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For a start, the guitarist doesn't play in standard tuning, he says he's tuned to B flat or A or some other. I spent a week trying to learn a track without realizing this! Now I think i should try to tune down so i can play these fast riffs easier.
I'm not sure the bass is playable tuned the same way as the guitars. I'm interested to hear from other Djenty style bass players and how they cope with down tuned guitars and whatnot. Help needed folks......
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It's hard to know what he mea[font="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"]ns if he says he tuned to A or Bb, could easily be A standard. However it depends how much of a TesseracT fan he is, Acle mainly plays in DADGAD but tuned to Bb ([/font][font="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"][color="#232321"]Bb F Bb Eb F Bb Eb) with occasional Ab drops. I agree with Chris and Robs comments above drop tuning isn't necessary on bass at least (i can sort of see the point on guitar) so i'd prob go either A or Bb standard so you can match the bottom string. Depending on how much attack you like i'd consider a .145 to keep things nice and tight. [/color][/font]
[font="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"][color="#232321"]Again agree with Dannybuoy and Sifi "darkglass" are great for that sort of tone (but not the only option), just remember not to overdo the drive. I see too many "Djent" bass players with a heavey driven/distorted sound and it just ends up being lost with the guitars. Clarity is king IMO.[/color][/font]