how to raise the strings on a bass?
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Once you raise or lower the action on a bass, you need to check the intonation.  That is, the distance between the nut and the bridge.  If this is off, you can tune your instrument all day and it won't sound right when played with others.  To do this:\n\n1. adjust the action of your strings\n2. tune your instrument using a digital tuner\n3. on each string, fret the 12 fret and make sure it's in tune.  If not, adjust the intonation using a screw driver at the back of the bridge (a screw is usually connected to the saddle that a string sits on and turning it one way or another will shorten or lengthen the strings "distance" to the nut).\n4. Retune your bass\n5. Do 3 & 4 until intonation is properly set\n\nIf you're trying to fix a buzzing problem, raising the strings may not be the answer; your neck may be "bowed" back or too flat.  A properly setup bass has a slight forward bow to it which eliminates most buzzing.  This bow is managed using the instruments truss rod, a metal rod extending down the length of neck from the headstock to the body.  By turning it one way or the other, you can increase (bow back) or decrease (bow forward) the tension on the neck.  Each bass has it's own criteria for setting this up, so you should consult with the manufacturer.  Also, if you've never done this before, I would highly recommend having someone do it for you and have them explain how it's done.  Properly setting up a bass is combination of science and feel; an error can cause damage to your instrument and, worst case, snap the neck.
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Very Carefully...\nIn short it depends on what key you're going for.\nI found these at a tuning website\n8 String Fourths   F# B E A D G C F     \n8 String Standard   F# B E A D G B E     \n8 String Hunter   E A D A D G B E   \n\nIn addition to this, this page\nhttp://www.well.com/user/wellvis/tuning.html#8string\nhas a nice selection of 8 string tunings, hope it helps.
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One good way is to follow the bass line and match it up with the chord.  There's a good chance that either the bassline will reflect the root note or be closely related to it.  However, the best way to discover the root note of a chord is to look at what the scale pattern is doing and use your common sense to suss out the progression.  Another thing to look for is a dual relationship by way of 5ths and 4ths to a note or a note and an octave.  In the final anlysis it will become meaningless because once you play with a degree of dexterity and fluidity you will no longer think of the notes theoretically but experience them with a kind of other sense.  For now you probably should pick up a copy of The Mel Bay Chord Book and learn every chord in it. Good luck and keep playing!
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This an excellent site for you :-\n\nhttp://www.onlinearchery.org.uk/advice/tune/string_making.html
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try these links below-\n\nhttp://www.bassmasta.net\nhttp://mxtabs.net\nhttp://www.basstabarchive.com\nhttp://www.ultimate-guitar.com\nhttp://tabcrawler.com/\nhttp://www.shizzletabs.com\nhttp://www.thetabworld.com/\nhttp://www.911tabs.com/tabs\nhttp://www.iol.ie/~murphypj/index.html\nhttp://www.chordie.com/\nhttp://www.e-chords.com\nhttp://www.tabpower.com\nhttp://www.thetabworld.com\nhttp://www.guitarandtabs.com
196035
call basspro or cabelas and they'll send you one.  A better idea would be to pick up a current equipment guide and find out the scoop behind the products.
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Ab Ab B Bb Bb, Ab Ab B Bb Bb. then repeat it goin an octave higher.
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Vibration of strings.\n\nOn an acoustic guitar, the body of the guitar is built so that it acts as a resonating chamber to greatly amplify the sound of the strings.\n\nOn an electric guitar, the pickups utilize a magnet with a coil around it. The vibrating strings interfere with the magnetic flux, and the coil picks this up as a small electrical current analogous to the vibrations. The current is then sent to an amplifier which amplifies this sound and sends that to a speaker, which reproduces the sound at a much greater sound pressure level.\n\nSome guitars, both electric and acoustic, as well as amplified violins and other stringed instruments utilize a piezo-electret element, which changes the vibrations into varying pressures, which then turn into electrical impulses, get amplied, etc. as above.\n\nThe length, diameter, composition and tightness of the string determines its pitch. The standard tuning for a guitar is (from lowest to highest strings) E, A, D, G, B, E.\n\nYou'll then note that each string can then be increased in pitch by 1/2 step for every fret you raise it from the open position.\n\nHope this helps.
