fast fret??

[JBass]

hey, I just bought new strings for my student...rotosound 66's but im afraid they might be a littel too rough on her fingers, she has onyl been playing a month or so, i'm wondering if anyone's heard of a thing called "fast fret" or soemthing like it that you put on the strings to make them more smooth...i don't know much about it so any help is appreciated

[Hardinge]

i have that its a string cleaner i dont know if it softens the strings though

[JBass]

well does it make the strigns easier to navigate..like less friction?...if not, is there anything that does do that?

[Tryxx]

I love fast fret quite a bit. I'd still use it, but I don't have the application for it playing with flatwounds.

I never really noticed for sure, but it might shorten the life of your strings since you're actually putting stuff on them, but it does work.

[elbassio]

I dont know how they sound on fretted basses, but you could always have bought flatwounds for her.No roughness there.Though she'll get used to the rough strings eventually anyway

[JBass]

well the reason is i was originally going to put elixers on for her but I didn't have the extra pair i thought i did, so i found a good deal on these rotosounds ($10 a pack) so i bought them and then when i put them on they were rougher than i wanted

[Matthew2250]

My brother is guitarist and uses fast fret.

Fast fret = string lube

[JBass]

how much does it cost (USD)?

[Left Shoe]

get her some tapewounds or flatwounds

[Matthew2250]

about 6 dollars, from what the online shops are saying.

Costs about £5 over here I think.

[JBass]

k thanks

[Naveed Afzal]

Use fast fret...

Prosteels have this rust feel at first, they are pretty rough and catch my fingers when i slide, for about 2 or 3 days i eminate that by apply fast fret, before i play... I always buy 2 bottles, one for my Gig Bag One for My House...

It really brightens your sound./..

[ieatSouls]

I love fast fret quite a bit. I'd still use it, but I don't have the application for it playing with flatwounds.

I never really noticed for sure, but it might shorten the life of your strings since you're actually putting stuff on them, but it does work.

I'm pretty sure fast fret uses some of the same ingredients as WD40 or other similar metal lubricants, so I would say that it would protect your strings, rather than shorten their life. I'm pretty sure they advertise that as well, but who knows? I could be a total ignoramus. :smash:

[ebe9]

as they say in the bass business, its all about..........

callouses, callouses, callouses


but hey, whatever works

[Shinobi_sniper]

I wish my teacher would buy me strings :(

[Tryxx]

I'm pretty sure fast fret uses some of the same ingredients as WD40 or other similar metal lubricants, so I would say that it would protect your strings, rather than shorten their life. I'm pretty sure they advertise that as well, but who knows? I could be a total ignoramus. :smash:

I was never particularly concerned, and I never noticed my strings dying prematurely, so it might not.

Still, the stuff works, and it's cool. It was like $4 with tax when I bought it.

[edgebass5]

logically it seems that any type of coating is going to diminish the brightness of a string since its not actually a metallic substance contacting the frets (this is strikingly apparent to me when playing Elixer strings, which sound noticeably less bright to my ears). Now, some people here are saying that it won't diminish your tone, and Naveed went as far as to say it would brighten it..... I'm not disagreeing with anyone as I've never tried the product, but honestly logic simply doesn't agree with these claims.... but then again, logic doesn't always apply to the bass world.

[JBass]

thanks for the input, as i said before its not for me...i have well developed callouses already its for my 12 yr old student and she has only been palying a month and she has a lot of musical knowledge behind her, but bass is proving to be quite difficult for her so im doing everything in my power to get her to stay with it becasue i see a lot of potential in her....however i'll be going off to college in the fall so it may all be in vain but the least i could do is try

[Oz Rembrandt]

I use fast fret too, it works wonders. I have massive *** calluses anyway.

[Mr_Soup]

I wish my teacher would buy me strings :(
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I use fast fret as a string cleaner; my hands are like string death incarnate...

[bass&cookies]

Use fast fret...

Prosteels have this rust feel at first, they are pretty rough and catch my fingers when i slide, for about 2 or 3 days i eminate that by apply fast fret, before i play... I always buy 2 bottles, one for my Gig Bag One for My House...

It really brightens your sound./..

they didnt seem that rough to me...
but yes, fast fret would be a good idea

[Naveed Afzal]

but honestly logic simply doesn't agree with these claims.... but then again, logic doesn't always apply to the bass world.


first time ive ever seen you say anything like that...

Ill buy you a highlife.

[edgebass5]

first time ive ever seen you say anything like that...

Ill buy you a highlife.

First-off, I think you're mistaking the word logic with physics. I constantly argue on behalf of physics, but logic... well... that's another story altogether.

Secondly, highlife? Bleh.... wretched swill! I'd much rather drink Oprah Winfrey's bath water :lol: pour me a Sam Adams and we'll be pals :thumb:

[Naveed Afzal]

As long as its not Sam Adams Dark Lager Bath Water... then we'll be cool

How can you hate Highlife? its the champagne of beers!

Oh and Edge... I use the Rub on fastfret... i know theres a spray version... but the stuff i use doesnt touch the frets..

[jollygiantchris]

First-off, I think you're mistaking the word logic with physics. I constantly argue on behalf of physics, but logic... well... that's another story altogether.

Secondly, highlife? Bleh.... wretched swill! I'd much rather drink Oprah Winfrey's bath water :lol: pour me a Sam Adams and we'll be pals :thumb:
sam adams what the hell? you want a real beer try this **** http://www.chimay.com/ and try the chimay red it is smooth as water and has a high alcohol content it is also brewed by monks in belgium and being the pious man that i am i will gladly give my money to the trappist monks, did i mention their beer is ****ing amazing? sam adams is fit for dog piss next to grand chimay

[TheMachineRagesOn]

Just get here to rub er fingertips up and down hardly on carpet everyday, that should help with callous building.