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Here's some low E-string and even lower low B-string in action for those out there that think it's a djent metal only thing.
Note that there is more that one bass track. 0:20 in, nice walk-up. It sounded like musical notes to me.
Note that there is more that one bass track. 0:20 in, nice walk-up. It sounded like musical notes to me.
It's wonderful having a Low A & G, especially on long ring out notes. It really adds a lot of meatiness to the sound.
That bass is amazing, but dat tuning!....
No one ever does this outside of djenty metal which doesn't help the stigma at all. Most of the notes sound sameish and scoop tone doesn't help. The second to last string was okay if not still headache inducing and the tone on the high strings was just...:/
Check out the doom/stoner band Subetroth. Definitely not Djent and they tune to E0. Super heavy.
Hmm. Amazing song, interesting usages of strings, great tone. Pretty much opposite of what I see when djent bands do this. Loved it, and I'm not even a smooth jazz person, thanks for the suggestion.
Not bad either. The sludgy approach is still more interesting than a binary code one.
35" and the F & Bb strings have 1" extensions on the back of the bridge. Similar idea to how a string through body bass works. It gives about 1.5lbs extra tension in each string.
Tension is solely a function of 1) scale length (bridge to nut or zero fret if present), 2) linear mass of the string and 3) tuning. Extra length past the witness points doesn't affect tension proper. If anything, I can see a longer afterlength giving a softer feel ("tightness" as experienced by the player - not actual, measurable, lengthways pulling force) on the attack, kinda like plucking a little more neckward than usual.
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That's dope. I'd like to do that on my bass, but it's only a 34' so I'm not convinced that it would sound good at all.
That does not do what you state, see HaphAsSard's comment. String-through-body is not done to 'increase tension'.
See D'Addario's tension guide for what determines tension http://www.daddario.com/upload/tension_chart_13934.pdf
Looking at the photo your F and Bb now have their full gauge on the saddle, so you also lose the advantage of a taperwound string, leading to a duller tone, less sustain and more problems with intonation. Kalium recommend not using their strings with a through-body bass for partially this reason.
Extra length means a longer length that can stretch, so can produce a softer feel to a string.
I've done such extensions with certain strings, but only to prevent the final wrapped part going around the tuner. Works if you need it.
