Down tuning my warwick corvette

[Mrstepheneades]

New to the forum guys. Been playing a while and currently play a warwick corvette basic. Wish I could afford a thumb nt. Question at hand is, how do I adjust mine so i can tune cgcfa or something that low without the action have to be so high? I have Dr strings currently. Is there any way to achieve that stability or close to what I hear Ryan crank out on the Thumb on my cheap corvette?

Tips? I'm not much on knowing how to set one up. Thanks

 

[DiabolusInMusic]

you want to go to C - G - C - F - A from G - D - A - E - B, correct? What kind of tuning are you going for... my brain is frazzled today and I am just seeing it as open F7.

Are you going for drop C with a standard B? F - C - G - C - A

The tuning you want to use will determine the string gauge you need to keep a good playing tension. Thicker strings will be tight at lower tensions, so drop tuning requires thicker strings. The bass will require a setup for a major tuning change. The bass will need possibly a new nut depending on what you want to do (and what nut your bass has.) You cannot set your bass up to play well at a given tension and anything over 1 step away. Even then, you will notice a difference in playing when you de-tune without changing the setup.

I would highly recommend Jerzy Drozd's setup guide, you can find it in the stickies. The guide explains the setup process in great detail. Doing your own setups is highly recommend and I stress the skill on my own students, it is very important to a working musician.

 

[Mrstepheneades]

you want to go to C - G - C - F - A from G - D - A - E - B, correct? What kind of tuning are you going for... my brain is frazzled today and I am just seeing it as open F7.

Are you going for drop C with a standard B? F - C - G - C - A

The tuning you want to use will determine the string gauge you need to keep a good playing tension. Thicker strings will be tight at lower tensions, so drop tuning requires thicker strings. The bass will require a setup for a major tuning change. The bass will need possibly a new nut depending on what you want to do (and what nut your bass has.) You cannot set your bass up to play well at a given tension and anything over 1 step away. Even then, you will notice a difference in playing when you de-tune without changing the setup.

I would highly recommend Jerzy Drozd's setup guide, you can find it in the stickies. The guide explains the setup process in great detail. Doing your own setups is highly recommend and I stress the skill on my own students, it is very important to a working musician.

Thanks for the reply. I'll check the sticky out. I have paid a guy a few times to set mine up to standard tuning and I always play one step lower on all strings. I don't read music so not much on knowing notes. I play all by ear. The way I play the low B would be b flat instead. But i like the tones and ways you can play with the other forms of tuning. I also have Dr drop tuning strings.