String muter?

[5150GSX]

I wanna get something to mute the strings when I'm playing legato runs. Ya know a hair binder or whatever people are always using.

Just wondering what people are using and if there's a size that works best or something . .

 

[fek]

+1. I haven't really needed one to date but I see lots of people using them. Worth looking into I guess.

 

[glpg80]

for tracking solo's ive always just taken a simple shoe string and wound it over/under near the nut on the first fret.

that way you can mute the strings you want to mute, and leave the ones open that you need.

i never wanted a hairbow on my neck because i do alot of open string harmonics with the trem, so i would leave the g string and low E open and mute the rest with bits of shoestrings.

 

[Dallas Marlow]

I really don't understand the point of doing this at all? Could someone fill me in why this is necessary? It seems to be increasingly common and I just don't get it?

 

[glassjaw7]

I really don't understand the point of doing this at all? Could someone fill me in why this is necessary? It seems to be increasingly common and I just don't get it?

If you're performing tapping licks with high gain, it can be difficult to keep the open strings from vibrating and causing excess "noise" if not completely muted. The mute keeps the open strings under control while you are masterbating on your guitar neck!

I prefer a dirty sweat sock. I'm sure Carl would think that this is "cheating" but really it is just another tool.

 

[glpg80]

I really don't understand the point of doing this at all? Could someone fill me in why this is necessary? It seems to be increasingly common and I just don't get it?

for me i only do it when im doing solo overdubs and i dont want to take the chance of an open string ruining the solo tracking, and having to overdub again.

idealy, technique is above all the best. but sometimes you make a mistake here and there on overdubs especially if im a little nervous or not fully warmed up yet.

also if the solo is something stupid like a tapped 7th in Am which requires you to skip the B and D strings all the time the open strings can be a pain to control.

i dont know why anyone would want to use one all the time though? seems to be a band-aid for technique which should be fixed first. but it helps sometimes.

 

[Dallas Marlow]

I really don't understand the point of doing this at all? Could someone fill me in why this is necessary? It seems to be increasingly common and I just don't get it?

for me i only do it when im doing solo overdubs and i dont want to take the chance of an open string ruining the solo tracking, and having to overdub again.

idealy, technique is above all the best. but sometimes you make a mistake here and there on overdubs especially if im a little nervous or not fully warmed up yet.

also if the solo is something stupid like a tapped 7th in Am which requires you to skip the B and D strings all the time the open strings can be a pain to control.

i dont know why anyone would want to use one all the time though? seems to be a band-aid for technique which should be fixed first. but it helps sometimes.

I gotcha, I mean it seems like it kind of is just a make up for bad technique in some respects but I see a lot of people using it who have great technique or so I think like Andy and Guthrie, as well as I've seen bass players use them as well. I was thinking it was something used for really high gain applications to prevent unwanted noise etc.?

 

[moltenmetalburn]

Crown Royal velvet bag tied in a knot above the nut.

the 1.75 liter one. oh and you drink the whole bottle before attempting such licks.

 

[5150GSX]

Crown Royal velvet bag tied in a knot above the nut.

the 1.75 liter one. oh and you drink the whole bottle before attempting such licks.

Consider it done!!

 

[JTyson]

As stated above........ dirty sock Works for Petrucci

 

[Motorpud]

I always heard most of the pros do it or have done it with a sock to prevent unwanted string noise during recording. I tried it before and it didn't work too good I saw Michael Angelo Batio invented a tool that you can rock on or off quickly that does the same thing. I don't know how much it costs but if you need something like that it might be worth checking out.

 

[mixohoytian]

the whole thing weirds me out...
if you can't make something sound good without a sock on your strings, maybe it wasn't meant to be played on guitar

 

[XSSIVE]

there's the Jennifer Batten string damper...

http://www.allparts.com/SearchResults.a ... en&x=0&y=0

flips down to dampen then flips back up.

i've never needed any form of damper but stumbled across that the other day on the allparts site. a bit silly looking but i guess it does do what it says it does.

-Mike

 

[Code001]

Guthrie Govan uses a hairband. I guess we should all go and tell him he has poor technique and/or shouldn't be playing certain riffs.

 

[mixohoytian]

string dampeners are for nerds

 

[PeteLaramee]

I use hair ties. It's sometimes hard to find them in black, but my wife just found a pack of 36 for 1$ at a local dollar store.