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04-01-2008, 11:51 AM
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I was thinking to switching to a five string from a four and down-tuning the B to an A so that I have an octave skip with only one string in between, both strings of the octave open. Does that sound like a good idea? I'm thinking some light high fret work to the low rumble of the low A string.
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04-01-2008, 11:55 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Massachusetts, USA | | | Sounds awesome, go for it! It is basically the same idea as tuning your four-string DADG, so experiment with that tuning (if you haven't already) to get a taste for the possibilities. |
04-01-2008, 11:56 AM
|  | passionate hack | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Malone, NY/ Montreal, Quebec | | | Go ahead and try, but I bet you'll end up with a muddy A string and a cab that can't even reproduce the mud with any volume.
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04-01-2008, 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by lomo  Go ahead and try, but I bet you'll end up with a muddy A string and a cab that can't even reproduce the mud with any volume. | Yeah, but I'm still gonna try it and mess around with some ideas I have. I can always tune it back.
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04-01-2008, 12:29 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Denver, CO | | | i too have been considering doing this with a hipshot d-tuner on from the low B to drop to the low A... just need some cash for the hipshot. |
04-01-2008, 12:30 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Massachusetts, USA | | | If you are concerned about mud, you could always try a slightly higher-gauge (thicker) low string... if your cab can handle low B, there's no reason it shouldn't handle low A as well, there's not that much difference in frequency. |
04-01-2008, 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Mushroo If you are concerned about mud, you could always try a slightly higher-gauge (thicker) low string... if your cab can handle low B, there's no reason it shouldn't handle low A as well, there's not that much difference in frequency. | Sounds good man, thanks. I just have to wait the two days for the shipment to go through...
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