Bass Meme War! Go!!

[Rocksolid]

I've read (I think in that Life book) that Keith often uses a weird open tuning with the low e string removed, so that meme may possibly be accurate.

That is correct.

 

[Volker Kirstein]

Might be a repost

 

[BAG]

I've read (I think in that Life book) that Keith often uses a weird open tuning with the low e string removed, so that meme may possibly be accurate.

It's just an open G tuning. He removes the E so as to avoid the low D that is part of open G....... when you've got a bass player you don't need that note anyway.
It's why so many guitarists can't get many of the Stones songs right if they don't do the open G thing.

You could even get 5 string sets at one time.

 

[buldog5151bass]

I've read (I think in that Life book) that Keith often uses a weird open tuning with the low e string removed, so that meme may possibly be accurate.

It's not weird - it's an open G tuning:

G D G B D. WITH six strings, the fifth would be on top. Try it. It will take about 30 seconds to learn how he played Start Me Up, Brown Sugar, etc. You'll never want to play them in standard tuning again.

 

[Richland123]

 

[mrcbass]

Man I spent a lot of money and time in front of those things (video games in general) as a young adult. That is something I really would like a do over on....

 

[J_Bass]

 

[wintremute]

Man I spent a lot of money and time in front of those things (video games in general) as a young adult. That is something I really would like a do over on....

On a do over I would just spend more money and time.

 

[Richland123]

 

[mrcbass]

On a do over I would just spend more money and time.

Yeah, thinking about it from my 19 yo perspective, I would have probably just bought more beer and other recreational substances if I hadn't dropped all those quarters into the Asteroid machine...

 

[wintremute]

 

[Deleted member 268085]

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Too easy! Make him climb sand dunes with the 4x12 strapped to his back!

 

[Winslow]

Prompted by this thread, included here for the sake of silliness:

 

[the harp unstrung]

 

[dadglasser]

Continuing the watercraft silliness, but not a bass:

 

[Donzer]

Here ya go!

I NEED that!

 

[Scottgun]

Prompted by this thread, included here for the sake of silliness:

If a Steinberger reminds you of a boat paddle, what does a EB Bongo remind us of? Pic please.

 

[Winslow]

If a Steinberger reminds you of a boat paddle, what does a EB Bongo remind us of? Pic please.

Please! I would never do that to a proper Steinberger! That's why I picked the Hohner instead.

And you know good & well what the Bongo reminds us all of.

 

[Scottgun]

Please! I would never do that to a proper Steinberger! That's why I picked the Hohner instead.

And you know good & well what the Bongo reminds us all of.

I know, but I need pics.

 

[Richland123]

Please! I would never do that to a proper Steinberger! That's why I picked the Hohner instead.

And you know good & well what the Bongo reminds us all of.

Being a proper Steinberger owner, I appreciate that you used a Hohner.

I often joke that I play a boat oar. I tell people I bought my bass on sale half off that is why it is so small. (although it sure was not cheap when I bought it in 1984 for $1,435)