5 String EADGC

[CygnusSong1215]

Does anyone string their 5'er EADGC? Did you have to modify anything about your nut or bridge to do it? Just curious because i want the extended high range of a 6 string but dont really use the B string enough to justify how much it gets in the way.

 

[JimiLL]

Not me. Maybe only a tweak of the truss rod is all you will need though

 

[Ric5]

EADGC will be more tension on the neck than BEADG.

Somebody should try DGCFA# on a 5 string.

 

[JDJen]

Yes, you do have to reset the intonation on the bridge. If your intonation is set for BEADG then you will need to make the necessary adjustments for EADGC tuning. It's not difficult to do at all.

 

[FunkMetalBass]

EADGC will be more tension on the neck than BEADG.

Somebody should try DGCFA# on a 5 string.

*DGCFBb

 

[Spiketronic]

You may also have to have a new nut cut (ouch!) depending on what you have now and the gauge of the strings you'll be putting on.

 

[CBgaragebassist]

*DGCFBb

Same thing.... You know, like G#=Ab, E=Fb, etc...

 

[SanDiegoHarry]

This is the original way 5 strings were strung - the whole "Low B" thing is a fairly recent thing (the first 5 string with a low B I recall seeing was... 1985?). I had seen several old Fender V's that were strung high in used stores... I remember going to American Dream music in Downtown SD when I was a kid and seeing TONS of ancient Fenders, none of which was more than $400... *sigh*....

 

[IconBasser]

I string my Carvin E-C. No modifications were necessary, other than a quick intonation adjustment, as said above.

 

[Darkstrike]

Somebody should try DGCFA# on a 5 string.

*DGCFBb

I used to tune like this, best with a Hipshot, for Drop C.

 

[FunkMetalBass]

Same thing.... You know, like G#=Ab, E=Fb, etc...

But Bb is the fourth from F, not A#. Semantics, I know, but one thing that annoys me.

 

[superiorpine]

Depends on the bass. I have done several this way. Usually intonation is all that is necessary, however I have filed down nuts a bit as well. As stated above, it also depends on relative string sizes. Its not that big of a deal. Not seriously different than going from heavy strings to light strings.

 

[JDJen]

But Bb is the fourth from F, not A#. Semantics, I know, but one thing that annoys me.

Me too.

 

[Ric5]

Yes, you do have to reset the intonation on the bridge. If your intonation is set for BEADG then you will need to make the necessary adjustments for EADGC tuning. It's not difficult to do at all.

Sometimes you have to reset the intonation when going from BEADG to BEADG. You should learn how to do a setup on your bass.

 

[Ric5]

But Bb is the fourth from F, not A#. Semantics, I know, but one thing that annoys me.

Gee dumb old me ... but you know when I play a Bb and an A# on my bass it really ends up being the same note.

Actually if you get into it unless you play an unlined fretless you are playing "tempered" notes that are slightly off anyway.

 

[JDJen]

Looks to me like someone should learn to read music and quit following the all the TAB that is on the internet written by 12 year olds.

If a piece is written with B, E, and A flatted on the score. The notes are not called A Sharp, D Sharp and G Sharp.

Buy a theory book and learn your craft.