El Bajista Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 Hi there, I noticed Bob Babbitt has a string dampener on the bridge end of his P bass (Page 22, October 2010 issue of Bass Player) and wondered if anyone out there knows where I can purchase one. Tried the usual web searches but came up with zilch. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 Hello! I can't answer that specific question, but I can show you a picture of one of my basses. I put a piece of foam rubber under the strings at the bridge. It works fine. http://www.jeremycohenbass.com/images/fernandes_small.jpg Larger picture can be found here. Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Bajista Posted October 3, 2010 Author Share Posted October 3, 2010 Thanks Jeremy. I occasionally do that too and use a lot of regular finger dampening in my playing but I was just after trying neat little gizmo Bob uses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky McDougall Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 Someone makes one that is like a cam with a lever. A quick push on the lever and the mute raises up. Pull the lever back and the cam rotates down. I'll try to find it.Rocky Here it is, or one like it. http://www.elliomartina.com/bassmute/bm_mainframe.html "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb, voting on what to eat for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb, contesting the vote." Benjamin Franklin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottom End Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 yeah, there was an ad or a thread on the forum about it a few months ago. "Call me what instrument you will, though you can fret me, yet you cannot play upon me.'-Hamlet Guitar solos last 30 seconds, the bass line lasts for the whole song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wraub Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 In practice, an effective dampener is often a sponge, paper towel, or old t-shirt. Socks are optional. Just add water. Peace, wraub I'm a lot more like I am now than I was when I got here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Bajista Posted October 4, 2010 Author Share Posted October 4, 2010 Someone makes one that is like a cam with a lever. A quick push on the lever and the mute raises up. Pull the lever back and the cam rotates down. I'll try to find it. Rocky Here it is, or one like it. http://www.elliomartina.com/bassmute/bm_mainframe.html Hey Rocky that looks like the very one. Nice find. Thanks a ton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky McDougall Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 I have not found a USA source for the BassMute. I might be interested in one if the price and shipping is not too high. "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb, voting on what to eat for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb, contesting the vote." Benjamin Franklin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabfat Slim Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 Lowes or Home Depot black weather stripping. It comes in different sizes. The thickest one is perfect. Just the perfect tension on the strings under a bridge. In black it is almost unnoticable. $8 get you 25ft or so. Enough to do 80 basses. Fender P's, J, MM Sterling, Mark Bass LMII& LMIII,210&115, Fender 215,Fender 15TV Combo, GenzBenz Shuttle 9, Tech21 Sans Amp DI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlrush Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 A friend has a piece of soft black foam, similar to Jeremy's photo, mounted under the bridge cover on one of his P basses. It's mounted over the top of the strings and gives the bass a cool upright sort of tone. The one in Rocky's photo looks like it could be activated only when you want to use it. I like that. Visit my band's new web site. www.themojoroots.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard W Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 I've used one of the foam pads that came with my bike helmet. The helmet came with some extra pads--one of them was just the right length and width that I can slip it right under my strings at the bridge. Works pretty well, though I don't have much need for it in the music I'm playing these days. "Everyone wants to change the world, but no one thinks of changing themselves." Leo Tolstoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudcat Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Carol Kaye has a piece of felt taped over the strings at the bridge on her bass. I have recently started placing a small section cut from a Magic Sponge under the strings in front of the bridge on my P-Bass. I'm planning to cut a few sections of varying thickness so I can swap them out for different timbres. Mudcat's music on Soundclick "Work hard. Rock hard. Eat hard. Sleep hard. Grow big. Wear glasses if you need 'em."-The Webb Wilder Credo- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass Bastard Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 I have an OLD 18 volt Ovation Magnum bass with 3 band EQ that I am rebuilding slowly. It has a mute that pops up and down. Found that old thing in a pawn shop years ago. Got it for $75 www.burning3.com Music Man Stingray 5 HH Peavey T-40 Hartke LH500 Ampeg SVT410HLF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudcat Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 I have an OLD 18 volt Ovation Magnum bass with 3 band EQ that I am rebuilding slowly. It has a mute that pops up and down. Found that old thing in a pawn shop years ago. Got it for $75 What a steal @ $75.00! A bass so ugly it'a cool. They're pretty great sounding too, IIRC. http://www.mikelombardi.net/guitar/magnum.jpg Mudcat's music on Soundclick "Work hard. Rock hard. Eat hard. Sleep hard. Grow big. Wear glasses if you need 'em."-The Webb Wilder Credo- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Bajista Posted October 15, 2010 Author Share Posted October 15, 2010 I have an OLD 18 volt Ovation Magnum bass with 3 band EQ that I am rebuilding slowly. It has a mute that pops up and down. Found that old thing in a pawn shop years ago. Got it for $75 What a steal @ $75.00! A bass so ugly it'a cool. They're pretty great sounding too, IIRC. http://www.mikelombardi.net/guitar/magnum.jpg Off topic but...I REALLY want that bass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass Bastard Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 That is the exact one I have. The built in string dampener is cool. www.burning3.com Music Man Stingray 5 HH Peavey T-40 Hartke LH500 Ampeg SVT410HLF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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