How do you tune your bass?

[BarfanyShart]

CGDA and CGDAE - fifths tuning.

 

[SteC]

Isn’t this the wrong tuning for Green Day and a Bass VI?
Green Day plays tuned down a half step, not drop d. And bass VIs are tuned EADGBE, no?

Yeah Green Day is a half step down

 

[MegaSwing]

Until it sounds right?

 

[WI Short Scaler]

With a pedal tuner, standard 440 - E/A/D/G.

Boring, I know.

 

[Andy Marshman]

E A D G checking open, 12th fretted, 12th harmonic and finally check B E A D, fretted, at the 7th fret.
I'm not obsessed with all this; I just want to be in tune for the whole set. My instruments are good quality and hold their tune very well, even after a couple of days in the case.

 

[red_rhino]

One string at a time..

I knew I was too late with that comeback the moment I saw this thread was 4 pages long.

 

[marchone]

I learned to tune my bass to a 440hz tuning fork when I was a kid. By ear from there for the other strings. So EADG remains my habit. Of course today an in-line strobe tuner is on my amp. But learning to tune by ear was foundational. I highly recommend it.

 

[dave64o]

I tune my basses - all five strings - BEADG but not because I think four strings are for sissies. I just prefer five strings and I use standard tuning.

 

[WRM]

Where's Carrots????

Usually EADG, but since I have D-Tuners all around, sometimes I go all the way to BEAD!

 

[Sam Evans]

I knew I was too late with that comeback the moment I saw this was thread was 4 pages long.

Thanks for checking first ...

 

[wysiwyg248]

EADG all 4 strings.
BEADG the 5 strings.
BEADGC the 6 strings.

 

[kleinenenten]

I have two main basses - each tuned differently, and one option not available. Both are 5 strings, one tuned standard (BEADG) and the other tuned a step down (ADGCF).

 

[bigdaddybass12]

By turning the silver turny things.

Haaa you beat me too it!

 

[wneff]

I make sure all the tuners and in line so it have the best look.

 

[Not_Shane]

I vote ADGCF

 

[James Hart]

my 7 BEADGBE
my fretless 6 BEADGB
my 5 BEADG
all the 4 EADG

 

[MAJOR METAL]

440 Standard.

 

[2saddleslab]

Standard & 1/2 step down.

 

[TOOL460002]

CGCF and DADG.

 

[red_rhino]

E-A-D-G….. E-A-D-H… whatever it takes.