8 string bass tuning

[Kamo]

Re: 8 string bass tuning

I think it goes
B
E
A
D
G
C
E
A

o.O Do you really need all those stringz? Do you use them all?

[toejam]

Re: 8 string bass tuning

Originally posted by Kamo:
I think it goes
B
E
A
D
G
C
E
A

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It would be low to high, EE AA DD GG

[ March 15, 2003, 07:07 PM: Message edited by: toejam ]

[peabuddy]

Re: 8 string bass tuning

kamo,i believe you're talking about an 8 string with 8 single strings. i'm asking about an 8 string that's 4 large doubled by 4 smaller gauge strings

[Kamo]

Re: 8 string bass tuning

oh... *hides*

[Boxcar Willie 84]

Re: 8 string bass tuning

Jeff Ament from Pearl Jam used a 12 string bass on a lot of Pearl Jam's songs. It had a huge sound, something between a piano and a bass guitar.

[peabuddy]

Re: 8 string bass tuning

didn't he use an 8 string on jeremy.i'm pretty sure he uses both 8 and 12

[terrax]

Re: 8 string bass tuning

thats why most of the kings x cd's sound huge. he plays a 12 on most of the older albums (can really hear it on gretchen goes to nebraska). monty from the galactic cowboys also uses 8's and 12's sometimes.

dave

[little0x]

Re: 8 string bass tuning

It does go EE AA DD GG acorse it and then its octave. I dont really see the point for a 8 string. I've plaid one (carvin, and a peice of junk) there was to much of a sound diffrence between the two strings and if you want the octave why not just go to your 12 fret? [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] Billy Sheehan on the eat em n smile tour or w/e he would put the octave strings on his bass to get that high punchy solo tone (also running through THOUSAND dollar racks) but uhh i wouldn't go with a 8 string but hey! you just asked for the tuning. Do what you want but if your gonna spend all this money just get a women 4 string or even at most a 5 string....Also the Carvin had one awsome paint job. [img]graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]

[peabuddy]

Re: 8 string bass tuning

dude if you read my original post, i said i found a cheap 8 string.i've got about 150 in it.i wouldn't use it on all songs, but it does have a cool sound for some of our slower tempo songs. btw, what's a woman 4 string? and about the octive difference, how am i going to fret the third and fourteenth at the same time? [img]graemlins/evilimages/icons/tongue.gif[/img]
make that fifteenth

[ April 09, 2003, 11:25 AM: Message edited by: peabuddy ]