Product Review

The Ez-Fret is for those who have given up the guitar due to finger pain, string buzzing, or the need to develop finger callouses when fretting the strings directly. You should make every effort to play without it. The Ez Fret is attached securely on the neck of your guitar over the first three frets. It rests on three legs that have rubber caps on the ends to protect your guitar. The two legs at the front of the Ez-Fret will stand between strings 1 and 2 and strings 5 and 6. It is important that the legs do not interfere with these vibrating strings. Therefore, you must make two measurements on your guitar to make sure that the Ez-Fret will fit properly: First, the vibrating string length should be 24 inches to 26 inches. Second, the distance between strings 1 and 6 directly above the third fret should be one and a half inches to one and five eights inches. When the Ez-Fret is properly installed, and no buttons are pushed down, there will be no interference with the vibrating strings. To install the Ez-Fret, you will need a small Phillips Head screwdriver. Once you have fitted the Ez-Fret to your guitar, it can be removed and replaced easily. The videos on this Amazon page will help you with the installation. With the 18 buttons, over 110 chords are available. These include all the basic chords for the guitar keys of C, D, E, G and A. You also have the full scales of C and F. You will produce perfect and clear tones that are very difficult to achieve when fretting the strings without the Ez-Fret. In the chord diagrams, which are included, sometimes two or more buttons are simultaneously pushed down with the same finger. For example, the A chord is produced by pressing three buttons with a single finger. This makes playing with the Ez-Fret easier. If you plan to ultimately transition from the Ez- Fret, you should use the normal fingering as found in standard chord diagrams. This will develop your "muscle memory," which will make the transition easier.