daveh Posted Monday at 11:21 Posted Monday at 11:21 (edited) Tried tuning down my cello in fourths to ADGC to use as a tiny double bass. Works OK, though would probably be more convincing with bass rather than cello strings. Surprisingly OK (through an amp) though. Used a violin mic on it here. att.Xcm38MaFsle0GjA9RZtvyu183pgDxOch70TQmGKiCJ8.MOV Edited Monday at 17:57 by daveh Add video Quote
petebassist Posted Monday at 14:13 Posted Monday at 14:13 Went to see Sarah Jarosz a few years back at St Bonn's in Bristol and her bassist played a cello double-bass style, don't know how it was tuned though, but sounded great in the mix. Quote
Mottlefeeder Posted Monday at 14:32 Posted Monday at 14:32 Not sure what the tuning is, but it sounds good. David 1 Quote
PaulKing Posted Monday at 14:53 Posted Monday at 14:53 There ain't nothin new... Hoppy Jones, the Ink Spots 1 Quote
Owen Posted Monday at 15:00 Posted Monday at 15:00 3 hours ago, daveh said: Tried tuning down my cello in fourths to ADGC to use as a tiny double bass. Works OK, though would probably be more convincing with bass rather than cello strings. Surprisingly OK (through an amp) though. Used a violin mic on it here. att.Xcm38MaFsle0GjA9RZtvyu183pgDxOch70TQmGKiCJ8 I would be intersted to hear that. Sadly, the link does not guide me anywhere. Could you update? Quote
pete.young Posted yesterday at 10:07 Posted yesterday at 10:07 Thats how I got started, aged about 11. My father came home with a cello strung in 4ths and I took to it quite well. After about a year, it was replaced with a chamber bass, which I believe is half size? Ray Cooper from Oysterband played a cello tuned in 5ths and put down some great basslines with the help of an octave pedal and various other electronic trickery. Quote
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