Gingerlocks

[quote name='Number6' timestamp='1470781747' post='3108501'] £600 buys a lot of bass.....if you like Yamaha's you could try the BB424 or BB1024..... I have a 424X and it's excellent. [/quote] I will note that. Thank you. How about a Fender?

[font=Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif]Hey man,[/font][font=Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif] I've been playing my Yamaha TRBX174 for some time now, and im starting to feel something has to change. What would be an upgrade from that bass. I do plan on keeping it though, as a back up, and for tuning down a step.[/font][font=Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif] The style I play is mainly stuff like Seether, Avenged Sevenfold, Blink 182... you get the idea. [/font][font=Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif] My budget is max 600 pounds.[/font] [font=Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif] Thanks [/font]

Gosh, I didn't expect this kind of response, thanks guys! Means a lot! I could always just keep it tuned to CGCF, and then when I want to play something in standard, move my fingers up two frets?

[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1453104676' post='2956282'] Really it depends on whether you want to leave your bass in that tuning? If you don't, and want to go back to standard tuning, then you just want the heaviest gauge you can find, probably 50-110, this will help with the string tension a little. However, if you want to leave the bass in that tuning, then you have more options. For a few years I played and toured in C standard (C, F, Bb, Eb), I used custom wound Newtone strings which had a large core (the element that has a real effect on tension). If you enlarge the core, you can have thinner gauge (I had 45-105), tune down and have a tension akin to standard tuning. Of course, beacause of this extra tension, you can't then tune the bass up to standard without fitting 'normal' strings. Different tensions will also probably mean the bass needs a setup for a luthier Hope this helps Si [/quote] Great advice man, thanks! For now, I'll just go with 50 to 110 gauge! However, can't I just use a capo if I want to go back to standard tuning? Or... just move my fingers up two frets?

[quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1453070670' post='2956199'] Hi Gingelock, Can I suggest you change your thread title to Strings for CGCF Tuning (not Strings for Yamaha RBX170). This will hopefully mean that the guys who drop tune will see the post and respond. Oh, and welcome to Basschat [/quote] Sorted, thanks for the advice man! And thank you! =)

Hey guys, Yesterday, I bought my very first bass. A Yamaha RBX170, and I am loving it. I am a huge Seether fan, and I'd love to be able to jam along to some of their tracks, but as I've tuned my bass guitar down to CGCF tuning, the low C string, gets very floppy. So my question is; Which strings do you guys recommend for that tuning, and will be okay for my bass guitar? Cheers, and enjoy your evening.

What I've found works for me is; I work from 14:00 to 22:00. So I wake up, around 9. As I simply can't sing in the morning, I only have the time to practice singing during weekends, which I'm not pleased about, haha. So, I'll spend as much time as I can during those hours before work, working on my other skills. Whether it will be, Bass, guitar, or producing music. Gotta make the best of the time you have.

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1452974321' post='2955301'] Welcome Adam You'll soon find out that a Bass is an instrument in it's own right and not like a guitar. What to learn?? I'd register on Scott Devine's forum (the free bit is ok to start with) - Scott does lessons for all levels. Try to learn your scales and a few arpeggios and learn good technique and you'll be off to a good start. Scott has lessons to cover the ground for all of this. Youtube is an excellent resource - type in the song title + "lesson" and generally you'll find some instruction. Songsterr.com is a great resource as most songs are done in Tab as well as notation. Try not to put too much pressure on yourself to make quick progress - slow and steady - and try to stay committed to sticking with it. Check out my signature below. Good luck and, again, welcome. [/quote] Thanks man, I will look into that for sure!

Hey man, I bought my very first bass today! A Yamaha TRBX174 with a TC-Electronic BG250-112, as I've always wanted to learn to play bass, at a decent level! I have played guitar and sung for several years. But after seeing some bands in concert, such as Seether, Avenged Sevenfold and Avenged Sevenfold, and seeing how the bassist is just having a crazy party, I thought something had to be done, haha. Anyways. I'm Adam, and I'm 21. Atm I work, while I'm wating to go to Uni in the summer! So when I don't work, I enjoy playing music, singing, going for runs, and playing Xbox! Regarding me learning the bass. I've been reading a lot about how it's similar to the guitar, but I really don't feel that way. I feel like its a completly new instrument I'm about to learn; What is good to learn? Have a nice evening, Adam