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Best bass for B E A D tuning.

#22
Hi there.
A Fender American Special Jazz bass will be perfect for your requirements.
Very lightweight due to a slimmer profile body, and an incredibly fast and easy neck to play. Not only is the neck slim as per a normal Jazz (1.5" at the nut) but it's very thin front to back so it's a breeze to play. Comes with graphite support rods in the neck for stability so they're solid as a rock and will handle BEAD easily.
Plus they have great build quality with the classic look you need.

Good luck with your search.

Miles.
 
#23
miles'tone said:
Hi there.
A Fender American Special Jazz bass will be perfect for your requirements.
Very lightweight due to a slimmer profile body, and an incredibly fast and easy neck to play. Not only is the neck slim as per a normal Jazz (1.5" at the nut) but it's very thin front to back so it's a breeze to play. Comes with graphite support rods in the neck for stability so they're solid as a rock and will handle BEAD easily.
Plus they have great build quality with the classic look you need.

Good luck with your search.

Miles.
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Thank you for that very helpful information.
:D
 
#29
I was going to say ANY bass will do, but the points about a Ric are very valid.

Fender or Squier may be the best bet because the nuts are easy to replace and easy to find precut everywhere.

You will have to file/sand out the slot for the B and maybe the E (easy to do - just go slow). If you hose it up you buy another nut and start over. If you go back to EADG, buy another nut.

I had trouble reading tabs when I put one of mine in BEAD tuning but am thinking about trying it again and treat the 5th fret as "home".
 
#31
ill add another vote for the spector 435 long scale models they are available from the factory in either B,E,A,D or standard tuning and I will say that my euro lx4 is the nicest instrument I have ever owned.
as for five strings two days ago I thought the same as you but if you haven't tried one yet check out a spector rebop. ive had 3 other five strings before peavey fretless, washburn and Ibanez all of them sat unpalyed until I sold them because I could never get used to playing them. I pict up a rebop5(also 35in scale) yesterday and it took me about 5 minets to feel at home with it and i'm pretty shure this one will get played alot. i'm not shure why because the string spacing is only about 1mm wider than my Ibanez sr505 but the spector feels so much better it's amazing and the sound of the rebop just puts the Ibanez to shame . spector has a knack for building very playable basses that sound awesome. if you like the old fender style look try a spector coda
 
#36
The Ibanez BTB can rock BEAD quite nicely. I did that for a long while. I tune my Custom Legend to straight C and sometimes Drop Bb so the Spectors can totally handle it.
 
#39
Fretlessbaby said:
Like Steve said :

"Treat the 5th fret as home." :D
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I was just noticing your name Fretlessbaby. I have been reluctant to try this on a 4 string fretless because the frets are closer together as you move up the neck which makes it harder to hit the notes in tune. It's also easier to get a good "whaa" sound from the thinner strings.

I'm guessing you are looking for a fretted bass based on the discussion so far.
 
#40
I didnt know anybody made 4 strings in a 35 scale. Good thought but does limit the choices.

Using flats or heavier gauge strings is another option to tighten things up on a 34 inch.


gpx1200 said:
ill add another vote for the spector 435 long scale models they are available from the factory in either B,E,A,D or standard tuning and I will say that my euro lx4 is the nicest instrument I have ever owned.
as for five strings two days ago I thought the same as you but if you haven't tried one yet check out a spector rebop. ive had 3 other five strings before peavey fretless, washburn and Ibanez all of them sat unpalyed until I sold them because I could never get used to playing them. I pict up a rebop5(also 35in scale) yesterday and it took me about 5 minets to feel at home with it and i'm pretty shure this one will get played alot. i'm not shure why because the string spacing is only about 1mm wider than my Ibanez sr505 but the spector feels so much better it's amazing and the sound of the rebop just puts the Ibanez to shame . spector has a knack for building very playable basses that sound awesome. if you like the old fender style look try a spector coda
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