Author Topic: Bass Tuners!!! (Read 179 times)

keavin · « **Reply #15 on:** December 08, 2007, 07:00:58 AM »

After over 30 plus yrs of playing i found ive got perfect pitch in my head & havn't used a tuner in years.

hendixclarke · « **Reply #16 on:** December 08, 2007, 01:52:04 PM »

I think of Louis Johnson's bass lines in:

Thunder Thumbs and Lightnin' Licks

It's been a huge secret,for years and I must say, I never needed a tuner since.

kmh364 · « **Reply #17 on:** December 10, 2007, 06:45:11 AM »

FWIW, my teach/luthier tunes by ear as well. He tunes to one string and then plays up and down the neck to play around with compensating for fixed temperment. One day I'll have him show me how. He'll tune my guitar to his one string and then goes thru his ritual...he's quick about it and the guitar always sounds great when he does it.

For setups and intonation, though, he uses his well-worn Conn Strobotuner.

lbpesq · « **Reply #18 on:** December 10, 2007, 07:15:20 AM »

I find it almost impossible to tune by ear while on stage and everyone else in the band is tuning, adjusting, or just messing around. My Peterson is always with me.

BIll, tgo

jacko · « **Reply #19 on:** December 10, 2007, 07:17:52 AM »

good point Bill. Those drummers and guitarists are just too darn loud ;-)

Graeme

lbpesq · « **Reply #20 on:** December 10, 2007, 07:22:39 AM »

Graeme:

Those drummers and guitarists are just too darn loud

??

Not the guitarits! We're perfect!!!!!! It must be the keys!!! lol

Bill, the guitar one

Bradley Young · « **Reply #21 on:** December 10, 2007, 10:59:31 AM »

Whenever I play as loud as the drummer, I'm accused of playing too loud.

Tempted to just run through the FOH, then it's the soundman's fault (never mind that I trained them).