Enough Already . . .

[vince a]

I see bassists with hair scrunchies that they keep on the neck of their bass, and from time-to-time they move the scrunchy up and down the neck.

Now I see guitarists doing this . . .

What's the deal . . . what's the purpose of the scrunchy, except to make dummies like me ask "why?"

 

[Thundar]

Mutes the strings for tapping

 

[EagleMoon]

Mutes the strings for tapping

Training wheels.

 

[Bryan R. Tyler]

Training wheels.

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[standupright]

oh look...someone that plays with a ramp

 

[EagleMoon]

oh look...someone that plays with a ramp

Training wheels AND a child seat.

 

[Jjango]

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[Eamesy]

Training wheels AND a child seat.

Bahahaha!

 

[standupright]

Training wheels AND a child seat.

 

[behemecoytl]

I just saw Vic Wooten at a groove workshop, and someone asked him about the scrunchy. As he described it's use, the murmurs through the crowd said that more than one musician went home that day and put a scrunchy on their bass. It is the fastest, easiest way to be like Vic Wooten for those who can't grow dreads or buy Monarchs.

 

[jmattbassplaya]

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You win Talkbass

 

[Kwesi]

Call it what you like but that scrunchy really does help with ringing strings and enharmonic tones! I had scrunchies on both of my basses but somehow I managed to lose them, lol. It does allow you to be a teeny bit less careful with technique but I'd say it's not by much. If you can play with scrunchy playing without one isn't a huge difference.