Mutes on Classic SR

[Soul 24-7]

I was wondering who actually uses the mutes on his SR - after all they take away much of that SR bite.
But I really dig them for that old-school Motown-kind-of thump.

Let's hear some of your recorded examples of a muted Ray! Here's a short clip I recorded with GarageBand for iPhone, no effects: She Caught The Katy

[oli@bass]

Sounds good. And nicely played too.

[Golem]

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I use them.


For the effect you mention. Screw the bite.


Sorry, not into recording. BTW to me the mutes make sense
on my FL cuz I can compensate the intonation as I play, but
on a fretted bass, they establish a whole new set of witness
points and the bass plays sharp ... more so as you move up
from the money zone.


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[syciprider]

I use palm muting instead. Thanks Ed.

[J Romano]

Nice sound clip, thanks for sharing it!!!!!

[JayDawg]

I was doing some recording with a friend last summer and I used the mutes on a few songs just to get a different tone out of the bass and play around with how the recording would sound. I normally don't use them but there are times when I think the sound of the mutes on may sound cool so I use them then.

[Soul 24-7]

I use palm muting instead. Thanks Ed.

I use palm muting, too, but that's a different kind of animal. Palm muting may be more expressive and allows to vary the amount of pressure on the strings. But if I want to use my regular picking technique plus a muted sound the mutes are great.

Too bad I can't dial the mutes in on the fly - so I have to rely on palm muting for songs that require a clean and a muted sound.