T4D

Getting my sweep picking working pretty well and after abit of youtubing noticed all the guys that have it down have a damper of some type..

any one tried them which model worked best OR did you make you own ?

so far I've found theses

Buznut

Gruv Gear

Battens on All parts

MAB Dampener thanks Andy Pollow

any other or opinions ?

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vayne92

and who exactly are all the guys?

All the professionals who "have it down" can play just as competent without a dampener, they just use it for recording purposes. You shouldn't use a dampener yourself unless you plan on recording with it, and you especially should not use it during practice time. You'd just be tricking yourself into thinking you can mute as good as you sound. When the time comes to take it off you'd realize.. Wait a minute, i can't actually mute like i thought i could.

PS: I don't have anything against people using dampeners in a recording environment, but using it during practice in my opinion is counterproductive.

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T4D

Yeah Yeah I'm a di*k Not everyone,. I just noticed afew
give me a break Man

but i still want one to test and see the good and bad or can you hand make one
I tried a hair tie but the middle strings don't get damped..




OK cheating or "those opinions",. I'm lost ,. but let me expression my opinion on the subject. ( i know other will have different feelings and they are welcome


Music is an art form.
The idea of cheating when expressing yourself,. is an impossible idea to me..

UNLESS you think of playing guitar is a competition or thinking of it as a sport ?

Sorry been commercial artist for many years and the day I think of art is a sport would be the saddest day of my life...

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Zaphod_Beeblebr

The idea is not that it's cheating but that if for some reason you end up playing gear that isn't yours you'd have to stay away from a bunch of ideas that you'd only practiced with the damper.

Having seen many of the people who use these in person I can safely say that most of them don't actually need it at all, they just choose to use it just in case.

However... go for the Gruv Gear ones, everyone I know who's used one has been extremely happy with the results. Definitely don't go with one of the batten ones, too much alteration to the guitar and the Buzznut ones seem too hit-and-miss looking at how they're supposed to work.

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vayne92

I made a concentrated effort on not using the word cheat because i also agree it's not cheating, and cheating doesn't exactly exist in music. But it's certainly not helping you out in a technical aspect. You can't deny that it isn't going to do you any good for improving your ability. I'd never use a dampener unless recording, and even recording I've yet to use one. I know where i stand with my muting ability in sweep picking and i'm not going to use a dampener because at the end of the day i know that's not me. That's a weird way to put it, but i've never been one interested in dampener's. To each his own, just recognise the time and place for it i guess i'm trying to say.

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barbuzim1

I am just using a hair bend, cut & re-tied to mute the string. it's supper cheep & if you are like me- using your arm to pick & not your wrist it's a must. Greg Howe is using one- live & in recording. If you practice with one, perform with one & record with one.

The only problem is that you are losing the option to use open strings.

If you do use your wrist to pick it is really good to work on muting the strings with your palm, it makes your total playing (not just sweepicking) much more clear.

WaltTheWerewolf

If it removes the open string options then I think its useless for me. Seeing em on Basses too, but my Guitars/Bass are fine without em.

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Andy Pollow

Google MAB dampener. Thats the best one I think because you can lift it up for rythym playing and put it down fast for lead. A sock works great too. But if your not going to use it all the time its better to not use it at all. Muting is a complicated thing you need to practice alot.