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FAST-FRET

The ORIGINAL string cleaner! Not a spray! Contains no silicone. Apply to your strings and fingerboard to remove built up dirt and grime.   Fast Fret keeps the strings sounding bright and new, extending the healthy lifetime of any strings.

$10.71 $9.10
Comments
Sune H.

Hi GHS People

I really love your product - actually I'm addicted to it...

It would be good though to se the return of the metal container, the plastic one is not air tight, and the product dries out quickly. ( I spend a good deal of the years in the heat of Thailand)

Maybe you could make two versions - standart, and deluxe?

Anyways - what could be really nice was if you added a refill option to your product line - environmentally and economically - I use at least one can every three weeks, and it seems to be a bit of waste of plastics. 

Best regards

Sune

Forrest H.

My complaint isn't about the packaging or the applicator itself, but about the oil. Not sure what changed recently, but it seems to have something that makes it smell like marshmallows in the worst way possible. Using it once, the smell was overwhelming and made me nauseous after a while. There was not much of a scent to it before, so I'm not sure why it's scented now.

deb v.

Hi Forrest--we haven't made any changes to the chemical composition of Fast Fret, not sure why you would be getting a marshmallow smell. 

Jack G.

Hi all, 

I am a long time user of Fast Fret (since 1991, almost everyday use since then), and I also sadly saw the downgrading of the product to commertial-dangerous limits. As I loved/love the product I try a constructive critic here, and encourage the Company to come back to old-standards. I'll explain:  

- Container: the metal box, changed for thin cheap plastic. Not essential to the product usage but a sign of a "well presented product"
- Fast Fret Handle/grip : Wooden handle/grip changed for that "H" shaped plastic. Less ergonomic and uncorfortable, but again not essential to the product usage
- Product itself:  This is probably the worst factor: the lenght and diameter of the application part is smaller, and the product lasts a way much less. The classic string feeling of Fast-Fret applied lasts also less in a clear encheapment of the content.  
- General Apperance: A cheaper product with same "serigraphic & cosmetic" apperance. Essentially a Low Cost version of our beloved Fast Fret, but costing more in the shops. 

I had tons of Fast Frets now I saw how I pay more for less product and less quality. I even marked in the top of the Container the date I bought it (-yes, like in a Supermarket product) to track the lasting-time, with inadmissible result...
Example: my last fast-fret was bought on Oct-2025, and now is getting empty  (dayly use). This is a No-Go, and before wasnt like this.

This is happening to all guitarplayers I know in the area, and also the internet ecosystem. To the point many of us are reapproaching our old habits and a question a next-rebuying of this product again, which is actually sad as was a great product for "no-change" in lifetime.

Please, take all of this under consideration and do what you know you have to do. 
Thanks
Jac.

Stuart D.

Man, I just returned to my guitar after a break of about 10 years, ordered myself a tube of Fast Fret and wow, I can't believe how much its changed! Weirdly I don't even remember the metal container, it was plastic when I first got it (maybe a Europe thing?) but it wasn't transparent, and there was no red on the design. The new container looks like a disappointing downgrade compared to that and the metal one but I'm mostly disappointed about the plastic grip, the loss of the cotton applicator and the smell. There was something about the original scent that just reminded my of playing guitar in my childhood. It used to be a top quality product, now it just feels cheap and low quality. Really disappointing :(

deb v.

Friends of Fast Fret-we are listening and actively pursuing options to return Fast Fret to the product you know and love. Your input is much appreciated as we work through these changes.

Jean Loup G.

Dropped a comment a couple of years ago, just passing by to check if there were some more concrete updates...And I'am glad to see GHS is listening but also actively deleting many feedbacks (mine included :)   from long time customers alerting about the product quality and durability being downgraded over the past few years...probably an intend to rebuild trust and credibility here. Just remember trusting you was my decision...proving me wrong was your choice. Keep up the good work!

deb v.

Thanks for checking back in and for caring enough to share your thoughts. We have in fact moved back to the cotton applicator and are continuing to refine our process to get closer to the original packaging our longtime users loved. Unfortunately, it is a rather timely process. Thanks again for sticking with us and keeping us accountable.

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