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Spoken like someone who never tried EucerinYou try it and you'll never go back to Vaseline. I've done Vaseline before...wasn't all that impressed.
The regular original Eucerin cream doesn't have urea, and the ones that do have it use synthetic urea, not horse pee. The other kinds are crap for deadening strings. Only use the original formula. And I've used it for years and never had a string corrode. It does dry a little funny but it also wipes off easily enough.
Oh! I didn't realize you were serious. I thought it was a joke thread, and so I commented in that manner.
Oh no, my brother. I am 100% serious. Now the "flounds" thread I posted the other day was rooted in humor, but when it comes to deadening flatwounds quickly, that's a subject I take very seriously.
Wow, I said to myself - "here's a man who knows his skin creams"!
On a side note, ever think about a side career in sales? I usually have a sudden urge to rush out and buy whatever you're talking about.
Thx! Yes I have, but with no sales experience, it appears that the only companies willing to take a chance on me are fly by night shady operations.
Yes- I left the strings on the bass, applied Eucerin so that each string was coated thoroughly along the entire surface from bridge to nut, then wiped the strings down completely each morning.
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I believe it's the thickness of it and the way it sticks inside the windings and dries that makes it work way better than anything else. I've tried plenty of different stuff my own self and nothing works as well.
Well I only do the Eucerin thing to flatwounds, so relaxJust coming from Keeping roundwounds clean and fresh and I’m shocked!
As Ray Charles said, "What'd I Say?"
I tried it on some Fender flats from 1982. I put the strings on my Gibson SG thinking that they’d work well, despite being LS. Too bright, found some Eucerin lying around, figured I’d give it a go. Glad I did, best thing I’ve tried so far for cutting out that new string zing. Eucerin works better than time apparently!As Ray Charles said, "What'd I Say?"
Yep, did two coats of it on my Jay Turser violin bass that I changed the strings to LaBellas on Saturday, and already they're about 80% dead compared to the 7 year old set on my Realistic violin bass, and they got halfway there instantly after the first coat.
