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Fast fret is good.
Not because it makes me play faster, I doubt anything could, I've seen continental drifts move quicker than my fretting hand, but it stops the strings from going rusty!
Gorilla Snot.
I bought a pot because I was convinced it was what I needed. Now it just sits there as an amusing talking point.
Bigsbies are great, but only in the right context. That's Gretsches, and without the tension bar, or Teles with it. They much less good on anything Gibson shaped as they get in the way of the controls.
*unless the quality pickup is microphonic and strapped to a puppy, in which case it might be harder to tell the pickup from the pup.
I have one and was convinced it did something. But nah
Jonathan's obviously a cocktails kinda guy.
All us classy dudes is cocktails guys...
Ching-ching!
Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
Most of the reason is the slippery feeling which I can never wipe away fully.
I used elixirs for a few years and they were ok but when I was forced to use a set of normal strings one time I realised how much better the sound was and never went back.
Strings are a very personal thing.
Now I just change them regularly and prefer that to using any special strings or products.
Usually people fret with their left hand and pluck with their right
Nah it's fantastic of course. It's amazing how many random people show up on Youtube with mindblowing musical talent yet they never become famous or anything.
Funny to think that not that many years ago we all lived in a bubble where we really had no idea of all the mass of talent there is all over the world.
Again, finger burn? From playing a guitar? You are doing something wrong?
Yeah, I am afraid I do tend to rust strings at an alarming rate. I have what's known as "rusty fingers" in the engineering world.
Very acidic sweat that literally turns unprotected metal rusty in seconds.
I've seen it before when buying used watches, large pock marks in stainless steel case backs!
"Holy moly! We're stuck in a steel cage and about to plunge to our doom!"
"Never fear! I shall sweat on the lock & it'll EVENTUALLY rust to nothing!!"
Elixirs have saved me a fortune.