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05-21-2007, 02:58 PM
| | |  The whole band tunes down an octave from standard pitch?
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I read somethig over the weekend about a band that supposedly tunes down an octave from standard pitch? Could have sworn their name began with 'M' but I'm not sure. I wanted to look on YouTube and see what it sounded like but couldn't remember their name.
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05-21-2007, 03:04 PM
| | | Maybe their name is Mud 'cuz that's what it's going to sound like. 
Just kidding! I know that wasn't helpful. Couldn't help it.. |
05-21-2007, 03:07 PM
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I don't think they tune an octave down but they tune their 8 string guitars pretty low.
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05-21-2007, 03:17 PM
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05-21-2007, 04:45 PM
| | | | Meshuggah almost tunes a full octave down. Their guitars have 2 extra low strings, down tuned half step I think. So lowest string on the guitars would be F |
05-21-2007, 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by TeeMartin  Meshuggah almost tunes a full octave down. Their guitars have 2 extra low strings, down tuned half step I think. So lowest string on the guitars would be F | Ya, they tune somewhere in that range. Whatever they tune to, they sure know how to play.
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05-21-2007, 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by TeeMartin Meshuggah almost tunes a full octave down. Their guitars have 2 extra low strings, down tuned half step I think. So lowest string on the guitars would be F | F#, Actually, or the second fret on a bass' E string.
Meshuggah is a very fitting name for them. |
05-21-2007, 07:59 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan | | | I have no idea if this is what the OP was talking about, but I just gotta say "meshuggah rocks soooo hard." Love 'em
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05-21-2007, 08:29 PM
| | | | I'm the OP. Meshuggah might be who I read about but I'm not sure. I don't remember where I originally read the info, but I do remember it mentioned tuning down an octave and not anything about 8 string guitars. But maybe the person who wrote it didn't know, so who knows?
I checked out a few Meshuggah clips on YouTube.... they're definitely LOW, but I didn't care much for the sound of the bass guitar. If anyone knows of any good clips of theirs go ahead and post the links. |
05-21-2007, 11:30 PM
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05-21-2007, 11:58 PM
| | | if they tune down that low, I think the guitarists should just play 15 string basses   |
05-22-2007, 08:48 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Glasgow, Scotland | | | The bass player actually tunes up a half step (they all play in F tuning) so they're all in unison, or so I've heard.
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05-22-2007, 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by velvetkevorkian The bass player actually tunes up a half step (they all play in F tuning) so they're all in unison, or so I've heard. | that's gotta be the worst tuning gimmick that i've ever heard  |
05-22-2007, 09:02 AM
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05-22-2007, 10:30 AM
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Originally Posted by dTune What about Morphine? | two string bass, with a slide 
I'm just going to call it even, and say that both of the bands are silly |
05-22-2007, 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by meev991 if they tune down that low, I think the guitarists should just play 15 string basses |
I heard they started out an all bass band, but it ended up sounding too muddy.
I'm surprised of the clarity of their music consider how low they tune.
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05-22-2007, 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by meev991 two string bass, with a slide
I'm just going to call it even, and say that both of the bands are silly | I'm going to stick my neck out, too. IMO this was totally unremarkable and only vaguely musical.
But, to each his own... |
05-22-2007, 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Fretless1! I'm going to stick my neck out, too. IMO this was totally unremarkable and only vaguely musical.
But, to each his own... | +2
they're out making money, and such, so i'm not really in a position to say that their approach hasn't gotten them somewhere 
Maybe i'll start playing my bass with my feet. |
05-22-2007, 12:55 PM
| | | I'm with you... I don't get it. This just shows the extreme subjectivity of music. Quote:
Originally Posted by Fretless1! I'm going to stick my neck out, too. IMO this was totally unremarkable and only vaguely musical.
But, to each his own... | |
05-22-2007, 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by PaulMacCnj I'm with you... I don't get it. This just shows the extreme subjectivity of music. | Well put; it is all subjective. I think Meshuggah whips *** | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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