ever found a guitar gimmick/mod that you actually liked/use for more than 5 mins?

axisus

ever found a guitar gimmick/mod that you actually liked/use for more than 5 mins?

The weirder the better ...

sweepy

E-Bow, had mine bloody years and it sits on my desk next to the pick box, fantastic with delay and a harmoniser, hours drift by 

digitalscream

Gimmick...does the Stephens Extended Cutaway count?

Because if so...hell yes. Probably my favourite neck joint.

Also, the D-Tuna.

guitarfishbay

Mod - Evertune.

tekbow

digitalscream said:

Gimmick...does the Stephens Extended Cutaway count?

Because if so...hell yes. Probably my favourite neck joint.

Also, the D-Tuna.

+1 on the D-tuna.

bbill335

neck+bridge mod on a strat, w/ a master tone control

thecolourbox

Killswitch stutter effect for me, be that with a pedal, or built into the guitar

fretmeister

E bow 

Great fun. 

stimpsonslostson

Mod- Eldred Esquire "cocked wah". 
Bloody brilliant with a bit of gain. 

stickyfiddle

Rothwell Hot Little Knob for Strat. Simple and brilliant.

octatonic

Push-pull on a strat to add bridge.
Blower switch.
Killswitch.
Hex pickup.

I also have this strange pick called a 'strum rose' that is like a comb, that sort of simulates a 12 string.
I've owned it since I was 16- it is probably the oldest thing I possess other than my genitals.

guitars4you

octatonic said:

I also have this strange pick called a 'strum rose' that is like a comb, that sort of simulates a 12 string.
I've owned it since I was 16- it is probably the oldest thing I possess other than my genitals.

I have never seen one of these before - How bizarre 

prlgmnr

octatonic said:

I also have this strange pick called a 'strum rose' that sort of stimulates my genitals.

Just skim reading my way through some posts as usual.

octatonic

guitars4you said:

octatonic said:

I also have this strange pick called a 'strum rose' that is like a comb, that sort of simulates a 12 string.
I've owned it since I was 16- it is probably the oldest thing I possess other than my genitals.

I have never seen one of these before - How bizarre 

They really do work.
I've been keeping my eye out for another as I only have one and given I've had it for 31 years it is getting a bit worn.
Every album I've played on has it somewhere, either in the guitar track, or more often as a type of percussive part made with a guitar and a drastic HPF.

EDIT: Actually I just found someone in Australia with 3 of them.

Bought.

p90fool

Varitone. I use caps, pots and chokes as filters on lots of things rather than a complete Varitone. I build them into pedals, and into my main gigging guitar. 

crunchman

Already mentioned the two main ones.  Neck plus Bridge on a Strat (currently on a push-push on mine), and tone control on the bridge pickup.

The one that is a complete waste of time is the Tele 4 way with pickups together in series option.

octatonic

crunchman said:

The one that is a complete waste of time is the Tele 4 way with pickups together in series option.

Agree with that.
It is exactly like a humbucker, only shit.

stratman3142

A Jetslide, as popularised by Scott Holiday.

https://www.jetslide.com/

viz

Those sprung plectrum holders that you stick on the back of your headstock. I’ve put them on all my guitars. Don’t use the cheap versions, they rattle. 

Cols

digitalscream said:

Gimmick...does the Stephens Extended Cutaway count?

Because if so...hell yes. Probably my favourite neck joint.

Also, the D-Tuna.

+1 on the Stephens Extended Cutaway.  Lets you spend all day playing notes only dogs can hear.

Rocker

Earvana nut, retrofit model, on my Squier Tele.