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Location: Yucaipa, California | ...so then, evidently the concensus is: "maybe it does, maybe it doesn't, but $$ for a piece of brass??".
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Location: South of most, North of few | OK Tim, update time. At church this morning I noticed the lead guitarist and one of the acoustic guys had one of those little devils (no pun intended) on his guitar. After, I talked to the electric player (who is VERY accomplished and I respect his opinion) about the fat finger thing. He said it made a tremendous difference in the sustain of his strat, and apparently did also on the taylor the other guy was playing. From what he says, the audience may not notice a difference, but for him, as he knows his guitar and the sound, it made a great difference. Maybe this thing is for real and not just psychosomatic ??? |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Originally posted by Tupperware:
but take it from someone who actually colored the edges of all his CD's with special green felt sharpie pens,
Dave Dave, don't change your mind due to scientific proof!
I believe the spew and I have over 2000 green edged CD's to prove it.
Double blinds are bullshit because memory retention of sound only lasts a few seconds. If "I BELIEVE" it works, then it works. If you "DON'T BELIEVE", then bully for you but don't rain on my parade.
I believe my ears, not someone else's! |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Sustain is the golden ring of solid body guitars. If putting a huge paper clip on the headstock improves sustain that why wouldn't every manufacturer incorporate that kind of thing in the design. The real psychosis that's working here is that if you paid good money for something in anticipation of an advertised result, you are very likely to in fact notice said result. I just paid $4. for a bottle of Gatorade Fast Recovery Juice and son of a bitch if I didn't feel a whole lot better after todays morning jog. If this Fat-Finger actually had any sustaining power at all, I'd buy one and clip it right on the end of my pecker. We'll see how it sustains ...
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Location: South of most, North of few | :D |
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Location: Cicero, NY | "If this Fat-Finger actually had any sustaining power at all, I'd buy one and clip it right on the end of my pecker. We'll see how it sustains ..."
If it did, I would imagine Mrs Tupp would soon have a collection to rival your guitars, Dave.
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Location: San Bernardino, California | Use visegrips instead. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Originally posted by Weaser P:
"If this Fat-Finger actually had any sustaining power at all, I'd buy one and clip it right on the end of my pecker. We'll see how it sustains ..."
If it did, I would imagine Mrs Tupp would soon have a collection to rival your guitars, Dave.
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Location: Delaware | I like this notion from Tupperware -
"Sustain is the golden ring of solid body guitars. If putting a huge paper clip on the headstock improves sustain that why wouldn't every manufacturer incorporate that kind of thing in the design. The real psychosis that's working here is that if you paid good money for something in anticipation of an advertised result, you are very likely to in fact notice said result. I just paid $4. for a bottle of Gatorade Fast Recovery Juice and son of a bitch if I didn't feel a whole lot better after todays morning jog. If this Fat-Finger actually had any sustaining power at all, I'd buy one and clip it right on the end of my pecker. We'll see how it sustains"
This raises a huge point(no pun intended Tupperware). This is why standup commedians in Las Vegas always seem so funny, regardless of their material - vacation mindsets/expectations of the crowd! People are on vacation.. spending money to be there.. and darn it, they're going to have a good time and think the food and entertainment is excellent come hell or high water! Next time you're in a crowd being entertained by a comedian, listen closely - the entire crowd is already primed to laugh - it's like a nervous reaction, autmatic... that is vacation mentality and don't think a lot of industries haven't learned to exploit it!
Like Tupperware said, we tend to build expectations long before experiencing whatever it is we are paying for or anticipating etc... then when it lands... we're pulling for it.
I'll never forget the time my wife and I were in Orlando with the kids. We had one of the best 7 days of my life down there. We ate at PizzaHut most nights because that was our style but one night we decided to splurge. Where did we go? The Olive Garden - big deal, right? Well, back then, this was 20 yrs ago, it was a big deal to us. My wife got lasagna and I got ravioli. All during the meal we were polite and well mannered, according to the atmosphere dictates. Formal dinner = formal manners. The kids had spaghetti etc. The funny part is that all during the meal whenever we asked each other how the meal was, both of us enthusiastically remarked in the affirmative, without a moment hesitation. It was delicious. When we got in the car to leave, I asked the wife one more time, "how was your meal" and we both looked at each and burst into laughter with "it was lousy!".
My ravioli was worse than Chef Boyardee out of a can! That is what loomed in my mind all during dinner - what a disappointment! What came out of my mouth and hers, though? "MMMMMM... very good"
Yeah, that was a rare and precious moment between my wife and I that I'll never forget. A moment when we both broke through the bullcrap in the same instant with the stark truth!
This is a phenomenon, I am certain, in music circles. We buy that $1000 guitar and darn it - it's worth every penny, right? We pick up an expensive gadget and what do you know - it works!
The Placebo Effect - Good point Tupperware - you're THE man! |
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Fat Finger: Help or Hype?
