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"It sounds simple enough, but it's not so simple" – are you cleaning your guitar the right way? Master Luthier Jim DeCola can show you how

Music Nomad.

I only own one electric guitar with a nitrocellulose finish, and I'm grateful for it, but just like the more common – nowadays anyway – polyurethane-finish guitars I have, it needs cleaning at least occasionally. But I've never actually considered if I'm polishing my guitar the absolute best way possible – until now.

Whatever finish you have, the Gibson video below can help. Nitro is a thinner finish than poly, with the idea that it helps the wood it's coated on resonate better. It always wears easier for those of you who want to relic your pride and joy the old way with a lovely patina – through actually playing it a lot. But not everyone wants that. 

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