Jaco Pastorius was rumored to use Chicken Grease! Can you imagine? Cats would be following you home from gigs.
I use
fast fret, always swear by it. It lasts a long time. I just discovered Elixer strings, too, since they came stock on my Ibanez RG320DXQMTR and my new Ibanez BTB405qmk bass. I was wondering why my strings still looked and sounded like new even though i bought the guitar in JULY! Then I found out they were factory installed Elixers on there. When I first heard about those Elixers on the market, I was like, who the heck pays $10 for a set of strings, but now i know why!
Also, I get these little alcohol prep pads, like they use to wipe off your arm before they draw blood samples from you. Just wrap it around a string and scrub it down. Dries fast. Gets all the black gook off them.
I'm only on my 2nd set of strings since July, and the only reason I changed them was because I just felt it was getting to be too long for that set. I put on a new set around a week ago, and it was exactly the same!
BTW, I play alot, like 2-3 hours a day, but I don't gig with that guitar, so it doesn't get contaminated by smoke, beer, and major gig sweat. Also, don't leave the guitar out on a stand when you're not playing it. Put it in the case and wipe it down, bridge hardware and back of the neck too. Keeps it all cherry and stuff!
