Groove Tube Fat Finger-has anyone tried this?

davedvdy

davedvdy

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I was just curious if anyone has tried this product. Supposedly you clamp this object onto the headstock of your guitar and it increases sustain by adding physical mass to the headstock. Does this work or is it just some lame gimmick excuse of a product?

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I have it, it works. Some complain because it's ugly, clunky. I used it on my Ibanez and it works wonders. However a properly built guitar doesn't need it.
 
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I have an Ibanez too. Do you clamp it wherever on the headstock? Or is there a sweetspot that you need to find?

Thx.
 
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jmh151 said:
I have it, it works. Some complain because it's ugly, clunky. I used it on my Ibanez and it works wonders. However a properly built guitar doesn't need it.
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Great to know, thank you. I do have a properly built Fender Amer. Deluxe Strat, but I figured since it comes with the 2-point bridge, I am probably losing some resonance, I thought maybe this would help improve that.
 
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davedvdy said:
I was just curious if anyone has tried this product. Supposedly you clamp this object onto the headstock of your guitar and it increases sustain by adding physical mass to the headstock. Does this work or is it just some lame gimmick excuse of a product?
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I've still never bought into the sustain=headstock/mass. True, if you have more body mass, you can have more inertia, but you can see this when playing higher on the fretboard versus lower. Not trying to disprove this theory, just that I don't believe in it.
 
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JLagoon said:
I have an Ibanez too. Do you clamp it wherever on the headstock? Or is there a sweetspot that you need to find?

Thx.
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I just clamp it between the string tree and the tuners. I don't know if there's a sweet spot.
 
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I like them on Strats. It helps to add sustain on the bolt-ons.

I have the original FatHead on my 1979 Les Paul. This thing really makes the guitar LOUDER!

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I wish they still made these...
 
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cvansickle said:
I like them on Strats. It helps to add sustain on the bolt-ons.

I have the original FatHead on my 1979 Les Paul. This thing really makes the guitar LOUDER!

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I wish they still made these...
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That one is very interesting, since it goes on the back and behind the tuning posts. From the size and style, that also looks like it only accommodates Les Paul Guitars.
 
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TwinReverb said:
I've still never bought into the sustain=headstock/mass. True, if you have more body mass, you can have more inertia, but you can see this when playing higher on the fretboard versus lower. Not trying to disprove this theory, just that I don't believe in it.
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That fact seems to be true. Try placing your headstock on a wall, don't apply to much pressure or you'll snap something, if you do this and strum, your guitar is louder and notes ring longer. Anyways it did for me, seems to work for most people.
 
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hmpf - i already had the ideo to build me sth similar for strat.
i didn't know, that the 'fathead' already exists :-\

however, i'm gonna do me a prototype for strat. has anyone an idea
of which thickness the original fatheads we're? 1mm ? less? more?
thx
 
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cvansickle said:
I have the original FatHead on my 1979 Les Paul. This thing really makes the guitar LOUDER!

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I think Washburn has something similar, completely built IN to the headstock of some of their USA-made basses. I believe they refer to it as the Hammerhead, though I'm not sure.
 
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greendy123 said:
That fact seems to be true. Try placing your headstock on a wall, don't apply to much pressure or you'll snap something, if you do this and strum, your guitar is louder and notes ring longer. Anyways it did for me, seems to work for most people.
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Excellent analogy, that seems to explain why this works.

The Fat Head seems WAY more discreet without making your headstock look like it has a big fat capo on it. That is too bad it is out of production.

If the Fat Finger gives the guitar better sound, I don't care how bad it looks!
 
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Why don't you all just hang some crazy **** from your headstock? Like hang a whole bunch of feathers and beads and stuff which add up to 5 pounds or so. Stylish, and functional!
 
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bigalthethird said:
Why don't you all just hang some crazy **** from your headstock? Like hang a whole bunch of feathers and beads and stuff which add up to 5 pounds or so. Stylish, and functional!
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OMG, we have an innovator here, why didn't I think of that? :laugh2:
 
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greendy123 said:
That fact seems to be true. Try placing your headstock on a wall, don't apply to much pressure or you'll snap something, if you do this and strum, your guitar is louder and notes ring longer. Anyways it did for me, seems to work for most people.
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That doesn't have so much to do with the guitar's volume, as with the wall serving as a soundboard. What you'll actually hear, is the wall serving as an acoustic chamber. Lay your ear against the wall and try it again, you'll see what I mean.
 
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