Maintenance

Hmm, bape kerap nak polish, I can’t really answer that. Ha ha, I think from now on I should pay attention to that. But lepas main, memang aku lap pakai kain microfiber la. Well, honestly I only do that on my gibson LP custom, since masih bersinar-sinar lagi, and it cost a lot more. :P

But I probably don’t have to do it too often anyway. Since aku main dalam rumah jek, main pakai baju, tade daki-daki.

Before main, make sure basuh tangan dulu. Especially kalo kat Malaysia, aku rasa udara sana lembap, so korang senang berpeluh (I sweat so much aritu). So, kasi bersih tangan dulu. It’s good for your strings too.

Aku main gitar seboleh-bolehnye tak pakai baju yg ade butang. I mean not butang sampai bawah la. And aku avoid jeans sebab ade butang metal yg besar. I don’t want to scratch the back of the guitar.

Lepas main, lap tali tu. Make sure lap belah bawah tali tu skali. It’s good for the strings, and I think it’s good for the frets too.

Kalo fret to rosewood, once in a while bile tukar tali bersihkan pakai lemon oil type of cleaner.

Ape lagi. Jangan kasi orang pinjam, as much as you can. Kalo orang nak try, do it in front of you. Kalo member mengade nak strum ganas ganas, slap him/her... hahaha

And bila dah lama main, your frets especially akan haus sket sebab bending and stuff. Depending on how much you play, at some point, you’ll have to send it to a guitar tech again. Get him to recondition your guitar. Fret tu nanti dia akan sand kasi rata sket, level them and all. That’s something I won’t do myself yet, at least not on my best guitars.

Oh, before lupa. Kalo main berdiri pakai strap, pakai locking strap. That way tak risau terjatuh.