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string cleaner that stops you sticking?


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Have just bought some Fender flatwounds which are great for the first half hour or so but then, instead of being able to glide, I start to stick to them.
Does anyone use a string cleaner or 'treatment' that keeps the glide going? If so what do people recommend?

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Jazzbob

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[quote name='The Burpster' post='26704' date='Jul 3 2007, 08:20 PM']JB,

I use GHS Fast Fret (£4.99) on my flatties after I have played and they are sliky smoooov when I come to back to play.......
Like baby oil on a freshly shaved bea.............. (porn alert!)[/quote]
....ver :)

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[quote name='The Burpster' post='26704' date='Jul 3 2007, 08:20 PM']JB,

I use GHS Fast Fret (£4.99) on my flatties after I have played and they are sliky smoooov when I come to back to play.......
Like baby oil on a freshly shaved bea.............. (porn alert!)[/quote]...r
:)

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I'd like to take this time to let out my secret.

I carry a fan with me to every gig but it has nothing to do with keeping cool. I use it to stop my fingers sticking to the strings.

I like to be able to play fast and my fingers sticking to the strings isn't an option.

Set it up so that it points mainly at your right hand but so that you can also flick the switch to sweep it up and down the neck.

I have been doing this for the last 10 years

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I used a product years ago called [b]Finger Ease[/b] - front and back of the neck. A couple of squirts and it worked fine until I got a sweat going and sticking wasn't a problem. No chemical smell or anything.

It came in a little aerosol bottle and lasted for ages...no evidence of it damaging the fingerboard (or a polyurethane neck finish), although you might want to find out whether it would damage a nitro or oiled finished neck. Digital Village are doing it for £9.99 a can, but you can get it on eBay from the US a lot cheaper than buying it in the UK.

Personally, I would avoid Fast Fret. It wasn't as 'thin' as Finger Ease and (roundwound) strings would collect muck after a session.

Incidentally, my old guitarist used baby-wipes to get a little moisture on his strings before we started playing.

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