I 3rd the Dustbug. just bought the $40 grounded one on ebay a few months back, its a terrific product.
living in chicago in the winter is a pain in terms of static...my place is horrible even with constant humidification. Get a Dustbug and herbie's $50 Way Excellent mat - the $100 spent will change how you spin vinyl & and the sonic gains from the Dustbug + the mat aren't 'subtle' either.
If you're stereo rack is made of metal, also try attaching a thin wire to it and also to the earth lug on your phono preamp. i have 3 ground wires attached to mine: tt, rack earth & Dustbug earth. the noise floor DROPS.
back in the day the felt would stick to lp's and i wouldn't catch it...it'd take me a while to find it after parties and what not!
i also have an Ionolcast from Mapleshade, its better than the Milty gun and cheaper. i only use it for CD's and DVD's now though.
the dustbug also purportedly saves wear and tear on the stylus...no matter how clean the vinyl is after every side of play a tiny dustball gathers on the end of the DB. the stylus tracks really clean grooves.
