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markphaser
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01/21/2006 3:25 am
How can i mute my strings without my palm of my picking hand
i want to use a "Decaying" unit

the Jaguar Mute is just on/off there is no Gray area to get inbetween on and off

How can i add a mute device to my strat?

What materials can i use under the strings so i can mute them?

How can i get different "decays" from muting the strings?
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Kevin Taylor
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01/21/2006 4:00 am
There's always the groovy hair braid trick:

http://www.guitartricks.com/lesson.php?input=1877&s_id=13&prev_id=1876


Not only excellent for partially muting strings, but great when recording leads to stop other strings from ringing on.
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bigbuda
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bigbuda
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01/21/2006 4:00 am
You can use a noise gate to help in a sense. Also try using your fretting hand to mute the strings, with your pinky finger. Other than that you will probably just have to experiment.
I am a constant evolving music machine. Oh Man, I just forgot what I was playing. Oh well, on to the next song. :rolleyes:
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01/21/2006 3:17 pm
The hairtie idea was pure ****ing genious. Even better is I got my wife to try to market some kickass ones with a more masculine flair to them. You know its more like a thin wrist band with a Skull & crossbones thing going on.
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markphaser
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markphaser
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01/22/2006 7:17 pm
How would i do this Electronically? having a muting effect electronically?

When i mute the strings with my palm i get different decays of the strings and its makes different reverb jarring springy sounds

How can i do this electronically or mechanically?
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01/26/2006 10:20 pm
ive always used a bandana tied around the neck. its got some sweet aestetic value too. psh, no girlie hairties for me- PURPLE BANDANAS! :cool:

about the electronic dampener- well, if you crank a compressor, that will mute it.... kinda....


i dont know much about decayers or whatever.
JK :cool:

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Kevin Taylor
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01/26/2006 11:01 pm
Originally Posted by: rockonn91ive always used a bandana tied around the neck. its got some sweet aestetic value too. psh, no girlie hairties for me- PURPLE BANDANAS!


um.. it's called a 'Man-Braid'. :cool:
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rockonn91
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01/29/2006 6:27 pm
Originally Posted by: schmangeum.. it's called a 'Man-Braid'. :cool:

oh, thats alright then. my mistake. :D
JK :cool:

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