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I'm not used to the CGCG bass tuning in Life.  The low C string is constantly flapping around against the frets.  I really don't want to tinker with the truss rod or raise the action for one song.  What changes to my technique can I do to improve on this song?

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I'm not used to the CGCG bass tuning in Life.  The low C string is constantly flapping around against the frets.  I really don't want to tinker with the truss rod or raise the action for one song.  What changes to my technique can I do to improve on this song?

 

My 4 string bass doesn't get along with anything that low either.  As @@Mortalo and @@Nacholede have mentioned for guitar, you can get hybrid bass strings that put on heavier gauge stuff for the E and A so they can drop into stuff like D standard, Drop C, or Eb Drop Db, but keep the D and G roughly the same since they can already tune down a full step or so without too much issue.

 

However, I've had the same (and original) set of strings on my 4-string bass since I bought it ... something like 15 years ago.  Granted it didn't see a whole lot of action in long spans during that time (I only got really active after Rocksmith 2014, to the point where I play at least a little bit nearly every day now) but still, it is much more possible for a bass to go a LONG time without changing strings than a guitar.  Some bass players (most, even) prefer the sound of a fresh set of strings, especially for recording.  But there are some notable exceptions that say the "funk is in the funk" and keep strings on pretty much forever.  I'm one of those guys, partially because I'm too cheap to buy new strings all the time and partially because I really do like the duller, less bright sound of old strings.

 

If you happen to have a 5-string bass, it is quite easy to convert/transcribe songs in low tunings like this (Open C) into BEAD(G) for a 5 string in B Standard.  Sometimes the transcribed version is just as easy to play, sometimes it throws a curveball.  I've already done the transcription so I can try the song on my 5 -- I'll post the file here shortly so anyone with a 5 can try it and avoid putting their 4 into Open C.

 

 

Basically, if the tuning isn't working for you, I'd recommend posting a single score with it as best as you can manage with the floppy strings and then switching to the Beginner or Advanced songs for fun in Standard Tuning.  Technique wise there isn't really anything to be done short of changing to hybrid strings or playing on a 5 string, both of which are somewhat cost prohibitive.  Hybrid strings might be worth the expense if you play a significant number of songs in Drop D or lower, though.

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Devin Townsend - Life  transcribed to B Standard for 5 String bass available here:

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B2GRHIrNcVrSOVFWSmRYakJqZkU/edit

 

I've tested it on my 5 string.  Works great IF you've got a 5 to play on.

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Very good, see my response in the song thread :)

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This song really caught me of guard. I was totally lost in the beginning.  But its short and have just a few repetitive parts so it should not be that hard to learn.

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k228/maztor42/Rocksmith%20championship%202014/LeftHandsFree76_zpsa5070704.jpg

 

 

 

I'm not that happy with the fact that i changed my hybrid strings to normal 10s just yesterday. 

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k228/maztor42/Rocksmith%20championship%202014/Life82Rhythm_zps8278268a.jpg

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@@MilkmanDan an 8 for left hand free? I can understand that from 1 or 2 play throughs. My first run through was 72%. It has 1 riff. After a few riff repeats for an hour or so, or over the course of the week, it can be nailed. All there is to remember is how many times to play it between the phrases on the A string and minutely exciting change to E string. I'm working on it in master mode (see, not holding back) ... It's 1 riff, 1 riff. /shakes head.

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 Mortalo, on 11 Feb 2015 - 11:36 AM, said:

Ok, because of poor results and overall lack of skill @NoonyDeloony gets downgraded to Advanced. She would be forever remembered as shameful person... and then she'll make another charming video and we'll forget about that.

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Hard, fun work.... piece by piece

 

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On 11/8/2016 at 8:32 PM, Vodka said:

I hated Royal Republic prev. time. I hate it this time too.

UPD: OK. I hate every song. I guess I need to stop.

 

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@@MilkmanDan an 8 for left hand free? I can understand that from 1 or 2 play throughs. My first run through was 72%. It has 1 riff. After a few riff repeats for an hour or so, or over the course of the week, it can be nailed. All there is to remember is how many times to play it between the phrases on the A string and minutely exciting change to E string. I'm working on it in master mode (see, not holding back) ... It's 1 riff, 1 riff. /shakes head.

