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by Gary E. Andrews - 07/24/26 08:58 PM
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by Gary E. Andrews - 07/24/26 01:23 AM
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In the The Funk Brothers "Standing in the Shadows Of Motown" on DVD, Bob Babbitt playing a Fender P bass, appears to have a foam block or something similar under the strings near the bridge.
While this is obviously an attempt to dampen any overtones, I was wondering who else out there uses foam under their strings or any other alternative. Does roundwound or flatwound make a differnce in the choice of foam?
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Gary
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In the book and accompanying cd "Standing in the Shadows of Motown", several of the artists dampen their strings to get the James Jamerson sound. Jamerson kept the pickup cover on, and I believe it had some felt in it that dampened the strings. Mike ------------------ Mike Dunbar Music
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Gary,
I have Fender "Sting" bass which is the 1954 model reissue. I put flat wound strings on it and still wanted to dampen overtones a little more. I cut up one of those foam microphone covers that are used to cut the "SSSS" down on vocals. It really works nice. You can adjust the amount of damping by where you position the foam. Closer to the bridge, less damping: further from the bridge, more damping. I also angled the foam so that it was closer to the bridge under the G string and further under the E string, which gives a good balance of tone.
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