New sponge tip a better way to go
This product now comes with a sponge applicator instead of the old cotton pad bound in paper.
Whether it will last any longer, as it applies more lubricant than the previous mode I'm not sure.
And whether I received an old drying-out applicator when I brought my first one I can't say, but it never seemed to have much lubrication in it from day one. A use by date would be helpful to date the age of the product.
I like the sponge applicator as I can now drench or lightly oil the fretboard as I see fit, and, unlike the cotton applicator, it no longer leaves cotton residue attached to all of the strings, and something that needs a great deal of attention to remove.
Disappointed to begin with, but now much happier with the change, as I can see the upside over the downside of the old one.
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