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Does anyone know...is it safe to use Fast-Fret (or other string treatments like it) with raw maple fret boards? I use it on guitars with rosewood and ebony with no problems.
I tried that "fast fret" stuff one time, and I'll never use it again. It made me play so fast that one time my hand slipped off the neck and crashed into a wall. The impact broke my wrist in three places and I couldn't play guitar again for almost two years. It's very dangerous stuff. (course, I was using it on ebony, it may be safer on raw maple)
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Sorry Rufue, I've never used Fast Fret, I'm curious about it too.
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I use the stuff in the brown plastic cylindrical container with the wooden applicator that has the plastic wrapped cloth end like a deodorant or something. Can't recall if it's Finger Ease or Fast Fret. I use it obsessively and I only wipe it off at the end of a show. My fretboards have stayed nice and clean, even the maple ones. But, I need to find out the proper way to oil and seal a new fretboard. I'm looking at Sully's post to find out.
The Fast Fret stuff is almost a requirement for me. Guess I got too dependent on the stuff but I feel like I NEED to have it on the neck to play with the style I play with. I'm one of those players who does a lot of sliding up and down into notes, like Petrucci does. I try and have my action a little higher than most sweep pickers though to accomodate for the tendency for the strings to slip out from under my fingers if I had super low action.
I use Fast-Fret on all my guitars, including ones with maple necks. I like the way it feels and it makes the strings last longer. When I pick up a guitar to play, I wipe the strings, apply the FF, and play. When I'm done, I wipe the strings, put a coat of FF on, and put the guitar away.
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