 

It is definitely tough, but it is pretty much that 1 main riff through most of the song, so once we get that nailed down our overall accuracy should shoot up fast.

 

In my first playthrough, I kept playing the one note on the G string on D by mistake.  I figured that out near the end of the song, and correcting that single problem shot my accuracy up by almost 10% for my 2nd playthrough.

 

...And geez, I'm impressed and jealous of your dedication to Master Mode!  I can still rationalize my choice to avoid it to myself, but eventually I'm going to need to work on that with some songs.  ...Eventually.  :P

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Le 90ies, allright

 

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-=GET RID OF ON DISC SONGS IN THE SONG SELECTION LIST? , FULL SETLIST MANAGEMENT? - YOU NEED A ROADIE !!!=-
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-= Use your DLC library on multiple PCs w. autoupdate =-
-= Build your own RS Toneswitch Fb =-

-= Join the Championship - cause the Championship is good for you =-
-= What´s my RANK again??? - check the 10-weeks Leaderboard and PLAYER Level =-
-= Put the Songs you want to be played into SONG SELECTION LIST =-

 

On 11/8/2016 at 8:32 PM, Vodka said:

I hated Royal Republic prev. time. I hate it this time too.

UPD: OK. I hate every song. I guess I need to stop.

 

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-=GET RID OF ON DISC SONGS IN THE SONG SELECTION LIST? , FULL SETLIST MANAGEMENT? - YOU NEED A ROADIE !!!=-
-= SPOTIFY Rocksmith CS Playlist =-
-= Use your DLC library on multiple PCs w. autoupdate =-
-= Build your own RS Toneswitch Fb =-

-= Join the Championship - cause the Championship is good for you =-
-= What´s my RANK again??? - check the 10-weeks Leaderboard and PLAYER Level =-
-= Put the Songs you want to be played into SONG SELECTION LIST =-

 

On 11/8/2016 at 8:32 PM, Vodka said:

I hated Royal Republic prev. time. I hate it this time too.

UPD: OK. I hate every song. I guess I need to stop.

 

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Ok :D

 

Unthinkable yd after the first try for sure ....

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but

 

for the lead ;)

http://i59.tinypic.com/2nqgsbt.jpg

 

That´s why i love the CS and esp. the heavy competition here in int lead - you guys make me push hard on songs that look unplayable on first runthrough.

Today is 250hours guitar since i started again after discovering the CS

 

- THX GUYS!!!!!!!

 

 

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On 11/8/2016 at 8:32 PM, Vodka said:

I hated Royal Republic prev. time. I hate it this time too.

UPD: OK. I hate every song. I guess I need to stop.

 

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and a mini improvement on tha rhy:

 

first try

:blush: :blush: :blush: :blush:

before you ask: yeah - i tried to play the song :)

http://i60.tinypic.com/m9rhub.jpg

 

now

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-= SPOTIFY Rocksmith CS Playlist =-
-= Use your DLC library on multiple PCs w. autoupdate =-
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On 11/8/2016 at 8:32 PM, Vodka said:

I hated Royal Republic prev. time. I hate it this time too.

UPD: OK. I hate every song. I guess I need to stop.

 

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@@Rodman if I had as much time as you have to play... :P

34 tries... I would need several months for that :lol:

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@@Rodman if I had as much time as you have to play... :P

34 tries... I would need several months for that :lol:

As long as we have 2:55 songs lots of tries come easy...

 

I'd indeed like to see 34 tries on tool :)

 

 

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On 11/8/2016 at 8:32 PM, Vodka said:

I hated Royal Republic prev. time. I hate it this time too.

UPD: OK. I hate every song. I guess I need to stop.

 

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Thanks @@MilkmanDan.  I'll just do the best I can with what I have today and then work on the advanced song over the rest of the week.

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Thanks @@MilkmanDan.  I'll just do the best I can with what I have today and then work on the advanced song over the rest of the week.

 

I think that will be best.  Mortalo does a good job with the song selection -- in general we try to not have weird tunings that restrict many people from playing most of the time, but they aren't completely off limits for the championship.  Normal strings are usually OK for stuff from Standard E down to, say, Eb Drop Db as long as you don't mind a little floppiness.  But beyond that, it is getting to the point where one almost needs heavy or hybrid gauge strings to handle the tuning well at all.

