Coconut

Was talking to someone yesterday about fretboard maintenance. He was asking if organic oil was the way to go for hydrating purposes. I told him I prefer this as opposed to other synthetic fluids which feels oily but dries up real fast. Implication - oil content might be lesser than marketed. He then asked if I have tried using cooking oil & told him heck, no. Cooking oil is formulated for cooking & geared towards temperature tolerance & taste, certainly not for instrument maintenance. On that note, Dunlop now has coconut oil for us gear geek if we are really picky with the organic content. I just bought myself a small bottle to try. Of course, please do not spray this onto your hair & think it's just coconut oil anyway.

JagSun

Played this for a while yesterday & felt a change in string action. I didn't recall meddling with the action because this had been set up to be one of my go-to in terms of playing comfort. After a closer look, so the neck bowed a little. I didn't have a clue as to what took place at the Chinese factory but the truss rod nut was an extra large version. The regular wrench for my Strats (that darker one) didn't fit (loose) so out came the size 5 & that was it. 

While I was at it, managed to clean the mouldy bits at the lower frets & conditioned the entire neck. This bottle of Dunlop conditioner was the nearest available option. 

I think I'm pretty much at home with a set of 10.5s in all my Jaguars.