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Super low tuning....
- Thread starter JDHayes
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I'm sure it goes lower than that, it's called "subcontra basses"?
BEAD is like a Joke to me now, AHAHHAHAHAH, knowing that many other TBers have gone much, much lower.
BEAD is like a Joke to me now, AHAHHAHAHAH, knowing that many other TBers have gone much, much lower.
That would be a really fat string... where would you get something like that.. I'm sure they dont have "subcontra bass" string sets at GC.
There are companies that make a low F# and even lower! Conklin is one, I'm having a brain fart on the rest at the moment.
The big thing is making sure you have an amp that can handle it, just as important as the string!
Quadzilla
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Yeah that was my next question... I assume that would have to be at least an 18" speaker to go that low, with ALOT of power to reproduce that cleanly. When you say make sure the amp can handle it, your just talking about wattage right?
the amp head, wattage, speaker construction, speaker size, the way you process the sound...basically, kick everything up 10 notches or something
Listening to anything lower than F# must be oppressive, hahahah
Isn't that nearing the limits of human hearing? I don't know what the different notes frequencies are, but I"m sure someone will chime in.
I just took a look at the conklin website. OMG! I am totally gassing for a 7-string now... my wife is gonna kill me. Such beautiful instruments, I'm not a tapper though... would a 7 be over the top? Nahhh....
I just took a look at the conklin website. OMG! I am totally gassing for a 7-string now... my wife is gonna kill me. Such beautiful instruments, I'm not a tapper though... would a 7 be over the top? Nahhh....
Apparently, a C0 (below E on a standard bass) is about 16 Hz which is commonly though of as right at the threshold of hearing. I honestly don't know because my speakers can't reproduce the sound
. The F# and so on are probably below what people can hear, but like you said, you can probably feel it lol 
I've tuned a 4 string to BEAD, but has anyone tuned a 6 string to F#BEADG?Just wondering....
The warwick 'Dark Lord' is a four string tuned F#, B, E A. I wanna know how that sounds...
I recently read a Dark Lord review in a bass mag and while they were impressed with the bass (F# B E A from the factory), they mentioned that it only sounded any good through super high end and super powerful heads/cabs. I could almost guarantee that at least one 18" speaker would be needed to hit the required lows.
Apparently, a C0 (below E on a standard bass) is about 16 Hz which is commonly though of as right at the threshold of hearing. I honestly don't know because my speakers can't reproduce the sound
Low C#, over an octave lower than a low E on a bass, can be heard by humans. I can hear it, but there are people that can't. C# is the next string lower after F#. TB's own Jaquo was the first person to do the whole C# thing.
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I've tuned a 4 string to BEAD, but has anyone tuned a 6 string to F#BEADG?
I've got one of those. I don't have amps that cope, though.
Considering that the speakers that can really give some gut to that kind of freq's are stacked 18" or more, at least 3 of them on top of eachother, or possibly the Bag End ELF...all very costly and somewhat bulky...there is no use for the F# - note.
There is, however a lot of use for the F# string, to play low notes up the neck. That enhances your abilities to go up or down the register in notime.
I know Jaquo has a different opinion on the useabiltiy of low notes, but remember that he is in the pro league that can afford the speakers...must afford, since he's making it his feature.
My bros old girlfriend had synths that went a bit over an octave below a piano's low A. they were so awesome.
It's probably more a matter of feeling the note than hearing it at these frequen cies. 'Brown note' anyone?
I'm in the middel of upgrading/downgrading a 4 string fretless to sub EADG ie the F# string tuned down a tone, i'm expecting to have to extend the scale to 35/36 inches to
stop the low string flapping in the breeze. will post more and clips asap
stop the low string flapping in the breeze. will post more and clips asap
