{"id":2324,"date":"2020-08-31T14:06:19","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T14:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/musicianscorneruae.com\/blogs\/?p=2324"},"modified":"2021-01-24T07:11:22","modified_gmt":"2021-01-24T07:11:22","slug":"steps-to-guitar-and-bass-care-maintenance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianscorneruae.com\/blogs\/steps-to-guitar-and-bass-care-maintenance\/","title":{"rendered":"Steps To Guitar And Bass Care &#038; Maintenance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Most people can play the guitar or bass very well but seldom spend much time caring or tending to their lovely instruments\u2019 needs. A good sounding player is half the result of a well maintained instrument! So here are some basic tips that you can follow to keep your instrument in perfect shape &amp; sound for decades.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Don\u2019t forget to change your strings regularly.<\/li>\n<li>Always clean your hands before you play to remove sweat or oil.<\/li>\n<li>Always keep your guitar in the case when not in use.<\/li>\n<li>Always wipe your strings before use and wipe and oil them after use.<\/li>\n<li>Clean the fretboard at least once a week.<\/li>\n<li>Always rest the guitar on a stand in the upright position.<\/li>\n<li>Keep the tuning pegs clean.<\/li>\n<li>Always avoid any extreme temperatures.<\/li>\n<li>Once a while, use a humidifier (for acoustic guitars).<\/li>\n<li>Remove any dirt accumulated on the bridge.<\/li>\n<li>Regularly lubricate the guitar nut and tuning pegs.<\/li>\n<li>Be sure to check, clean &amp; tighten the cable jack output.<\/li>\n<li>Always check the neck for any warping or bowing.<\/li>\n<li>Remember to clean the control knobs with an approved contact cleaner.<\/li>\n<li>Remove dust &amp; grime around the pickups with cleaner cloth &amp; a vacuum cleaner.<\/li>\n<li>Attend to any small cracks and repair them immediately.<\/li>\n<li>Never expose your guitar to direct sunlight.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For more tips &amp; instrument maintenance solutions, visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.daddario.com\/products\/accessories\/care-maintenance-tools\/polishes-cloths\/\">https:\/\/projectpreview.org\/musicians_corner\/public\/category\/149<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A good sounding player is half the result of a well maintained instrument! Here are some basic tips that you can follow to keep your instrument in perfect shape.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2414,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_glsr_average":0,"_glsr_ranking":0,"_glsr_reviews":0},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianscorneruae.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2324"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianscorneruae.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianscorneruae.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianscorneruae.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianscorneruae.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2324"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/musicianscorneruae.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2324\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2401,"href":"https:\/\/musicianscorneruae.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2324\/revisions\/2401"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianscorneruae.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianscorneruae.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianscorneruae.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianscorneruae.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}