Do any of u guys tune or string up your 5 string basses,B E A D G?
Well there are a few blokes who tune thier 5's E-A-D-G-C, but low B tuning is way more common.
B-E-A-D-G is the common tune with the standard strings the bass come with, but you can also tune it E-A-D-G-C but you have to get a lighter string to support the high C's intonation.
Quote from: funkStrat_97Well there are a few blokes who tune thier 5's E-A-D-G-C, but low B tuning is way more common.I'm considering EADGC for my next 5 string.
Quote from: MikeGee on February 07, 2006, 05:38:24 AMQuote from: funkStrat_97Well there are a few blokes who tune thier 5's E-A-D-G-C, but low B tuning is way more common.LOL When I got my first 5 string back 3 years ago or so I thought the tuning was CGDAE and tried tuning it too that.. caboinkDad take me to the music store I need to buy new strings for my new bass LOL!!!I knew a guy with bout 25 years playing bass and also for money, tried tuning his first 5 string eadgc, his E string oh wait the B string was so tight, when someone asked him about it, "that's the way I like it"
Quote from: funkStrat_97Well there are a few blokes who tune thier 5's E-A-D-G-C, but low B tuning is way more common.LOL When I got my first 5 string back 3 years ago or so I thought the tuning was CGDAE and tried tuning it too that.. caboinkDad take me to the music store I need to buy new strings for my new bass LOL!!!
Quote from: MikeGee on February 07, 2006, 05:38:24 AMQuote from: funkStrat_97Well there are a few blokes who tune thier 5's E-A-D-G-C, but low B tuning is way more common.I'm considering EADGC for my next 5 string.The Nut on the bass is set fo GDAEB so you will have some play on your strings and usually (ugly ) ringing to your open notes. IA new nut will be required. LOL When I got my first 5 string back 3 years ago or so I thought the tuning was CGDAE and tried tuning it too that.. caboinkDad take me to the music store I need to buy new strings for my new bass LOL!!!
Like it has already been said the standard tuning is with the B at the bottom and the G at the top but now days a lot of guys are flatting the tunnong set up. in other words Bb is the low and Gb is the high string. But I went to s service with a guest choir and the bass player who was an animal had a seven string set up and he tuned his bottom to F# and his high string was the C so his set up was F# B E A D G C it must have been custom made but he made that thing sing and when he dropped the F# open it shook your spine loose. Take care and Be Blessed