前一陣子有網友提到Fernandes Sustainer Kit FSK-401 Official Page 這個裝在Steve Vai,Steve Stevens御用吉他上的玩意，查了查資料覺得功能很強大，但對我個人來說有幾點不妥，第一太貴，第二找人裝還要工本費(還是太貴)，第三它好像會取代原先的Neck Humbucker Pickup(主動式，並經由線路與Bridge Pickup構成運作，其原理還需請知道的人分享一下^^) 後來找了找替代品，發現一個小東西叫做Fat Finger，是Groove Tube做的，據說原理在於增加2至3倍的琴頭重量，以增強弦的震動持續力，不知說得對不對，我也是一知半解。還請知道的人多多指教，另外不知台灣有沒有人進這個東西？ From Musiciansfriend Official Page
julian, 你要不要試試找個capo夾在headstock上? 像是shubb的規格...雖然不重, 卻可以夾的很緊, 也許會有點效果? 再不然也可以試試EBow...我沒用過, 但是很好奇... 還有一個辦法就是用loop之類的效果器(當然是有出入的啦). 我其實蠻有興趣的...
Ebow我在Ibanez 90th Anniversary Party(feat. Steve Vai,Paul Gilbert)的影片一開始就看到Andy Timmons在用。 好像蠻好玩的，但畢竟不是一般的picking sound... 其實起初只是聽了Vai在UltraZone以後的音色才去找相關資料的，包括Fernandes Sustainer,Keeley Seeing Eye Mod DS1(已弄了一顆),DiMarzio Breed等等...
Basically they are different, 1 is by electronic another is by physical. As the physical way you can add mass in guitar to make sustain better. (some people less the mass to give more suatain.... you can try a way for free, use some blue tack to stick on headsstroke or near the bridge (near the string, it works (but careful the guitar finish, don't do it on Nitro.
I've read the web......That's cool,man.BUt seems like the price is a little bit too high...(250US...man......)I think I better got a 2nd guitar with that....cause it's way cheaper....
PRSDragon, The blu-tack idea is simply novel! But i do wonder about how well the material vibrates or helps vibration...or is the idea simply to do with adding some 'meat' to the guitar itself? I'd love to give it a shot, but I think my guitar's got nitro finish...
Shawn: it does nothing to vibration, just a little mass applied. a professor of physic at the next lab told me, but it works.
我看過 Bassist 用 "Fat Finger" 像 Billy Sheehan (Mr.Big 的前 Bass 手) He usually clamps a "Fat Finger" onto the headstock of his Yamaha signature bass to add some mass for longer sustain.
我同意Shawn大的說法, 我有用過Fat Finger, 我就是看網站上寫的好像很棒,還可治Dead Spot, 可說是有病治病,沒病強身的利器,我就去買了, 但在我的吉他上試好久還是聽不大出來有啥影響, 拿回去給店員試他們的琴,只聽的出一點點點差而已, 效果沒有那麼神奇, 我就退了... 不過聽那店員說用在他的Bass上有差.. 其實好像只是夾一片大不鏽鋼片在琴頭而已... 個人淺見...