Nonstandard Tuning?
- Thread starter Chistopher
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Clint 55
OH THE DOUBLE THICK GLAZE!
What's with all these people enthusiastic about playing bass seriously? Yeah no, if your wife's a cellist you should definitely get a double bass. You could play duets and you can play the thing with the saw. It's like a whole nother instrument.
Bass was my 1st instrument and I studied it in college including electric and upright. Saw was fun but I've since quit with my bum finger. Now that I'm a B3 player, I'm back at playing bass again with my left hand. It's fun. My teacher doesn't let me slack on the bass either. My attitude towards it used to be, 'ahh you can't really hear it anyway so I'll just hit the root on beat 1 and if I mess up the other notes who cares.' He makes me play solid bass lines tho.
Bass was my 1st instrument and I studied it in college including electric and upright. Saw was fun but I've since quit with my bum finger. Now that I'm a B3 player, I'm back at playing bass again with my left hand. It's fun. My teacher doesn't let me slack on the bass either. My attitude towards it used to be, 'ahh you can't really hear it anyway so I'll just hit the root on beat 1 and if I mess up the other notes who cares.' He makes me play solid bass lines tho.
Chistopher
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Yeah, unfortunately the group I'm playing in now is more of a "felt but not heard" situation, seeing as everyone is fighting for the same parts of the sonic spectrum right now. I do think it would be cool to own a double bass, but the question is if it's not only worth the money but also space in my house to buy one. I could see me either using it a ton or hardly at all
It does help to have at least a couple for different situations so you don't have to muck around with new strings and setups whenever you need something different. But a good, easy-playing 5 tuned BEADG is the sweet spot for flexible playability. Can play anything in E flat or D, can drop to A in a pinch.
6 was harder to get used to for me because the neck was wide enough that I had to change the way I held it and rewire my habits a bit. I couldn't hack it the first time I tried, in my mid 20s, and finally made the leap about 4 years ago. I love having the extra strings for chords and runs, more so than the overall range of the instrument. I find it more fun, easier to be creative.
It helps to only change one thing at a time. Maybe get used to the lower tuning on the 4, then see if it makes sense to add the high string back with a 5 or try the all-5ths tuning, then get used to that before you try something farther afield. Or, you know, just buy all the gear, yolo.
Clint 55
OH THE DOUBLE THICK GLAZE!
Upright is a nice instrument to have if you have some drive to learn it. Usually that drive comes from being involved in music that uses it. It doesn't take up that much space though because you simply rest it standing up facing into a corner. Again, might be nice to have around to complement the cello, and because.. saw! But if you wouldn't play it then don't get it because it takes a bit of work to become proficient.
Blille
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Says the guy that plays bass with his left hand and feet. Lol
Chistopher
malapterurus electricus tonewood instigator
Here's another interesting solution, does the Precision pickup play well with an OC-3 above the 12th fret?
Blille
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Drop C!... harmonic brilliance!!
Hey man, good to see you!
Chistopher
malapterurus electricus tonewood instigator
Drop C!
I was definitely considering that as well. Seems like a good compromise between going all the way down to B standard but having a bigger difference than D standard.
