| days, you will find plenty of instructional materials that | | | | and dust are deposited on the metallic bars of the fret |
| would teach you how to play the guitar. There are | | | | board. Make sure that you clean the fret board |
| videos on various websites that would give you minute | | | | especially if you are changing strings of your guitar. |
| details on how to exactly play a particular tune that | | | | The body of your guitar: Like the fret board, the body |
| you choose. | | | | of your guitar easily acquires dust. In order to maintain |
| Learning guitar is not only about improving your skills; it | | | | the top class varnish of the body, do wipe it with |
| is also learning the proper discipline. Cleaning your guitar | | | | smooth or damp cloth to remove the accumulated |
| should also be your priority in order to keep it on top | | | | dust. Learning guitar would be great if it is clean |
| condition. Most guitar learners underestimate the issue | | | | especially on the body part. |
| of cleaning their guitars and instead focus on practicing | | | | Other part of the guitar that should be well-maintained |
| riffs after riffs. There is nothing wrong about that but | | | | is the keys. There are times that tuning becomes a |
| as you keep on using your guitar, its condition slowly | | | | tedious task because the keys are very tough to turn. |
| fall because of your small neglect to take care of it. | | | | Tuning would seriously become difficult because the |
| Cleaning the guitar goes side by side with learning | | | | guitar keys are either too tight or too loose to hold a |
| guitar. To make sure that your guitar is in prime | | | | string or strings on a particular key. |
| condition every time you use it, you should check on | | | | Make sure that your guitar has good guitar case or |
| the following: | | | | bag. There are guitar enthusiasts that proudly display |
| The strings: As you pluck or strum along a tune, the | | | | their precious guitars without ever putting it into a case |
| strings of your guitar whether classical, acoustic or | | | | or bag. Weather conditions affect the condition of your |
| electric are stressed. The strings are very important | | | | guitar and only proper case would prevent it from |
| part of your guitar and without it; you could never play | | | | being slowly damaged. |
| a tune. You should always clean the strings after each | | | | Many famous and celebrated guitarists all over the |
| use because strings easily accumulate dirt such as fine | | | | world did not neglect the simple care of their guitar. |
| dead skin and dust. Also, make it a habit to down tune | | | | Since you are on the beginning stage of learning guitar, |
| your guitar so that the strings won’t be | | | | you should pay more and close attention on the |
| stressed especially if you are not using the guitar. | | | | maintenance of your guitar. The performance of your |
| The fret board: Inevitably, the fret board accumulates | | | | guitar heavily depends on how well you clean it. You |
| oil from your sweaty palms especially during long | | | | must remember that no one would take care of your |
| practice sessions. In addition to oil, the fine dead skin | | | | precious guitar besides you. |