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| I have a 1773LX acoustic and when I play plugged I want the acoustic sound to be muted (to let my wife and kid sleep).
Is there a device that allows the sound from ovation guitars to be muted?
I've seen this:
http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/options.php?id=66884
but I'm not sure it will actually reduce the acoustic volume.
Any help will be greatly appreciated. |
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Location: NJ | That'll DO it!!! |
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Location: Scotland | Actually, you'll be surprised by how little a difference they make to the acoustic output. They reduce the 80 to 100Hz range by several dB, but in terms of perceived volume there's not a lot in it.
You could try the patented OFC tour "boot" technique. It certainly made the guitar we tried it on a lot quieter. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Tape across the 12th fret works pretty well for me. |
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Location: NJ | I think (and I may be wrong) what he's trying to achieve is to listen to the plugged-in guitar through headphones and minimize the the acoustic output . . .
I've used the FeedbackBuster for this exact purpose, and it works quite well.
I wouldn't rely on it to minimize any moderate-to-agressive strumming, but if you're just picking & noodling around, it'll keep you from having to dodge a well-aimed slipper . . . |
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Location: NJ | ". . Tape across the 12th fret . ."
Ah! . . . neat trick!!! |
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Location: Avondale, AZ | Try an electric guitar plugged into an amp with headphones. Works evertime for me. |
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Location: San Angelo, Texas | A grass skirt stuffed in to bowl works...
String tubes work well, too...talk to dave, he has a TON of them! |
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Location: North Idaho | Cheaper to get the wife and kid ear plugs. |
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Location: Minden, Nebraska | No perfect fix for an acoustic guitar, but that feedback buster will help some.
When my wife wants to sleep and I am playing, she requests I play, "On a hill far away...." VERY far away! |
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Location: Keller, TX | 1. Get a bottle of this:
2. Fill bowl with said stuff.
3. Presto! Silence!
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | I learned from charo, yes charo, in an interview in the late 1970's, that you put a sock under the strings. either at the fret board or at the bridge. It's an excellent mute. Sure it makes it a little plinky sounding, but you'll be able to practice.
I guess that's where they got the expression put a sock in it? |
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Location: Oregon | Originally posted by ttenn:
1. Get a bottle of this:
2. Fill bowl with said stuff.
3. Presto! Silence!
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Location: Oregon | Typo there I ment to say this.... weird it came out thing. |
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| Cliff is right... I want to listen to the plugged-in guitar through headphones and minimize the the acoustic output. I'll give the feedbackbuster a try, it's only a few bucks.
Thanks everyone for the help!! |
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Location: CT | Remove the strings. You can't get any quieter than that! |
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Location: USA | we'll you could play it with no strings...haha...
http://www.myspace.com/styllheartandsoul |
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how to reduce acoustic sound ?