naviros
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Alright, my first review. Don't shoot me for this, if I didn't do a good enough job, kindly state where I'm lacking and I'll follow-up.
Aren't you tired of wearing your strings out? Played for less than a week on a new pack of strings and are they already subjected to a vicious chemical warfare? I've.... alright, not really found a solution :twisted:, but something to make it last just a wee bit longer.
List Price : SGD$15
Availability : Standard Value, Novelty Music, TYMC
Application
Easy enough to use, just get any ol' cloth you got lying around (alright, I'm joking, depending on your level of concern, get something better... lint free cloth works fine too.), dump a tad bit on the cloth at a corner or something, then start applying. Just keep going, until you got your whole guitar nice and oily... No, I'm not joking. You can apply it ANYWHERE. I've just done my fretboard, strings, body, neck, bridge, tuners...
Results
Lets start with the fretboard. On my rosewood fretboard, it looks nice and dark. Sufficiently moisturized to say the least, but it looks even darker than when I had it filled up with whatever oil they used to use on rosewood fretboards. Looks like it'll last a little longer on that aspect as well.
Frets, yep, look nice and shiny. You might want to take care not to apply too much oil though, might get a little to slippery to control your bends. Use a dry cloth to finish up excess if needed. Not really sure if they protect metal, but feeling wise is a tad bit smoother. Don't go expecting massive changes (oh look at me I can bend 3 strings one after the other in 2 seconds flat! Nope, not gonna achieve that with just lube), but you'll notice a slight change in the feel.
Neck feels slightly like its been newly lacquered. Its a love hate thing. I like my necks matt, so its a little bit of a problem for me (sticky), but should dry up just fine after a night. Oh yeah, does wonders on maple too. My maple neck looks a might finer. Visually you can really see the difference, instead of a matt blurry grains, you get clearer defined, well polished sort of look. (Not really good at explaining, and I forgot to take before after pics...)
Alright, the body... My RG's reddish flames have never been livelier. Lets just say I'm not one too particular on taking care of the body, but since I was cleaning my strings, might as well... Now it looks nice and glossy. Although you might wanna let the oil sorta dry off or something, felt sticky on my body (even after wiping down) after a little playing to test the fretboard and neck.
No, I didn't lube my electronics. I have this crazy idea in my head that if I did that, it'll catch fire when I plug it in or something. But on the rest of the hardware, metallic parts, yes. Doesn't deal a whole heck of a difference, but I rest much easier knowing that something is done.
Pro:
Easy Application
Affordable
All-In-One cleaner / guitar care
Con:
Sticky sorta finish on neck (subjective)
Takes a little while to set/dry (meaning you gotta play tomorrow instead, unless you wan lube all over your clothes or something)
End Take
In conclusion, if you have 15 bucks lying around somewhere, consider shedding it on the AxWax. It'll definitely liven up your instrument (looks-wise), and protect it while its at it. Definitely for those who have Les Paul Standard Faded, or any other type of un-lacquered wood. It'll re-moisturize and protect the wood. I'll get back to you guys on string protection though.
Will do a follow-up in a week or two, to tell you how long my strings lasted after applying the AxWax. (Shouldn't be too long given my Ernie Balls normally last only a week or so before getting broken in, and two weeks to start corroding... Yes, yes, we all have sweaty palms that excrete radioactive waste...)
Aren't you tired of wearing your strings out? Played for less than a week on a new pack of strings and are they already subjected to a vicious chemical warfare? I've.... alright, not really found a solution :twisted:, but something to make it last just a wee bit longer.
List Price : SGD$15
Availability : Standard Value, Novelty Music, TYMC
Application
Easy enough to use, just get any ol' cloth you got lying around (alright, I'm joking, depending on your level of concern, get something better... lint free cloth works fine too.), dump a tad bit on the cloth at a corner or something, then start applying. Just keep going, until you got your whole guitar nice and oily... No, I'm not joking. You can apply it ANYWHERE. I've just done my fretboard, strings, body, neck, bridge, tuners...
Results
Lets start with the fretboard. On my rosewood fretboard, it looks nice and dark. Sufficiently moisturized to say the least, but it looks even darker than when I had it filled up with whatever oil they used to use on rosewood fretboards. Looks like it'll last a little longer on that aspect as well.
Frets, yep, look nice and shiny. You might want to take care not to apply too much oil though, might get a little to slippery to control your bends. Use a dry cloth to finish up excess if needed. Not really sure if they protect metal, but feeling wise is a tad bit smoother. Don't go expecting massive changes (oh look at me I can bend 3 strings one after the other in 2 seconds flat! Nope, not gonna achieve that with just lube), but you'll notice a slight change in the feel.
Neck feels slightly like its been newly lacquered. Its a love hate thing. I like my necks matt, so its a little bit of a problem for me (sticky), but should dry up just fine after a night. Oh yeah, does wonders on maple too. My maple neck looks a might finer. Visually you can really see the difference, instead of a matt blurry grains, you get clearer defined, well polished sort of look. (Not really good at explaining, and I forgot to take before after pics...)
Alright, the body... My RG's reddish flames have never been livelier. Lets just say I'm not one too particular on taking care of the body, but since I was cleaning my strings, might as well... Now it looks nice and glossy. Although you might wanna let the oil sorta dry off or something, felt sticky on my body (even after wiping down) after a little playing to test the fretboard and neck.
No, I didn't lube my electronics. I have this crazy idea in my head that if I did that, it'll catch fire when I plug it in or something. But on the rest of the hardware, metallic parts, yes. Doesn't deal a whole heck of a difference, but I rest much easier knowing that something is done.
Pro:
Easy Application
Affordable
All-In-One cleaner / guitar care
Con:
Sticky sorta finish on neck (subjective)
Takes a little while to set/dry (meaning you gotta play tomorrow instead, unless you wan lube all over your clothes or something)
End Take
In conclusion, if you have 15 bucks lying around somewhere, consider shedding it on the AxWax. It'll definitely liven up your instrument (looks-wise), and protect it while its at it. Definitely for those who have Les Paul Standard Faded, or any other type of un-lacquered wood. It'll re-moisturize and protect the wood. I'll get back to you guys on string protection though.
Will do a follow-up in a week or two, to tell you how long my strings lasted after applying the AxWax. (Shouldn't be too long given my Ernie Balls normally last only a week or so before getting broken in, and two weeks to start corroding... Yes, yes, we all have sweaty palms that excrete radioactive waste...)
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