Members The Insomniac Posted October 6, 2007 Members Share Posted October 6, 2007 I get one solo all night and it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GRANKOR Posted October 6, 2007 Members Share Posted October 6, 2007 bass solo... what kind of stuff do you play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jazz Ad Posted October 6, 2007 Members Share Posted October 6, 2007 Well yeah a 5 string helps a lot in this case.So does an open D or BEAD tuning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Insomniac Posted October 6, 2007 Author Members Share Posted October 6, 2007 bass solo... what kind of stuff do you play? It's on Sly and the Family Stone's - Dance to the Music - in D. I think the original version is in A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BuccaneersFan Posted October 6, 2007 Members Share Posted October 6, 2007 Use your lower intervals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rpsands Posted October 6, 2007 Members Share Posted October 6, 2007 D-tuner bridge 4tw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JeffBass Posted October 6, 2007 Members Share Posted October 6, 2007 I'm so bad that when I do a solo they turn me WAY down, solo you can't hear me!!! :poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GRANKOR Posted October 6, 2007 Members Share Posted October 6, 2007 It's on Sly and the Family Stone's - Dance to the Music - in D. I think the original version is in A. cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blueyedmule Posted October 7, 2007 Members Share Posted October 7, 2007 Hipshot is your friend. It doesn't take much to get used to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ToeJamFootball Posted October 7, 2007 Members Share Posted October 7, 2007 Hipshot is your friend. It doesn't take much to get used to. I read the setup process, it sounded tricky, is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members __tony__renaud Posted October 7, 2007 Members Share Posted October 7, 2007 I read the setup process, it sounded tricky, is it? Not really - you just remove the existing tuner, and pop on the Hipshot. If you buy the direct replacement for the tuner make and model already on the bass, you get a perfect fit. It uses the same holes in the headstock, so no drilling is needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Onkel Bob Posted October 7, 2007 Members Share Posted October 7, 2007 I'd take D over Eb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ToeJamFootball Posted October 7, 2007 Members Share Posted October 7, 2007 Not really - you just remove the existing tuner, and pop on the Hipshot. If you buy the direct replacement for the tuner make and model already on the bass, you get a perfect fit. It uses the same holes in the headstock, so no drilling is needed. I meant setting it up for fine tuning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members __tony__renaud Posted October 7, 2007 Members Share Posted October 7, 2007 I meant setting it up for fine tuning. That's not hard either. You have to get the E string stretched out really well, and then you tune the note that the Hipshot goes down to when it's in "down" position with a spring-loaded screw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lyricpoet Posted October 7, 2007 Members Share Posted October 7, 2007 No root thumping but work around the lower intervals. As well, you could've tuned the bass just for that song DADG. Have these already been suggested? Well then...+1 and +1:thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mytola Posted October 7, 2007 Members Share Posted October 7, 2007 Hipshot detuner is really nice to have. Easy to install, easy to set up and use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Captain Fathead Posted October 7, 2007 Members Share Posted October 7, 2007 Are they? It literally takes me 10 seconds to drop the d with a tuning pedal. Why spend an extra $80 on a single tuning machine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Death Hands Posted October 7, 2007 Members Share Posted October 7, 2007 Are they? It literally takes me 10 seconds to drop the d with a tuning pedal. Why spend an extra $80 on a single tuning machine? Sheer convenience, and you can do some cool {censored} with detuning devices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members __tony__renaud Posted October 7, 2007 Members Share Posted October 7, 2007 Are they? It literally takes me 10 seconds to drop the d with a tuning pedal. Why spend an extra $80 on a single tuning machine? To my ears, even the best Whammy pedals and the like lack a pure sonic character. They also seem to have latency issues in terms of immediate reproduction of the note event. YMMV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Captain Fathead Posted October 7, 2007 Members Share Posted October 7, 2007 To my ears, even the best Whammy pedals and the like lack a pure sonic character. They also seem to have latency issues in terms of immediate reproduction of the note event. YMMV. I wasn't saying whammy pedal. I was saying actually downtuning with a tuner (tu-2 or the like). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members __tony__renaud Posted October 7, 2007 Members Share Posted October 7, 2007 I wasn't saying whammy pedal. I was saying actually downtuning with a tuner (tu-2 or the like). Oh, I dig. Marcus Miller said he did that for two decades on his four-string. He has a Hipshot on his new CS bass, though. If you play a structured set where you strictly follow the list, you can get some time to tune down and back up properly between tunes. In other scenarios, tunes are called as the leader (or band) sees fit, and you simply don't have the time to tune up properly - it'll wreck the flow of the set. That's where a Hipshot is a great tool to have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brother Mango Posted October 7, 2007 Members Share Posted October 7, 2007 for about 2 years, now, I've been tuning all of my basses DGCF. Why? For whatever reasons I kept having to play songs that had descending basslines and they all resolved at Eb or D. Felt like I was pouring cold water on the songs when I suddenly went high to grab that final note. I did go shopping for a 5-string. It started to seem silly to consider paying $600 to get 2 extra notes. (The 5-string would get 5 additional notes, but my problems weren't due to needing a lower Db, C or B.) I went home and messed around with dropping the lowest string to D. Weird. Just tune the whole damned instrument down a whole step. The tone and feel were incredible!!! The problem now is in letting people know that if they're watching my fingers for clues, or if they want to play my bass ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Superbad Posted October 7, 2007 Members Share Posted October 7, 2007 for about 2 years, now, I've been tuning all of my basses DGCF. Why? For whatever reasons I kept having to play songs that had descending basslines and they all resolved at Eb or D. Felt like I was pouring cold water on the songs when I suddenly went high to grab that final note.I did go shopping for a 5-string. It started to seem silly to consider paying $600 to get 2 extra notes. (The 5-string would get 5 additional notes, but my problems weren't due to needing a lower Db, C or B.)I went home and messed around with dropping the lowest string to D. Weird. Just tune the whole damned instrument down a whole step.The tone and feel were incredible!!!The problem now is in letting people know that if they're watching my fingers for clues, or if they want to play my bass ... How long did it take to get used to that? I think I'd be grabbing for the right notes in the wrong places just out of muscle memory for quite a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brother Mango Posted October 7, 2007 Members Share Posted October 7, 2007 How long did it take to get used to that? I think I'd be grabbing for the right notes in the wrong places just out of muscle memory for quite a while. Muscle memory is a reason why I dropped all 4 strings and not just the lowest string. I also put markers on the back of the neck for visual reminder of where C and G were on my "D" string. All of this happened maybe a week before a jazz gig. (lots of chord changes) and everything was fine, but the visual markers were important. Around the time the markings started wearing away, they really weren't needed any more. Maybe a month? The initial idea was to get thru the one gig, but the bass was feeling & sounding too good to go back to EADG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Perfessor Posted October 7, 2007 Members Share Posted October 7, 2007 Most people solo up range anyway, don't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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