I just read the article in tapeop with Carol. She talked about using mutes on her bass, and there's a picture of her with a Fender, and she's got masking tape going across the strings right above the bridge. She also talked about taking a piece of felt, doubling it up, and taping it to the strings in the earlier days (maybe that's what the picture depicts -- I can't tell if there is felt under the tape). Anyone do this or something similar? She says it helps take out the overtones and undertones that would cut into the bass...