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changing a stratacoustic's strings:\n\n1- unwind old strings so that they're loose. cut them in the middle if you want to make them shorter/easier to deal with while throwing them away.\n\n2- pop out pins from bridge, and take out the strings.\n\n3-put new string balls in line with the holes, and use the pegs to guide them into the bridge. make sure the groove in the pin is pointing toward the neck of the guitar.\n\n4- put the strings up through the tuning pegs.\n\n5- put your hand on the neck, UNDER the strings. turn your hand so that its in the position you'd use to "karate chop" the guitar. now, spread your fingers apart (this step ensures you'll have enough extra string to wrap around the tuners, different ppl use different amounts. i like to not have too much extra.).\n\n6- tune guitar to pitch.\n\n7 - you'll probably notice that your guitar will go out of tune as you're tuning, or for the first 20 minutes or so as you play. thats the strings stretching. if you just lightly tug the strings before you start and retune them, that will go away faster. you may need to repeat that step a few times.
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A  \n   --0--\n   --2--   \n   --2--\n   --2--\n   --0--\n   -----\n\nZero means the string is open.\nTwo means you push down on the second fret.\nThe lowest sounding string is the bottom line.\nThe highest string is the Top Zero.\n\nC          D\n--3--   --5--\n--5--   --7--\n--5--   --7--\n--5--   --7--\n--3--   --5-- \n-----   -----\n\nNotice The chords are the same, but moved "up" the neck.\nPlay around with these, then go further into "open chords"
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Drop D is a very easy tuning to play in, for the most part. In standard tuning you need two fingers to play a power chord, but in Drop D you need only 1. \n\nDe-Tune only the #6 string, the low E(thickest string) to D(same note as the 5th fret of the next thickest string). \n\nOK, now say you want to play a D power chord. just hit the open 4, 5, and 6 strings. Taa-daa! It's a power chord. To play E, just place your finger over the 2nd fret and play.
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First, make sure your bridge is properly placed between the two small notches in the F-Holes. Additionally, make sure the bridge is not leaning forward; it should be leaning backward very slightly.\n\n2. Upon assessing that the bridge is properly placed and standing with a slight backward tilt, we are going to start by tuning our wooden pegs up to relative pitch. You'll need some sort of reference to determine this...\n\na. Pitch Pipe for Violin (has the four notes: G D A E)\n\nb. Electronic Tuner (either chromatic or guitar/bass) This is highly recommended since as a beginner, the most difficult hurdle is developing an ear to determine pitch variances. By investing in an electronic tuner, the tuning process becomes less frustrating while ear development is even better attuned...especially since there's an accurate electronic reference. if you are using a piano, reference the "D" string above middle "C".\nIf you have a problem with the wood pegs slipping, you'll need to either apply peg drops (available at most music stores) or rub a little rosin dust (from your rosin cake) on each peg where it inserts into the peghead. \nAfter tuning your wooden pegs up to relative pitch, we will now fine tune the violin with the fine tuners located on the tailpiece (Note: some violins only have one fine tuner on the E string). Using any of the reference tools above, begin with the "G" string and tune the fine tuner clockwise to go up in pitch and counterclockwise to go down in pitch. Follow this procedure with each string. If your fine tuner will not go up, or down, any further, relocate the fine tuner to the center position and attempt to tune again with the wood pegs. i hope this helps.
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cool, i play the drums too. make sure u have the wrench type thing with you. the tuning is more of a personal preference. tune each of the mounted toms 1 whole step apart and the floor tom 1 and a half steps below the lower mounted tom. the snare should have a nice snap to it so you can adjust how far the chains are from the bottom head. make the distance as small as possible. the bass should rattle your windows. make i muffled by stuffing a pillow in it.
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Check out Cabelas OR Pro bass .com they have eveything. good luck
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seat the head evenly & press down in middle of head w/finger..lightly, tap at each tuning lug opposite of each other & tighten or loosen until they're the same tone, note, the bottom head should be slightly higher in pitch. for further specifications of directions, feel free to contact me at my email address.
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Start off by having your pointer finger on the first fret of the low E string and your middle finger on the second fret of the same string. \nA hammer on is when you have your pointer finger on the first fret of your high E string and you 'hammer' your middle finger down on the second fret (or which ever fret is called for) You aren't playing the second fret necessarily just bouncing your finger off of it.\nA pull off is similar put sort of the opposite. You start with your middle finger on the second fret and pull it off real quick so you get a partial sound out of that fret as well as the first fret (which you would all so be fingering.)\nHarmonics are when you place your finger very lightly over the metal bar that makes the fret. This can be kind of tricky and takes practice. You are listening for a sound that doesn't quite sound like a normal note, it's in between and has a bizarre sort of sound.\nStaccato (I think, trying to remember) is playing by scratching your pick against the string.\nI hope this helped. Check out some of the many guitar websites like guitarbasics.com for more info.
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use a solid state amp and the absolute cheapest distortion stomp box you can find. Turn everything up louder than everything else. Oh, maybe learn how to play your instrument