Guest valley69 Posted April 17, 2005 Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 or as free as possible, ive gotten to the stage where i need to use at least three basses during a set cos my tunings are pretty bizzare for a couple songs. anyything considered as long as it works. ta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted April 17, 2005 Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 buy an fx board then you'll just nead the one bass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest valley69 Posted April 17, 2005 Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 how much would one of those cost? and what exactly does it do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted April 17, 2005 Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 pretty much the same as a guitar fx board, it wont change your tunning but you will get the sound you want out of it, but they dont come that cheap 50-1200click me click me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest valley69 Posted April 17, 2005 Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 eep nah, i used to have a zoom bass fx thing, i find them a bit shitty to be honest. I prefer using guitar distortion pedals and seperate delay pedals/tuning pedals. I find that any kind of fx unit designed for bass usually sounds shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 a multifx wont let you change tunings... as close as you could get would be a pitchshifter, which changes everythign you play by a set amountDavid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DustyDeviada Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 Wanted, Free 1959 Gibson Les Paul, cherry sunburst with original PAF pickups please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.M Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 or as free as possible' date=' ive gotten to the stage where i need to use at least three basses during a set cos my tunings are pretty bizzare for a couple songs. anyything considered as long as it works. ta.[/quote']Didn't you sell a bass not too long ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 Wanted' date=' Free 1959 Gibson Les Paul, cherry sunburst with original PAF pickups please.[/quote'] I've got a couple knocking around in my attic, don't think they have original PAF p/ups though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DustyDeviada Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 I've got a couple knocking around in my attic' date=' don't think they have original PAF p/ups though...[/quote']Think I'll pass then, thanks all the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tav Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 Needing different tunings on bass is quite a rarity as far as I know...can't you just fling your figners around faster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threeornothing Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 capo anyone?!or if its seperate strings, develop a persistent technique for de/retuning. I can perfectly down tune my E to D in one nice movement whilst playing, then back up in the same song to a perfect E....then again, I am a fucking genius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tav Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 Just get a good quality tuner...like the Korg DTR1000 or 2000 rack tuners. Big display and silent tuning so you can silently/quickly/easily re-tune between songs. Everyone should have a good tuner any way. These aren't the cheapest at 150 and 180 I think but they the shit! You could look at the Boss chromatic tuner pedal...same job, smaller package and much cheaper...probably in the region of 60.It would probably save you time and hassle as well. Unplugging and switching basses can be a hassle and if your not carefull a noisey experience...What sort of tunings are you using/why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest valley69 Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 nah, i have a good tuner, and you cant really just fling your fingers around cos the different tension in the strings gives the bass a different overall sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 capo anyone?!or if its seperate strings' date=' develop a persistent technique for de/retuning. I can perfectly down tune my E to D in one nice movement whilst playing, then back up in the same song to a perfect E....then again, I am a fucking genius [/quote']i have seen a clip of billy connolly doing somethign similar on a banjo, basicaly playing away on one tuning, and while playing dropping two of the strings (to put it in a different open tuning i think) playing for a bit then taking it back up to origonal tuning, sounded very cool (he played the strings as he retuned them) and pretty impressivei almost have the e->d and back dialled David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 or as free as possible' date=' ive gotten to the stage where i need to use at least three basses during a set cos my tunings are pretty bizzare for a couple songs. anyything considered as long as it works. ta.[/quote'] Or one thing you could do is stop wanking about with different tunings on bass, it's a fucking bass for christ's sake!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest valley69 Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 Or one thing you could do is stop wanking about with different tunings on bass' date=' it's a fucking bass for christ's sake!![/quote']leave it out chap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tav Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 What are the other tunings you use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest valley69 Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 b g# a fd a# g# df#f# d g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Posted April 22, 2005 Report Share Posted April 22, 2005 i have seen a clip of billy connolly doing somethign similar on a banjo' date=' basicaly playing away on one tuning, and while playing dropping two of the strings (to put it in a different open tuning i think) playing for a bit then taking it back up to origonal tuning, sounded very cool (he played the strings as he retuned them) and pretty impressivei almost have the e->d and back dialled David[/quote']For the ultimate in retuning during a song, check out anything by the acoustic guitarist Adrian Legg. Saw him supporting Joe Satriani in 1992, and it was an amazing thing to hear/watch!BTW, there are tons of cheap basses on ebay. There's one regular seller based in aberdeen too which might save you on postage costs too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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