Overall Comments

The mute works as advertised. It installs easily and is a solid piece. It does a good job decreasing the volume and making it easier on the ears. Of course your instrument is going to sound less “banjoey” and more like a banjola perhaps. It does result in greater sustain and less decay. None of these points has any negative effect on practicing, however. In fact, I kind of like the different sound and it prompted me to compose a tune that I will upload to the Hangout to give you a flavor of its tone.

When I first started using it months ago I was having a problem in that I often bumped or brushed into it and knocked it off the bridge. I think another reviewer also mentioned this. It became annoying and I thought it would cause me to downgrade my rating somewhat. However, that problem seems to have almost disappeared as I have gotten used to having it there, so I have no reservations about recommending it.

Overall Rating

10

Overall Comments

This was one of the Tone Enhancers that Doug Campbell provided to the BHO members gratis for evaluation. Rather than provide a written review, yesterday I submitted a video comparison so the members could listen and decide whether they like the Enhancer, don't like it, or don't hear a difference. The video can be reached through the following link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYQNe4KnWO4


In my comments under the video I mentioned that I wasn't immediately disclosing which versions had the Enhancer and which didn't. I'm adding that disclosure below. If you want to make up your mind without that knowledge beforehand go ahead and see the video, then read below.


The second version of Fireball Mail and the first version of Home Sweet Home are the ones where the Enhancer was installed. To my ear I didn't detect that much of a difference. For that reason I would give it a rating of 5, figuring that for me it was neutral but others might hear it differently.

Overall Rating

5