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I had to learn a set of songs once, included was a Rolling Stones number, though I've no idea which one. That was about half a semitone flat, I'm guessing they maybe tuned to a piano that was in the studio, not realising/caring that it wasn't at concert pitch. This is the piece that I recorded using the lowered tuning - [url="https://soundcloud.com/an-ending-ascend/02032015a"]https://soundcloud.com/an-ending-ascend/02032015a[/url] It's noticeably different to me, but I'm used to how I usually sound, the bass feels very different though, again that's probably because I spend a lot of time playing it.

[quote name='Wooks79' timestamp='1425384250' post='2706690'] I really like reading stuff like this, I find it fascinating, whether correct or not. [/quote] That's the same as me. I heard it mentioned by a tutor last year, then a friend posted a link on Facebook about it last week. Stuff like this is interesting, and rightly or wrongly, a lot of people believe it.

[quote name='cytania' timestamp='1425367910' post='2706500'] What a load of b*ll*cks this [/quote] Pretty much sums up this whole site recently. Nice to be so open minded about stuff.

[quote name='Mr Arkadin' timestamp='1425332512' post='2706370'] 432Hz is often cited as some mystic frequency. The proof ranges from the resonant frequency of the earth divided by the diameter or some such nonsense. Also some Buddist temple somewhere has 432 statues and the ratio of the pyramids is 432, the Moon figures in somewhere. All sorts of cobblers. I thought everyone had seen this nonsense by now. The problem is none of the so-called maths works. Here's a link to the typical bollocks that accompanies 432Hz: [url="http://www.collective-evolution.com/2013/12/21/heres-why-you-should-convert-your-music-to-432hz/"]http://www.collectiv...music-to-432hz/[/url] Further, 440Hz is cited as 'impure' and leading the stressful feelings and the Nazis pushed for its standardisation, no doubt to upset everyone and win the war. [/quote] To be totally honest, I hadn't heard any of that. My tutor at uni mentioned it briefly last year, just saying that a lot of people thought it was a more 'natural tuning'. Then a friend posted a link to something similar last week. Neither my tutor nor my friend mentioned anything 'mystical'.

[quote name='Mr Arkadin' timestamp='1425329601' post='2706312'] Oh not this again. Does the Internet rounds every few months. You only have to use your brain for a millisecond to realise what rot this is. [/quote] I don't think it's rot. It sounds and feels different, nice.

Yeah, I'd read that it varied amongst orchestras depending where they were based. I've heard them tuning to the oboe many times when I've seen classical concerts.

How wrong though.

As with all things eBay, PayPal or indeed anything nowadays, it's just a way to make even more money.

That's the common thing that people struggle with moving from a 4 to a 5. I know I did, but I'm teaching someone who's recently moved to 5 or 6. I stop them playing anything below the 5th fret, apart from the low B notes , they're banned from playing below the 5th, at least in my presence . They're playing a 5 or a 6 string, but still 'thinking' 4 string, the thought is all about the new low notes, but there's a whole lot more to it than that. I find it just helps to forget the 4 string thing, and to move on and adapt to the extra string(s).

Just keep playing it, and don't think too much about it. Can I ask a question though ? Why are you playing below the 5th fret, I know tonally sometimes it works better for songs, and you've got low D#, D and C etc, but part of the beauty of an eub to me is that I can stay in one position, usually I do all my playing from the 5 fret upwards.

My one uncle was a big McCartney fan, more his later 70s Wings stuff though. I think their big album was Band on the Run.

I had a chart for master blaster too.

[quote name='Musashimonkey' timestamp='1425064661' post='2703644'] I'm down near Dover in Kent. You're based in Birmingham right? Shame we're not closer! [/quote] London part of the week. I'm studying music there.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1424991750' post='2702830'] I'm ok at blagging that one actually and we normally keep arrangements fairly simple, thanks though, now I'm not sure about our guitarist nailing the EVH solo! [/quote] That's the key part of the song that pretty much everyone remembers and air guitars along too

Got a chart for Beat it if you want ?

[quote name='Musashimonkey' timestamp='1424980184' post='2702627'] Both, although '6 string bassics' covers a range of technical exercises, it's the only book I've managed to find suited to 6 string bass, against the overwhelming material for 4 string. I Just went for it too! [/quote] Whereabouts are you ? [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/249004-bassmusic-tuition-in-birmingham-4-5-and-6-string-bass/"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/249004-bassmusic-tuition-in-birmingham-4-5-and-6-string-bass/[/url]