WalMan Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 (edited) [quote name='lowdowner' timestamp='1349204017' post='1823303'] I didn't mean for *every* string, just the E It will, of course, change all my patterns because the E string will then be 1/2 tone or 1 tone lower, but for some tracks this will be ace! [/quote]Ah, fair enough. I read "[i]my teach suggested that I de-tune my 4 string by a semitone[/i]" as the bass as a whole not just the one string. Hipshots are great - until you dive straight onto a 5 for the first time when all your muscle memory for songs is on a 4 with a Hipshot set down a tone and flicked down & up during songs, DOH! Tht said I should have thought if you go that path setting it for a tone rather than a semitone would be better. A semitone will give some odd pattern changes particularly for things like octaves that are easier with it set to a tone - IMO anyway. Mind you years ago when we used to do Beat It we just played it in E. I suspect that it was recorded with everyone detuned a semitone across the board if it actually plays as Eb Edited October 2, 2012 by WalMan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdowner Posted October 3, 2012 Author Share Posted October 3, 2012 [quote name='WalMan' timestamp='1349209888' post='1823440'] Mind you years ago when we used to do Beat It we just played it in E. I suspect that it was recorded with everyone detuned a semitone across the board if it actually plays as Eb [/quote] This seems to be a common thought - a number of people have suggested this. If any track seems to scream out for a 5 stringer it seems to be this one though... but buying a bass for one track is possibly the flimsiest excuse I've yet thought of! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassmachine2112 Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Their great Got 2 -one on a musicman and other on a t-bird pro 4. Fabulous,still lookin for one for my Ricky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ern500evo Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Brilliant bits of kit, got one on my Spector and shall be ordering one for my Warwick shortly. As someone has already mentioned, there's a guy in the states who sells them on eBay which works out cheaper. I bought the one on my Spector while I was on holiday over there for about $45. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dudgeman Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 [quote name='ern500evo' timestamp='1349337724' post='1824771'] Brilliant bits of kit, got one on my Spector and shall be ordering one for my Warwick shortly. As someone has already mentioned, there's a guy in the states who sells them on eBay which works out cheaper. I bought the one on my Spector while I was on holiday over there for about $45. [/quote] Yup that was me....this is the one I bought...although I should have bought an 8 but it still fitted with a tweak and works beautifully...As I said this guy delivered in three days to the UK...amazing. [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/300741732630?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649#ht_1848wt_1114"]http://www.ebay.co.u...#ht_1848wt_1114[/url] There is another seller from the States as well so worth a search on Ebay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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