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10-03-2011, 09:34 AM
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Bass & guitar tech, FOH sound, backline rentals | | Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Concord, NH | | | 57 p bass bridge cover has string mutes?
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Anyone know if the original 57 P or the reissue 57 P has a string mute under the bridge cover? Any thoughts on string mutes good or bad in general?
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10-03-2011, 09:39 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: San Diego, California | | | the originals DID have a foam mute. I don;t think the new ones come equipped, but all you need to do is stick a strip of pickup mount foam under the cover. This works great and sounds awesome - a great way to get that plucky thump/thumpy pluck sound |
10-03-2011, 09:44 AM
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Endorsing Artist: Gravity Picks | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ohio/West Virginia | | Thoughts? If it ain't broke, don't fix it. The mute is an amazing tool on a P bass, right along with flats and your fingers.
Depending on the situation, of course. 
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10-03-2011, 11:58 AM
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Bass & guitar tech, FOH sound, backline rentals | | Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Concord, NH | | | Well.... I ask because the 57 RI basses come with the covers not installed and there is no mute in the supplied bridge cover. So... "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." Does that mean your opinion is the cover(s) should be left off, put on, or put on and a mute added to the bridge cover as the original 57 had? As I want the original look of the bass with the covers I may get two, one with and one without the mute. Thoughts? Thank you!
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10-03-2011, 12:05 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado | | | Fender doesn't do mutes any longer - feel free to add your own.
Covers? ALWAYS!
Mute? Your choice.
Just leave the foam loose so you can pull it out.
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10-03-2011, 12:07 PM
| | | | You shouldn't have a problem putting a foam strip under the bridge cover or probably under the strings too. You can just kind of shove it in there so that you can easily switch between a muted sound and a non-muted sound by simply removing it. I think the covers look awesome but can't stand the covers when playing a bass. When I want to mute my jazz I just put a foam strip under the strings right up by the bridge. Basically you don't need 2 bridge covers just a foam strip that gets the sound you want, no need to fasten the foam to the cover.
Last edited by BassBob1 : 10-03-2011 at 12:08 PM.
Reason: ^beat me too it, and much more concise at that.
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10-03-2011, 04:18 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Southwest Florida | | | You can take a sponge and shape it to go under the strings. I believe Bob Babbit did that... I did it for a while, it worked great. I like the look of the cover but whacked my hand on it one too many times while playing some rock covers.... a few bruised fingernails and I took that thing off.
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