Intonation w/ Mute...

[Bondtana]

Hey all. I hooked up a homemade mute made from a little bit of packing foam wrapped in felt (Underneath the strings). It sounds great, but it is giving me about +20 cents of sharpness when I go down to the 12th fret.

Just wondering if anyone has any tips on how I could fix this, or if I am doing something wrong in the first place. FYI I do have a bridge cover, so if putting something on top of the strings would help, its an option. Thanks.


PS I tried to do a search on this, but sometimes the search engine here really doesnt want to cooperate.

 

[Craig_S]

Use a softer material, like sponge. The packing material is putting too much pressure on the strings.

 

[mongo2]

When I play higher up the neck I want the notes to sing rather than be muted so I don't go there on a muted bass.