Gruvgear alternatives

[alex1fly]

Anyone had success dampening strings behind the nut using alternative materials? Seems like the Gruvgear stuff works well, just a bit pricey. I've tried velcro cable ties and my wife's hairties with not much success.

 

[ehdwuld]

Hair scrunchy
packing foam

 

[JB_From_Hell]

A chunk of foam works really well. I like those pick Wedgie things, too, since you can stick a couple extra picks in them.

Mandolin players often stick little rubber grommets between the strings, which look cool. That works really well for between the tailpiece and bridge, as you can adjust where they sit for maximum damping.

 

[alex1fly]

I'm playing around with some weather stripping, the small cylindrical kind. Seems to work okay. The G still rings a bit behind the nut, but the strings are holding it in place pretty well. Can't hear the ring amplified, but I play unplugged a lot so it's nice to dampen that.

 

[Mincer]

I have never had this issue, so I am fascinated by the phenomena. What does this happen? Is it a lot of gain and a lot of volume? I've never had this happen, but I don't use that much gain.

 

[beaubrummels]

I use these, but the kind without any logo.

https://www.amazon.com/GUITARX-X142...t=&hvlocphy=9032151&hvtargid=pla-909772198525

 

[Chistopher]

I have never had this issue, so I am fascinated by the phenomena. What does this happen? Is it a lot of gain and a lot of volume? I've never had this happen, but I don't use that much gain.

If you pay attention when you're playing unplugged on any guitar with substantial string length behind the nut you'll notice sympathetic string vibration. The three treble strings on a strat without a string tree for example

 

[alex1fly]

It doesn't come through the amp. Minor annoyance when strumming unplugged.

 

[Mincer]

If you pay attention when you're playing unplugged on any guitar with substantial string length behind the nut you'll notice sympathetic string vibration. The three treble strings on a strat without a string tree for example

Huh, never noticed.

 

[ehdwuld]

that only happens on inline headstocks
and only on High strings

in my experience anyways
thats why I have moved on to 3x3 headstocks

 

[Chistopher]

that only happens on inline headstocks
and only on High strings

in my experience anyways
thats why I have moved on to 3x3 headstocks

If you've got a JM or a longer tail piece guitar it'll do it too

 

[Jack_TriPpEr]

Last week I gave this dampening product a try that I had acquired a while ago but never really demoed till then. This one sits in a way that it abuts the nut and it has quite a bit of height to it, so my index finger on my fretting hand was repeatedly brushing against it when fretting notes on the first fret. It felt "in the way". I like the alternate ideas mentioned earlier in this thread, like just using a small piece of weather stripping.

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[JB_From_Hell]

I have never had this issue, so I am fascinated by the phenomena. What does this happen? Is it a lot of gain and a lot of volume? I've never had this happen, but I don't use that much gain.

The two times it’s a problem for me are high gain metal rhythm guitar, and playing bluegrass mandolin. Both are very staccato, and the sympathetic ringing sticks out like a sore thumb.

It’s actually a bigger deal for me with the mandolin. Deadening the strings behind the nut and bridge makes the offbeat chop chords much punchier.