alexclaber Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 I tried one for dropping E to low B on my Warwick Streamer. The problem with that was the small headstock and large tuning drop meant that the tuning keys collided. I repositioned the keys and it worked surprisingly well but not well enough for me to stick with. I'm sure if you were doing something more normal like dropping two semitones instead of five it'll do a stellar job. Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ba55me15ter Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Oh yes, I also had the tuning key-clash problem. Make sure you get the positioning right before you drill any extra holes!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexclaber Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 I believe the lower tension strings you use, the less the D-tuner has to move to drop the note by a given amount - I was using a .110 E back then so to drop to B was quite demanding. I know Matt Garrison has a D-tuner on his bass for E->B but he's playing 33" scale and probably using a .100 E. Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalMan Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 [quote name='Dr.Dave' post='571457' date='Aug 17 2009, 11:14 AM']The issue for me is - if you're a 'pattern' player like me - suddenly you're 2 steps out , and that takes a fair bit of getting your head around. I suppose if you're learning something new it's less of a problem - drop to D and learn the line - but I find it hard to just chuck my stock runs in willy nilly because it's out of step. I sing a fair bit and I need to have my finger memory doing the bass line while I concentrate on the vocal - so it's hard for me.[/quote] Sort of why my Wal is semi retired from gigging. I had learnt various songs flicking down & back up, so the night I got the 5 & used that instead was [i]interesting[/i] to say the least as all those songs learnt with the different position were out and caused some confusion. That said I still love the Hipshot for the extra it provides, and was quite happy flicking down & back up through songs. The shiift just gives you a different set of fills to play with. As for dropping to B that just sounds bonkers to me, but hey, horses for courses. I should have thought with a drop like that the E would have been flopping like a witch's *** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 I've had a couple of basses with these - seemed to work pretty well but I did notice one of them weighed a ton & helped to make, an already neck heavy, bass dive a little I'd go for the lightest (matching obviously) you can get Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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