Cleaning beer from a fretboard

Bridgehouse

Hendrix seemed to prefer Swan if that helps...

sweepy

Vodka, you know it makes sense 

professorben

Time is of the essence here....
Hop to it.

cruxiform

White vinegar. Seems to clean anything in the known universe.

thermionic

If you use lemon oil... won't that just make it a shandy?

professorben

thermionic said:

If you use lemon oil... won't that just make it a shandy?

Only if you rub too fast. 

rico

Lots of Youtube techs seem to use Ronsonol or similar. 

gary_mac

I recently had to service an amp that had suffered a beer spill. Couldn't believe the mess inside, everything was covered in a green hairy fungus and black mould. 
I did get it cleaned up but it was one very horrible job.

Sassafras

Count yourself lucky it was just beer, she could've thrown up on it as well.

usedtobe

Milk is the worst, I reckon.

BigMonka

usedtobe said:

Milk is the worst, I reckon.

That's why I prefer gigs in pubs to gigs at primary schools ;-)

merlin

Yes, as mentioned lemon oil. If you use naptha then remember that it will clean everything but also strip any oil from the fretboard, so make sure you use lemon afterwards. Pretty quickly so as to avoid any drying out. Let it soak in for a few minutes. 

impmann

Beer is the worst, as the sugars will corrode any circuit boards or switches in its path. Any amp that has had a pint through it can be cleaned up, but if it has a multi-layer board with SMDs, there's no way I'd warrant any repairs in case the sugars had started munching through the delicate lans etc.

If the guitar got a faceful in the pickups etc, then I'd be concerned about the effects of this on the windings etc as Beer can be corrosive.

Evilmags

Sassafras said:

Count yourself lucky it was just beer, she could've thrown up on it as well.

This. happened to a mate of mine and he never could get rid of the stink. 

DLM

Sporky said:

 lager or wheat bear.

http://cdn0.wideopenspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/bear-with-beer.png

Gagaryn

I'd be less worried about the fretboard that just needs a wipe with any suitable cleaner and more worried about the pickups

rico

The pickups might get a bit fizzy