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I think Vaseline would deaden the string however. The idea is usually to get oils and dirt OFF of strings. I'd live with a little squeak any day.

Yea the first time I did it was an accident. I thought my hands where clean and good to go and then they started silently sliding all over and I was able to get to frets quicker. And I was like oh...why...then I figured it out. As for deading the strings, I go for a pretty laid back sound anyway. On my classical I play light polish studio strings that are designed supposedly not to squeak as much.

On my steel sting I have went with extra light tension strings to kill what sounded to me like an overly bright guitar. Still adjusting to make that come into line with the way I want that to play.

David

You can always try a string lubricant. They're designed to reduce friction/squeak.

Rub your finger tips in your ear or along bridge of your nose was a tip told to me by a VERY good Tele picker