not interested in cleaning the body at all, but some of my fretboards are a mess. i cleaned the maple on my OLP with murphys oil soap a couple weeks ago and it was great, but idk if it was the RIGHT thing to use.

so what do i use on rosewood and ebony?

one of my guitars has visibly thick muck on it (i bought it this way), and my acoustics are getting a little grimy.

ive heard lemon oil. but for the life of me, ive never seen the stuff. i happened to have a huge bottle of murphys laying about. im also broke, so not looking for "jacks super fretboard cleaner for pros at 50 bucks a bottle" as im sure someone has tried to take advantage of us that way.

and while im on my acoustics, my gold grovers are a little tarnished. what do i take to those? its not about the look, they just feel weird when im tuning.

thanks everyone

Lemon oil and 0000 steel wool.

you can get formby's lemon oil at walmart.

Don't clean it. The dirt keeps the funk ;)

you can get formby's lemon oil at walmart.

+1... There have been many discussions on lemon oil around here, and alot of the stuff you find isn't even real lemon oil. I use Formby's too, it's great. If it's really mucky, some naptha and a toothbrush will help alot... but don't go overboard with the stuff, and don't forget to oil afterward or the fretboard can dry out.