Tuning a bass

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Rokket said:
Whoa, look at the interesting turns this thread has taken...

Now I just need to get that Tech21 Bass DI, and I'll be a happy camper...
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Yep the Tech21 Bass DI [or Driver as it is called] is a great box and it will also work well with your six string friend.

Now back to tuning the BAss!!!

Eddie
 
I found this in another thread in this very forum!

oh_the_blood said:
my bloody valentine records their guitars 100 times without tuning them, and im sure they do the same with the bass
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Now THATS a band that needs to sit down and read this thread!
 
Hmm...finally getting round to picking up my basses after returning from honeymoon. Haven't touched them for about three weeks, with one thng and another. Planning to start rerecording an old song of ours this weekend.

Now....should I tune the Jazz or the fretless Manson first? I think you'll agree this is not a trivial decision.
 
I would tune the JB first, because after three weeks of sweet nothings being whispered in your ear, your aural acuity may not be enough for the fretless. In other words, warm up with the frets, then tackle the fretless.
 
lbanks said:
Let me just break in to say, "I like ice."
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But ice might not be too good for a bass. It's water based, so when it melts, at the very least it'll corrode the strings. Or it'd get into the cavities, and short the electronics. Overall, I'd say ice is a bad idea.

Matt

(Of course I'm kidding...the ol' feigning taking it too literally bit. Everything I said might be true, but only offered in jest.)
 
Hmmmm, water-based ice.....What'll they think of next, self-tuning basses??
 
lpdeluxe said:
I would tune the JB first, because after three weeks of sweet nothings being whispered in your ear, your aural acuity may not be enough for the fretless. In other words, warm up with the frets, then tackle the fretless.
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I agree! Fretless :eek: Love the sound, don't like to mess with them. I leave that to bass players with real talent, unlike me! :D
 
Rokket said:
I agree! Fretless :eek: Love the sound, don't like to mess with them. I leave that to bass players with real talent, unlike me! :D
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They're nothing to be shy of Rokket. When I got my first one I just played with it hooked up to a tuner for a few weeks, you soon get confident. There is something liberating about playing a fretless, I love it.

Funny, my first instrument was trombone, and I played in an orchestra where every instrument (apart from some of the brass) was "unfretted" - nobody gave it a second thought. Tuning up was quite painful to listen to though ;)
 
Garry Sharp said:
They're nothing to be shy of Rokket. When I got my first one I just played with it hooked up to a tuner for a few weeks, you soon get confident. There is something liberating about playing a fretless, I love it.

Funny, my first instrument was trombone, and I played in an orchestra where every instrument (apart from some of the brass) was "unfretted" - nobody gave it a second thought. Tuning up was quite painful to listen to though ;)
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I can bet. I played the sax in junior high. I like having keys to press to get the notes... The notes are sounded via the slide, right? I guess I'm a dummy, 'cause I need something tangible to play... :o
 
I don't know how you can play the trombone without frets.
 
As my wife (:)) the expert warbler (link in my sig below if you haven't heard her voice ;)) points out, singers don't have frets.

Actually, on the trombone you do have little clues about where the slide should go for each of the seven positions, on a fretless bass - even an unlined one like mine - you have markers on the neck, but singers and fiddle players have - gasp, shock - to use their ears. Like Rokket does when he's singing so I don't know why he's worried about playing a fretless :D
 
Garry Sharp said:
As my wife (:)) the expert warbler (link in my sig below if you haven't heard her voice ;)) points out, singers don't have frets.

Actually, on the trombone you do have little clues about where the slide should go for each of the seven positions, on a fretless bass - even an unlined one like mine - you have markers on the neck, but singers and fiddle players have - gasp, shock - to use their ears. Like Rokket does when he's singing so I don't know why he's worried about playing a fretless :D
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:D :D I guess I should worry about buying one first! ;)
 
I hope this post puts this thread into the 25th page, which is 25% of the stated goal, and 24 pages longer than it needed to be!
 
What exactly are you trying to do, EZ Willis?

We're debating whether trombones should have frets.
 
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