how show ready is your battle axe?

[Wisebass]

Hi idorky

I’m still trying to understand the options to select

Yep! The poll was a hard nut to crack!

I tried to cheat after reading the first option. Went to the bottom => no carrots ,

then to option #2=> still nothing!

Option #4? I can understand that one!!!

going along with the guitxxd so he wont be alone?

But no! My guitarist doesn' t play Gibson!

Finally! Option # 3 "Break for carrots"?????

We break for nobody!!!

Not even for carrots!

greetings

Wise(b)ass

 

[JimB52]

my first bass, still have it is a 1987 fender 57' reissue p bass. bought it new back in 87', that thing needs tuning about once every 10 years, and i'm not kidding, lol

I have had Fender basses since 1972. When they do eventually go out of tune after a few years, I've noticed that if you wait a few more years, they slide right back in.

 

[Frank77]

Reading the OP and the poll options makes me think that the guy with the "my little pony" avatar who writes gibberish is back under a different name. You know? That guy (can't remember his screen name).

EDIT: Rumbledore (just had to check my "ignore" list!)

 

[dalkowski]

I shine up the battle apples before every show.

 

[heatheroo1]

What is this “tuning” you speak of?

 

[JMacBass65]

my first bass, still have it is a 1987 fender 57' reissue p bass. bought it new back in 87', that thing needs tuning about once every 10 years, and i'm not kidding, lol

Was thinking the same. Mine’s an ‘83 62 RI Jazz, with TI flats. It seemingly never goes out of tune.

 

[skyline_01]

My L2500 and Ray fretless generally stay rock solid regardless of the climate. I use a tuner pedal (output muted when engaged) and will check between songs only if I hear something is a little off.

 

[Tnavis]

I'm really starting my day with this thread?

It's far more unprofessional to play out of tune than to take a quick second to tune on stage. And that may mean tuning to something in the group that you have no direct control over. Like a piano. Or a horn player. Or a vocalist (it happens). It's one thing to have a bassist audibly tuning mid set, it's another to quickly hit a tuner pedal and get a few strings back to where they ought to be after, as others have mentioned, the temperature difference between backstage and onstage, or if you're a particularly active bassist on stage and a tuning peg gets bumped.

 

[Fredrik E. Nilsen]

I've seen jazz players retune (by ear) their DB while playing.

That's actually very common, we do it all the time. Find a place to play a pedal open string, and tune up (most common) the offending string. A good electric bass with a good setup and good strings can stay in tune for weeks. A double bass, not so much. It varies all the time.

 

[ThinCrappyTone]

I form am sterching stage tymexxd

 

[dhagopian]

I'd much rather they did that than play out of tune...

 

[SteveCS]

Unless drastic environmental changes have occurred in the course of a set, tuning during a set is unprofessional, IMO.

Playing out of tune is somewhat more unprofessional, IMHO.

 

[LBS-bass]

I tune just before the first song, and check again as soon as I have a moment. My basses mostly stay in tune, but the strings themselves can warm up when I play, which can lead to small changes. I also check tuning before each set.

I will also "check my tuning" when I hear that someone else is out of tune and I'll encourage everyone to do the same, which usually fixes the problem. Every now and then I do find out that the problem is me

As for it being unprofessional to tune up during a set? Never heard that one before. Seen many pros tweak their tuning, the best ones are great at doing it quickly by ear. What's really unprofessional is someone who plays a show out of tune.

 

[brianrost]

When I played DB and I felt a string was a bit out I just compensated by shifting my finger position to get the right note until the song is over.

That has always driven me crazy, fighting my muscle memory to compensate for an out of tune string leads me to playing even more out of tune most of the time

 

[Biggbass]

all of my rig is grab and go ready.

next question?

 

[grinx]

Set it n forget it

 

[idorky]

ohh wow.. cool thanks for participating on the exercise, just like any other machinery, our axes needs to be inspected and fine tuned to keep her in her best playable state. i understand not all of us take our axes more than 52 tymes a year to battle, neglect is a huge factor of not having her in her best playable state causing multiple pitch tweaking on stage. as we all know, many factors can cause our axe to behave oddly, but with proper care,.. planets aligned,.. atmospheric pressure is within limits,... then, we can watch our guixxrd teak while we keep our audience entertained,... and the they wonder,.... how come the bass player never touch his pegs and still sound proper,.... cause .... the axe is always ready for prime tyme and if you see me tweak ... i'm breaking for carrots

 

[Drucifer]

Unless drastic environmental changes have occurred in the course of a set, tuning during a set is unprofessional, IMO.

I don't completely agree, if you're quick and discreet about tuning, it's not unprofessional. If you're not it can be. I believe being out of tune is much more unprofessional.

 

[mongo2]

That has always driven me crazy, fighting my muscle memory to compensate for an out of tune string leads me to playing even more out of tune most of the time

I found myself frequently adjusting intonation slightly so I was used to it. I guess my muscle memory isn't the greatest. Of course the effectiveness on an out of tune string all depended on how out of tune the string was.

 

[HolmeBass]

Unless drastic environmental changes have occurred in the course of a set, tuning during a set is unprofessional, IMO.

I can’t agree with this. Tuning when you are out of tune is professional. Playing out of tune is what is unprofessional. I don’t like un-necessary tuning, but it is better to tune when not needed than to not tune when it is needed.