pooed going to my music store...so i just use my nephews bum wipes.
They're like a wet cloth that u use when changing a babys nappy but i wouldn't recomend it...i just thouhgt using a bum wipe was funny.

also dont use the pan that you used to boil your strings because the strings release chemicals which soak into the pan and can be dangerious

Is there anything else other than lemon oil and instrument oils that can be used on my rosewood fretboard? I don't have any of those things....

cloth

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me I take a old shirt and put some water on it ring it out, the clean the fret board with it the fretboard should have some water on it. then i take a dry corner and get the water off. next a blow on the board on get the shirt crap off. I also do this on the body minus the blowing. A guy at guitar center said to do this and it helps alot.

oh at when putting new strings on i do this. and 1 hr later i lemon oil it.

[QUOTE=popinfresh]How do you guys dry you strings once you boil them? Do you use a towle or something or do you use a hair dryer or something similar to that?[/QUOTE]
When I take them out of the pot, I give them a bit of a dry with a tea towel, then I just let them sit there for around an hour.

[QUOTE=embrace the bass]is fastfret realy any good, or worth the effort to use everytime I play?[/QUOTE]

Whats fast fret?

fast fret is great, lenghtnes the life of your fingerboard, gives brightness to your strings and frets and generally gets rid of the gunk and crap that builds up. Ive started using it with my new ghb signature flea bas strings and the results are truly orgasmic :D

Oh and yes it allows you to fret alot faster.




Sorry fast fret is basically lemon oil in a brush type applicator thing :confused: plus a wiping cloth

Good product :thumb:

If you are too cheap or lazy, you can just do what I do and use water with a tiny bit of liquid soap (I use dish soap) to clean the dirt off the body, bridge, pickguard, neck, etc. Use it all over, just don't let it get near your electronics or pickups, and don't let it sit for too long (or your hardware will rust). Put some on a cloth, wring it out, and wipe your bass down. The bottle says "Tough on grease" - enough said!

Also, steel wool really works great on the fretboard (just make sure it's #0000).

cleaning fretboard guide dunno were i found this out but basically take strings off get an only just wet cloth give the fretboard a good scrub then dry it off and get some of that 0000 steel wool put a small magnet inside then rub along each fret then with the grain of the fingerboard (dont put it more than 6 inches from a pickup or it will mess it up) the fretboard will supposedly become dry so you need to oil it with mineral oil or linseed oil (i got this from a tutorial somewere not sure were)
cheers,
ross

umm what if the body of my bass got chipped, is there anyway to fix. like painting the spot to match the rest of the colour? suggestions please. thank you.

and also where can I find gunmetal blue paint?

[QUOTE=chuckaholicpunk]umm what if the body of my bass got chipped, is there anyway to fix. like painting the spot to match the rest of the colour? suggestions please. thank you.[/QUOTE]


Maybe try nail polish?

i dunno if this will work on basses and guitars but when my air rifle gets dent i put a damp cloth over it and iron it gets eid of most dents and dings it might crack the finish on basses/guitars though
cheers,
ross

I hate FastFret... it feels nasty on my hands.

[QUOTE=chuckaholicpunk]umm what if the body of my bass got chipped, is there anyway to fix. like painting the spot to match the rest of the colour? suggestions please. thank you.[/QUOTE]
Tcut and french polish works for small dings aparently, dunno about chips.