What's with this product?

[hwy1strat]

Lately while seeing a few bands live I've noticed their guitarists using Finger Ease spray.
One fantastic guitarist in particular sprayed it liberally over the fretboard of his guitar.
To me this stuff seams greasy and in my mind would add up to crud on the fretboard!
What am I missing?

 

[Stu78]

Lately while seeing a few bands live I've noticed their guitarists using Finger Ease spray.
One fantastic guitarist in particular sprayed it liberally over the fretboard of his guitar.
To me this stuff seams greasy and in my mind would add up to crud on the fretboard!
What am I missing? View attachment 622404

Sounds like snake oil to me. How.much is it?

 

[TPandela]

It's not greasy. If you feel drag on your strings this stuff makes them slippery. I keep a can in my gig bag for when the stickyness strikes, like outdoors on a humid day sometimes. Been around for many years.

Tp

 

[stormsedge]

I have a can around here somewhere. I think it was my Dad's...making it at least 30 years old. I might have used it once...maybe.

 

[thomquietwolf]

Lately while seeing a few bands live I've noticed their guitarists using Finger Ease spray.
One fantastic guitarist in particular sprayed it liberally over the fretboard of his guitar.
To me this stuff seams greasy and in my mind would add up to crud on the fretboard!
What am I missing? View attachment 622404

I kinda think
19± yrs back
Thought I'd get so fast I'd need lube...
Bought it
Still have 3/4
The guitars I applied it to...
B-Gone

 

[Bob the builder]

Eat some pizza + play yur git.
It'll do the same thing AND make your git taste better

 

[Slacker G]

I use Lemon oil. It's good for wood, it keeps the strings clean from my crossive fingers and it makes the neck super slick.

 

[hwy1strat]

Sounds like snake oil to me. How.much is it?

From Sweetwater.....

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[StratUp]

Eat some pizza + play yur git.
It'll do the same thing AND make your git taste better

Stop chewing on your guitar. Right now, young man. That won't be tolerated!

 

[Bob the builder]

Stop chewing on your guitar. Right now, young man. That won't be tolerated!

But it's really good pizza

 

[Boubou]

https://chem-pak.com/download/musical/?wpdmdl=1538&ind=1572887582621

 

[El Gobernador]

 

[LivingMyDream]

I used it years ago when I was starting out on guitar. Over time, I realized that I didn't really see a whole lot of difference between the Finger Ease spray and my habit of washing my hands before I played my guitar and wiping down the strings after playing. Granted, I play solos in church. The only strenuous thing I've done on a stage was playing the drums.

Just my 2 cents.

 

[eclecticsynergy]

I use Fast-Fret myself: not for lubrication but because my sweat is unusually corrosive and I sweat a lot when I play, especially onstage. I have to keep close track of the flight hours on each set of strings.

Even wiping down with Fast-Fret after a set, I can get only three hours stage time before strings are at risk of failing. I can get 5-6 hours rehearsal or jamming time, though, partly because I sweat less and partly because it isn't so critical no breaks happen.

I can see how Finger-Ease would be mighty convenient for lubrication; you could do a quick spray between tunes whenever you want. And it can be used on the back of a sticky neck too.

I've also heard of players spraying WD-40 on their fretboards; IMO this is a pretty bad idea. Not only is it a penetrating solvent, but it also contains powerful drying agents. (I believe WD-40 actually stands for Water Displacement formula #40.)

 

[mad axe man]

stops string talk? what is string talk?

 

[joebtone]

I play too light for that stuff.
Used it a bit when I used heavier strings.
I use to clamp down so hard….now Arthritis.

 

[StratoMutt]

Been around since at least the mid 70s. Never tried it. Seems like a product in search of a problem.

stops string talk? what is string talk?

Me thinks wound string noise as you move up and down.

"Reduces finger tenderness". Sounds like it was / is intended to be marketed to beginners who know no better.

Tender finger tips? Shut up and play more. Pansy!

 

[Wulfrik]

stops string talk? what is string talk?

That squeak/rub sound as you move positions.

I occasionally do some session work for a producer that insists I use fast fret to minimise it.

 

[tap4154]

I have some, and have for many years. I don't use it all the time, but it doesn't feel greasy to me, and works well. I saw SRV play about 3 months before his untimely death. He walked onstage, and like it was his normal routine, he grabbed a can of Finger Ease off an amp, sprayed the neck front and back liberally, gave the neck a quick wipe with a rag, and went to town playing!

 

[StratUp]

I think it depends a lot on your skin chemistry, the finish and condition on the guitar, and the weather that day to determine if something like this benefits you on occasion, all the time, or not at all.

I like periodic conditioning with Dr. Ducks to keep things moving. Makes me play like Jimi. When is was 12, but like Jimi.