PC tunings?

Biddy · #1 08-06-2009, 12:10 AM

So this is probably an easy quesiton for some of you. Did Paul Chambers always play EADG??

Nathan Parker · #2 08-06-2009, 08:23 AM

I've never heard of him playing any other way. Doesn't mean he didn't, just that I don't know of it.

anonymous02282011 · #3 08-06-2009, 09:38 AM

yes.

but if you're asking that for the reason I think you're asking, i have your answer.

so, why are you asking?

Biddy · #4 08-06-2009, 10:49 AM

Well adbass, I'm more interested in you answer than my question...

To be honest, I've been listening to some Edgar Meyer's Bach cello suites and saw some videos on YouTube. The man is awesome and the music is great. In my searching I learned their is a thing called solo tuning to make it "easier" to make some of the jumps the music calls for. I also learned that EM uses other tunings for the same reason. Not to say this takes away from the music or talent but it got me thinking.

Another DBist I love is PC, so I just wondered if he ever changed his tuning... I've also been listening to a lot of his solo stuff and love that he bows his solos a lot.

I'm new to the DB world, don't even have my own yet (maybe by the end of September), but was curious about these things... Make sense??

anonymous02282011 · #5 08-06-2009, 10:55 AM

yep. makes sense. I don't think PC ever did the solo tuning thing -- at least nothing I've ever heard. I know he was trained classically, but again, I've never heard him outside of trad tuning.

I was thinking you were going to ask about his playing on Kind Of Blue (Miles Davis). Everything on the recording sounds flat; it's because they slowed the recording down, not because they decided to tune a quarter-tone (or whatever it is) down.

Enjoy your explorations into the world of DB!

Biddy · #6 08-06-2009, 11:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by adbass

... on Kind Of Blue (Miles Davis). Everything on the recording sounds flat; it's because they slowed the recording down, not because they decided to tune a quarter-tone (or whatever it is) down.

Really, I had no idea. I love that album and am quite familiar with it.

Thanks for the info

Dr. Jake · #7 08-13-2009, 12:39 PM

The more recent CD releases of "Kind of Blue" correct for the tape speed problem.