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10-18-2011, 01:52 PM
| | | | I like tuning my bass to not only drop D ...
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But also (On the D string, Not the E) To drop C. Is that weird? I've never heard / seen any other bassists who do that. I know the notes on them and I love how to sounds on my Fender Jazz, really brings out the low's on the D string well. Anybody else do the same? |
10-18-2011, 01:58 PM
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10-18-2011, 03:14 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: UK | | Confusing ... so you mean drop D DADG ... and CGCF? or CADG? or EACG? Anway respect  the weirder the better, alternative tunings create new possibilities.
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10-18-2011, 06:24 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Prince Albert, Saskatchewan | | | Apparently, Paramore's bassist (Jeremy Davis) uses something like CA#D#G#. Now I listen to Paramore alot and it doesn't sound like he's using drop C to me, except on maybe Monster (new song, it's on the Transformers 3 soundtrack). I've also seen Paramore songs tabbed out for this tuning. Never tried it though. |
10-18-2011, 06:49 PM
|  | I'm just a cover of a real bassist | | Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: 6.7 m (22 ft) below sea level | | | In general the term "drop(ed) D" is being used for only tuning down the low E to D. Tuning all four down produces the DGCF tuning. This can be useful for some metal styles. Any other odd tuning may have advantages. The disadvantage may be the different tension from string to string.
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10-19-2011, 03:41 AM
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10-19-2011, 04:10 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Victoria, Australia. | | | More heavier bands tune to drop B and A
Paul gray from slipknot tuned to drop B, which is bead. Fieldy from korn to drop A, Adgce, which is equivalent to drop D because he uses a heavy B 5string.
Me personally drop B. That's why I bought a fiver.
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10-19-2011, 05:30 AM
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Originally Posted by whitefuneral  More heavier bands tune to drop B and A
Paul gray from slipknot tuned to drop B, which is bead. Fieldy from korn to drop A, Adgce, which is equivalent to drop D because he uses a heavy B 5string.
Me personally drop B. That's why I bought a fiver. | Drop B is BF#BE.
Drop A is AEAD.
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10-19-2011, 05:53 AM
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Originally Posted by tylerwylie
Drop B is BF#BE.
Drop A is AEAD.
| If you play 7th fret on a E-tuned string what note do you get?
If you play 5th fret on a B-tuned string what note do you get?
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11-13-2011, 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by whitefuneral If you play 7th fret on a E-tuned string what note do you get?
If you play 5th fret on a B-tuned string what note do you get? | Drop A (On a 5-string) would be dropping the low B to an A, leaving all other strings untouched (from B-E-A-D-G to A-E-A-D-G), Though I use A-D-A-D-G (low to high) sometimes when I want a Drop D tuning with a low A, to prevent my head from twisting things up if having a B. Otherwise drop B would be B-F#-B-E. The important thing to remember is that drop tunings ALWAYS drop ONLY the lowest string.
Just FYI, Slipknot varies between drop A and drop B, and Snuff is written in C# standard i believe (the acoustic guitar).
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11-13-2011, 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by WarrenD Sounds to me like he means DACG. Interesting.... | Yeah, that's what I'm thinking too.
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11-14-2011, 03:36 AM
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Originally Posted by ZebZeppelin
Drop A (On a 5-string) would be dropping the low B to an A, leaving all other strings untouched (from B-E-A-D-G to A-E-A-D-G), Though I use A-D-A-D-G (low to high) sometimes when I want a Drop D tuning with a low A, to prevent my head from twisting things up if having a B. Otherwise drop B would be B-F#-B-E. The important thing to remember is that drop tunings ALWAYS drop ONLY the lowest string.
Just FYI, Slipknot varies between drop A and drop B, and Snuff is written in C# standard i believe (the acoustic guitar).
| Within the time of this reply I have figured out some things. Thanks, still don't understand drop timings but thanks.
Pauls regular tuning was always BEAD. On the all hope is gone album it was ADGE. but I do remember stuff and vermillion part 2 was regular EADG, or he just didn't use B for acoustic parts. :thinking:
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