drop tuning

GHS touts these as being specially engineered to accommodate drop D & C tuning and holding their pitch without being and extra heavy gauge. This...

Does anyone here have experience with these? I'm about to replace my machine heads and what I like about the graph techs is the idea of fairly...

Hello Talkbass fam, so I’m in a band which plays in C standard, this means my bass is in CGCF. Now I dig the music ALOT. What I don't like is when...

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Decided to try a little experiment :) [MEDIA] IMHO, I prefer E0 for the chorus and E1 for the solo - but that’s just me :)

Hi folks, I have a 35' scale 6 string bass that i want to tune a whole step down on every string. I play with a heavy hand and want clarity but...

Hey, thought ill post my questions here maybe also. So I got myself an Epiphone Thunderbird Vintage Pro and I really like it, the tone and the...

Hey people who like to talk about Bass, I have another question, this time about Strings. I got myself a new Bass (Ephiphone Thudnerbird Vintage...

Hey folks, I'm jumping into a sludge/doom metal band that uses C-standard tuning and dropping the low string down another full step. The bass I...

Hey everybody. I’ve been trying to figure this out for a little while now, and I’m hoping you guys might have some insight. I have an Ernie ball...

I've been thinking of buying a sterling by music man recently, but is it any good for metal? I want something versatile for different tunings too....

Hi everyone, I am not a bass player so I need an advice from more experienced bass players in this community I am choosing string gauge for 5...

Hello, I am curious about the newer Inodesian made Cirrus basses ( not BXP, REAL Peavey cirrus). I believe Peavey has moved production to...

So, I've been experimenting with different tunings in my head for months! One of these tunings just won't seem to go away. It's similar to Victor...

So yeah title pretty much says it all what should I do? I have a 5 string tuned B standard & a 4 string with vampyre darklord strings meant for F#...

I'm trying to wrap my head around a post that kinda confused me. This might get lengthy, sorry. So a fella is playing tuned in low G. As in below...

Okay, sooooo I'm cornfuzed. First of all, I'm thinking this would be the right subforum, but if not point me the right direction and off I'll go....

I have a Schecter Raiden Special 4 that came stock with Ernie Ball 4 String Super Long #2849 (.045-.105). I thought the 105 would be ok tuning...

Hipshot HE6Y Ultralite Bass Xtender Y-Key Drop Tuning Machine.....3/8" . $45 Shipped !!! [ATTACH]

Hi, I need a 5 string bass for drop B tuning to use for studio recordings. i would say my price range would be £600-£800. Also what gauge strings...

For a while now I've been playing D standard with a pack of power slinky ernie balls. The low string gauge is a .110, and for this tuning I find...

Im going to have a bass dedicated to BEAD tuning with flatwounds and i would prefer to not have to use a 5 string set, which would require me to...

Hi. Could anybody give me some advice as to what gauge strings I should get for my 6 string bass for tuning to drop A? Thanks

the rotosound trubass 88 tapewound/flatwound strings are 115 100 75 65 (EADG) and I don't know if it would drop tune or it would just be wobbly?

Hey guys. I play a four string in the drop C, wondering what my best option for string gauges would be and how I should set it up. Currently set...

Ok, im sure this has been covered a few times, but i cant seem to wrap my brain around it for my application as its not QUITE covered, so...

Long time TI Jazz flat users here. However, a new band I'm in tunes EbAbDBGb and also sometimes drops the Eb to Db. I'm finding that the TI's are...

(I hope I'm posting in the right area..) I've been listening to the new Emmure album Look at Yourself, (which check out if you haven't already...

For my 6 string, I need to get my tuning to F-G#-D#-G#-C#-F. Drop F (to my knowledge) requires a 175 to actually sound audible... I could be...

I currently have a 5 string Ibanez sound gear bass in drop tuning running through a Carvin 4x10 and a Carvin 1x15 combo amp. It's got all the...

I wanted to stick a Drop B set (ie bottom 4 of a 5 string set) on one of my basses. However, is it possible to uptune the strings back into...

I recently was asked by a friend to join his band as their bassist in which they play in drop G (playing on 8 strings). I currently play a 6...

Hi guys. I'm looking for some advice on strings and drop tuning on my 6 string bass. I have recently joined a new band which plays songs in drop...

Hi there. I'm looking for some advice on strings and drop tuning on my 6 string bass. I have recently joined a new band which plays songs in drop...

Hey everyone, I have a 4 string Ibanez ATK300 (34 in. scale) I'm interested in having set up for Drop C tuning C,G,C,F. I'm leaning more towards...

I know I should just try it, but am curious if any others are using A standard tuning which would be ADGC (plus F on a 5 string). I already tune...

So here's the deal: My playing style is VERY agressive, I hack on my strings like Geddy Lee and Steve Harris and I pump a huge amount of lows and...