How to Prepare Your Guitar for a Gig

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Be aware that nasty

   Clean your beauty up before the big show.
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   Step 2: sticky guitars kill performances and strings.

   , This will break down and remove all traces of pre-existing oils and dirt left behind by your previous playing.
   
   Be sure to spray the glass cleaner directly on the cloth and not onto the guitar itself to avoid damaging the instrument. , Spraying the wax directly on another lint free cloth, coat one side at a time in the wax and allow it to dry for about 30 seconds.
   
   Be sure to avoid getting wax on any plastic items such as pick guards or knobs. , Continue this process over the entire guitar, paying special detail to the places your body usually comes in contact with the guitar.
   
   Doing this, you should be left with a glistening, string less instrument.
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   Step 3: Take off existing strings.

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   Step 4: Use glass cleaner and a lint free cloth to clean the entire guitar

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   Step 5: including the fretboard and back of the neck.

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   Step 6: Once the guitar is clean and dry

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   Step 7: use furniture polish to polish the guitar.

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   Step 8: Wipe off the wax with another lint free cloth and buff until all traces of wax are gone.

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