SRV's bassman

[steelhead2]

ok it has been documented that Stevie Ray Vaughn tuned flat ala Jimmie Hendrix (at least on `number one'/i know he had other strats),but i've saved several vids for the bassman's work,,,,,so my question is=if SRV is tuned flat then his bassman is tuned???(drumroll here)>>>


pal and i got into a discussion about drop tuning so there's a cold winter ale involved in this,i say he also used a drop tune of some sort,pal plays everything Standard and preaches~ standard~ all day long every day

 

[JTE]

I believe Tommy Shannon tuned down too. The song "Crossfire" (I think, never paid that much attention to SRV) is in Eb and he's using the open 4th string.

John

 

[gjbassist]

SRV tuned down a half step, so his open E string would have been an E flat. Tommy Shannon tuned down a half step as well.

 

[Darkstrike]

Yup, definatly tuned down.

 

[Ric5]

If he played a 5 string he wouldn't have needed to downtune.

 

[Darkstrike]

If he played a 5 string he wouldn't have needed to downtune.

Unless he wanted to pedal open E flats.

A lot of songs are easier downtuned than on a 5 string, heck, I usually downtune my 5 strings.....

 

[steelhead2]

hey that's a bonus!(never new who his bassman was),itz all about the blues around here,or at least MOST guys over 50 play blues/`classic' rock,,boy! lots of room there=`classic rock'

anyway thanxs for the beer!

i been focusing on pick playing`new rock' recently but i wake up to Humble Pie/Steve Ridley,,,it's all good!

 

[BD Bass]

Tommy Shannon is in Eb & D..uses walking patterns & blues scale. nice and slow, just driving the line. its alot of fun to play to .........people seem to get up and dance

 

[steelhead2]

a full step down?,,,i'm tuning and practising with chromes currently in that tuning but i'm thinking about tuning back up,,guy i jammed with saturday night never said anything about my tuning(we used to argue about`tuning' he's `S" all the way!!!!guess i fixed him),but he mostly played harp and i just laid back and tried to back him

yeah it's all about the blues baby! Tommy Shannon kicks a~~!

 

[mophead]

a full step down?,,,i'm tuning and practising with chromes currently in that tuning but i'm thinking about tuning back up,,guy i jammed with saturday night never said anything about my tuning(we used to argue about`tuning' he's `S" all the way!!!!guess i fixed him),but he mostly played harp and i just laid back and tried to back him

yeah it's all about the blues baby! Tommy Shannon kicks a~~!

Pretty hard to down tune a harmonica.