Ever tune a bass up?

[clockwork green]

I was thinking how I miss my old fretless Fender Jazz and then it got me thinking...what if I used smaller strings and tuned it up more like a cello and used it for bowed stuff. Anyone ever try this or at least heard of someone else doing it? It has me considering picking up a cheap fretless to try it out.

[grimniggzy]

I have a Fretless Jazz that I love very much. Never bowed it though.
I feel like I'd have to play in Fieldy stance to get the feel right.



Looks terribly uncomfortable but if I had a bow I would try it out.

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[Pundan]

Blasphemy!

[Chovie D]

cop shoot cop used to have 'high end bass' and 'low end bass"..not sure what they meant by that but thats how it was listed on their early albums.

I saw a guy (Vaz) take a gibson sg bass, and add four tuners with higher strings to make it kind of like an 8 string bass. It had high end like a guitar. it was really cool sounding

[Mr. Foxen]

Tune it in 5ths like a cello. You get nearly the range of a 5 string that way.

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There's some band... I forget the name... Skaven is the name, they have two bassists, and one plays a piccolo, it's rad.