I have an electric tuner and tune to EADG but then when I see some songs tuned in Drop D i try to get it near that deep growl sound, most people come over and say "hey you are out of tune" and try to put it in standard...everytime this happens, i tell them I am trying to get a heavier deeper sound out of it and they just end up putting the bass in standard anyway, I mean why does everyone think the bass has to be in standard tuning?...
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StrangeBass
Check out Michael Manring. www.manthing.com - he uses tons of different tunings - sometimes even standard. But not for long. . .
he's got his own signature strings that are almost as thin as a guitar's. I ave that instruction dvd here, and it is really not helpful - only if you want to play along to his hyperbass-tunes. It is really a different instrument and has nothing in common with conventional bass playing.
it is solo stuff...
it is solo stuff...
