Re: HOW MANY RRF BASS PLAYERS USE THE MUTE?
Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2011 10:15 am
+1rikk wrote:Never use the mute....or the tone, volume or pickup selector switch. Everything is on 11 all the time.
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Re: HOW MANY RRF BASS PLAYERS USE THE MUTE?
Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2011 10:45 am
aceonbass wrote:First rule of MUTE CLUB......No one talks about mute club.
Thanks for that, Dane! I had a good laugh!
Re: HOW MANY RRF BASS PLAYERS USE THE MUTE?
Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2011 11:47 am
Same here. And, for 40 years too. No kidding!rikk wrote:Never use the mute....or the tone, volume or pickup selector switch. Everything is on 11 all the time.
Re: HOW MANY RRF BASS PLAYERS USE THE MUTE?
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 6:21 pm
I use it on the fretless all the time.
Re: HOW MANY RRF BASS PLAYERS USE THE MUTE?
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 7:39 pm
It took more time to screw the damn thing up to where it touches the strings just to be disappointed. I might just rip it out and ground the bridge assembley next time I change strings.
Re: HOW MANY RRF BASS PLAYERS USE THE MUTE?
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 9:14 pm
+1legato wrote:I use it on the fretless all the time.
I also use it on my V63.
The easier the thumb screws are to turn, the more I use it.
I have it set to where it is JUST touching the strings.
Re: HOW MANY RRF BASS PLAYERS USE THE MUTE?
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 9:23 pm
I reached for the mute screws while recording last night, but since I was recording with a 4004 it didn't work out too well. Got a chuckle out of me as I thought of this thread.
Re: HOW MANY RRF BASS PLAYERS USE THE MUTE?
Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 10:13 pm
Were I to be in a "Surfer" type band, I would probably use it all the time.
However, being in a prog-rock band, I've never found it to be useful in any way.
However, being in a prog-rock band, I've never found it to be useful in any way.
Re: HOW MANY RRF BASS PLAYERS USE THE MUTE?
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 1:38 am
it would definitely be useful for the Blues
Re: HOW MANY RRF BASS PLAYERS USE THE MUTE?
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 6:31 am
I do on occasion, I'm glad it's there.
Re: HOW MANY RRF BASS PLAYERS USE THE MUTE?
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 5:47 pm
Mute?
Eh, I never really messed with it until last night for the very first time. And this is my third 4003.
Eh, I never really messed with it until last night for the very first time. And this is my third 4003.
Re: HOW MANY RRF BASS PLAYERS USE THE MUTE?
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 6:06 pm
I used it again this last Sunday for a jazzy-type set. It was just a piano and my 4001C64. I bypassed the cap for a little extra thud and cranked up the mute for the best faux-upright sound you can get on a fretted electric bass!
Re: HOW MANY RRF BASS PLAYERS USE THE MUTE?
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 6:28 pm
Yes? YES? So, don't keep us waiting...what did you think?whoapower wrote:Mute?
Eh, I never really messed with it until last night for the very first time. And this is my third 4003.
Re: HOW MANY RRF BASS PLAYERS USE THE MUTE?
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 9:33 pm
He's being awfully mute about this!jingle_jangle wrote:Yes? YES? So, don't keep us waiting...what did you think?whoapower wrote:Mute?
Eh, I never really messed with it until last night for the very first time. And this is my third 4003.
Re: HOW MANY RRF BASS PLAYERS USE THE MUTE?
Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 12:45 am
Is the mute moot?
The mute on my 4003 seems to be slightly too big for the bridge. Is it normally difficult to raise and lower?
The mute on my 4003 seems to be slightly too big for the bridge. Is it normally difficult to raise and lower?