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10-30-2004, 02:04 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: vancouver bc | |  Fat finger by groove tubes or fender ?
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has or does anyone use the sustain thing that clips on the head of the bass. billy sheehan uses one i think .
heard they are good for sustain and improving tonality.
any thoughts ?
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10-30-2004, 03:31 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Somerset, England | | | I have never used one myself, but I have heard that they are good at reducing the effect of any deadspots that there may be on a bass. Possibly more useful in a studio setting where things have to be perfect than your average gig.
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10-30-2004, 04:37 AM
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i am interested in this too. i have a cheap fretless bass and there is a deadspot that spoils all the fun...  |
10-30-2004, 04:52 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Honolulu, Hawaii | | | I have one. It works well for getting rid of dead spots. It does seem to increase sustain a little too.
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10-30-2004, 05:46 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Houston, TX | | | The Fat Finger is made by Groove Tubes.
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10-30-2004, 11:51 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Chicago, IL | | | I've never tried one, but I seem to remember reading a review somewhere (Bass Player, perhaps?) of the Fat Finger, and the results were in line with the above comments: moderate improvement in sustain and helped with dead spots. |
10-30-2004, 02:47 PM
|  | Knowledge is Good - Emile Faber | | Join Date: May 2003 Location: Pleasant Hill, CA | | | All of my Fenders now sport a Fat Finger. I believe they really do make a difference. And, you can get different results depending upon where you put it on the headstock. And. . . . .people always want to know what that thing on your bass is! |
10-30-2004, 05:42 PM
|  | Fingers, pick, and a little bit of slap | | Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Terrapin country (Crofton, MD) | | | I see Fat Fingers can be ordered in brass or chrome. Any difference between the two aside from appearance? |
10-30-2004, 05:56 PM
| | The emperor has no clothes! | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Burbank CA USA | | Yes, they kinda sorta work. I used to use one on an old Stingray, that had a horrible dead spot in the usual place (C position on the G string). The Fat Finger definitely mitigated the deadness, but didn't remove it entirely. It did, however, make the difference between a completely unusable bass, and one that I could get away with using if I was careful. Don't expect a miracle cure, just a partially effective treatment.
In general, heavier basses will have better sustain. That's one reason why all those Alembics are so heavy (or at least the good ones are). They put these big old brass blocks down around the bridge, which adds even more weight to an already heavy instrument, but the sustain is amazing. Would I ever "need" that kind of sustain? Probably not. It's nice to know it's available though. 
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10-30-2004, 11:10 PM
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Does anyone store their bass with the Fatfinger clamped on, or do you remove it? I'm worried about potential damage storing my bass in a gig bag with the FF attached.
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10-31-2004, 06:25 AM
|  | Player Characters fear me... Moderator | | Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Middletown CT, USA | | | i remember groove tubes making a big brass plate device called the fathead which attached to the back of your headstock (had to be ordered according to shape) and even came with extra long screws for reattaching the tuning machines. |
10-31-2004, 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by RevGroove Does anyone store their bass with the Fatfinger clamped on, or do you remove it? I'm worried about potential damage storing my bass in a gig bag with the FF attached. |
I always removed mine because it only takes a second, but I doubt if you would get any damage from it if you left it on.
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10-31-2004, 09:56 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: UK | | | Does anyone know where to get one in UK\Europe? I've been thinking about getting one but I can't find anywhere that sells them. |
10-31-2004, 10:52 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Ontario | | | Search in the setup forum on these. A TB'er got pretty great results in an alternative to fat fingers that isn't visually obtrusive, they're a lot lighter, and a LOT cheaper.
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10-31-2004, 12:58 PM
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10-31-2004, 01:38 PM
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Try Alex or Martin at The Bass Gallery in Camden Town, London.
Website www.thebassgallery.com for the phone number, although the fat finger is not on their website.
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10-31-2004, 02:36 PM
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11-01-2004, 03:56 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: UK | | Thanks very much - I'll get onto them right away!
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