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Skit
10-31-2005, 06:25 AM
That C sounds so sexy :naughty:



Umm... To give this thread a point what are some good songs to play in ADGC?
Perferably no slaping.. tapping's good though :thumb:
Machines
10-31-2005, 06:44 AM
I'm sure Victor Wootens Norwegian Wood is tuned that way.
Rollo47
10-31-2005, 07:28 AM
Yeah, Norwegian Wood is. There is a whole crapload of stuff that will sound good on a tenor, even if it's not written for it. Love Thang by Stuart Hamm sounds pure sex on a tenor.
Machines
10-31-2005, 08:04 AM
Some strange ones to try (Metallica):

My Friend of Misery
Anaesthesia (Pulling Teeth)

They sound very different on the higher notes, and in a good way I think.
bbbbass
10-31-2005, 08:54 AM
Alot of Wootens stuff is tenor. Try transposing music for the tenor. You'll find that many songs may sound "better" this way.
PaulR
10-31-2005, 09:01 AM
Make something up...
bottlerocket
10-31-2005, 09:30 AM
Try to screw around with some harmonics...I imagine they would sound sex-tacular. :naughty:

:thumb:

-Gav
Rollo47
10-31-2005, 09:38 AM
They sure do.
Phalanx
10-31-2005, 10:08 AM
blah, if you wanted a high C you shoulda saved up for a 5 or 6 string
bbbbass
10-31-2005, 10:14 AM
blah, if you wanted a high C you shoulda saved up for a 5 or 6 string

Why? Maybe (s)he has small hands...
Phalanx
10-31-2005, 10:44 AM
Why? Maybe (s)he has small hands...

:lol:





no
FREAKofNATURE
10-31-2005, 10:45 AM
Learn A Show of Hands, that's in ADGC.
chrishi87
10-31-2005, 11:32 AM
lol
i thougt (s)he meant "Korn-tuning" ^^ on a 4 string...
Machines
10-31-2005, 11:39 AM
lol
i thougt (s)he meant "Korn-tuning" ^^ on a 4 string...

..nope.
BassMasterMike88
10-31-2005, 11:46 AM
That C sounds so sexy :naughty:



Umm... To give this thread a point what are some good songs to play in ADGC?
Perferably no slaping.. tapping's good though :thumb:

May I ask why you did this?:confused:
bbbbass
10-31-2005, 11:51 AM
May I ask why you did this?:confused:

Who cares? He's curious. A high end exploration.
basgitarist
10-31-2005, 12:26 PM
get your neck set-up :p
mikethecoug
10-31-2005, 12:36 PM
Hmm wont the high c snap the g string?

Is this tuning low to high btw?
basgitarist
10-31-2005, 12:37 PM
he probably used the 4 thinnest strings of a 6stringer pack
mikethecoug
10-31-2005, 12:54 PM
MMhm yeah i think so aswell
802.11-NGR
10-31-2005, 01:07 PM
Did you tune up or down?
I saw it first and I was like, oh, another Korn fan. Go away.
And then everyone else was saying you were tuned to tenor, and I was like, oh yeah, you can tune up to that too ( I don't tune up, I prefer a straight neck and a truss rod that is in one piece, but each to his own), and I was just curious.

So, carry on.
The Forgotten Bassist
10-31-2005, 01:15 PM
Try to screw around with some harmonics...I imagine they would sound sex-tacular. :naughty:

:thumb:

-Gav

Da*n right they do.

TO be onhest, I can't think of anything done by anyone minus Victor Wooten who plays in ADGC.
Spaceman Spiff
10-31-2005, 02:13 PM
Except that there is a double thumbing section at the beginning of Norwegian Wood.


Anyway, I agree, I love the C string, but the low B is great too. This is why I have a 6.
BenJammin
10-31-2005, 02:15 PM
Except that there is a double thumbing section at the beginning of Norwegian Wood.


Anyway, I agree, I love the C string, but the low B is great too. This is why I have a 6.

123. Although, I use the B string mostly to reposition tricky fingerings on the E string. But, I know it would get more use if I were in a band.
Led_Zeppelin678
10-31-2005, 02:19 PM
I've been considering maybe getting a fiver with a high C (never had much use for the B string), or a tenor. I love Norweigan Wood.
bbbbass
10-31-2005, 02:20 PM
123. Although, I use the B string mostly to reposition tricky fingerings on the E string. But, I know it would get more use if I were in a band.

I know the bandless feeling...
Spaceman Spiff
10-31-2005, 02:20 PM
One tuning I've grown to appreciate is with the C tuned to Bb, which is how Wooten tunes for More Love. Since I've been learning to play that a little I mess around with it like that sometimes. And even though it's just a very small change, it's still cool.
I've never really been one to experiment with different tunings... at least not yet.
EADG
10-31-2005, 02:33 PM
I'm getting a five string and tuning it EADGC. If you want more songs to play in this tuning, check out Bass Extremes, I believe Victor uses his tenor bass for most (if not all) of those songs. Or just play a song that's normally in standard on it, just for a different sound.
BenJammin
10-31-2005, 03:03 PM
One tuning I've grown to appreciate is with the C tuned to Bb, which is how Wooten tunes for More Love. Since I've been learning to play that a little I mess around with it like that sometimes. And even though it's just a very small change, it's still cool.
I've never really been one to experiment with different tunings... at least not yet.

Hmm... I always played that with the C tuned in C.
Akira
10-31-2005, 04:04 PM
I'm getting a five string and tuning it EADGC. If you want more songs to play in this tuning, check out Bass Extremes, I believe Victor uses his tenor bass for most (if not all) of those songs. Or just play a song that's normally in standard on it, just for a different sound.
Yeah, I have that. He plays tenor so he can hit the same high C as Bailey, among other reasons.
EADG
10-31-2005, 04:29 PM
Yeah, I have that. He plays tenor so he can hit the same high C as Bailey, among other reasons.


I think it's mainly because he plays most of the melodies and he needs the high range for his bass to stand out. Since Bailey has a low E and B, two low basses would sound pretty muddy.
Bassinator89
11-01-2005, 03:50 PM
I know the bandless feeling...

123...I think its the first time I used the ol' 123'er.