Mute pads/Flea bridge maintenance?

[Jerry J]

Does anyone know of a source for the steel portion of the string mutes and the thumb screws?

I contacted EB customer service and they said that they no longer carry or make that part. And I've found nothing on fleabay.

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[MrMusashi]

last time i saw some of those on the bay they went for 50$

MrM

[Caca de Kick]

The spring plates that have popped up on ebay have gone crazy.

The last plate alone I saw went for about 85. And the last plate with thumbscrews set went for about 110.

[Jerry J]

Ouch!

[Cat'sDaddy]

Reading this thread made me curious enough to try the mutes on my '95 fretless Stingray. I discovered that I really like the sound that results from light mute pressure on the strings. Real nice attack and fundamental, with the ringing overtones taken out (of course, sometimes you want them--that's why the mutes are adjustable!). It cleans up the sound real nice, and makes it just right for the 50's/60's band I play with. I usually think that comparisons between upright bass and electric are kind of lame, but I gotta say that the extra thumpy, quicker-decaying tone these mutes produce comes quite close to an upright vibe. I bought this bass about a year ago, and although the mutes have most likely never been used, the material was soft and quite usable.