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It takes more time for a low frequency wave to be generated, it doesn't suit speed at all. Fast downtuned stuff usually sounds like mush. Why rush? 😁

As for the difference it makes... even though Geezer never tuned down to match the guitar, there is weight to the early version which is missing from the effort a few years later when they tuned to E

I've been a fan of tuning down since I started playing in the late 80's. The first band where I was actually able to downtune was when I wrote all the music and we played slooooowww, which formed in 92. Since Sabbath had tuned to C#, we decided to go "one lower" and tune to C. It really suited the music. After I left that band, they continued, playing the songs I wrote, but tuned to E. It was awful 😂 Since then, I have played in bands who tuned to dropped-D, another who went between B standard and dropped-A and another who tuned down to A standard but had some songs in dropped-G. It's down to the music you're playing, that darkness and weight really suits lower tempo, heavy music. The last stuff I put out was tuned down to A. There is a lot of joy to be had playing the same octave as the guitar and then introducing to low A on the bass for effect. It's something I have always enjoyed immensely since I was a kid, but it's definitely not right for all music types. Some examples...

Not associated with this sale. It's hard, so very hard, to go wrong with a Japanese Sadowsky Metro https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/462683-sadowsky-metro-mv4-hpj If you're comfortable with putting one together, make one. That's what I'm doing. I have a Warmoth J neck coming soon and a Highway One body waiting for it with an EMG Geezer PJ set. I'll most likely replace the body but it's the starting point to getting what I want, which I can't find as stock anywhere.

I can only think of two reasons why you'd stick to the same manufacturer for both - their amps and cabs are exactly what you're looking for - they're paying you to be seen with their gear Other than that, buy amp and cabs which best match your requirements and budget, regardless of brand. There's not really a technical reason to stick to the same brand. Most of them don't make their own drivers anyway.

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It's RHCP after a Health & Safety inspection with all danger and risk eliminated. Lukewarm Chilli Peppers, goggles and rubber gloves.

Bought just one? 🤔😂

There is no reason why the fretboard has to be parallel with the body. In fact, many instruments have the neck angled in relation to the body. It's certainly no reason to send it back. Have a look at some videos on doing setups. It's fairly straightforward to do once you take your time and understand the principles.

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These should do it without needing to drill, fill or file anything. https://www.thomann.de/gb/schaller_bmc_ebassmechanik.htm Just measure the width of the hole in the heastock to make sure the bushing fits properly.

Since I can't really comment on that which went before I started playing and, therefore, can't definitively prove basses actually existed in the olde times, I can only offer my own perspective 80's - Aria Pro II 90's - ESP 00's - Ibanez 10's - Alembic 20's - Levinson Blade

Doug Keyser from Watchtower. That band forged an entirely unique sound in the early 80's and he was the heart of it. At ease with immensely technical material, he knew the bass was keeping it grounded and moving. I recall seeing a picture of him playing a G&L SB2 around the time of Control And Resistance. He was a massive influence on almost every Metal band who veered towards a more adventurous approach to songwriting in the late 80's, in particular the likes of Roger Patterson and Tony Choy.

Beaten to it. Just 😂

That guy made 5ers out 4 string basses, with incredibly narrow spacing and tuners which didn't clear each other on the ADG side. This is an actual 5 string Ric, one of the new ones with the triangular pickups, given a 4000 flavour aesthetic instead of the 4003 vibe they're made with.

I think more work goes into writing and rehearsing an original set than regurgitating a selection of music which already exists. I've played in both original and cover bands, in the last 30+ years. My stints in cover bands were always when standing in, helping out mates with cover bands while they searched for replacement members. I don't find playing covers stimulating at all. The money helps but there is no artistic fulfilment in it, for me at least. I appreciate how pretentious this sounds. I much prefer the attention to detail of originals and am happy to live or die on the strength of our music. My attitude is that if we're happy to cut one of our songs from the set to make space for a song written by someone else, then we need to write better music. The type of music I tend to play tends to be quite extreme - of quite selective appeal, if I may - so the adulation of punters is never something I ever became accustomed to and never feel it's missing in my life 😉 I'd rather play to a largely empty room and be met with indifference, but be proud of the music, than play Sweet Caroline to a bunch of singing and dancing oul ones. The creative process is the where the satisfaction lies, for me. It's definitely not where the money is, however.

Having spent years in a band who had a few songs in dropped G, there is a massive difference between playing the real low note and playing tuned an octave up. You definitely get meat in the low note, whether the fundamental is strong or not. Meshuggah have a very specialised sound, built on tightness for syncopation and what they do works for them, but the OP might be playing something with a bit of space where not having the lows would leave the sound quite thin and very unsuitable for what his band does. It's down to the music style.

Nice. Are they the same pickups that were in the Roscoe Beck model? Is there scope for coil serial/parallel shenanigans? It would be a cool platform to really mod the crap out of.

Yowsers! Very, very nice!

I love the Krell shape. Nice one.

D'Addario do a .147 string. That'll do it. Tune all the way down. Chuck that and the heaviest three strings from a heavy 4-string set onto that Precision and you'll be just fine. Pedals and other electric gimmickry can find it hard to track downtuned basses accurately.

If I knew who to kick to get another Rival Schools album, too, I'd be putting my boots on.

If you survive 3 you become immortal, no?