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01-14-2010, 12:01 PM
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ok it has been documented that Stevie Ray Vaughn tuned flat ala Jimmie Hendrix (at least on `number one'/i know he had other strats),but i've saved several vids for the bassman's work  ,,,,,so my question is=if SRV is tuned flat then his bassman is tuned???(drumroll here)>>>
pal and i got into a discussion about drop tuning so there's a cold winter ale involved in this,i say he also used a drop tune of some sort,pal plays everything Standard and preaches~ standard~ all day long every day
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01-14-2010, 12:10 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Central Illinois, USA | | | I believe Tommy Shannon tuned down too. The song "Crossfire" (I think, never paid that much attention to SRV) is in Eb and he's using the open 4th string.
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01-14-2010, 12:10 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Kansas City, MO | | | SRV tuned down a half step, so his open E string would have been an E flat. Tommy Shannon tuned down a half step as well. |
01-14-2010, 12:14 PM
|  | Drunk on power... and beer | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Co. Kerry, Ireland. | | | Yup, definatly tuned down.
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01-14-2010, 12:24 PM
|  | Real Basses Have 5 Strings! | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Colorado | | | If he played a 5 string he wouldn't have needed to downtune. |
01-14-2010, 12:27 PM
| | Drunk on power... and beer | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Co. Kerry, Ireland. | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Ric5  If he played a 5 string he wouldn't have needed to downtune. | Unless he wanted to pedal open E flats.
A lot of songs are easier downtuned than on a 5 string, heck, I usually downtune my 5 strings.....
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01-14-2010, 02:02 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Rogue River Oregon | | | Tommy Shannon
hey that's a bonus!(never new who his bassman was),itz all about the blues around here,or at least MOST guys over 50 play blues/`classic' rock,,boy! lots of room there=`classic rock'
anyway thanxs for the beer! 
i been focusing on pick playing`new rock' recently but i wake up to Humble Pie/Steve Ridley,,,it's all good!
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03-27-2010, 11:57 PM
|  | Registered User | | | | Tommy Shannon is in Eb & D..uses walking patterns & blues scale. nice and slow, just driving the line. its alot of fun to play to .........people seem to get up and dance 
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03-29-2010, 10:21 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Rogue River Oregon | | | `D'?
a full step down?,,,i'm tuning and practising with chromes currently in that tuning but i'm thinking about tuning back up,,guy i jammed with saturday night never said anything about my tuning(we used to argue about`tuning' he's `S" all the way!!!!guess i fixed him  ),but he mostly played harp and i just laid back and tried to back him
yeah it's all about the blues baby!  Tommy Shannon kicks a~~!
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03-29-2010, 10:46 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Texas Panhandle | | Quote:
Originally Posted by steelhead2 a full step down?,,,i'm tuning and practising with chromes currently in that tuning but i'm thinking about tuning back up,,guy i jammed with saturday night never said anything about my tuning(we used to argue about`tuning' he's `S" all the way!!!!guess i fixed him ),but he mostly played harp and i just laid back and tried to back him
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