Jeremy Davis - Paramore - bass tuning

[chrisvince]

hey all,

anyone know what tuning jeremy davis from paramore uses??

he only uses a 4 string (most of the time) and still hits pretty low notes...

i was thinking i could've just been D-A-D-G but i think its even lower than a low D...

thanks anyone...

 

[SuperSnake2012]

They tune to drop D half a step down. So that would be:

C# G# C# F#

 

[ParamoreAsh]

Hi im pretty sure Jeremy Davis uses Drop D Or Drop C# Or Something

 

[PunkRockBass]

it depends on the song!
but mostly:
C# G# C# F# as SuperSnake2012 said.

 

[zaicolainen]

And what effects does he uses?

 

[sonic assassin]

i've seen pictures of him with a 5.. but i guess he's using 4's now.

 

[crack-boom]

Hi, this is what I found on another forum saying it was his pedal board.

Goes bass-> boss tu-2 tuner -> visual sound angry fuzz octave -> russian big muff -> boss bass eq -> big muff pi -> amp

for fun

EDIT: wow didn't realise that that pic was so blurry haha

 

[Vamposaur]

That's a lot noise...His bass sounds like it only has a small amount of fuzz on it..

 

[MusicBokonon]

Hi, this is what I found on another forum saying it was his pedal board.

Goes bass-> boss tu-2 tuner -> visual sound angry fuzz octave -> russian big muff -> boss bass eq -> big muff pi -> amp

What's the difference between big muff pi and the russian big muff? Other than the obvious.

 

[rhapbus]

I think he uses DADG for most songs and they use CGCF for some i believe

 

[jollygiantchris]

What's the difference between big muff pi and the russian big muff? Other than the obvious.

The Russian muff sounds a bit darker. It also works a bit better with bass as it doesn't cut your low frequencies.

 

[the_hurley44]

Hi, this is what I found on another forum saying it was his pedal board.

Goes bass-> boss tu-2 tuner -> visual sound angry fuzz octave -> russian big muff -> boss bass eq -> big muff pi -> amp

for fun

EDIT: wow didn't realise that that pic was so blurry haha

hey do u what bass hes using there?

 

[crack-boom]

hey yup it's the old american deluxe jazz bass, pretty gutted they stopped producing these ones since i wanted to get one for my 21st aw well

 

[bassguita079]

Yeah they use drop D on a few songs, DADG. Most songs they drop the whole bass down a whole step or half step to get either a drop C# or a drop C. You might also wanna try thicker strings as thinner strings will flop like nobodys business when tuned down that low.

 

[ItsMichaelYeah]

What's the difference between big muff pi and the russian big muff? Other than the obvious.

The Russian Sounds less harsh and allows more bass.

 

[xooox]

I'm almost sure that he uses a B string, like: BEAD...

 

[Darbarigis]

The guitars are tuned to Drop C# for a lot of songs.

However Jeremy will usually have his bass/es tuned to C# Standard for some songs(i.e; misery business, Ain't it fun, That's what you get, etc..), which opens up a different kind of playing style.

Then usually alternates with other basses tuned to standard/drop D/etc..

Not sure what gauges he uses, probably somewhere between 105(typical E) and 125(typical B) to get the kind of clarity he does.
(Just going off what I see him doing for songs in live performances.)