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Hi. I just had my bass at a shop for complete setup cus I was having some issues with fret buzz. They did a solid job and it was sounding and...
Hey all I have myself a 2609B Black Eagle reissue and I have to say the tuners on it are horrendous I was thinking of changing them and was just...
hi all. I dont know if many people tend to do this or not but I have a 6 string bass which I would like to tune to standard EADGBE. What gauge...
Hi all. I just got a spector performer 4 and started learning. I have a question. I'm really into extreme metal and wonder what kind of tuning I...
Can low tension (~130 lbs) do damage to a bass that was built for ~200 lbs of tension? Context: I was browsing Facebook marketplace as usual last...
I have a new Yamaha bb404 bass and I want to set it up. My question is that I play in 2 bands with 2 different tunings. One in E flat standard...
I was playing along to this song as a warm up just now and I realized that I sounded very out of tune as compared to the recording, is this just...
Being so different from traditional bassists and traditional guitarists, I'm finding it very difficult to find advice that would pertain to my...
My Sterling S.U.B Stingray 34’s tuning machine for the A string is having a weird problem that I really have no clue how to fix or what caused it....
1989 Fender Precision Bass Plus with the fancy "Schaller deluxe die-cast tuning machines" The bass slips slightly out of tune easily and often,...
Sorry big rant text. Is it impossible to drop a 4 string? In my side project im just getting told what to play and I love it. I have two basses....
Hey, In my main band I play drop C, meaning CGCF. I have a side project where I play drop A, meaning AEAD. I usually use Ernie Ball 110 on my...
Hello, I'm a bassist that is involved in two projects. These are heavy metal projects with downtunings. One project I am playing in Drop F# and...
its tuned now seven semitones down and when i tune it up the machine head (the gear at the tuner) it tunes up but only a few cents then it goes...
This is my first thread after years of stalking Talkbass. I thought I would share that I have yet to encounter anyone else who tunes the same as...
Hi everyone! I recently changed my tuning from EADG to DGCF on my Yamaha BB1200s (34¨scale). The problem is that I´m using light gauge strings...
Hey all! Like the title says, and I'm down to one bass now, so that's why I asked. For some songs I need to stay in E standard and for others I'm...
I have a 5 string stingray with the two humbuckers. I play in the band for a high school show choir, and have always had good comments on the...
hi, i have mixbus 32c, and every time i plug in my bass to record it sounds out of tune, i have tried with ableton that is my second recording...
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 TB, I've just picked up a Sire V7 Vintage, had the dude set it up with some GHS Bass Boomers 50-115. Gotta say it sounds so thick and goes...
Hi all! Selling my Mint Condition D’addario tuner! This thing is awesome and the only reason I'm selling it is because I'm getting the Shure GLXD...
So, I had a particular bass that sat in an uninsulated crawlspace for almost 6 years (I won't get into the details of why) and it endured...
I played in fifths tuning C-G-D-A(-E-B) about a year, it's only just mirroring fourths tuning bottom up. Actually I switched to tritone tuning,...
I've seen this posted before, and I know he typically has a couple basses tuned standard EADG and one tuned tenor ADGC (I don't understand how...
Just more a person question for yall who play bass in Rock/Metal music. Which personally sounds better to you? And which do you think sounds...
Standard is to tune to A = 440hz, but there are several voices saying that we should be tuning to 432hz as was done in the past, to sync all...
Hi! I have a live presentation coming up and we are going to play songs on standard tuning except for one song we cannot transpose for the sake...
Hey I play in a band with C-standard tuning; I hate sloppy strings and have been tuning my B up to a C (C F A. D. G.). Been doing that for 4-5...
Hello I have experienced tuning instability with my bass particularly when changing places (my house vs symphony Hall etc.) Part of this is of...
So I'm looking to drop my 5 string to A standard (A-D-G-C-F) for a new project. Anyone have any guidance on which string gauges would be best?
Lets say you are playing a song that requires a lot of the note E. Do you prefer to play the open E or do you down tune so you can play the E as a...
Hello all. Apologies if this topic has already been covered at length. Please feel to forward me to any links I may have missed in the search. I...
Hello everyone. I was thinking about getting the Schecter Stiletto Seesion: Bass : Stiletto-4 Session How could I get a good C standard tuning...
I’m a current Warwick user (thumb, corvette $$) and happy with my thumb set up with 135, 110, 95, 85 for drop A tuning. I’ve found I’m not as...
Almost brand new PolyTune 2 Noir. No velcro. Will ship in original box. Never gigged. Been on my board the entire time. Ships for free in...
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Fender Pure Vintage, 70s Style Bass Tuning Machines with Screws and Ferrules. Very, Very Good Condition, some minor usage marks etc.. Your PayPal...
There's another thread in a different section discussing Bach Cello suite. I've been trying to learn it on 6 string, but my fingers just won't...
Can you successfully use BEAD tuning on a Bronco? If so, what kind of strings? 057912
