ISO mute for 6 string guitar

[MatthewL329]

subj says it all ;)

playing touchstyle on a 6 string, would like something besides my left index finger to mute the strings. cheap + simple = good.

[lemur821]

I use a rectangle of felt folded over and tucked under the strings at the nut, when I bother to use a mute at all.

[qwerty]

Guess what...

I actually use an old sock for my guitar. It's my budgetversion of a Batten-style damper. You could easely just move it over the sadle whenever you feel like using those open strings again. Works well for me. But I intend to find a better one soon. The possebility of being able to switch to open strings is vital to me though. I guess I'll be looking for those Batten-dampers.

[MatthewL329]

interestingly enough, I've tried both these methods, and neither really work for me. I still get some muffled open string noise, and it raises my action to a non-touchable height.

[rockola]

During the brief period when I tapped on my 6-string, I used a strip of Rubbermaid(TM) kitchen drawer liner. It's what the dampers on Megatars are made of, also early Warrs used the same stuff. Very cheap, surprisingly effective. Comes in various colors.

Here's a snapshot: Ola and his Hagstrom (http://www.tapguitar.com/pics2002/dscn6870.jpg)