7+ string players

[MODNY]

i've seem to be noticing some kind of wrist band type thing over the nut of basses with these many strings..

whats with it? i play a 6 string fretless..is it to mute the strings when not in use??
where can u acquire one of these bands etc??


thanks

 

[mark beem]

is it to mute the strings when not in use??
where can u acquire one of these bands etc??


thanks

Bingo...

Most time they're those elastic hair ties which can be bought at any retail store..

 

[Llama's Rage]

how the heck do you get it over the head?

 

[Ed Goode]

Just stretch it, it'll go over. If there are any females in your life, they'll know where to get it

 

[MODNY]

so just get a skid ass scrunchy?

 

[Ed Goode]

so just get a skid ass scrunchy?

Yep, that's it, a scrunchy (couldn't remember the name)

 

[MODNY]

hahaha sweeeeeettt

 

[Llama's Rage]

what do you do when you want to hit open strings? just move it off the neck?

 

[Bryan R. Tyler]

what do you do when you want to hit open strings? just move it off the neck?

You can still play open strings- it just aids in muffling the sympathetic ringing that ERBs have more of.

Anyone remember the brand that Gregory Bruce Campbell used to suggest? I haven't had one since I sold my seven-string two years ago and I should get a new one for my six.

 

[LiquidMidnight]

There use to be a product on the market called a Kleen Axe (sp?) that was designed to eliminate ringing strings, especially ringing caused by two-handed touch technique. Mounted to the head stock, it looked something like a straight razor that you shave with. You could flip it up and down to mute the strings.

I believe the Kleen Axe has been discontinued, but I think that Jennifer Batten of Jeff Beck's band still has some mounted on her guitars.

 

[Ed Goode]

It was called Kleen-Axe and I think you're right, it's no longer available. But the scrunchy thing works just fine.

Like Bryan said, it just knocks out the sympathetic ring ..... but don't put the scrunchy all over the first fret, just run it right along the nut. That'll allow for an open string tone yet still dampen the ringing

 

[Mark Wilson]

I asked the same thing when I started posting here. Stew Mckinsey filled me in. I'll quote his post.

do you see one in this pic?

if that's what you're talking about, it is indeed a hair scrunchie and it is used for muting. the more strings you add to a bass, the harder it is to keep them all quiet, particularly if your style is aggressive or if your bass is really resonant. we all hone our muting technique, but every little bit helps!

from the lows,

Stew

 

[Tompskij]

Holy sh*t.

 

[Gregory Bruce Campbell]

i beleive that the scunci that is on stews 10 in that pic...

used to be in my hair!

for real

 

[PilbaraBass]

i beleive that the scunci that is on stews 10 in that pic...

used to be in my hair!

for real

Victor Wooten uses them on his Fodera, too...His brother, Reggie, also uses them on his guitar.

 

[ladros2]

Mr. Baudin uses wristbands.

http://www.jeanbaudin.com/

scroll down to see one on his pac bass.

 

[Gregory Bruce Campbell]

Anyone remember the brand that Gregory Bruce Campbell used to suggest?

scunci

its not pronounced "scrunchy" women mis pronounced it and it stuck...

imagine if everyone had called Kleenex "klooonex"

LOL

http://www.scunci.com

 

[subsonic87]

When I got my Conklin GTBD 7er a few days ago, I wasn't really looking forward to asking one of my friends for a scrunchy, or buying one of those wristbands at Old Navy and looking like a poser, but then I found a hairtie jammed in the Conklin's battery compartment! Apparently, the former owner used it the keep the battery from rattling around. So I took it out, wrapped the battery in a piece of paper, and used the scrunchy for muting. Pretty neat conincidence, eh?

 

[Unchain]

Are you really that concerned about buying a wrist band?

 

[subsonic87]

No. I was being a tad bit facetious. It really isn't that inconvenient to buy a hair- or armband.