Anyone else tune their basses as I do?

[Cosmiceddie]

I tune down my basses this way:

E > C#
A > F#
D > C#
G > F#

Does anybody else of you do so, too?

 

[tfer]

I tune mine E A D G because if it was good enough for Mozart, it's probably good enough for me.

 

[FretNoMore]

What would be the reason for that specific tuning?

 

[SGT. BAKER]

What gauge are you using?

 

[Cosmiceddie]

What gauge are you using?

050, 070, 085, 105

 

[Gravedigger Dav]

I tune mine E A D G because if it was good enough for Mozart, it's probably good enough for me.

I didn't know Mozart was a bass player. I thought he was a keyboard guy.

 

[bass_case]

I tune mine E A D G because if it was good enough for Mozart, it's probably good enough for me.

I thought Wolfgang played a five-string... H E A D G

 

[Cosmiceddie]

What would be the reason for that specific tuning?

I don't want to play five-string basses, that's the reason.

 

[tfer]

I'll never understand the people who dramatically alter traditional turnings. Occasional drop-D is sometimes necessary, but altering it like this just makes life difficult.

Every instructional book or video; any college music program, etc is going to push against you. You are forced to reinvent the wheel every time that you pick up the instrument.

The instrument was designed to accept certain string tensions across the fingerboard and body to operate at it's peak.

I could possibly understand tuning in 5ths because there are converted cello players who may have years of training in that discipline.

 

[tfer]

I didn't know Mozart was a bass player. I thought he was a keyboard guy.

And yet he wrote some of the greatest basslines in history.

 

[SGT. BAKER]

I don't want to play five-string basses, that's the reason.

It´s just me but tuning your bass of this way not only you´ll miss the low B, even your left fingering could find some troubles for playing some tunes in standar tune.

 

[tfer]

I don't want to play five-string basses, that's the reason.

Most of the greatest players in history played with only 4 strings. Are you stating that they were handicapped in some manner?

 

[Liam Wald]

I like being able to know that if I play the second string on the seventh fret that the note is "E". Or that the third fret on the first string is "G", etc,etc.
For me, anything other than standard tuning is a transpositional nightmare.

 

[Gravedigger Dav]

And yet he wrote some of the greatest basslines in history.

I like Beethoven better. Alway thought Mozart was the Barry Manilow of his time.

 

[tfer]

I like Beethoven better. Alway thought Mozart was the Barry Manilow of his time.

His 5th is SUCH a cliche.

 

[Cosmiceddie]

It´s just me but tuning your bass of this way not only you´ll miss the low B, even your left fingering could find some troubles for playing some tunes in standar tune.

I can live without that low B. As for the playing, it's just a matter of practice.

 

[Schimmy]

I tune a 5-string one step down and double drop.

B->G
E->C
A->G
D->C
G->F

And it sucks. It's confusing, and I only do it because i don't like MM SR4 neck shape, so i picked a SR5, and i thought it was a good experiment. It sucks big time.

 

[Cosmiceddie]

I'll never understand the people who dramatically alter traditional turnings. Occasional drop-D is sometimes necessary, but altering it like this just makes life difficult.

Every instructional book or video; any college music program, etc is going to push against you. You are forced to reinvent the wheel every time that you pick up the instrument.

The instrument was designed to accept certain string tensions across the fingerboard and body to operate at it's peak.

You have a point there. However, I like to swim against the tide. It makes life less boring.

 

[Gravedigger Dav]

His 5th is SUCH a cliche.

It is now. If you want to hear some amazing bass, listen to the 9th.

 

[Gravedigger Dav]

When I become King, if I catch you using non standard tuning, I will take you to the gallows and string you up!