tuning advice, bill and endrik help

[peabuddy]

hey guys, my current band does alot of drop d and i have a 4 string charvel setup as the lower 4 of a 5 string,(b-e-a-d)i want to use it on a few songs and was wondering should i drop the b string too or just the e string. what are your opinions on this please. i really hope to hear from bill on this one. i know its not a g&l but i like charvel/jackson basses.lol also endrik cause you have been so helpful on tone. btw the charvel has the stock pups and the factory active electronics. got a show may 27

[kelly user]

umm, dude
1. transpose
2. why would you drop tune the b
3 YOU ALREADLY HAVE THE D ON THE B STRING IT IS THERE,THIRD FRET!!!!

[peabuddy]

what i was getting at is by dropping the string i wouldn't have to relearn the postions and would has the b for lower runs i don't have much experience with a 5 string. this was a cheap way to see if i would use a low b in this band

[Newc]

Wow, peabud, I thought you had 5-strings?

But now that you mention it, I don't recall seeing your name in the Concert V bid wars, just the 4-strings

[peabuddy]

i wanted ( and tried to make a deal ) with pro fusion on the one he had on the bay, that thing went for over 5oo bucks, out of my range for right now!

[peabuddy]

btw matt, i will have one eventually i'm just a bargin shopper! lol

[Endrik]

does your band use B tuning? If not then use a standard tuning and dropped D on the low E string. I don't see any point having a B tuning, unless you want to do Korn covers. That low on a guitar oriented band can cause shit loads of mud.

The best and the clearest tones I've heard when it comes to 5 string basses and low B string.... Tony Levin in Perer Gabriel, Mike Porcaro in Toto, Flea in RHCP and some more..... common thing.... no heavy guitars.

[kelly user]

fieldy= one crazy dude

just about every thing except standard tuning on a bass sounds like mud. get to know the frets and notes. don't forget bass and guitar are instruments too, just like a piano or a sax, learn your theory.

[peabuddy]

kelly user, i have never learned to read music only learned to play by ear. can't play more than 3 chords on guitar. i know where all the notes are but couldn't tell you anything about chords or scales or theory. guess i should take music lessons but at 43, i think it's too late! lol

[kelly user]

never too late my friend.......unless all your fingers get cut off, then it might to too late.

[peabuddy]

never too late my friend.......unless all your fingers get cut off, then it might to too late.

i hear ya friend! i did just buy me a midi keyboard to try to learn piano. maybe lessons are in the future for me! lol

[toejam]

I don't see any point having a B tuning, unless you want to do Korn covers. That low on a guitar oriented band can cause shit loads of mud.

B is too high of a tuning for Korn. They go a step lower to A!

[horns666]

Sorry for the late respense..I had a G&L2000 4 string and did alot of drop D in my VH trib..ala "Unchained"...

Adding a Hipshot was the perfect answer for me..since we were a VH trib we were already tuned a half step down..I just bumped up a string gauge and I was fine..I always use Rotosound 95's..I switched to 100's and never had a problem.