We're back with Juan Dies for more on the copious amounts of gear that he uses with Sones de Mexico. The Pro Co Cough Drop (aka Pro Co Short Stop) is a mute pedal that ended up needing some modification to serve Juan's purpose of making it phantom power compatible.

Pro Co was happy to make the fix, and the popping when Juan tried to mute or unmute his condenser mic subsided. I secretly run one in my bassists effects chain. I wonder if Pro Co can mod one so that it automatically engages every time an unnecessary slap bass part is detected.