Graham Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 I know exactly what you mean, there's plenty of bands I love but have never learned any of their tracks because of daft tunings and I have a bass in B. For example, Mastodon are one of my absolute favourite bands but I've never learned any of their material Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Undead Posted August 5, 2012 Author Share Posted August 5, 2012 I love System Of A Down, especially their older stuff, but I've never learned any because they use drop C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 [quote name='Evil Undead' timestamp='1344151052' post='1760347'] I love System Of A Down, especially their older stuff, but I've never learned any because they use drop C [/quote] First SOAD album is a binder, but yup, never learned anything from it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Octave pedal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sausage Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 How about get your bass set up in C standard. Then relearn everything in that tuning and then you can play all your C metal stuff aswell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musophilr Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 I loathe non-standard tunings and in general won't use them. The exception is I have a cheap chinese plank of a guitar whose grandad might have been an SG, and I have been known to tune that down by a semitone in order to get an open string effect in Eb. Apart from that, the straight answer is NO, and if you find that offends, you shouldn't have asked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Currently I have a 4 string bass in drop C, a 4 string bass in drop D or E Standard (easy enough to switch) and my 6 in standard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sausage Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Its funny to me how some are talking about hate for altered tunings. Its just a tuning. It's not like they've pissed in your face or slept with your girlfriend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingBollock Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 [quote name='Lord Sausage' timestamp='1344194744' post='1761102'] Its funny to me how some are talking about hate for altered tunings. Its just a tuning. It's not like they've pissed in your face or slept with your girlfriend. [/quote] That's what you know! If that open G tuning shows it's face around here again it'll be leaving on a stretcher! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Undead Posted August 5, 2012 Author Share Posted August 5, 2012 [quote name='Lord Sausage' timestamp='1344194744' post='1761102'] Its funny to me how some are talking about hate for altered tunings. Its just a tuning. It's not like they've pissed in your face or slept with your girlfriend. [/quote] True. But it's a pain in my back passage. [quote name='KingBollock' timestamp='1344195966' post='1761125'] That's what you know! If that open G tuning shows it's face around here again it'll be leaving on a stretcher! [/quote] YEAH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musophilr Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 My hatred of them came from when I was in a classical guitar ensemble and one piece required dropD tuning. The next was a duet involving me, playing a movement from one of Vivaldi's works. We'd started when I realised I hadn't returned my guitar to standard tuning. Got away with it but I swore I'd never mess with the tuning ever again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike257 Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 I've never found it a big deal, although it's always been a case of the band playing in a particular tuning, and the most I've had to shift mid-set is down to drop D and back (or drop C# - same difference!). I can imagine using multiple tunings in one set would be a ballache, and that's why rockstars have a rack of guitars and a hairy bloke in a dirty t-shirt to hand them the right one. I'd be happy to take two instruments to a gig to cover it off, although the Morpheus Droptune/Capo pedals or a Whammy DT could be a lighter and less expensive solution for some people. If it makes the band sound better it's worth the minor (IMO, of course) inconvenience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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