02-24-2013, 02:38 PM
|
#1 |
|
Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2012
|
Tuning Guitar down while leaving bass up?
Has anyone ever tuned there guitar down a whole step while leaving the bass up in standard? Or maybe leave the guitar up and tune the bass down? If this doesn't sound good can someone recommend some tunings similar to this? thanks
|
|
|
|
02-24-2013, 02:54 PM
|
#2 | ||
|
Tight Tight Tight
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Telford
|
Why would you do that?
__________________
Quote:
Quote:
|
||
|
|
|
|
02-24-2013, 02:57 PM
|
#3 | ||
|
Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2011
|
Enjoy playing impossible chords
__________________
Quote:
Quote:
|
||
|
|
|
|
02-24-2013, 04:33 PM
|
#4 |
|
MWAHAHAHAHA!
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: The Frozen North! (read: Northern Wisconsin)
|
I don't see how it would be an issue. If you're playing (for example) an E5 chord on a guitar tuned to Drop C, it doesn't matter if the bass is tuned to E standard or Drop C or Drop A. You should be able to recognize what notes are being played, regardless of where they're played on the guitar/bass.
|
|
|
|
|
02-24-2013, 04:39 PM
|
#5 |
|
UG's UGer
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Hermitage, PA
|
There's no reason you couldn't, but it's pointless. Why would you want to add a step of range to one instrument, and not give the other the ability to reach it? That's the reason the guitar and bass are generally tuned the same, with the occasional exception of the bassist having an extra low string while the guitar doesn't (5 string bass with 6 string guitar).
__________________
|
|
|
|
02-28-2013, 05:44 PM
|
#6 |
|
Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2012
|
Thanks, and I didn't really have any intention of doing this. It was just a fun thought i guess.
Btw, we ended up trying it andddddddddd yeah it sounds terrible  . |
|
|
|
 |
«
Previous Thread
|
Next Thread
»
| Thread Tools | Rate This Thread | |
|
|
All times are GMT -4. The time now is 09:49 AM.