Guitar Maintenance Tips To Lengthen the Life of Your Guitar

Rick Larsen
1 min readMay 10, 2024

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Whenever you have to change the strings on your guitar, it is a good idea to give your favorite instrument a thorough cleaning. This cleaning will be from headstock to the body & under its neck to the guitar stand.

You can also check for loose parts such as the tuners on the headstock, guitar hanger, and electric guitar stand. A basic acoustic guitar stand and its maintenance are a must to keep your instrument in top playing condition.There are plenty of products available in the market which are intended for cleaning guitars. There are numerous products to aid you to maintain your strings. You can buy solutions intended particularly for cleaning fretboards. You can surely try any of these.

Though, you can use the simple method to keep your guitar clean which can save your money. If at least once each week (or more if you play often) you dust your guitar. You can prevent dust build-up which can affect your playing.

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Rick Larsen

Rick Larsen a content marketing strategist associated with Bootlegger Guitar, a well known for designing & building guitars, amps & pedals. bootleggerguitar.com