Diads on the 4th and 3rd string.... Sound weird. - Bass Players Discussion https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/diads-on-the-4th-and-3rd-string-sound-weird/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Fri, 05 Jun 2026 02:48:37 +0000 wpForo 60 RE: Diads on the 4th and 3rd string.... Sound weird. https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/diads-on-the-4th-and-3rd-string-sound-weird/#post-114481 Sun, 31 Jul 2005 03:46:09 +0000
I remembered reading about the topic months ago and had to go dig up some info.]]> Bass Players Discussion paul donnelly https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/diads-on-the-4th-and-3rd-string-sound-weird/#post-114481 RE: Diads on the 4th and 3rd string.... Sound weird. https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/diads-on-the-4th-and-3rd-string-sound-weird/#post-114474 Sun, 31 Jul 2005 02:30:39 +0000
I've got a friend who plays sax, and a couple years ago he started taking bass lessons. I remember him telling me how surprised he was that it's hard to hit wrong notes on the bass - a lot more fits in the low register than in the range of an alto sax. His speculation was that the difference between B and Bb is a lot smaller (frequency-wise) in the lower range.

He's got great ears - a working pro on sax - so I think he's on to something.]]> Bass Players Discussion NoteBoat https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/diads-on-the-4th-and-3rd-string-sound-weird/#post-114474 RE: Diads on the 4th and 3rd string.... Sound weird. https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/diads-on-the-4th-and-3rd-string-sound-weird/#post-114454 Sat, 30 Jul 2005 22:18:01 +0000 Bass Players Discussion paul donnelly https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/diads-on-the-4th-and-3rd-string-sound-weird/#post-114454 Diads on the 4th and 3rd string.... Sound weird. https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/diads-on-the-4th-and-3rd-string-sound-weird/#post-10616 Sat, 30 Jul 2005 07:59:42 +0000
Something I noticed, is that if I play a diad on the 4th and 3rd strings (the two fattest ones that is), it sounds a lot different than it should. Almost like as if there's more dissonance, and it's not just in a lower octave.

Could anyone explain why this is so? Or is it just an audible illusion?]]> Bass Players Discussion SagaciousKJB2 https://guitarnoise.forum/bass-players-discussion/diads-on-the-4th-and-3rd-string-sound-weird/#post-10616