The fretboard conditioning oil showdown - comparing 8 brands 

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Really great review. Thanks so much and I have just subscribed!

I refinish furniture for fun and was working on a guitar and found the Parker & Bailey online and was wondering because it looked great. You can tell it's more thin and not sticky! Your review proved it! Just ordered some and already cleaned and oiled up the fretboards and neck and it looks gorgeous! Thank you for this!

An excellent comparison video, thank you. I have used the Kyser Lemon oil for years although admittedly my fret boards don't get too dirty.

I have always used baby oil. They are all mineral oil at their base with different viscosities and some add scents. Baby oil is also mineral oil but is cheaper. As far as cleaning goes, after putting the oil on, use a soft tooth brush to scrub the frets. I follow that up with a white scotch bright pad and then wipe off. I then reapply a second coat of oil and wipe off any excess. The white scotch bright and soft tooth brush will not cause any damage to the frets. The white scotch bright also polishes the frets (metal) making them look like new.

I used Old English Lemon Oil from the grocery store, and it is a similar product to your Parker and Bailey Lemon Oil. I even used it on the finish of a 1941 Gibson L7, and it brought it to life. Use it very finely on the painted surface. People will tell you to never put it on a painted hollow body guitar, but it needed it for the looks, and protection. It was very dry. I also used it on the outer side of the shells of an old set of Sonor drums from 1962 that were stored in a hot attic for 14 years. The red beechwood was about to crack it was so dry. I think I even used it on the inside of the shells to give it some strength. The oil absorbs into the wood, and then sort of dries, and it adds strength to the wood. I restored the old drum kit and it turned out awesome. The shells had a plastic wrap like most drums do, and I put it on that as well, and it just seemed to fix everything. The drum kit sounded amazing. Like "George of the Jungle" drum sound, from cartoons.

I've used Dunlop 65 for a long time and I've never had a problem, they might work differently with different ingredients but in the end it's completely up to what you prefer. hope this advice helps!

I am building a kit and have decided to use Birchwood Casey Genuine Oil on the new fretboard. This is the satin version of Tru Oil. I have applied it to the back of the neck and like it so much that I will put it on the fretboard as well. Thank you for your video.

O from Orange amps? I just noticed you were giving credits to the people that suggested the letters, I'm slow on the uptake. I've used Crimson's fretboard and finish cleaner and then Crimson's fretboard restorative (oil).

The Parker and Bailey stuff is available very cheap at discount stores around me. Have been using the Dunlop stuff lately, but will switch to the Parker and Bailey. I wonder how their orange oil would do? Love your videos! God bless and rock on 👍😎🎸

Ive always used the dunlop conditioner. Can't seem to find the Triton stuff anywhere and I wanna try it. any idea where to get it?

Love this video.... I've ordered the Parker & Bailey because it's thinner and probably sinks in better.... Recently using Monty's instrument food, it's like an oily waxey thing......

Does anyone know if dunlop lemon oil can be used on "Oiled ebonized Poplar laminate" fretboards?

Very good, it would have been interesting to compare each cloth as per its claims i.e how much dirt it removed.

On fiddles I use white spirit for clean up, isopropyl alcohol for anything that's ridiculously stubborn. Then walnut oil for conditioning on both fingerboard and neck. Put plenty on, leave to soak in overnight, polish off and you have a super slick finish

F-one I found just a few weeks ago. I love nomads' product line, same with fret polishing.I used to use plain ol' lemon oil. And dunlop 65 polish and cleaner,( honestly after I checked the MSDS safety data sheets they are the same damn thing) to clean the guitar. Now I use dunlop 65 to clean, F-One for fretboard, and Nomads fast fret string lube. And the smells are awesome!

Do you have any recommendations for unfinished maple fretboards?

you need to scrub the fingerboard with a pad or steelwool to frmove the finger fudge b4 you oil.

I got a new Epiphone Les Paul and the fret board was so dry. I have the kyser Len oil from years ago and I’ve put three coats on it so far and it’s starting to look conditioned again. After one coat it barely looked like it did anything. Also the spray bottle is totally worthless. It leaks more down the side of the bottle than it sprays. I confirm what he saw in this test it’s not good…

outstandingly oleaginous. (my science background showing through)

i just bought 2 new guitars (...i know.....:-)...)and both the rosewood fretboards look a bit "dry"....BUT i didn't want may place to smell like artificial roses or lemons or other chemical subsances, i got some "Taylors" fretboard conditioner.....saying its all natural refined oils without perfums....i hope its true....cheers and thx for your video...and i'm glad i didn' buy any of those products.

is there any oil brands that works on all types of woods

Heard baby oil works great too

Very nice video?!

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Coconut oil, works for me, , appeals to the hippie in me.

Total waste of money. I just use human skin oil. No cost with an automatic self regulating application. After 42 years of playing guitar, I never had an issue.