EADGC five string

[Kragnorak]

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Just to clarify: The BTB33 VOLO is a 33" bass, meaning it is slightly shorter. I tried one in Sam Ash and loved the action on it. I have put money down on one myself. They tend to be $999 or under right now. Too new a thing to get one used, but this is a bass that was designed to be used in tenor bass tuning.

 

[jnuts1]

I string up a high C on all of my basses. you don't need a new nut but you will need to do a setup. especially intonation.
also there is no special name for it.

 

[40Hz]

If you want to try something different on your 4-string, try tuning it E-A-D♭-G♭ and see what you think. It's an interesting alternate tuning to explore.

If you do a lot of 'lyrical' or melody-style playing, it can make many things feel easier to play - although you'll lose that nice finger pattern symmetry the standard ascending 4th bass tuning gives you.

 

[Jughead6]

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.

Yes, I agree about the 34" scale.

I've never tried tuning a 35"+ to EADGC but I could imagine the C string being a bit weird. Interested to hear if anyone has done this.

 

[tedious1]

I'm considering doing this to one of my old Washburn 5's. When I talked to my luthier, he suggested replacing the nut to match the strings, he did indicate it wasn't strictly necessary, but it was his strong recommendation. My counter was "Meh, I'm thinking zero fret instead."

Stupid mouth, always finding ways to give the luthier more work...

 

[JShogunE]

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Ibanez BTB series.

 

[DOOGLER]

If you want to try something different on your 4-string, try tuning it E-A-D♭-G♭ and see what you think. It's an interesting alternate tuning to explore.

If you do a lot of 'lyrical' or melody-style playing, it can make many things feel easier to play - although you'll lose that nice finger pattern symmetry the standard ascending 4th bass tuning gives you.

thanks i will try that

 

[DOOGLER]

I string up a high C on all of my basses. you don't need a new nut but you will need to do a setup. especially intonation.
also there is no special name for it.

do you know how to set up an acoustic bass with little risk of breaking the truss rod? i feel like a monkey fixing those

 

[DOOGLER]

Yes, I agree about the 34" scale.

I've never tried tuning a 35"+ to EADGC but I could imagine the C string being a bit weird. Interested to hear if anyone has done this.

i have large scale acoustic, would this be a problem?

 

[cheechi]

Funny story. So when I was very new to bass I bought a used 5 string. Thing was way out of tune intonation you name it. I thought it was srung EADGC when I first tuned it up.

B strings hurt when they snap.

 

[jnuts1]

Doogler don't ask me about acoustics. I wouldn't know where to begin on that bridge!