Groove Tubes Fatfinger Bass Sustain Enhancer
Increases sustain by adding physical mass to the headstock of your instrument.
Overall User Ratings (based on 24 ratings)
Submitted February 21, 2007 by a customer from gmail.com
"Not really sexy, but really efficient"
I'm curious by nature, and wanted to give this item a try.
At this time, I'm entirely satisfied The result is amazing ! (but I do have really good guitars, so it helps !) But time will tell me if I'm wrong or not.
I would have liek this item to be somewhat more sexy, though.
Sound
Not the sound by itself, but rather the effect it has on the guitar's sound : richer, far longer sustain (really !), and somewhat warmer.
Features
Well ... Basically, it's just a piece of (heavy) metal. Not so ugly (Newbies and dumbasses saying "it's ugly" should rather look better at them and their guitars, IMHO), but, for sure, it's not a sexy thing ;)
It's also a decorative accessory.
It also has some "latex" parts to prevents scratches when you put this thing on your axe. Kinda well thought !
Ease of Use
Just plug it, and let's go ! Simpler is impossible.
Quality
It's metal => solid and resistant thing. No flaws (would be hard to have flaws on it).
Value
AFAIK, it's the only product of this type. Nothing special to say.
Manufacturer Support
Never dealt with GrooveTubes.
The Wow Factor
Hmmmm ... It's not a "super sexy" item, I admit. Its design could be better, but it could have been also far worse !
Therefore, seeing it live on a guitar (like on Satriani's), it's not really ugly : it's juste a little strange, it's like another part of your instrument.
If Satriani use it, it' should necessarily be useful and efficient. And it is.
Musical Background:
Professionnal Musician
Musical Style:
Instrumental, Metal, Neo-Classical, Progressive
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Submitted June 12, 2009 by a customer from aol.com
"worth it."
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Sound
I use it for my bass guitar-it helps to increase sustain on the 5th and 6th fret of the G string, frets which are notorious for poor sustain, especially on bolt-on necks. However it did cause the 4th fret of my G string to have a little less sustain with the fat finger on....
Musical Background:
active musician and piano tuner
Musical Style:
rock, country, light jazz, r and b
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Submitted July 28, 2004
"the sustainer"
fairly novel but unecesary really. you were probably boared when you brought it and thought it was cool.
Sound
increases the sustain (and uglyness of guitar)
Features
just a lump of metal
Quality
yeah fat(finger)
Value
expensive for what it is
Manufacturer Support
not too comon and easy to find
The Wow Factor
actually looks like a lump of metal.
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