WalMan Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Anyone cover this at all? It's been talked about in the proggy covers band and is on the "learn" list for next r/h. So I pick up the Wal 4 with the Hipshot on that is in the study for a first go and the song itself is pretty straightforward, BUT in D and all of the riffs seem to fall nicely under my fretting hand with the D-tuner switched down a tone to D, though messing with positions I can see that it would probably be easy enough on a 5 with a slightly different pattern. I have semi retired the Wal and done the last proggy gig & r/h's with the two L2500's but I might have to bring the Wal back out for this. So, as above, anyone cover this, then what do you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 As Colin Edwin doesn't use 5 string basses it would have been drop D tuning. He also uses a Spector 4 string with a low tuning (C I think) but he didn't have this when "In Absentia" was recorded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalMan Posted January 27, 2011 Author Share Posted January 27, 2011 [quote name='RhysP' post='1104686' date='Jan 27 2011, 06:27 AM']As Colin Edwin doesn't use 5 string basses it would have been drop D tuning. He also uses a Spector 4 string with a low tuning (C I think) but he didn't have this when "In Absentia" was recorded.[/quote] Cheers. I meant to try and check from that direction, but it was getting late Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizbat Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 He plays it on the wal 4 string for sure! drop d tuning, I watched him from the front row a couple of times now. I love the band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalMan Posted January 27, 2011 Author Share Posted January 27, 2011 [quote name='wizbat' post='1105279' date='Jan 27 2011, 05:17 PM']He plays it on the wal 4 string for sure! drop d tuning, I watched him from the front row a couple of times now. I love the band. [/quote] I shall have to be a real copycat then Wall with the Hipshot it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 [quote name='RhysP' post='1104686' date='Jan 27 2011, 06:27 AM']As Colin Edwin doesn't use 5 string basses it would have been drop D tuning. He also uses a Spector 4 string with a low tuning (C I think) but he didn't have this when "In Absentia" was recorded.[/quote] I remember someone here mentioning that they met Colin once and told him how they played all his songs on a 5 string bass and he had chuckled to himself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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