Sure, Darcy -
It wouldn't be such a big deal - 10 minutes to change the strings,
and a few more to record 6 more notes.
I thought it was a good idea myself!
Chuck
On Feb 16, 2007, at 5:29 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote:
Hi Chuck,
I hadn't thought of replacing the low E string with a low B string.
If you're willing to do that for Gary, that would actually be very
cool. I'll be sure to mention it to him at some point.
Cheers,
- Darcy
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On 16 Feb 2007, at 8:00 PM, Chuck Israels wrote:
I have a newly acquired bass that I have offered to let Gary
record (no response on that so far - I think he's swamped with
more important things). It is deeper sounding than the one
included in JABB (bass sample 2) and had a low C extension on it
when it was used in the Seattle Symphony some years ago. You can
see the repairs where the holes for the extension are filled in on
the side of the neck. My assumption is that there is enough depth
in this instrument's sound to support the lower notes and, if Gary
ever takes me up on my offer, I could easily put on a low B string
in place of the low E, just to record the extra low range.
Scordatura will be unlikely to have the same good sound, as the
string would begin to sound flabby as you de-tuned it. You might
get away with a whole step - but by the time you got down to C, it
would problaby not sound very good without either the extra length
an extension would provide, or the extra wight of a thicker string.
If you want this - go ahead and bug Gary, and remind him of my
offer to spend a few hours making the samples.
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