 

Open C definitely counts there, so a song like that will only be selected once in a while, and Mortalo tries even harder to avoid having a song like that selected for the same tier/class two times in a row (like the intermediate song two weeks in a row, etc.).

 

So, might have to just grin and bear it for this week -- and next week will almost certainly be back to a more normal tuning.

 

 

...Sorry for longwindedness (get used to expecting that from me), but one other thing that can possibly help is giving your bass some adjustment time after tuning down.  My 4 string bass gets really bad note detection if I tune straight from E Standard into something like Eb Drop Db or D Standard and try to play straight away.  But if I tune down, take a break and come back at least a few hours later and check the tuning again (it will likely be up to 25 cents or so off after settling), it works and feels a lot better.  I think that is due to the neck tension being radically different, which takes some time for the wood to adjust to.  So, you could try putting your bass into Open C last thing before going to bed and then trying it again in the morning (make sure you re-check the tuning though) -- might help make it a bit better.  Although it is hard to really overcome spaghetti stringitis from very low tunings.  Worth a shot though.

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Advanced Hard SA: (not hard, master... Don't know what became of the hard screenshot???)

http://cloud-4.steamusercontent.com/ugc/526130521515280544/FF7BAFD921F8966D139335CECF320CF44F961A09/

 

Advanced Master SA:

http://cloud-4.steamusercontent.com/ugc/526130521515283246/59D6D1BC360D2D3AAD248FFEAF847C9090682804/

 

Hard screenshot is incorrect. My bad /shrug.

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 Mortalo, on 11 Feb 2015 - 11:36 AM, said:

Ok, because of poor results and overall lack of skill @NoonyDeloony gets downgraded to Advanced. She would be forever remembered as shameful person... and then she'll make another charming video and we'll forget about that.

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/NoonyDeloony/videos

Twitching bass unskillfully, here: https://www.twitch.tv/noonydeloony

 

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thanks to @@Latsch for playing other songs, so with that I feel secure for a while

 

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Greetings to the RSCF CDLC community championship . . . . .  community.

 

First timer here so  I guess . . . .  I'll get the show on the road.

 

little info on user  been playing off and on from 11-12 y/o   now in 30s   yes i know  sad :( had one or two stage appearances  in my time but nothing major  local clubs.

 

bass and guitar  like most of you guys it seems.   prefer the bass club though.

 

first and second play through one some of your bass song picks.    ( btw I just  joke around sometimes never take anything i say as demeaning towards anyones talents you got the ****s to put your stuff up on here then that says alot. and I like what you guys got going on here hope i can participate.)  

 

 

first one is a fun bouncy bassline   if you havent played it give it a shot.  2nd play.

 

http://i.imgur.com/keJfQyF.jpg

 

 

just realized this is in wrong order but  oh well....

Like the donnie darko music.   One play through.

http://i.imgur.com/4HsN0d6.jpg

 

 

 

And ofcourse Tool  love these guys  great song good meaning lets you think about how other people see you.  

( yes i know that is a funny way to think about it but thats the point to think about it.)

 

got a 92 on the first play through.

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bass 1st real try

 

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-= Building a Guitar from Scratch with Absolutely No Woodworking Experience =-
-= ROCK - Rodmans Course for Kids and Beginners =-

-=GET RID OF ON DISC SONGS IN THE SONG SELECTION LIST? , FULL SETLIST MANAGEMENT? - YOU NEED A ROADIE !!!=-
-= SPOTIFY Rocksmith CS Playlist =-
-= Use your DLC library on multiple PCs w. autoupdate =-
-= Build your own RS Toneswitch Fb =-

-= Join the Championship - cause the Championship is good for you =-
-= What´s my RANK again??? - check the 10-weeks Leaderboard and PLAYER Level =-
-= Put the Songs you want to be played into SONG SELECTION LIST =-

 

On 11/8/2016 at 8:32 PM, Vodka said:

I hated Royal Republic prev. time. I hate it this time too.

UPD: OK. I hate every song. I guess I need to stop.

 

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