The demise of Fast Fret

Kittyfrisk

^ Very true, but that that wasn't the particular point I was highlighting.

In the same entrepreneurial spirit there's "Never give a sucker an even break'   "There's one born every minute"  & " Why do only fools & horses work"  

Mellish

When you can no longer get it, Music Nomad String Fuel is an alternative.

 

Reverend

I find it hard to believe that guitarists would complain about a small change

lustycourtier

I used it 20 years ago, but change strings every week (usually 3 gigs) so have no use for it. 

SquireJapan

lustycourtier said:

I used it 20 years ago, but change strings every week (usually 3 gigs) so have no use for it. 

Not in a judgey way, but I didn’t know anyone still used the stuff. 

I remember trying it for a while when I was first into guitar, but I found just cleaning the strings with kitchen roll was as easy and added the same value.  

Nice to know where not all the same!

Voxman

Great stuff & I wouldn't be without it.  Literally does what it says on the tin!  I've used fast fret since I had two tins given to me some 28 yrs ago - one dried out, the other is still going strong! I bought a 'new' one 18 mths ago so that I still have two.  

JohnS37

Nose grease every time

DartmoorHedgehog

Bassist in my band's a big fan of Fast Fret - always offering it around like a packet of jelly babies or a spliff. Never seen anybody take up the offer.  I just wipe my strings off with a dry cloth after playing - not really into the slimy feel.

Open_G

I’ve still got my tin and on the very odd occasions I’ve needed a new one have just used my tin. Think my current one is at least 15 years old and still going strong. 

Have always felt that it made the strings feel like I’d just had a large bargain bucket from kfc. But in a good way. 

Philly_Q

DartmoorHedgehog said:

Bassist in my band's a big fan of Fast Fret - always offering it around like a packet of jelly babies or a spliff. Never seen anybody take up the offer.  I just wipe my strings off with a dry cloth after playing - not really into the slimy feel.

Funnily enough I always wipe down my strings with jelly babies or a spliff.

mgaw

Being Notthern I use dripping

impmann

I tried it once back in the 80s and thought "wtf is this shit?"  - I think I'm the only person on planet earth who detests the stuff. 
Like Ash, the shop I worked in sold loads of it to folks and I still to this day don't understand why.

Each to their own, and all that.

roberty

Kittyfrisk said:

^ Very true, but that that wasn't the particular point I was highlighting.

In the same entrepreneurial spirit there's "Never give a sucker an even break'   "There's one born every minute"  & " Why do only fools & horses work"  

It was meant to be a joke. I should stop 

bertie

roberty said:

It was meant to be a joke. I should stop

you started ?


  (so did you buy owt yesterday ??)

and fuck me hasnt the cumberland basin changed - new building everywhere,

nero1701

Its my goto gift for guitar mates.

roberty

bertie said:

roberty said:

It was meant to be a joke. I should stop

you started ?


  (so did you buy owt yesterday ??)

and fuck me hasnt the cumberland basin changed - new building everywhere,

Ha, no. Just as well as I've since done a stock take and my guitar count has reached critical levels. I need to rationalise

LastMantra

jaymenon said:

This is something I got from a wise friend of mine

https://i.imgur.com/RdkpQET.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/p0J3d8s.jpg

I find it really bizarre that you can tell people these things and they just ignore and carry on buying it. 
Some sort of weird guitarist denial syndrome. 

stonevibe

How about TCM String Angel? 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNbDC3ug5so

StuartMac290

impmann said:

I tried it once back in the 80s and thought "wtf is this shit?"  - I think I'm the only person on planet earth who detests the stuff. 
Like Ash, the shop I worked in sold loads of it to folks and I still to this day don't understand why.

Each to their own, and all that.

Nope, I'm totally with you. I've always hated the feel of the stuff. We're obviously in a minority though!

imalrightjack

Anybody else think this was about the death of Phil 'Fast Fret' McCavity?  Guitar legend.

Listen to this majestical lead.  His face at 23m 17s tells you he knows he's nailing it.

https://youtu.be/PNMDqmntjQE?t=1388