Do you even bother with the backplate?

[Newc]

I've heard it also improves your sustain. Something about the plate dampening the resonant frequencies of the body or something.

And I believe it also helps you play faster, since there's less wind resistance.

You'd think that because they add a whopping 2 oz. of mass to the body, it would improve sustain significantly. However, maybe that's why so many people think a bolt-on cannot sustain as well as a neckthrough - the backplates are killing their sustain