What's the deal with the cloth band some bassists have around the neck?

[RandomBass]

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You went out with Cher..?
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Great days, if only I could turn back time....

[discreet]

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Great days, if only I could turn back time...
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With her it's all or nothing, I believe. You haven't seen the last of her after all?

[cheddatom]

I don't use one myself, but I have improvised them for other players who come into the studio. If you want a big, loud, compressed or overdriven sound, it's very important to mute all un-used strings, and apparently a significant portion of bassists are less good at this than they realise.

[ras52]

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I had always assumed it was something to do with this...
[url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handkerchief_code"]https://en.wikipedia...ndkerchief_code[/url]
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Yep, Black => S&M (slapping and muting)