cleaning with the strings on?

[ibanezjunkie]

what is the best way to get the dust and whatever else out from the hard-to-reach places (i.e. up against the frets, on pickups etc)?

preferably without taking the strings off and cleaning it 'properly' since Floyd rose tremolo makes it an hour-long job.

[sunvalleylaw]

A good dusting cloth, slid under the strings, work it back and forth, use tension and the edge of the cloth to get up on the edges of things like pick ups, and call it good. Then do a real cleaning when you change strings.

A nice cloth like this http://www.amazon.com/RITZ-90200-Ritz-Dusting-Cloth/dp/B000HMC180 or this http://www.amazon.com/Simplee-CleenTM-Microfiber-Finest-Dusting/dp/B000CNK1OK would be nice, but an old cotton t-shirt will do.

[Heywood Jablomie]

A 1-inch paint brush. I get all those hard-to-reach places on my guitars and amps, and virtually all nooks and crannies.

[Katastrophe]

A 1-inch paint brush. I get all those hard-to-reach places on my guitars and amps, and virtually all nooks and crannies.

It doesn't scratch the finish? Otherwise, looks like a great idea.

I just generally use an old tee shirt, like SVL.

[Heywood Jablomie]

It doesn't scratch the finish? Otherwise, looks like a great idea.
I said paint brush, not wire brush......

[bcdon]

Would a Shamwow work?
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I know the slapchop is out of the question!
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[sunvalleylaw]

I suppose some canned air for cleaning computer keyboards and such could help too.

[wingsdad]

Q-tips dry or moistened. Squeeze bulb with camel hair brush end camera lens cleaner. Microfiber polishing cloth.

[riverrick]

Paint brush works for me!!!

[deeaa]

Aww, guitars need no cleansing, except for the fretboard now and then...

[sumitomo]

I use the wifey's panties! Sumi:D

[Heywood Jablomie]

I use the wifey's panties! Sumi:D
Sure, but what do you use to clean guitars?

[sumitomo]

Shhhhhhh! Don't tell no one.Sumi:D