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NordyMute-4-Map-19

Nordstrand NordyMute Bass Mute

original bullet iconUNIQUE DESIGN

good bullet iconBEAUTIFULLY HAND CRAFTED

split bullet iconSEVERAL WOOD CHOICES AVAILABLE

configuration bullet iconMORE FLEXIBLE THAN OTHER MUTES

Customer Reviews

Based on 28 reviews
82%
(23)
11%
(3)
4%
(1)
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4%
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H
Herb Patterson
Love the NordyMute!

I have used foam and felt but the NordyMute is superior. Easy to use and great tone.

C
C.R.
THUMPER!!

What can I say,Real Old School Thump! When you pluck the notes it feels like you been punched in the chest,the way a bass should sound and feel dead in your chest. This mute is Fuckin awesome,I love it five stars no doubt Roscoe Lee

J
Jordan Frank
A step up

I’ve used sponges and other make-shift mutes before and this is way better. Easy to adjust, a really easy, affordable way to get a very different tone quickly. Enjoying playing around with it and the possibilities

L
Lawrence Evans

Excellent

W
William
Grossly Overpriced

It's only fair a company makes a profit, but the NordyMute is way overpriced for what it is. I ordered one and regret it, for it looks like it might have cost about $3 to produce. In addition, unlike a fret wrap, it is not adjustable, and in my opinion, it mutes the bass strings far too much. If the company had charged $10- $15 then I would have felt it to be reasonably priced. At $20 I would have thought it overpriced. But at $40 I feel cheated. And, as another reviewer mentioned, it throws the E string out of tune. And, finally, I am not convinced that it will be very durable, for it is just a spongy material glued (no screws to allow replacement) onto a piece of wood. If the spongy material comes loose, or it gets cracked or torn, then the user has nothing.

Thanks for the feedback on Nordstrand's NordyMute. I'll pass this on to Carey Nordstrand.
Regarding the price: while these are a simple object, the mutes are made by a person cutting and sanding the wood, cutting and gluing the foam, etc... lots of hand work. Regarding adjustability and throwing strings out of tune: to readers of these reviews, we recommend checking out our article on the NordyMute: https://fatbasstone.com/blogs/tips/nordymute-review-selection-and-use - If the spacing does not match the mute, the mute will not function as intended and will pinch the strings too much. The pinch that some players experience can often be alleviated by allowing the mute to sit at a slant (meaning that the mute is pressed down further on your G string then on your E or B string). Again, thanks for your feedback William...Sorry to hear that the mute wasn't what you were looking for. Had you purchased from us? I don't have a record for your order.

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checklist iconIN STOCK MEANS IN STOCK

DESCRIPTION & TECH

These versatile gadgets are a simple combination of a sponge mute with a wood covering, which work to provide the player with dark, staccato articulation, forwarded by the vehicle of a nostalgic vintage subtlety. The essence of the NordyMute’s effect is akin to upright-like inhibition of resonance, a kind of execution of sustain—its body subject to an almost unnaturally fast decay. But what’s especially significant about the NordyMute is the uniquely versatile quality it lends to the player’s particular style. A lot of mutes will stunt playability, creating an awkward relationship in player to instrument intonation and articulation. In contrast, the NordyMute is designed for easy adjustment, giving the player modulating intonation and articulation instead of being stuck with one mode of mutability—of MUTE-ation. This modulating quality comes from the mute’s foam body pinching the strings, whereas most mutes push against them. To put it simply, pinch over push is what leaves the NordyMute’s intonation without compromise.

At the end of the day, the NordyMute is a simple design that compacts Nordstrand Audio’s essence: a kind of microcosmic display defining how they will never subject themselves to something that doesn't exceed their expectations. And besides all the technical jargon and effectual description, the NordyMute is also just too damn cute. No player who uses a mute will be disappointed.



This product is brought to you by Nordstrand’s disdain for not being able to control the future. You see, the quality of the NordyMute is something that Carey Nordstrand has been working on for quite a while, and what he found during his many experiments is that most mutes try much too hard to determine the player’s intonation and articulation. They want to speak for you, determine the story told in the millisecond of time between string plucked and vibration amplified. They want to mutate how you’d like your voice to sound, and therefore mutate your future. What they say is this: “X!” It’s fixed, constant, and almost rude. However, Carey was able to manipulate the mutations deposited from the legacies of the Elder Mutes, and what he was able to grow and nourish to adulthood was what we have come to know as the NordyMute.This specimen of mutation says this: “—— —— ——!” It suggests a void—a dark, staccato quality for which the player can adjust and take control of their own voice, intonation, and articulation. In essence, it lets you take control of the time between pluck and amplification. It lets you control the future. God Bless you, Nordy, the Mute.

Bass mute with a foam body and wood cover.

Multiple string spacings available.

CAREY NORDSTRAND DEMOS THE NORDYMUTE

Below is an excellent video of Carey showing the mute in action on a 5 string bass. He shows a variety of positioning techniques to get different degrees of muting.



Customer Reviews

Based on 28 reviews
82%
(23)
11%
(3)
4%
(1)
0%
(0)
4%
(1)
H
Herb Patterson
Love the NordyMute!

I have used foam and felt but the NordyMute is superior. Easy to use and great tone.

C
C.R.
THUMPER!!

What can I say,Real Old School Thump! When you pluck the notes it feels like you been punched in the chest,the way a bass should sound and feel dead in your chest. This mute is Fuckin awesome,I love it five stars no doubt Roscoe Lee

J
Jordan Frank
A step up

I’ve used sponges and other make-shift mutes before and this is way better. Easy to adjust, a really easy, affordable way to get a very different tone quickly. Enjoying playing around with it and the possibilities

L
Lawrence Evans

Excellent

W
William
Grossly Overpriced

It's only fair a company makes a profit, but the NordyMute is way overpriced for what it is. I ordered one and regret it, for it looks like it might have cost about $3 to produce. In addition, unlike a fret wrap, it is not adjustable, and in my opinion, it mutes the bass strings far too much. If the company had charged $10- $15 then I would have felt it to be reasonably priced. At $20 I would have thought it overpriced. But at $40 I feel cheated. And, as another reviewer mentioned, it throws the E string out of tune. And, finally, I am not convinced that it will be very durable, for it is just a spongy material glued (no screws to allow replacement) onto a piece of wood. If the spongy material comes loose, or it gets cracked or torn, then the user has nothing.

Thanks for the feedback on Nordstrand's NordyMute. I'll pass this on to Carey Nordstrand.
Regarding the price: while these are a simple object, the mutes are made by a person cutting and sanding the wood, cutting and gluing the foam, etc... lots of hand work. Regarding adjustability and throwing strings out of tune: to readers of these reviews, we recommend checking out our article on the NordyMute: https://fatbasstone.com/blogs/tips/nordymute-review-selection-and-use - If the spacing does not match the mute, the mute will not function as intended and will pinch the strings too much. The pinch that some players experience can often be alleviated by allowing the mute to sit at a slant (meaning that the mute is pressed down further on your G string then on your E or B string). Again, thanks for your feedback William...Sorry to hear that the mute wasn't what you were looking for. Had you purchased from us? I don't have a record for your order.

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