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Category Archives: Inverted-Fifths Tuning

Megatar and ZenTapper Tunings

For both ZenTappers and Megatars we generally recommend the BassBottom tuning, where bass is tuned in fourths, just like a standard 6-string bass. Learning is much faster with this tuning, and most of what you already know from guitar or bass transfers quickly, plus your right hand picks up what your left hand knows very [...]

Posted 31 August 2011 § All § BassBottom Tuning § Chapman Stick § Comparison § Ease of Learning § Megatar § Uncrossed Stringing § ZenTapper ‡ Comments (0) °

Q: Why is Mobius’s standard tuning like a bass?

A: Why not? It’s a bass! The tuning of a standard six-string bass is a good thing. Musicians all around the world already know this tuning so it’s easy for them to learn touch-style on a tuning they already know. There is also the popular bass-strings tuning we call ‘Inverted Fifths’ which has some enthusiasts [...]

Posted 11 May 2008 § All § BassBottom Tuning § Chapman Stick § Design § Ease of Learning § Electric Bass § History § Megatar § Tuning ‡ Comments (0) °