Crazy. I can't say I'd want that on any of my current basses, but I wouldn't mind trying it out at least. The only problem is that even most FOH PAs will get much of that on even the first two or three harmonics.
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.375 string by Octave 4 Plus.
- Thread starter ixlramp
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- Aug 5, 2005
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North Korea is testing its long range nuclear weapon capability.
Meanwhile the UK continues research on "Brown note"capability...
I believe that Gary Goodman is here in the U.S.
In any case, the brown note appears to be the more successful of the two.
JAUQO III-X
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I'm sure you would hear something. Harmonics, fret noises.
Sure, it may be silly. But nothing new was ever discovered by standing firm on safe well known traditional grounds.
Fieldy explored the concept of scooping mids to the point of mud and fret clank. He made art out of it and was quite successful. A lot of bassists here don't want to accept that, but its true.
My question with all of these crazy low tunings is not why they exist, but how does one accurately tune one of these strings?
I personally am interested in what the person ordering the string is going to tune that low for (like what they would be playing that uses that low of a note).
I personally am interested in what the person ordering the string is going to tune that low for (like what they would be playing that uses that low of a note).
I would like to see the nut!
I'm sure the instrument its self is impressive!
Tune by feeling if the vibrations are in sync
I'm sure the instrument its self is impressive!
Tune by feeling if the vibrations are in sync
F# is really not that low. Ive heard it in music before and its not some crazy inaudible, law breaking frequency. I'm personally looking at modifying one of my 6ers to handle the low F#.
Also, doesn't a keyboard go lower than that? Quit bashing.
Also, doesn't a keyboard go lower than that? Quit bashing.
Mother of god...
I want one just to look at it in awe.
I dont always play bass
But when i do i use strings as thick as my pinky
I want one just to look at it in awe.
I dont always play bass
But when i do i use strings as thick as my pinky
JAUQO III-X
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People were asking me the same thing about my low C# string over 10 years ago and then a few years later a few companies started offering low C# strings.
5Hz? Is there a tuner that can go that low? That's like playing an earthquake. I can see the disclaimer: "Do not play in wooden structures or in beachfront properties due to the risk of structural collapse".
A keyboard does not go lower than this. A Gregg clarinet with 32' of pvc tubing goes down to C @ 8 hz, which is also MIDI note 0.
And no, you have not "heard" it in music before. No human can hear the fundamental of 5 Hz. This F# is 2 octaves below the F# you are talking about. Jauqo's C#? More than an octave up.
A fun experiment, but these frequencies are not useful unless you want to attempt a conversation with an elephant.
Well then that explains why the string is so much larger than the largest strings I'd ever seen.
Either way I'm not going to go around telling the guy its a crap idea. Dude wants it on his bass, then he's gonna get it. I, for one, wouldn't mind playing a bass like that. I think it'd be fun.
Either way I'm not going to go around telling the guy its a crap idea. Dude wants it on his bass, then he's gonna get it. I, for one, wouldn't mind playing a bass like that. I think it'd be fun.
First 3 minutes of this excellent video demonstrates electronic organ tones down to 8Hz and 4Hz, quite an experience with good headphones. Can you hear it? you'll soon find out haha. Can be quite effective for adding sub frequencies to higher bass notes. A F000 string is extreme, even by O4P standards, being a full 3 strings lower than the G#00 string which is the current largest ERB string available.
From my frequency chart you can see an F000 would make a 16 string bass possible:
Octave number follows the convention of 'Scientific pitch notation'.
Frequency (Hz) / octave / note / ERB / ERG
493.88 4 B
466.16 4 A# Bb
440.00 4 A ...................................... A
415.30 4 G# Ab ........ Ab
392.00 4 G
369.99 4 F# Gb
349.23 4 F
329.63 4 E ...................................... E
311.13 4 D# Eb ........ Eb
293.66 4 D
277.18 4 C# Db
261.63 4 C
246.94 3 B ...................................... B
233.08 3 A# Bb ........ Bb
220.00 3 A
207.65 3 G# Ab
196.00 3 G ...................................... G
185.00 3 F# Gb
174.61 3 F ................ F
164.81 3 E
155.56 3 D# Eb
146.83 3 D ...................................... D
138.59 3 C# Db
130.81 3 C ................ C
123.47 2 B
116.54 2 A# Bb
110.00 2 A ...................................... A
103.83 2 G# Ab
098.00 2 G ................ G
092.50 2 F# Gb
087.31 2 F
082.41 2 E ...................................... E
077.78 2 D# Eb
073.42 2 D ................ D
069.30 2 C# Db
065.41 2 C
061.74 1 B ...................................... B
058.27 1 A# Bb
055.00 1 A ................ A
051.91 1 G# Ab
049.00 1 G
046.25 1 F# Gb .............................. F#
043.65 1 F
041.20 1 E ................ E
038.89 1 D# Eb
036.71 1 D
034.65 1 C# Db .............................. C#
032.70 1 C
030.87 0 B ................ B
029.14 0 A# Bb
027.50 0 A
025.96 0 G# Ab .............................. G#
024.50 0 G
023.12 0 F# Gb ........ F#
021.83 0 F
020.60 0 E
019.45 0 D# Eb
018.35 0 D
017.32 0 C# Db ........ C#
016.35 0 C
15.43 00 B
14.57 00 A# Bb
13.75 00 A
12.98 00 G# Ab ........ G#
12.25 00 G
11.56 00 F# Gb
10.91 00 F
10.30 00 E
09.72 00 D# Eb ........ D#
09.18 00 D
08.66 00 C# Db
08.18 00 C
7.72 000 B
7.29 000 A# Bb ........ A#
6.88 000 A
6.49 000 G# Ab
6.13 000 G
5.78 000 F# Gb
5.46 000 F ............... F
5.15 000 E
4.86 000 D# Eb
4.59 000 D
4.33 000 C# Db
4.09 000 C
