Guitar World: KEEPING YOUR strings clean may be a bitch
KEEPING YOUR strings clean may be a bitch, but it beats buying a new set every few weeks. Fortunately, the String Cleaner makes the process of keeping your strings neat, tidy and shiny as simple as swiping a credit card, and without the painful economic aftereffects. The String Cleaner is a dry microfiber pad housed in a plastic device that looks like a mini sanding block. The plastic housing clamps around the strings and places the pad in contact with the strings. Simply glide the String Cleaner up and down your strings a few times, and you’re done. The guitar version works on any guitar—even seven-, 12- and nylon-string models— while the bass version features a pad that also cleans the instrument’s fingerboard.
The pad is reusable and can be cleaned with warm water and liquid soap. It uses no harmful chemicals that can dry out your fingerboard or ruin your finish. And when you consider that using the String Cleaner after every time you play can extend the life of your strings by three times the normal length, the device will have paid for itself by the time you need to slap on a fresh set. —Chris Gill – Guitar World