alternately-tuned basses? - Page 2

atsonicpark · 06.28.2009, 04:39 PM

haha.

I'm going to tune my bass to SLACK for my next album.

nicfit · 06.28.2009, 04:47 PM

Dianogah

nicfit · 06.28.2009, 04:48 PM

and yes, cough was pretty terrible.

nicfit · 06.28.2009, 04:48 PM

not sure those ( BE basses) where alt-tuned, but it's possible...

nicfit · 06.28.2009, 04:48 PM

yeah, I don't feel like editing old posts, OK???

atsonicpark · 06.28.2009, 04:49 PM

SOME BOYS LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIE

They had this one song that I thought was incredible, it was called "shut up i never" or something like that.

nicfit · 06.28.2009, 04:54 PM

aaaaaaaaah and fuckin' MORKOBOT, adam! they're the shit!

atsonicpark · 06.28.2009, 04:54 PM

you're really taking me back

nicfit · 06.28.2009, 04:55 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVUzJJlY83g

themawt71 · 06.29.2009, 04:17 AM

im almost positive one of the songs on dirty had an alt tuning.

dude from morphine had a 2 string bass tuned to a fifth a think.

Satan · 06.29.2009, 04:23 AM

the bass on tom tom club genius of love is DGDG

usually there's no need to tune differently although some things are impossible to play in standard tuning

fugazifan · 06.29.2009, 09:59 AM

batreleaser:

Quote:

Originally Posted by fugazifan

what do you mean by obtuse?

Glice · 06.29.2009, 12:52 PM

Has anyone mentioned Rothko yet? They had 3 basses.

themawt71 · 06.29.2009, 01:03 PM

For the most part, Kim stays in standard tuning on her bass. However,
at times I think she tunes down to Drop-D (though I can't think of
any instances), and she uses F#F#GA on Drunken Butterfly

via chris lawrence i think.

Green_mind · 07.01.2009, 04:47 AM

I smtimes tune my acoustic bass to DADF# and a few other similar tunings, nothing to drastic. I accidentally bought some meaty heavy gauged strings a bit ago and warped the neck of it slightly, but it didn't seem to cause any long lasting damage after I put the correct gauge of strings on it.

greedrex · 07.01.2009, 11:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fugazifan

a bass is tuned like a guitar

I meant he STRUMS a bass as he would STRUM a gtr, which is not conventional bass playing at all,dumbass.

fugazifan · 07.01.2009, 01:16 PM

yeah but then it wouldnt need to be tuned differently would it?

Toilet & Bowels · 07.01.2009, 03:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by atsonicpark

Were those basses alt-tuned?

I'm really interested in bands with two basses. Ned's Atomic Dustbin had one great album, though you can barely tell they had two bassists. Then again, Black Eyes had only one good album (I thought Cough was TERRIBLE).

velvet velvet spice rack started out with two bassists but when one of the guitarists left (to join Does It Offend You, Yeah?) one of the bassists moved over to th' lectrik geetar.

greedrex · 07.01.2009, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fugazifan

yeah but then it wouldnt need to be tuned differently would it?

correct.

pbradley · 07.01.2009, 06:16 PM

I often play chords on the bass so alternative tunings let me experiment in the same way as on the guitar.

06.28.2009, 04:39 PM	#21
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	haha. I'm going to tune my bass to SLACK for my next album. __________________
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

06.28.2009, 04:47 PM	#22
nicfit invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: banana boat Posts: 15,570	Dianogah __________________ 11:11 11-11-11 I Ascended.
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

06.28.2009, 04:48 PM	#23
nicfit invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: banana boat Posts: 15,570	and yes, cough was pretty terrible. __________________ 11:11 11-11-11 I Ascended.
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

06.28.2009, 04:48 PM	#24
nicfit invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: banana boat Posts: 15,570	not sure those ( BE basses) where alt-tuned, but it's possible... __________________ 11:11 11-11-11 I Ascended.
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

06.28.2009, 04:48 PM	#25
nicfit invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: banana boat Posts: 15,570	yeah, I don't feel like editing old posts, OK??? __________________ 11:11 11-11-11 I Ascended.
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

06.28.2009, 04:49 PM	#26
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	SOME BOYS LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIE They had this one song that I thought was incredible, it was called "shut up i never" or something like that. __________________
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

06.28.2009, 04:54 PM	#27
nicfit invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: banana boat Posts: 15,570	aaaaaaaaah and fuckin' MORKOBOT, adam! they're the shit! __________________ 11:11 11-11-11 I Ascended.
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

06.28.2009, 04:54 PM	#28
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	you're really taking me back __________________
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

06.28.2009, 04:55 PM	#29
nicfit invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: banana boat Posts: 15,570	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVUzJJlY83g __________________ 11:11 11-11-11 I Ascended.
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

06.29.2009, 04:17 AM	#30
themawt71 the destroyed room Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: chicago Posts: 570	im almost positive one of the songs on dirty had an alt tuning. dude from morphine had a 2 string bass tuned to a fifth a think.
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

06.29.2009, 04:23 AM	#31
Satan invito al cielo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: noo yawk Posts: 6,331	the bass on tom tom club genius of love is DGDG usually there's no need to tune differently although some things are impossible to play in standard tuning __________________ "I love meth." - batreleaser
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

06.29.2009, 01:03 PM	#34
themawt71 the destroyed room Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: chicago Posts: 570	For the most part, Kim stays in standard tuning on her bass. However, at times I think she tunes down to Drop-D (though I can't think of any instances), and she uses F#F#GA on Drunken Butterfly via chris lawrence i think.
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

07.01.2009, 04:47 AM	#35
Green_mind the end of the ugly Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: UK Posts: 827	I smtimes tune my acoustic bass to DADF# and a few other similar tunings, nothing to drastic. I accidentally bought some meaty heavy gauged strings a bit ago and warped the neck of it slightly, but it didn't seem to cause any long lasting damage after I put the correct gauge of strings on it.
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

07.01.2009, 01:16 PM	#37
fugazifan invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,816	yeah but then it wouldnt need to be tuned differently would it? __________________ If there's been a way to build it, There'll be a way to destroy it, Things are not that out of control www.myspace.com/dellilahtheband www.myspace.com/lecirquedesvampiresmusic
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

07.01.2009, 06:16 PM	#40
pbradley invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SoKo Posts: 10,621	I often play chords on the bass so alternative tunings let me experiment in the same way as on the guitar.
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|