I got a question for you bassists on OT

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#1 massiv-damage
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Sup guys, just wonderin what's goin on with the bass in this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QnT3e-ndCk&feature=channel

See next to his slapping hand there's that metal bar thing over the strings? What is it and what's the point?

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#2 cyberdarkkid
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It's just a pickup cover, it doesn't really affect the sound or anything.
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#3 bobstos
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it's more cosmetic than anything... Fenders do it a lot to give their basses "personality".