I know it well mate. I'm exactly the same way. Rather than religeously change strings every two weeks, or straight after a gig as I used to do. Now I just keep em very clean. I'm up to 6 months with the set on my no1, their still shiney.

I loosen strings off, capo the first fret and remove the neck. Rather than remove strings. A good tip if you want to get in and out quick without anyone knowing. Kind of like the SAS method of guitar tinkering.

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That's a great idea! This is turning out to be kinda like a bit of a treasure hunt.

I often remove the pickguard without removing the strings. Just loosen the strings a lot (and maybe use that capo trick to keep the strings together).

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My other guitar is a Strat.