| Now I don't hate Chromes so much! Alt. tuning question also
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After being extremely pissed about the super high tension on the flatwound Chromes on my ABG, I fixed 'em. I basically pulled each string out in the middle, loosening them and making them flat from normal tuning. The only one I had to de-tune was the G string, because I was afraid to pull it out so much. Now, the strings are much looser and I was able to play for a solid 45 minutes and pull off some mad chops. Don't worry, I didn't hurt my bass.
On my tuner, it reads a little past halway in between the flattest a note can be and still appear as E, A, D, or G on the tuner, and right on the money for E, A, D, and G. Closer to on the money, but still just a little past that halfway mark. Here's a visual example, with the 0 representing where the strings are tuned
flat as can be.............halfway......................perfec tuning
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.......................................0.......... .......................
Sorry for all the dots, but you can't just add spaces for some reason
-Do you think I have tuned the strings to Eb, Ab, Db, Gb? If not, how would I go about doing this?
-What other alternate tunings do you guys suggest that make each string looser from normal tuning?
Last edited by owensea777 : 08-11-2007 at 02:42 PM.
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