OMG moment!!!

[Banana_phone]

Here I was, bored at work. Decided to entretain myself I tried to play some air bass to the mental sound a new trashy (not like crappy, more like big hair head bang trashy) song the guys I play with composed 2 days ago. I quickly got frustraded because I couldn´t find the correct pitch for the notes, BUT THEN, I was struck by the genious idea of using my cell phone composer as a pitch pype!!!

Unfortunately, the battery died and I don´t have a charger in here...

Maybe this is probably in the wrong place, but I always wanted to get a pitch pipe (never actually got it because they don´t sell those arround here, and paying 15€ on transportation for a 7-8€ thing is just lame) and now I have one, I always did!

I, am enlightened...

[ErebusBass]

You know, your bass works just like a pitch pipe if it's in tune...

[Banana_phone]

Originally Posted by ErebusBass

You know, your bass works just like a pitch pipe if it's in tune...

Yeah, I suppose I could blow some air into it and then put it in my pocket...

I know I sounded over enthusiastic in the heat of the moment, it has been a real pain in the ar*s to be at work without some kind of pitch reference for sorting things out. I guess I could use the computer, but this piece of crap computer sound card isn´t working.

PS: Yeah, I´ve got loads of free time at work, in case your wondering... lol

[SamanthaCay]

Dial tone is in the key of A

[Banana_phone]

Originally Posted by wikipedia

The modern dial tone varies between countries, being a "buzz" of two interfering tones (350 Hz and 440 Hz, as defined in the Precise Tone Plan) in the NANP (most of North America), and a constant single tone (425 Hz) in most of Europe.

[Zombbg4]

A tuning fork is also useful.

I know a trumpet player who only uses a tuning fork and is always dead on intune.

[Johnny Mack]

i think an empty beer bottle is B

[varunkapahi]

Originally Posted by Johnny Mack

i think an empty beer bottle is B

lmao! thats awesome

[chroma601]

Budweiser is B, grolsch is G, Amstel is A, but what key is Schlitz?

[T-MOST]

Ummmmmmm didn't u say this was "air" bass? Does it really matter what key the song in your head was in???

[azureblue]

make MP3's of your fave pitches and put them in your phone......

[Jake of Bass]

Originally Posted by Johnny Mack

i think an empty beer bottle is B

B standing for BEER, right?

[Johnny Mack]

no, im serious, either B or Bb. and i think a dial tone is A.

[Jake of Bass]

I think it's already been established that a dial tone isn't A.

[troy mcclure]

Originally Posted by T-MOST

Ummmmmmm didn't u say this was "air" bass? Does it really matter what key the song in your head was in???

Exactly.... esides there is a whole bunch of online tuners even if the computer sucks, you could get a reference.

BTW, can you play everything you can hear, imagine and fake on air bass?..if you can you are way better than me.

[alexei]

Originally Posted by azureblue

make MP3's of your fave pitches and put them in your phone......

I did this for open strings notes... all 5 strings

Originally Posted by Jake of Bass

I think it's already been established that a dial tone isn't A.

that would be cool, but here in argentina, it isn't

[JmJ]

Originally Posted by azureblue

make MP3's of your fave pitches and put them in your phone......

Good one!

[D.Don]

Originally Posted by chroma601

Budweiser is B, grolsch is G, Amstel is A, but what key is Schlitz?

Eb (In Swedish, the word for E-flat is "Ess" and pronounced Ess just like in the word Essay, ssssss) ..



D.Don

[Aged_Clayman]

Just get yourself a harmonica, Hohner or something. It has 20 pitch pipes and doesn`t require electricity

[CerealKiller]

Originally Posted by chroma601

Budweiser is B, grolsch is G, Amstel is A, but what key is Schlitz?

Schlitz would be C (as in Cheap).