Members crustoleum Posted September 23, 2017 Members Share Posted September 23, 2017 I have seen online but , can no longer find "them" , anywhere : anyone > link > Ever use one , ever seen one If so , will it "fit" on the neck/head of a Fender "Supersonic" electric guitar ? thanks :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted September 24, 2017 Members Share Posted September 24, 2017 Isn't it called a Fender Fat finger? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chordite Posted September 24, 2017 Members Share Posted September 24, 2017 Unless you have a serious dead spot on your neck and need to kill or move a resonance you don't need one. If they did anything 'universal' all guitars would have a lead slug drilled into the headstock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members crustoleum Posted September 24, 2017 Author Members Share Posted September 24, 2017 thank you That's the "thing" I wonder if "anyone" makes a similar device ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members crustoleum Posted September 24, 2017 Author Members Share Posted September 24, 2017 I can agree with that . I do want to try one out , just for fun , I guess. 15 dollars. Maybe I can have my son make one at the machine shop where he works. What might be the best "tone steel" 300 series, 400 ? I know it may rust but carbon steel ? I wonder if it should be "hardened" by heat treat or oil immersion ? Alloy ? chrome/nickel ? Brass/bronze ? hmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chordite Posted September 24, 2017 Members Share Posted September 24, 2017 If you must experiment just whack a toolmakers clamp on the headstock (padded with a couple of strips of cornflake packet to protect the finish). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members crustoleum Posted September 24, 2017 Author Members Share Posted September 24, 2017 I might actually have a small set of them, somewhere , in the machinists chest in the basement , my sons...I think it is unlocked , maybe I'll ask him when I see him . He just keeps some of his tools here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted September 24, 2017 Members Share Posted September 24, 2017 It's largely based on the idea that additional headstock mass produces not merely a subtle but a profound, how-did-I-ever-live-without-it?! effect on tone, sustain, etc. Geardom is full of similar products and claims. IMHO, it's largely a solution looking for a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted September 24, 2017 Members Share Posted September 24, 2017 Yeah - I'd definitely experiment with a clamp to see what the impact is. If it has a profound positive impact on the specific guitar I'd be more inclined to use a metal backplate type solution that's hidden but looks cool too.I think you want to start your experiment in the 0-100 gram range. Maybe add magnets to the clamp to try different weights? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted September 24, 2017 Members Share Posted September 24, 2017 Hmmm... I just read a bass guitar article and the person says that it's important that you add a DAMPENED load, so the felt pads and not adjusting the fat finger too tight are important. http://www.monsterbass.nl/deadspots.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members strayGoat Posted September 24, 2017 Members Share Posted September 24, 2017 I've always suspected that greater mass at the headstock enhances sustain, which is one of the reasons I tend to like Grover Rotomatic-style tuning machines on most guitars. But evidently I've always been too much of an idiot to experiment with this theory by just chucking some kind of extra weight onto a headstock. I really have no idea how the f I survived to adulthood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members crustoleum Posted September 25, 2017 Author Members Share Posted September 25, 2017 your not the only one :) :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members badpenguin Posted September 25, 2017 Members Share Posted September 25, 2017 Personally, I don't think they do that much. If they did, I am sure Gibby or Fender would have a guitar out, with one built in with an added $1500 for a piece of 9 cent brass that has been "sonically placed for optimum sustain and tone". Oh wait, did I just foresee the 2018 catalog? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members crustoleum Posted September 25, 2017 Author Members Share Posted September 25, 2017 I have spent 15 bucks on stupider things more than 1 time maybe , definitely . I will stick it on this thing I may get 4 or 5 later , if I like the 1st one . I wonder how it may work on an Epiphone Century ? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members crustoleum Posted September 25, 2017 Author Members Share Posted September 25, 2017 I may obtain 3 or 4 if I like the results of the initial one . I wonder how they will "work" in conjunction with an Epiphone Century archtop thing hmmm. I kave 3 Kyser probably spelled that wrong capos around one is for a 12 string. I'm going to stick" 3 of them on the head of the Danelectro thing and try to discern any difference , other than the little extra weight/mass at the head...What do you think ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted September 25, 2017 Members Share Posted September 25, 2017 It depends on the guitar. They could make things worse by introducing a dead spot that wasn't there in the first place due to a really rigid neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members crustoleum Posted September 25, 2017 Author Members Share Posted September 25, 2017 this "thing" , being , this thing I want to try to make my Supersonic even more so maybe hopefully time will tell Have to order online local GC said "we don't have any" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members crustoleum Posted September 25, 2017 Author Members Share Posted September 25, 2017 a new camera too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members crustoleum Posted September 25, 2017 Author Members Share Posted September 25, 2017 It depends on the guitar. They could make things worse by introducing a dead spot that wasn't there in the first place due to a really rigid neck. interesting thank you for the reply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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