Palm muting

[slashlk]

P.M is quite often used in jazz-fusion too and there's little distortion there...
I don't really understand the need for distortion to P.M.

Oh and left-hand muting is often used in funk and hendrix-style chord-melody progressions . :lol:.
Love those, like e kind he uses in "little wing" and "bold as love".

 

[df]

PMing with distortion gives a better sound IMO...like, chg chg chg...without distortion, it'd be like chicken plucking...