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EADGC five string
- Thread starter DOOGLER
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You can string up most any V string E A D G C rather than B E A D G. I did with mine, no problem. You usually don't even have to do anything to the nut; just get the C string.
I don't know a special name for a bass strung like this.
By the way, I got this one:
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I don't know a special name for a bass strung like this.
By the way, I got this one:
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My Pentabuzz was strung E-C... no problems; no modifications necessary.
"A 5-string bass."
It's usually called "High-C Bass" tuning. It doesn't require a special 5-string bass instrument. All you need to do is change strings. Pick yourself out a set here. Most times your existing nut will work just fine without any modification needed. Just restring, tune up, correct the intonation, and you're good to go. A truss rod adjustment is seldom needed.
FWIW, I alternate back and forth on my Spector. Never had a problem. It just works.
FWIW, I alternate back and forth on my Spector. Never had a problem. It just works.
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nd how does one willy nilly adjust the intonation?
Down by the bridge.
1) Tune your strings to pitch using a tuner.
2) Fret the string at the 12th fret and check it with your tuner to see that it is the same note as the open string.
3) Adjust the string length (not height) at the bridge saddle to correct it if needed.
4) Retune and repeat as necessary.
If you'd rather see how it's done:
That is exactly the tuning I play.
It's called 'Tenor 5' Tuning, for bass 'tenor' is usually used to describe a tuning up a fourth.
a four ADGC (Victor Wooten)
a five EADGC (Steve Swallow, Matt Garrison, Jaco Pastorius)
a six EADGCF (John Patitucci used this on a few tracks).
a seven EADGCFBb (Eric Czar)
I use a regular Ibanez Soundgear that I changed the nut on to fit the strings better. Any bass can be changed to these configurations.
I think the first fender five string was tuned this way, it had less frets so there was no extra range. Jaco also had an five string acoustic bass guitar tuned this way .
It's called 'Tenor 5' Tuning, for bass 'tenor' is usually used to describe a tuning up a fourth.
a four ADGC (Victor Wooten)
a five EADGC (Steve Swallow, Matt Garrison, Jaco Pastorius)
a six EADGCF (John Patitucci used this on a few tracks).
a seven EADGCFBb (Eric Czar)
I use a regular Ibanez Soundgear that I changed the nut on to fit the strings better. Any bass can be changed to these configurations.
I think the first fender five string was tuned this way, it had less frets so there was no extra range. Jaco also had an five string acoustic bass guitar tuned this way .
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.......
cause wootens more love is tuned adgc i believe or adgBb
The tenor 5 opens up more melodic, timbral and chordal possibilities while having all the bass function of a standard 4. The harmonics of the high C allow you to play things like Victor's "Amazing Grace" arrangement. Harmonics are easier (IME) to sound due to the thinner gauge, the natural harmonic set on the high C are C4, G4, C5 (equivalent to the 24th fret of the C), E5, G5, Bb5, C6, D6, E6. There are more but they get increasingly hard to isolate correctly. So you end up with more than just the five extra fretted notes.
Exactly. I used to have my Carvin Semi-hollow body AC50 strung EADGC for solos. As can be seen in the video it works out wonderfully for that.
However, currently it is back with standard 5 string tuning. (BEADG) and the reason is that high C tuning means you play the bass like a 4 string with a few extra notes. Well I got lazy and wanted an easier time transposing and sitting in the pocket so it went back to a fiver. Just saying.
my current 5ver is tuned with the High C ... it has 24 frets ...( Warmoth Deluxe Jazz 5 )
another 5ver will be here pretty soon to cover the lower , more regular tuning ... low B
the bass does not have to be a ' short scale' bass if that's what you might have been wondering ... but that wouldn't hurt for a solo type bass ...
another 5ver will be here pretty soon to cover the lower , more regular tuning ... low B
the bass does not have to be a ' short scale' bass if that's what you might have been wondering ... but that wouldn't hurt for a solo type bass ...
try EADGB (like a guitar)..
i tuned my 6-strings BEADGB..
the high-B makes it easier for chords playing..u only need one finger G-B (Maj 3rd), D-B (Maj 6th), A-B (Maj 9th), E-B (P 12th), B-B'(oct)
just need to practice shifting up a fret when playing melodies (which im still practicing)
i tuned my 6-strings BEADGB..
the high-B makes it easier for chords playing..u only need one finger G-B (Maj 3rd), D-B (Maj 6th), A-B (Maj 9th), E-B (P 12th), B-B'(oct)
just need to practice shifting up a fret when playing melodies
(which im still practicing)
I play EADGC tuning. A 34" scale is the way to go. while it may not be critical, you may want to cut or have cut a new string nut.
