Members evh1984 Posted October 19, 2009 Members Share Posted October 19, 2009 Someone recently turned me on to the joys of playing with a scrunchie as a string damper. It's been amazing....when I'm playing with lots of distortion the scrunchie easily damps any uneccessary vibration on the strings I'm not using. The same goes for playing clean. I'm pretty sloppy and it looks like the scrunchie is my prayer answered. Who else uses one? P.S. - I only use USA made scrunchies, not those damn Chinese knock-offs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dougie.Douglas Posted October 19, 2009 Members Share Posted October 19, 2009 Sounds cool! but how exactly do you PLAY with a scrunchie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PunkKitty Posted October 19, 2009 Members Share Posted October 19, 2009 I use them occasionally in my hair. But I'm a woman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted October 19, 2009 Members Share Posted October 19, 2009 I have seen funk type players use them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members evh1984 Posted October 19, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 19, 2009 6feYs2hW2oI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members peavey_impact Posted October 19, 2009 Members Share Posted October 19, 2009 I use them, especially on my 8 string guitar. Must-have for recording IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members evh1984 Posted October 19, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 19, 2009 I have seen funk type players use them. Yeah, I've noticed them on guitars for years, and assumed their purpose was for dampening, but never had done it myself. I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members V-man Posted October 19, 2009 Members Share Posted October 19, 2009 Am I mistaken, or is this a low-tech enhancement to mask sloppy playing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JoJo68 Posted October 19, 2009 Members Share Posted October 19, 2009 Am I mistaken, or is this a low-tech enhancement to mask sloppy playing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted October 19, 2009 Members Share Posted October 19, 2009 Am I mistaken, or is this a low-tech enhancement to mask sloppy playing? no it's just a technique used by some guitar players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pope on a Rope Posted October 19, 2009 Members Share Posted October 19, 2009 It gets in the way of learning proper string muting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted October 19, 2009 Members Share Posted October 19, 2009 It gets in the way of learning proper string muting. What if you already know it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pope on a Rope Posted October 19, 2009 Members Share Posted October 19, 2009 What if you already know it. Then you don't need a scrunchie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members roygbiv Posted October 19, 2009 Members Share Posted October 19, 2009 Am I mistaken, or is this a low-tech enhancement to mask sloppy playing? And it looks ghey, to boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members peavey_impact Posted October 19, 2009 Members Share Posted October 19, 2009 Am I mistaken, or is this a low-tech enhancement to mask sloppy playing? Not the way I use them - I put the scrunchie between the nut and the tuners so that they kill any sympathetic vibration that occurs in that small length of string. The benefits of doing this are very apparent when recording - it can also tame feedback a bit during live performance. Putting it in front of the nut is cool when recording precise tapping licks, but I'd never do that live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MrChitlins Posted October 19, 2009 Members Share Posted October 19, 2009 Not the way I use them - I put the scrunchie between the nut and the tuners so that they kill any sympathetic vibration that occurs in that small length of string.The benefits of doing this are very apparent when recording - it can also tame feedback a bit during live performance.Putting it in front of the nut is cool when recording precise tapping licks, but I'd never do that live. Have you tried using rubber grommets wedged between the strings instead ? Same principle, not as hideous. Someone on this forum turned me on to using them on my Semi-hollow between the trapeze tailpiece & bridge to get rid of overtones/vibrations etc. I bought a bunch from Lowes for a couple bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nickeroo Posted October 19, 2009 Members Share Posted October 19, 2009 Not the way I use them - I put the scrunchie between the nut and the tuners so that they kill any sympathetic vibration that occurs in that small length of string.The benefits of doing this are very apparent when recording - it can also tame feedback a bit during live performance.Putting it in front of the nut is cool when recording precise tapping licks, but I'd never do that live. They are great at making palm muted stuff more "djenty" too. Say you want a very percussive sound by damping the strings, and hitting a big fat drop D or C or whatever chord, followed by a dramatic pause. Without a srunchie you might get a slight ringing after the hit. but with one it's clean and easy, no slight ringing or after-tone transient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angry Tele Posted October 19, 2009 Members Share Posted October 19, 2009 Yay scrunchies...Sarah Jessica Parker is ugly anyways.Ive got some ringing behind my (porely cut) nut so I tied a piece of rubber band ala Andre Aggasi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members steve_man Posted October 19, 2009 Members Share Posted October 19, 2009 That's awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lowbrow Posted October 19, 2009 Members Share Posted October 19, 2009 cockring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FineLine Posted October 19, 2009 Members Share Posted October 19, 2009 ...Jennifer Batten uses (or used to) scrunchies to dampen strings. She came out with this later: The only thing funnier would be to use a "long-haired" scrunchie! I forget who it was (male guitar player) that used to tie a tube sock around the nut....and then there's MAB that uses this:http://www.angelo.com/html/the_mab_string_dampener.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dcooper830 Posted October 19, 2009 Members Share Posted October 19, 2009 One time I had a $25.00 Gift Certificate for Musician's Friend. So I ordered some stuff with it including a scrunchie which made the order total $25.90. I tried to get Customer Service to throw in the scrunchie free but they wouldn't. So MF lost a customer for life that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members metalheadUK Posted October 19, 2009 Members Share Posted October 19, 2009 I do a similar thing sometimes if im trying to do fast legato with very high gain, or tapping stuff.I just tie an old duster or hanky around the strings by the nut...works a treat.Live I just strip off and tie my underpants around it instead... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members songsforbears Posted October 19, 2009 Members Share Posted October 19, 2009 Hmm, hadn't thought of it, that'll really help for recording, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ComOp Posted October 19, 2009 Members Share Posted October 19, 2009 Never tried it myself, but I have seen Greg Howe use them on stage. Not exactly a guy I'd use the word "sloppy" to describe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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