drop A...no need for a bass guitar anymore!?
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TheDude
Jocke Skog
With my 27" scale Gibson LP Baritone I play in drop A and it's no problem at all. With my 30" scale OLP I can tune down to the bottom of the ocean and it's still playable. 
Bass is necessary though to make the wallpapers come off.
Bass is necessary though to make the wallpapers come off.
Polpotkin
Hit'er in the shitter
Z3R0
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Me not being the bass player, i have my old Ibanez SoundGear bass tuned to drop A just fine, and it's a 4-string.
Just throw a 5-string set on it, throw away the high string. Or put it on your guitar, cause i use 70 gauge string for Drop A on a 7-string anyway! Mwa ha ha!!!
Just throw a 5-string set on it, throw away the high string. Or put it on your guitar, cause i use 70 gauge string for Drop A on a 7-string anyway! Mwa ha ha!!!
[UEAK]Clowd;8234270 said:
Thanks a lot man!
I personally use a Schecter Stiletto Custom 5, which isn't an expensive bass, and I've never had any trouble at all with the sound/it holding the tuning.
my fretless 5er from rondo had tons of trouble holding down a low B, much less an A. was way too farty and there was no definition or clarity. my fretted 4 (ibanez gsr) holds a low B fine, but the low A gets too farty (probably because of my shitty practice amp rather than the bass itself). it's still pretty tight etc, just sounds like shit. I'm guessing my poor 10w 10" practice amp can't handle it, haha.
roy22341
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AeternusEternus
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I write most of my songs in B or drop A, and I've got an Ibanez BTB that has always done the job just fine. It's not just a 5-string, but an extended scale 5-string, so drop A is nothing. I use TabIt to write all of my music, so I don't actually play it when I write it, so I'm not sure about the string tension until it's time to record. I've written some songs in G standard that translated well to audio, but at drop F, the BTB starts to really bottom out and falter. I found that playing the drop F songs in drop A sounds better anyway.
I bought a G&L 5-string recently, though, so if the G&L can't handle the tuning, I don't use the tuning. That's the rule for me nowadays.. the capabilities of the best-sounding equipment become the limitations.
I bought a G&L 5-string recently, though, so if the G&L can't handle the tuning, I don't use the tuning. That's the rule for me nowadays.. the capabilities of the best-sounding equipment become the limitations.
Rex Rocker
Call me Hugo!
Really?
Doesn't he us a 5-string, tho? I was always under the impression he tuned the 5-string just half a step lower, to match the 7th, 6th, 5th, 4th, and 3rd strings on the guitar, only an octave lower.
*edit* ah, I just double-checked that... They do tune the same octave as the guitars... I wonder how he plays the older songs with the 7-strings.. same octave as well?
Trep
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The Band Im recording Vocals atm use Ibanez 8 Strings. Ignite the Ibex
They are Playing in E Standard...........
One Octave Down!
They are Playing in E Standard...........
One Octave Down!
Trep
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BTBAM?
Im gonna have a stab at Between the Buried and Me?
if so, I would disagree.....
drew_drummer
Dancefap
Thanks a lot man!
I personally use a Schecter Stiletto Custom 5, which isn't an expensive bass, and I've never had any trouble at all with the sound/it holding the tuning.
I added your band to our friends list, coz you is phat
This question is aimed mainly for basists: When your band guitarists play at B-Drop(example), do you play also at B-drop, or do you transpose all riffs to B-standart?
Erik Monsonis
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wishtheend
clip the apex
Yeah Between The Buried And Me.
I think it's just the vocals. This dude has a REALLY similar character to his voice as the guy from BTBAM.
I added your band to our friends list, coz you is phat
Haha, cheers dude! I accepted
GarethSE
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fucking right
this dude sounds like the bastard child of tommy rogers and randy blythe
fucking sick
