[QUOTE=Kage]No they don't. Didn't you read that this thread is soley for bashing Tool and how much they suck?[/QUOTE]
Duh.

If Tool was any lamer, I'd die.

[QUOTE=Kage]A lot of people don't like the feel of a seven string. If you tune it down, it keeps the feel of the six-string with a seven string sound. Of course, Adam doesn't do it properly, so when he plays songs in B, the intonation of the guitar is completely different. It could be a bad thing, but he makes it not. :)
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Could you further explain this?

I have a tab for Parabola, and the tuning is B E D G B E. In other words, the lowest 2 strings are dropped down, but the higher 4 remain the same. Is this what you were referring to, or is the tab that I have just wrong?

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All their drop B songs = Prison Sex and Parabola, right?

[QUOTE=Dr. Jake Destructo]Could you further explain this?

I have a tab for Parabola, and the tuning is B E D G B E. In other words, the lowest 2 strings are dropped down, but the higher 4 remain the same. Is this what you were referring to, or is the tab that I have just wrong?

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All their drop B songs = Prison Sex and Parabola, right?[/QUOTE]
Yeah, that's what I was talking about. It's kind of a conceptual thing, that when you hear/feel it, you'd know what I was talking about, but it's hard to explain. I don't know the exact gauge strings Adam uses, but I'd guess he uses 10s, which are designed for standard E or Drop D tuning. When you tune down so low as B, the string becomes really lax and loses the tension it had, thus shifting the action on the guitar lower and giving the intonation and sound of the notes a different tone. It sounds "looser" so-to-speak.

To do it properly, you would have to buy thicker gauged strings that are designed to be that low, and adjust the nut of the guitar to work with those guages.

Adam just tunes the strings down, and doesn't use the thicker gauge strings and adjust his guitar accordingly. In this way, the intonation and tone on Adam's guitar when he uses that tuning is quite different, but it sounds really cool, in my opinion.

[QUOTE]No they don't. Didn't you read that this thread is soley for bashing Tool and how much they suck?[/QUOTE] Tom Jones could learn to play the guitar though.

[QUOTE]Meg White > Danny Carey[/QUOTE]123, Dana Carvey is funny, but no where near the talent of Meg Ryan.

[QUOTE]The last song that Tool tuned down to B was "Parabola" and that's pretty much their best song ever so I say go for it![/QUOTE] That is my favorite, off Lateralus. But H. Still makes my knees weak <3

Just a quick question.

I noticed some posts back when I said something about Eulogy and then something about Maynard tripping out on shrooms, some ****ing idiot neg repped me. Now, honestly, I could give a **** less about this whole rep system thing, but I'm trying to figure out if it's the part about Eulogy or the part about shrooms that offended this loser?

[QUOTE=BetweenTheEchoes]Just a quick question.

I noticed some posts back when I said something about Eulogy and then something about Maynard tripping out on shrooms, some ****ing idiot neg repped me. Now, honestly, I could give a **** less about this whole rep system thing, but I'm trying to figure out if it's the part about Eulogy or the part about shrooms that offended this loser?[/QUOTE]

Probably your ignorance.

lol a bunch ov tools lissen to tool how apprpriete

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dude, learn to spell. people who listen to and appreciate tool also generally tend to have at least an above average IQ and the ability to spell.

[QUOTE=sol]dude, learn to spell. people who listen to tool also generally tend to have at least an above average IQ and the ability to spell.[/QUOTE]


dude, shut up, you are better then NO ONE :thumb:


the ability to spell does not reflect IQ

[QUOTE=Dried Muffin Remnants]lol a bunch ov tools lissen to tool how apprpriete[/QUOTE]

i noes! why dunt they mediatite awlredy or sumthin!

hm... i uses 9strings (to 42) and i had always problems with downtuning. can you explain me, what strings are good for downtuning... C for example? any experience, any tips?!

SOL yore teh man^°°!! :lol:

I've had good luck with ernie ball skinny top-heavy bottoms. In fact I play nothing but ernie ball but thats probably because I'm to lazy to drive forty five minutes to get anything else.

I guess I might as well ask in here, seeing as a lot of Tool fans like these guys.

I'm looking for some t-shirts of Pelican. If you have any links of some websites that see them, it would be appreciated if you posted them.
Thanks!

This has nothing to do with tool really....But, Im playing the finals tonight at Guitar Centers Drumoff. Im thinking of doing something loosely based on the 46&2 solo. Wish me luck fellas' :)

[QUOTE=faith+1]This has nothing to do with tool really....But, Im playing the finals tonight at Guitar Centers Drumoff. Im thinking of doing something loosely based on the 46&2 solo. Wish me luck fellas' :)[/QUOTE]
Good luck d00d.

