Members lowboy Posted August 11, 2007 Members Share Posted August 11, 2007 OK so maybe I misjudged that. But the tuning is the same. and Bass scale is longer, but I'm still guessing it _Could_ work. haven't tried it meself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zachoff Posted August 11, 2007 Members Share Posted August 11, 2007 A 6'er can get you a little drunk. Two of them can get you pretty well faded. Anyone who plays a 6 string bass is a wanker! I'll restate... Anyone who can play a 6 string bass and use all of the strings is probably more technically competent than me. I'll restate again... Anyone who can play a 4 string bass and use an of the strings is probably more technically competent than me. [/dork] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Roguetitan Posted August 12, 2007 Members Share Posted August 12, 2007 Your first post is still baffling. What is a lower octave string? Yo. are you talking about a lower octave string? I did not say any thing like that in my first reply. the B string would be tuned an octave lower in relation with....OH never {censored}in mind , just pretend I was never here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted August 12, 2007 Moderators Share Posted August 12, 2007 are you talking about a lower octave string? I did not say any thing like that in my first reply. Roquetitan are you drunk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ec437 Posted August 12, 2007 Members Share Posted August 12, 2007 and Yo is an english term for?.... ...annoying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kingofthestring Posted August 12, 2007 Author Members Share Posted August 12, 2007 ...annoying lol so true gangsta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Apendecto Posted August 12, 2007 Members Share Posted August 12, 2007 Roquetitan are you drunk? Thanks for saving me the time! Yo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ec437 Posted August 12, 2007 Members Share Posted August 12, 2007 This thread amuses me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members allan grossman Posted August 12, 2007 Members Share Posted August 12, 2007 If not, EADGCE# makes more sense, since each string is a 4th higher than the previous... That makes *no* sense. Can you show me where to find E# on a bass fingerboard - or for that matter any other musical instrument? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ec437 Posted August 12, 2007 Members Share Posted August 12, 2007 That makes *no* sense. Can you show me where to find E# on a bass fingerboard - or for that matter any other musical instrument? Hahahaha good point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members VengefulTikiGod Posted August 12, 2007 Members Share Posted August 12, 2007 That makes *no* sense. Can you show me where to find E# on a bass fingerboard - or for that matter any other musical instrument? It makes sense because, if your a bassist who's not used to the guitar tuning, you expect all of your strings to be spaced a perfect fourth apart, as opposed to on the guitar, where the space between the G and B strings is only a major third. So in that tuning, instead of the G being followed by B (maj 3rd) it's followed, as a non-guitar playing bassist would expect, by a C (per. 4th). And then the E# (F) is a perfect fourth higher than the C. If you want to approximate guitar tuning with a six string, what you could do is leave the low B, and tune the instrument BEADGB. That way you still have that G-B interval you'd expect on the guitar. You'd have no high E string (don't know why you'd really need it on a bass), but you'd still get to keep the low B. If you really do want the stupid high E, I'd put on a four string bass's strings on the lowest four slots (I wouldn't put a low B string on there, it would be really tight because of its thickness) and then I'd put some wound guitar strings in for the B and E strings. Experiment with different string guages for those two until you find something you like. Bass guitar 4th strings are around 55 guage, so maybe try a light low E string and A string from an electric guitar to be the B and E. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members justinbass Posted August 12, 2007 Members Share Posted August 12, 2007 That makes *no* sense. Can you show me where to find E# on a bass fingerboard - or for that matter any other musical instrument? Wow. Yeah, I was drunk when I posted that. I mean, yeah E# exists. It's in the C#major scale, but yeah, maybe I should have said F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members allan grossman Posted August 12, 2007 Members Share Posted August 12, 2007 Wow. Yeah, I was drunk when I posted that. I mean, yeah E# exists. It's in the C#major scale, but yeah, maybe I should have said F. There's also one in F# major. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MrJoshua Posted August 12, 2007 Members Share Posted August 12, 2007 Have you considered a baritone guitar, like the Fender Bass VI? It has the tuning you want, and plays more like a guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zachoff Posted August 12, 2007 Members Share Posted August 12, 2007 Have you considered a baritone guitar, like the Fender Bass VI? It has the tuning you want, and plays more like a guitar. The Schecter one is sweet too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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