Fatfinger Sustain Enhancer for Guitar Review

Great Upgrade For Low Cost

One thing that many guitarists don't think about with their guitars, is how much vibration goes through the headstock. Try placing your fingers on the tip or edge of your headstock and strum the open strings, and you'll see what I mean. That said, adding mass to the headstock helps to "control" these vibrations and and sturdy the headstock. The result; much better punch and clarity… read more of the notes. I bought this for my strat for a number of reason, including sustain, but I can't really tell an immediate difference on that, yet. What I can tell has an immediate difference is the clarity of the notes; they ring out much better and more pronounced, adding a nice difference to the punch! It's definitely worth the money, and it's good for adding a bit of warmth to your single coil instruments! The only complaint is that I have to take it off when I case the guitar; it doesn't fit while still attached to the guitar. It does fit in the compartment quite easily, and is small and compact, and the engraved Fender logo gives it a nice touch of authenticity! I definitely recommend!

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Good and useful

I gave the Fatfinger five stars because of the price. It's a useful item in that it does add a bit of tone and sustain. It's not a huge difference, but it is noticeable. I put it on a Squier Mustang that I teach lessons on, and it's a nice addition in tone. It looks good as well, it's not clunky or overbearing. The difference is not huge, but the added mass makes a slight difference… read more in the tone. It can cause a bit of neck dive if you're not careful, but the improvement in tone and sustain is worth it.

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My telecaster has the sustain of a les Paul

I wouldn"t put one of these on every guitar, but I wanted more sustain out of my telecaster custom with 2 humbuckers. The fat finger delivers as promised.

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Well Worth The Price!

I've read a few uncomplimentary reviews of this product here and there and have concluded that the problem is primarily one of unrealistic expectations. If you purchase this item... and expect it to make an electric guitar with single coil pickups (typically a Strat or Strat copy) sound like a guitar with humbuckers, then you are setting yourself up for disappointment. Personally,… read more I love mine and I'm very glad I bought it. I use it on an Ion Strat copy and it significantly improves the tone of the guitar and my enjoyment of the instrument. It's not so much an increase in sustain I hear (although it is definitely noticeable) as it is a remarkable improvement in punch and clarity. I didn't even realize completely how much better this little gadget was making the guitar sound until I removed it to see if I could hear the difference again. I put it back on. Immediately! For best results, place the Fatfinger on the thickest part of your guitar headstock. I've experimented and this will provide optimum results. For a very small investment, this is certainly a cool device well worth having!

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Helps with Dead Spots

A few weeks back I bought a '99 Am Std Strat -- I guess I don't normally hold notes that long, so I just found a dead spot on the fifth fret G on the D string. The note rings out normally at first and then just plummets out of earshot. Does the same from F through G#, though the G is the worst. Luckily, I obsessively collect guitar gimmicks and odds and ends, and I had a Fender… read more Fatfinger in my kit (that I purchased from Sweetwater awhile back just for kicks). It worked! The G is still the least sustaining note of the affected ones, but it rings plenty long for my purposes, and the other dead spots fixed themselves up quite nicely. It took moving the Fatfinger around the headstock a bit to get it to hit the spot, and I'll keep tweaking it and see if I can get things to work even better. My ears are probably too fried to hear much of the purported change in tone, but as for fixing up this dead spot, mission accomplished!

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