[QUOTE=faith+1]This has nothing to do with tool really....But, Im playing the finals tonight at Guitar Centers Drumoff. Im thinking of doing something loosely based on the 46&2 solo. Wish me luck fellas' :)[/QUOTE]

Good luck.

Is it one of those weekly one they do? I joined one once. I thought I did good, but the guy who beat me deserved it. He was amazing, and younger than me too.

[QUOTE=Dude3]I guess I might as well ask in here, seeing as a lot of Tool fans like these guys.

I'm looking for some t-shirts of Pelican. If you have any links of some websites that see them, it would be appreciated if you posted them.
Thanks![/QUOTE]
[url]https://secure.bluecollardistro.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=HHI&Category_Code=TEXTILES[/url]

Some really awesome shirts there. I'm thinking about picking a few up myself. Scroll down to find the Pelican ones.

[QUOTE]Is it one of those weekly one they do? I joined one once. I thought I did good, but the guy who beat me deserved it. He was amazing, and younger than me too.[/QUOTE] Nah, they do it for 3 weeks at the store. The winners then go back in a month (Where im am going) If you win there you go to A selected place in your region, Then finally hollywood. :) I have only made it to the second stage, but im doing it just for fun.

[QUOTE=Kage][url]https://secure.bluecollardistro.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=HHI&Category_Code=TEXTILES[/url]

Some really awesome shirts there. I'm thinking about picking a few up myself. Scroll down to find the Pelican ones.[/QUOTE]
Link isn't working man.

And good luck Marshall!

Does Guitar Center have Bass-offs as well? Because I'd imagine the only bassists able to woo the crowd would be the ones who do lots of slapping and popping.

Dammit why does it have to sound so damn impressive to everyone. Even me :(

Odd...just go there:

[url]http://www.hydraheadshop.com/[/url]

Click on Textiles.

[QUOTE=YDload]Does Guitar Center have Bass-offs as well? Because I'd imagine the only bassists able to woo the crowd would be the ones who do lots of slapping and popping.

Dammit why does it have to sound so damn impressive to everyone. Even me :([/QUOTE]

Slapping and popping gets lame really fast, imo.

It doesn't impress me [i]at all[/i].

I'm not a huge fan of slapping and popping either

Slapping and popping is a lot of fun if you have no amp and want to hear yourself playing better. I wish I was better at it, but I'm mainly focusing on building up my two-finger speed like Steve Harris.

I don't use a pick but it sounds good when guys like Chris Squire and Justin Chancellor do it. Except for the times when JPJ and Entwistle also chose to use picks, there are really no other pick players that I really enjoy.

I play with a pick on occassion. But I prefer to use my fingers


Maybe I don't like slapping and popping cause I suck at them...

although I still don't really enjoy even good slapping and good popping

[QUOTE=Kage]Odd...just go there:

[url]http://www.hydraheadshop.com/[/url]

Click on Textiles.[/QUOTE]
Shhhiiiiittt, NICE! Thanks man,

[QUOTE=Britton]I play with a pick on occassion. But I prefer to use my fingers


Maybe I don't like slapping and popping cause I suck at them...

although I still don't really enjoy even good slapping and good popping[/QUOTE]

It just doesn't really seem like bass to me. Sometimes I like the sound of it, but like I said, it gets lame really fast. I love the way Geddy Lee plays bass, and he plays with speed in certain songs, but he's still playing it like a bass. Slapping and popping in rock music is just really obtrusive, in my opinion.

[QUOTE=BetweenTheEchoes]Just a quick question.

I noticed some posts back when I said something about Eulogy and then something about Maynard tripping out on shrooms, some ****ing idiot neg repped me. Now, honestly, I could give a **** less about this whole rep system thing, but I'm trying to figure out if it's the part about Eulogy or the part about shrooms that offended this loser?[/QUOTE]

It was me who negged you. The "fu[size=2]cking[/size] idiot" is you. It was neither the Eulogy comment nor the shrooms comment, but your overall idiocy and the incoherence of your post that brought me to neg you. Have a nice day. Gtfo. :)

And now to give you something to look at, help me decide on which Dillinger shirt to get. I'm mainly looking at the 2 green ones.

[url]http://www.infinity1.com/bcat.asp?flt=303&cat=119[/url]

And while we're at it, which Pelican and/or Isis shirt?

[url]http://www.hydraheadshop.com/[/url]

Go to textiles, like Kage said.

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