Members dvkerner96 Posted August 22, 2019 Members Share Posted August 22, 2019 I sneezed while playing guitar today and a small amount of spit got into the space between the pickup frame and the pickup on my neck pickup. Will this harm the guitar? It was plugged in while it happened. I tried to wipe most of it away, but it seems like a small amount may have gotten in there. As far as I know the pickups are unpotted, if that makes a difference. This may sound silly, but I am a bit worried. Please let me know what you think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members roughtrade Posted August 22, 2019 Members Share Posted August 22, 2019 Its gonna add mojo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted August 22, 2019 Members Share Posted August 22, 2019 It'll add viscosity to your sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr.Grumpy Posted August 22, 2019 Members Share Posted August 22, 2019 Your guitar will be fine, water or saliva won't do much. A solvent like nail polish remover could conceivably melt the lacquer insulation on the pickup wire and short it out. Spilling beer, soda large amount of any fluid into/around a guitar amplifier is very bad and should be avoided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dvkerner96 Posted August 22, 2019 Author Members Share Posted August 22, 2019 10 hours ago, Mr.Grumpy said: Your guitar will be fine, water or saliva won't do much. A solvent like nail polish remover could conceivably melt the lacquer insulation on the pickup wire and short it out. Spilling beer, soda large amount of any fluid into/around a guitar amplifier is very bad and should be avoided. Thank you! I appreciate your response! If a pickup did come into contact with enough liquid to do something, what would it sound like? Would it be volume or tone loss, or would it just not work at all/sound very crunchy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 11 minutes ago, dvkerner96 said: If a pickup did come into contact with enough liquid to do something, what would it sound like? Would it be volume or tone loss, or would it just not work at all/sound very crunchy? It's more likely to short out and make no sound... but saliva isn't going to melt that lacquer insulation on the wires - you'd need to drop something like acetone or lighter fluid into it, and in much higher quantities than you'd deliver with a sneeze. Soaking a pickup in water for a long time might cause various components to rust, but even that's not a guaranteed to kill one. Still, it's not something I recommend. You wiped the pickup off after you sneezed on it - odds are you're going to be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dvkerner96 Posted August 23, 2019 Author Members Share Posted August 23, 2019 5 hours ago, Phil O'Keefe said: It's more likely to short out and make no sound... but saliva isn't going to melt that lacquer insulation on the wires - you'd need to drop something like acetone or lighter fluid into it, and in much higher quantities than you'd deliver with a sneeze. Soaking a pickup in water for a long time might cause various components to rust, but even that's not a guaranteed to kill one. Still, it's not something I recommend. You wiped the pickup off after you sneezed on it - odds are you're going to be fine. Thank you! I appreciate your response! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members badpenguin Posted August 23, 2019 Members Share Posted August 23, 2019 It'll just make your guitar sound like a snotty British punk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 2 hours ago, dvkerner96 said: Thank you! I appreciate your response! You're welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted August 23, 2019 Members Share Posted August 23, 2019 It'll sound boogerific! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted August 24, 2019 Members Share Posted August 24, 2019 The secret to really playing well is to put a little boogie in it (sorry, couldn’t resist) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members onelife Posted August 25, 2019 Members Share Posted August 25, 2019 it might make your guitar sound like a choo choo train but i wouldn't worry about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JTEES4 Posted September 11, 2019 Members Share Posted September 11, 2019 No problem, just continue to BOOGIE on down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AJ6stringsting Posted September 12, 2019 Members Share Posted September 12, 2019 10 years ago, my then year and half old Daughter poured her sippy cup of milk on my favorite Blues Strat with Texas Specials .... It worked fine .... Smelled like milk for days but to this day, it plays / sounds fine to this day !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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