ghs fastfret

[stranger12]

caution: the Fast Fret must NOT be applied on the fretboard.

playing speed isn't about having string lubricants to propel one's capacity; it's about the discipline to improve. if you benefit from the FF, good for you. there are others, through personal encounters, who find the FF unbeneficial.

Hey Sub,

Why can't we have fast fret come in contact with the fretboard? Any reason?

I've been using Fast Fret for the longest time.. No real complaints. Just wondering if I'm damaging my fretboard by applying FF...

Cheers!

 

[subversion]

nothing too damaging in the short run, just that the contents are acidic + has a drying effect. would be more relevant for rosewood fretboard.

 

[MadWerewolfBoy]

Ah okay, will keep that in mind. Haha currently using fast fret on my maple fretboard guitar so no problems here.

I've tried the dunlop string cleaner and well, I find that there's not much difference whether i'm using it or not leh...

I've a friend who recommended the Gibson string cleaner. I think there's no applicator there. Must pour and wipe manually... Would that be good?

 

[subversion]

i prefer dabbing the fluid on a seperate cloth & wiping the strings 1-by-1, this way the dirt gets removed more effectively + there won't be a spill onto the fretboard.

i have been using D'Andrea cleaning fluid all this while...

 

[MadWerewolfBoy]

Ah i see.. When i was out of fastfret during a short period of time, I used tissue and grab the strings 1 by 1 to wipe them down. Loads of black-brownish stuff each time i do that, even when I just took it out of the guitar case (and have wiped down the previous day).

I just do similar with my GHS fast fret now. I'm careful to avoid pressing the strings down too hard with the fast fret to avoid it touching the frets and fretboard, just the strings. And I wipe down with a tissue (not with that louya cloth they provide).

 

[kym]

nothing too damaging in the short run, just that the contents are acidic + has a drying effect. would be more relevant for rosewood fretboard.

wth!!! they never stated it as a disclaimer!!! darn, i m boycotting ff from now on.

and i dun know y is it that as soon as i replace the strings, the new strings will rust. darn. they only start rusting when i put them on the guitar, but when they r still wound up and left in the open w/o packaging or wht, they wun rust at all.

so i thought that maybe the strings when stretched, they tend to rust faster.

 

[subversion]

it won't damage your fretboard in the short run, unless you apply it every day for the next five years...

same goes for lemon oil- it's acidic & would 'weaken' the rosewood fretboard over time. i prefer non-lemon alternatives which are widely available in the market.

 

[stranger12]

it won't damage your fretboard in the short run, unless you apply it every day for the next five years...

same goes for lemon oil- it's acidic & would 'weaken' the rosewood fretboard over time. i prefer non-lemon alternatives which are widely available in the market.

Actually I don't use lemon oil. I buy this oil from the DIY shop which is basically meant to treat, stregthen and provide nutrients for the wood. Apparently, it prevents the wood from warping..

I use this wood 'nutrient' as an alternative to what I used before for my snooker cues, linseed oil.... haha..

Leaves a nice smell, cleans up the fretboard, but makes me not want to touch the guitar cos if I touch it'll be dirty again.. heh.. Anyway, I use GHS almost daily and I normally will get it onto the fretboard.. but then I also oil/treat the fretboard everytime I change strings..

 

[jejari7]

hi all, i've been using ff for the last 3 years.. at first i tht it helps my playing because it seems to lubricate the strings but i lose the tone when i wipe it thoroughly and keep my guitar in the case for few days... and when i took back the guitar to play, the fretboard and strings feel sticky which is uncomfortable at all and i wipe ff to lubricate it.. it doesnt feel good even my luthier doesnt recommend it... last 3 days i change my strings and i wanna test to use it without ff.. maybe after this i'll try ernie balls wonder wipe.. anyone hv tried this?

btw, i use meguiar fender fretboard conditioner whenever i change strings and using it alone makes my maple fretboard feels good... no wax and acid free..

 

[kym]

gosh, even lemon oil also can damage the fretboard in the long run. it there no other ways to immortalise my fav guitar?

then i wonder how those guitars made in the 60s, 70s, 80s survive the test of time? they dun use any chemicals, no?

 

[subversion]

it is rather a fallacy that liquid applicants can prevent warping which is very much to do with pressure & temperature more than anything else. warping would take place inevitably- the reason why the instrument is equipped with a truss rod.

 

[Raistmar]

wth!!! they never stated it as a disclaimer!!! darn, i m boycotting ff from now on.

and i dun know y is it that as soon as i replace the strings, the new strings will rust. darn. they only start rusting when i put them on the guitar, but when they r still wound up and left in the open w/o packaging or wht, they wun rust at all.

so i thought that maybe the strings when stretched, they tend to rust faster.

I dont know if you've noticed this, but usually for my strings, the only part that tends to 'rust' is the segment that is on the fret board, the strumming part and the part that is through the bridge doesnt really 'rust'. So I'm assuming that perhaps the thing that causes the strings to rust is the residue/sweat that my fingers leave on the strings.

 

[loldude333]

Interesting..........i experienced the same thing with FF too...........switched to Dunlop cleaner and it works pretty well. I wld recommend DR Extra Stringlife though.......costs a heck lotta cash for a small bottle but i tell u, it works wonders.

 

[faizal_rocks]

I`ve stopped using FastFret n other string cleaning products. After playing, I just wipe down the strings with cloth n tats it.

 

[subversion]

for some of us, a fluid-free wipe down is simply sufficient.

 

[6969]

I dont know if you've noticed this, but usually for my strings, the only part that tends to 'rust' is the segment that is on the fret board, the strumming part and the part that is through the bridge doesnt really 'rust'. So I'm assuming that perhaps the thing that causes the strings to rust is the residue/sweat that my fingers leave on the strings.

i agree with this..sometime i thin that the sweat that makes the strings rust rather than others..

 

[Against The Enemy]

I dunno guys but from my experience the fastfret cause my strings to rust faster..
And it's feels annoying to play the guitar after that for me...
i alternate between ernie ball super slinky and ghs boomers...

 

[MadWerewolfBoy]

I have to agree with that... I've tried once to to over apply FF and my strings were gone the next day... Totally wasted.

But if i followed their instructions to wipe off excess FF (I do it with much force on each string with paper towels now) I find that they rust less than if I wiped down without them...