What is the highest "note" on the bass? [Newbieeee]

[mchljhn90]

Or pitch is what I think im trying to ask. My lessons don't continue til Jan. and i forgot to ask my guitar teacher and its really bugging me

[poorbassist15]

How many strings?

[jarrhead]

LOL yeah. 24 fret 6 string bass can hit a very very D# (Bending three notes)

Or, a C an octave higher than the 24th fret, if you hit the harmonic by the bridge pickup

[mchljhn90]

E-A-D-G standard tuning.

[jarrhead]

4 string can hit a G6

[mchljhn90]

Originally Posted by jarrhead

4 string can hit a G6

g6? god i feel like a newb! I was thinking it was just abcdefg and like a was the highest pitch...theres more to it? lmao

[standupright]

on a wishbass it's an H#

[jarrhead]

Originally Posted by standupright

on a wishbass it's an H#

LOL


To the newb - Music is from A - G. There are twelve notes and 8 letters.


A
A#/Bb
B
B#/C
C#/Db
D
D#/Eb
E
F
F#/Gb
G
G#/Ab


1 would be the first octave. Take an 8-string bass for example

The two strings below the E are B and F#

Then a C

The A below that F# String is the lowest note discernable to the ear. Therefore, it is an A1.


Move it up 70 notes, and that is a G6

[lunarpollen]

It would depend on the amount of strings, what the highest string is tuned to, and how many frets there are (or in the case of a fretless, where the fingerboard ends). Of course, with a slide, you can get higher notes, but they won't be fretted on the neck.

[mchljhn90]

Originally Posted by jarrhead

LOL


To the newb - Music is from A - G. There are twelve notes and 8 letters.


A
A#/Bb
B
B#/C
C#/Db
D
D#/Eb
E
F
F#/Gb
G
G#/Ab


1 would be the first octave. Take an 8-string bass for example

The two strings below the E are B and F#

Then a C

The A below that F# String is the lowest note discernable to the ear. Therefore, it is an A1.


Move it up 70 notes, and that is a G6

I need to get a good book on this stuff or something, although ive only been playing for two months though

[jarrhead]

Originally Posted by mchljhn90

I need to get a good book on this stuff or something, although ive only been playing for two months though

It'll come to you rpetty soon. It's not difficult. They teach this in elementary school music class.

[mchljhn90]

Yea. Like I said ive only been playing seriously for 2 months now. But i wanna know like everything and i practice at least a few hours a day.

[jarrhead]

few hours a day here too.

Not even a year and i've been told I play like somebody with 5-10 years worth.

[mchljhn90]

Originally Posted by jarrhead

few hours a day here too.

Not even a year and i've been told I play like somebody with 5-10 years worth.

At the rate im going. I'm hoping i can be that good. But i doubt it some how. Alot of things are hindering my progression. I have a bass that fret buzzes like no other. It makes a little sad and turns me down from playing all the time. Just alot of things really. My passion is to be good at bass. Play by ear etc. Ooh's and Aah's

[jarrhead]

Originally Posted by mchljhn90

At the rate im going. I'm hoping i can be that good. But i doubt it some how. Alot of things are hindering my progression. I have a bass that fret buzzes like no other. It makes a little sad and turns me down from playing all the time. Just alot of things really. My passion is to be good at bass. Play by ear etc. Ooh's and Aah's

Jam to a Korn Song! LOL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8okL...eature=related

[Robs1887]

Originally Posted by mchljhn90

At the rate im going. I'm hoping i can be that good. But i doubt it some how. Alot of things are hindering my progression. I have a bass that fret buzzes like no other. It makes a little sad and turns me down from playing all the time. Just alot of things really. My passion is to be good at bass. Play by ear etc. Ooh's and Aah's

You've already got the hard part down. Motivation is half the battle. I've been playing for 11 years, and when I started getting serious about getting good and learning theory it all moved much faster.

As far as the fret buzz, you should take it to a guitar shop and have it set up. Or, when your lessons start up again, have your teacher set it up for you and have him show you how to do it in the future. Having a bass that plays nice makes you want to play a lot more.

[standupright]

Originally Posted by mchljhn90

I need to get a good book on this stuff or something, although ive only been playing for two months though

keep at it! here's something to check out they may help

www.studybass.com

[Rudreax]

How long you practice really doesn't mean anything. What do you do when you practice? If you're not doing something that involved applying yourself, it won't matter if you've been playing for years; you'll still not know anything down the road.

In terms of the original question; it depends on the bass and the things that make it up. If you include harmonics, it can go up incredibly high. How high exactly I don't know but pretty high.

[jarrhead]

Originally Posted by Rudreax

In terms of the original question; it depends on the bass and the things that make it up. If you include harmonics, it can go up incredibly high. How high exactly I don't know but pretty high.

I already stated, that the harmonic near the bridge is a G6.

a 6 string could hit a C7

[Rudreax]

Ah, ok then. Must've missed that somehow, my bad.