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Rod Trussbroken
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It's similar material to that used for computer mouse pads. That's what I use. After cutting to size they can be attached to the metal mute springs with "3M" double-sided tape.
Caca de Kick
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Restoring the mute bridge
I find mouse pads to be too rubbery and 'sticky' although they will work fine. My original mutes seemed a little more foam than rubber, and I found my pad material through an automotive source, and it was adhesive-backed exactly like the original stuff. Here's a post I made on another forum about a month ago;
Well I did some spring cleaning on the Rays. The mutes on my '78 Ray were hard crusty lumps, and cumbling off if you just breathed on it wrong.
I had a very small bit of foam material that appeared was exact same as the original mutes, it even had the same adhesive backing. I removed the bridge and removed the spring assembly, and had to use brake parts cleaner to get the crusty old material and adhesive off. I then cut new pads to size, stuck em on, and reassembled. It was also a good chance to clean every nook and cranny on the bridge and body while it was apart. Turned out great....
I find mouse pads to be too rubbery and 'sticky' although they will work fine. My original mutes seemed a little more foam than rubber, and I found my pad material through an automotive source, and it was adhesive-backed exactly like the original stuff. Here's a post I made on another forum about a month ago;
Well I did some spring cleaning on the Rays. The mutes on my '78 Ray were hard crusty lumps, and cumbling off if you just breathed on it wrong.
I had a very small bit of foam material that appeared was exact same as the original mutes, it even had the same adhesive backing. I removed the bridge and removed the spring assembly, and had to use brake parts cleaner to get the crusty old material and adhesive off. I then cut new pads to size, stuck em on, and reassembled. It was also a good chance to clean every nook and cranny on the bridge and body while it was apart. Turned out great....
bolombo
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According to EB cust. service, "the material used for the mutes has always been essentially the same as weather stripping material, available at hardware and auto parts stores"
T-bone
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Cliff78,
I have these foam dots we use in our assembly plant for adhearing CD's and DVD's to paper sleeves. I'd be happy to send you some to try out if you like. They certainly look much better than what's pictured, and just might be what you are looking for.
Let me know.....tbone
I have these foam dots we use in our assembly plant for adhearing CD's and DVD's to paper sleeves. I'd be happy to send you some to try out if you like. They certainly look much better than what's pictured, and just might be what you are looking for.
Let me know.....tbone
petruccirocks02
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What exactly is the purpose of the mutes? I'm just confused on what they're for and I'm kinda interested to hear about em.
-Phil
-Phil
Caca de Kick
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petruccirocks02 said:
I don't mean to make this sound bad...but are you new to bass? Mutes have been around for decades.
Mutes are to deaden the string, give it more like an upright "thud" and fast decay.
The thing I liked about the Musicman mutes, is you can set how much muting you want by adjusting those thumbscrews; no mute, little mute just to take off the edge, or motown thud.
-Mike
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Alz®
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Fair play, they have around for decades, but you just don't see them anymore. A complete waste of time in the sense that they try and undo sonic benefits associated with round wound strings. Today, I would assume that 99% of basses with string mutes don't actually use them. But hey, I think i'm overstating the obvious.....so I think i'll just shut up and apologise to all of you for reading my continuous drivel.
thanks tbone, i'd love to have that but i live in the philippines(asia). could you mail them to me?
thanks so much for this info rod. this is a great idea. my 78 stingray is almost finished. i'll post some pics soon
great pics and info man. i'll be on the look out for this foam in the automotive sections of malls
petruccirocks02
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No offense taken, I actually have been messing around with bass for a couple years now, but I just really have gotten into playing full time, before that I played guitar for 8 years. I just never saw mutes before, so I figured I'd just try to get some info on em. Thanks for the reply though, that cleared up the confusion.
-Phil
