sam 2000 Posted June 22, 2003 Share Posted June 22, 2003 been hearing about the slide bass thing that Mark did in Morphine, and i was just wondering what other kinda of ways to string up a bass are. has anyone ever tried butting some guitar strings on a bass, or would they not be long enough? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDL Posted June 22, 2003 Share Posted June 22, 2003 It's his problem, Sam. Hmmm...guitar strings on bass would be interesting.Try it. Or, try colored strings.Or, try those plastic strings that go on the Ashbury bass. JDL on Purevolume Bird\'s Eye View on Purevolume Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted June 22, 2003 Share Posted June 22, 2003 OK, Sam, you asked a straight question in a polite fashion, you deserve a straight answer. Rubber Ashbory strings will not work (or fit on a regular bass). They're not long enough, won't fit into the bridge or the tuning pegs and require piezo pickups. (There's no metal in them so they won't work with magnetic pickups.) You could tune the bass:BEADorADGCand explore different ranges. You could tune it like a cello:CGDAwhich will give you a huge range without changing positions (and allow you to study out of cello books). You could tuneDADAand play in the key of D exclusively. You could tuneDADGand play along with drop-tuned guitars. You could buy piccolo bass strings and play up an octave. I've done all those things. If you find anything else useful, let us know what you did. Just don't think out loud, tell us after you actually try it. Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick_dont_fret Posted June 22, 2003 Share Posted June 22, 2003 been hearing about the slide bass thing that Mark did in Morphine Damn, I thought that was my idea. Damn damn damn damn damn! Fingerpicks might be my idea, though.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wraub Posted June 22, 2003 Share Posted June 22, 2003 Hey, Patrick, check Morphine out, I think you'd like 'em, based on some of your stated music faves. They's great!! Of course, I could be wrong. Peace, wraub I'm a lot more like I am now than I was when I got here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick_dont_fret Posted June 22, 2003 Share Posted June 22, 2003 Originally posted by wraub: Hey, Patrick, check Morphine out, I think you'd like 'em, based on some of your stated music faves. They's great!! Of course, I could be wrong. Peace, wraubThey jam? If so, will do. I'd like some morphine anyway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wraub Posted June 23, 2003 Share Posted June 23, 2003 They jam, in a mellower, darker, more constructed way... Check out the Morphine thread for a link to a site with some cool info... Peace, wraub I'm a lot more like I am now than I was when I got here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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