Salami

[Zip]

Here's a quote from Neal Schon (honest..):

“Wes Montgomery used to say in interviews that he liked playing after eating a salami sandwich because the grease acted like Finger-Ease, and that that was one way he got such a smooth sound with his thumb and fretting fingers. I swear to God, every time I get a new guitar now, I take the strings off, get some sliced salami, and rub it up and down the fretboard, and let the grease soak in. Then I wipe off the neck and string it up. With new wood, it works really well."

Thoughts?

[Heywood Jablomie]

What kind of mustard should you use?

[Kazz]

What kind of mustard should you use?

Stone Ground of course.

[DeanEVO_Dude]

White or whole wheat?

[kiteman]

White or whole wheat?

Rye.

[ZMAN]

I guess it would make playing with your teeth like Jimi, and SRV a lot more tasty!

[Katastrophe]

Well, if Danny Gatton can wipe his strings down with a mixture of cigarette ashes and beer, I guess salami can work, too.

I'd be afraid that using a food product like that could cause some long term damage.

I wonder if any particular brand has more mojo than another.

[Commodore 64***]

I like to play the guitar after I've played a round of "Hide the Salami" with the wife. Does that count?

[ZMAN]

I like to play the guitar after I've played a round of "Hide the Salami" with the wife. Does that count?

Does that soften your attack on the strings?

[syo***]

Hmm... So wurst really is best?

[Zip]

Wow, this is a tough room. More standups than Vaudville.

Back in the the days before FastFret, I've used chicken fat on maple boards to combat stage sweat. Made the strings smell interesting, too.

[Heywood Jablomie]

Wow, this is a tough room. More standups than Vaudville.

Back in the the days before FastFret, I've used chicken fat on maple boards to combat stage sweat. Made the strings smell interesting, too.

I'm assuming your style is kinda schmaltzy.

[DrumBob]

I have a friend who uses olive oil on his fretboards. Neal Schon can rub salami all over his necks if he wants to, but I won't. Try stuff call Fiddle Brite. It's made for violin necks. Works great.

[FrankenFretter***]

Why does this thread make me think of George Costanza?

[sumitomo]

Come on guys I love playing guitar too! but I not going to rub my salami on it,that's alittle much.Sumi

[otaypanky***]

I use mineral oil. I keep an old contact lens wetting solution container filled with it. A drop or two in the palm rubbed down the back of the neck and up and down the strings and I'm good to go. It's also great for cleaning the strings after playing and preventing corrosion. Whenever I change strings on a rosewood or ebony fingerboard guitar I treat it with the mineral oil too.

[poodlesrule]

I use mineral oil. I keep an old contact lens wetting solution container filled with it. A drop or two in the palm rubbed down the back of the neck and up and down the strings and I'm good to go.

I hope you do this with all your guitars, in turn... otherwise the ones left behind would feel cheated...

At least it is more PG13 material than the salami idea.


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[otaypanky***]

Yup, I do, I just don't oil down the maple fretboards, only a drop on the back.
Besides, salami doesn't stand a chance of not being eaten around here ~

[sumitomo]

Sumi