Regarding oil types: The reason there are so many different recommendations out there for fretboard oils is because… well… there are many different oils that all work well for guitar fretboards. “ Humidity Control Solutions for Guitars” To see some of my recommendations, check out my article: You want try to keep your guitar between 45% – 55% humidity whenever you’re not playing it. There’s nothing wrong with oiling your fretboard to keep it looking nice, but if dryness is your concern you should focus instead on buying a humidifier to go into your guitar case during the very dry months. It also provides some very minimal protection against sweat and oils from your hand (but not much).
The main function of putting oil on a fretboard is to make it look nice, and to bring out the rich color of the wood. If the wood of your fretboard is actually dry, what it needs is moisture (water moisture), not oil. I’ve never needed to as the method I’ve outlined in this article has always worked just fine for me. I don’t ever use soaps or water to clean a fretboard–except to occasionally spot-clean, if necessary. The tech in that video is using some other oil soap that they don’t name, but I’m sure it’s similar to Murphy’s. You can see a demonstration of this in the following video (though the tech is using steel wool here instead of a toothbrush, the principle is the same): Once you’re done and have wiped off all the oil soap with a dry cloth, let the wood dry thoroughly for a couple hours (longer if you live in a really humid climate). Just keep the moisture to only what is necessary to scrub the fretboard (in other words, there should just be a very light lather on the fretboard, not gobs of water spilling everywhere). You can use a very soft toothbrush and something like a mild solution of Murphy’s Oil Soap + water without issue (or maybe water isn’t needed with the Murphy’s, I’m not sure).
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