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01-05-2010, 10:20 AM
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I finally figured out a great drop tuning for me.
Drop Gb.
First drop the G string a half step to Gb. Then tune the D string up 4 half steps to Gb. Next, drop the A string 3 half steps to Gb. Finally raise the E string up 2 half steps to Gb. Or if you want, you can put a thicker string on for the E and drop it to the low Gb. A .130 string might be best for this. You may need to file the nut a bit to make this work.
Now all the patterns are the same and can be played the same way on every string. This should make guitarists that like drop Gb really happy as they can totally see what you are doing, compared to a 5 string where they can’t read your hand positions at all.
The really nifty thing is that this tuning works really well in F# too. 
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01-05-2010, 11:45 AM
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I am so in..... 
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01-05-2010, 11:49 AM
| | | | Well, that's alright, but then you have to use your left hand to play an E.
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Wouldn't it be great to have a bass with only E strings? All strings of the same gauge and tuning. You'd need a five string to make it work, obviously.
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01-05-2010, 12:01 PM
| | Life is Tough. Laugh more. Moderator | | Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Warwick, Rhode Island, USA | | | Well, I don't want to be critical, but you might lose some
of the 'tone' don'tcha think?
If I was to do that, I would use one LaBella flatwound, one
GHS Boomer, one Blue Steel and maybe a Rotosound. And
maple board with blocks would probably have the optimum
Gb tuning performance.
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01-05-2010, 12:06 PM
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01-05-2010, 12:17 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Florida | | | So if I do not have a zero fret and maple board but have thru-body, will it still work? If it won't work for Gb will it work in F# with out the zero fret?
well....will it?......WILL IT?
I must know!!!!
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01-05-2010, 12:23 PM
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you're on to my secret......... 
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01-05-2010, 12:29 PM
| | | | idk man... i see what you're saying with the Gb tuning, but F#?! you're crazy
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01-05-2010, 12:32 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Here we are... | | | That's all fine and well on paper but it's not gonna work on fretless.
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01-05-2010, 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by 5StringBlues That's all fine and well on paper but it's not gonna work on fretless. | A# is the fretless key.
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01-05-2010, 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Darkstrike A# is the fretless key. | Jaco only needed A.
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Originally Posted by 5StringBlues Jaco only needed A. | A what?
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01-05-2010, 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by txbasschik A what?
Cherie | A bass......?
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Originally Posted by Darkstrike A bass......? | Jaco was a fisherman?  
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01-05-2010, 02:55 PM
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01-05-2010, 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Darkstrike A# is the fretless key. | Actually I prefer drop E double sharp - seems to have a "looser" feel than F#.
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01-05-2010, 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Fretless1! Jaco was a fisherman? | Uh, yeah...... why else would we be talking about him on a fishing forum?
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01-05-2010, 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by smogg So if I do not have a zero fret and maple board but have thru-body, will it still work? If it won't work for Gb will it work in F# with out the zero fret?
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I don't know about the zero frets never having had a zero fret
bass.
You can use rosewood only if you have clay dots as clay dots sound better than other dots so
that would probably work out. Read that thread carefully
for the instructions.
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