Velcro sweat bands?
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Headstock ones - They are slid onto the neck to stop open strings sounding when tapping
Bridge ones, to dull the attack of the note like putting foam under the strings at the bridge. Gives the attack more of a double bass sound.
Bridge ones, to dull the attack of the note like putting foam under the strings at the bridge. Gives the attack more of a double bass sound.
Also useful for stopping the string part after the nut from resonating during recording.
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Hi , they are fretwraps, they cut out the overtones of the open strings and basically mute them a bit, I use them and like them but some people will always say otherwise, I’ve never seen one used at the bridge, that was probably an alternative to foam for that muted sound kinda Motown vibe, I love the foam at the bridge especially on my precisions with flats
Marc Knopfler used one to stop sympathetic vibrations from the bones in his wrist.
What about the one he had permanently attached to his head from 1983-1987? EDIT: I think it came as a set with the ones you're talking about... =)BillDL said:Marc Knopfler used one to stop sympathetic vibrations from the bones in his wrist.
Sadly, this was the first thing I thought of when I saw the thread title - or more accurately... did John Illsley wear them as well?Dave_Mc said:What about the one he had permanently attached to his head from 1983-1987? EDIT: I think it came as a set with the ones you're talking about... =)BillDL said:Marc Knopfler used one to stop sympathetic vibrations from the bones in his wrist.
Answer: yes, but just on his wrists :).
https://gruvgear.com/collections/fretwraps They are Gruv Gear Fretwraps
Only for posh people!Bowks said:https://gruvgear.com/collections/fretwraps They are Gruv Gear Fretwraps
I stole scrunchies from my wife! :)
I got one in slime green with a Charvel San dimas hardtail in the same color . I kept it as it’s my fave guitar colour . I’m currently learning tapping & not using one . I’m getting better at ascending the strings with no noise , descending is always easier . What’s causing me grief now is noise from my right hand when I have to move along a string laterally
Those clothes are nearly worse than the sweatbands! Illsley looks like he's come straight from recording an early episode of Seinfeld...ICBM said:Sadly, this was the first thing I thought of when I saw the thread title - or more accurately... did John Illsley wear them as well?Dave_Mc said:What about the one he had permanently attached to his head from 1983-1987? EDIT: I think it came as a set with the ones you're talking about... =)BillDL said:Marc Knopfler used one to stop sympathetic vibrations from the bones in his wrist.
Answer: yes, but just on his wrists :).
Oh I like the sponge trick. All that specially chosen wood for tone and sustain, then stick some sponge in to finish it off :)
I probably won't know if I've got a problem until I get an amp? Seems ok with headphones but now I have a solution. Thanks for that.
I probably won't know if I've got a problem until I get an amp? Seems ok with headphones but now I have a solution. Thanks for that.
I feel like I should have some too but would like to be able to explain why if asked.