iplaythebass

I bought an LTD 6 string from Alex and he was a great seller. Invited me round to try the bass the evening after messaging him and even had the kettle on for when I arrived. Absolute gent and I'd happily buy from him again.

Hahaha thanks for all the replies. I do have a 5 and I'm fairly comfortable with it, the issue is the playability of that tuning. The Bass they have in the studio has a set of 'DropZone's which have a .175 gauge. I raised the action a bit and that let a little bit more of the note come through. I don't know if I should be looking at buying a new 5 with an extra-long scale or something? Or is there any pickups that stand-out for reproducing the lowest frequencies? Cheers

Hey! I'm jamming with a new metal band, doing that metallicy syncopated progressivey metal stuff. The two guitarists use 8-string guitars tuned EBEAEGBE or something similar... The demos that they've recorded are with one guitarist playing a 5-string tuned down to EBEAD (yup, E an octave down). I had a go, but it's just impossible to get much more than metal slapping wood. I tried explaining that a string tuned that low would have a fundamental frequency around 20.5 hz, which is essentially inaudible and will be lost to 98% of people listening on their home stereos. However, when we jammed live, I have to admit that it did sound pretty epic. I've been told that Dick from Meshuggah matches the 8-string guitars by tuning his 4-string up half a step. I'm a 4-string man myself, but when I tried playing the riffs in standard (with a bit of added dirt) it was just sounding lacking. Have you guys collectively got any tips for dealing with this? High action? Fat strings? Low mid boost? Pedals? Also- am I likely to blow stuff up with those low frequencies? At the minute, I play a Genz Benz GBE750 through an Ampeg SVT810e Cheers!