A clean guitar has better tone:

[eSGEe]

Mojo--- its called MOJO not "dirt" or Grime---

I knew a retired Marine Sgt. that NEVER washed his coffee cup -- only rinsed it----- 22 years ---- one day an enterprising staffer WASHED all the mugs in the conference room------------------I thought he was going to kill her.......and after the verbal barrage she probably wished she had been dead./ Man bitched everyday after that the coffee tasted like e ............

Mojo

 

[kevinpaul]

There is something to be said about that. I don't know what to say about it. It all comes out in the wash.

 

[BlackSG91]

The best way to clean a guitar is outside during nasty weather and with a fresh bar of Irish Spring soap.

;>)/

 

[eSGEe]

paisley uses water

 

[smitty_p]

Would it freak anybody out to learn that I used to use Old English furniture polish on my '74 SG?

 

[eSGEe]

I was going that route but the Scotts was cheaper

 

[smitty_p]

I used the Old English on everything, including the fretboard.

I wonder if I ruined my tone:

http://soundcloud.com/smitty-p-1/sg-rhythm-riff

 

[eSGEe]

That is some OILY tone ya got there SMitty --- AC/DC is OLD Australian not OLD ENGLISH -- buwahahahahha

no seriously GREAT SOUNDING PLAYING MAN!

 

[BlackSG91]

It's too OILY to tell whether his tone has been affected or not.

;>)/

 

[kevinpaul]

I bought a very large old city house with all the weird items. Two staircases, a couple secret rooms and miles of wood work. I lived and died by that greasy Old English stuff. It can get out of control and might never dry if it knows you are going to put on a light color dinner jacket. Lemon oil on the fretboard every other string change. I wipe the guitar off with that crazy micro fiber cloth before I put them away. I do a good spray of WD 40 down the truss rod shaft for me or the next guy. I think I work on these little devils more than I play them.