What's your bass tuned to? - Page 2

Yakob · #21 01-23-2013, 04:44 AM

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Originally Posted by TapyTap

C1 G1 D2 A2

Cello tuning for bass?

I dig.

Would sound dope if your guitarist was in NST.

Metalway · #22 01-23-2013, 05:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ffutterman

I'm in a death metal band, so I have 5 B strings on my bass and tuned them all down to A.

Same for me !

AuntieBeeb · #23 01-23-2013, 05:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ffutterman

I'm in a death metal band, so I have 5 B strings on my bass and tuned them all down to A.

Ha! Brilliant. I think you win this thread.

PatQ · #24 01-23-2013, 05:27 AM

Lester87 · #25 01-23-2013, 05:34 AM

C#G#C#F#
B G#C#F#
BEAD
AEAD

metlman72 · #26 01-23-2013, 05:37 AM

C#,F#,B,E as well as B,F#,B,E. I have been thinking about switching one of my basses to B,E,A,D. I just don't know about the thickness of the B string.

AuntieBeeb · #27 01-23-2013, 05:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TapyTap

C1 G1 D2 A2

So did you decide to tune in 5ths because you played a stringed instrument previously (other than DB, of course)? Or was it just for the extended range?

I can see the appeal of having the extra range, though I think after 13(?) years of playing EADG it would screw with my head!

Lester87 · #28 01-23-2013, 05:41 AM

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Originally Posted by metlman72

C#,F#,B,E as well as B,F#,B,E. I have been thinking about switching one of my basses to B,E,A,D. I just don't know about the thickness of the B string.

Try a 130 or 135 for the low B.

Mr_Music90 · #29 01-23-2013, 05:42 AM

BEADG

AEADG

MrLenny1 · #30 01-23-2013, 05:48 AM

BEADG
other bass EADGC

jperala · #31 01-23-2013, 05:51 AM

E A D G

DwaynieAD · #32 01-23-2013, 06:59 AM

AEADG on my Jazz
CGCF on my MM
EADG on my Precision

all low to high

MCS4 · #33 01-23-2013, 07:06 AM

Mostly CGCF, but my fiver is tuned standard BEADG.

FunkMetalBass · #34 01-23-2013, 07:06 AM

EADG for my fretless P-bass
EADG (octave below) for my P-bass
DADG for my fretless Jazz
BEADGC for my Spector
ADADGC for my Schecter
F#BEADGCF for my JC Custom

**Ric5** · #35 01-23-2013, 07:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ffutterman

I'm in a death metal band, so I have 5 B strings on my bass and tuned them all down to A.

Hahahahaha!!!!

ZombieSpacebat · #36 01-23-2013, 07:16 AM

BF#BE and CGCF

RickenBoogie · #37 01-23-2013, 07:27 AM

EADG, or sometimes down a half, and
DGCF, my favorite tuning

cbrophy · #38 01-23-2013, 07:31 AM

EADG, Drop D tuner on the E.

bassgod0dmw · #39 01-23-2013, 07:33 AM

E standard and dropped D for a few songs

khutch · #40 01-23-2013, 07:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ffutterman

I'm in a death metal band, so I have 5 B strings on my bass and tuned them all down to A.

Best answer!!

I'm not in a death metal band though so I have one fiver tuned:

C1 G1 D2 A2 E3

and three fours tuned the same except for the E3. For the person who asked that is indeed an octave below the standard cello tuning on the four lowest strings.

Before I got the fiver I had one of my fours tuned:

G1 D2 A2 E3

which is two octaves below a violin. That is a nice baritone tuning for a four string bass and the higher voice is nice for chording too. I liked it enough to get the fiver so I could have both tunings at once. When I got the fiver I moved the GDAE strings plus a spare C string to it and put some spare CGDA strings on the four. Now that I have the fiver and seem to be adapting to this one (it is the second fiver I have tried) my baritone four has kinda become surplus. Maybe I will sell it, maybe I will turn it into a contra-bass violin again. In any event I have become a fifths tuned convert!

Ken