How many people use a 5 string but string it EADGC?

[ODDBALL]

I would like to know if I should give it a try on my 5er.

 

[funkybassplayer]

Man... go for it. The reason that i started tuning this way is becuase on a 34" scale a B string can be a bit floppy and it was. i changed to EADGC and never looked back. It allowed me to get the neck straighter and the action lower (of course that might be becasue i get bored and tweak on my basses constantly. I have strung three of my basses this way and have never once missed having the low B string.

 

[aproud1]

Dammit. Now I want to do that. Let us know how you like it.

 

[c_joseph_lier]

I had my 5 string set up that way, with one addition ... i put a HipShot D-tuner on my e, that way I could drop to a d (some use it to go lower) ... i had a 6 string for a while, but i never played the B string ... and the 4 string just felt small ... just like goldilocks said, the 5 string was "Just Right" ..
In addition, in a three peice rock band, having that Hi-C let me do tasty fills and semi-leads while the guitar player was riffing, without too much of a jump ... Good Luck

 

[coolrunner989]

I do both. I have a fretless that is B-G and a fretted that is DADGC. I eventually want a six/seven string fretted, but for now this works.

 

[MikeBass]

I would like to know if I should give it a try on my 5er.

I did this for a while.
really dug it.
But now my situation calls for BEADG.

most likely won't go back though.

 

[danomar]

Is it possible to use G strings to tune up to a C?

This is a very interesting concept, tuning up rather than down... TB comes in handy once again!

 

[bassrique]

Doesn't Janek Gwizdala tune his Fodera this way?

 

[mjolnir]

I would if I actually owned a fiver. I hardly ever use the low b on my sixer, but that high c gets plenty of use.

 

[Fuzzbass]

Is it possible to use G strings to tune up to a C?

Possible, but NOT a good idea! If you can't find an EADGC five-string set, then get a four string set and add a single. Gauge for high C string is typically .032

 

[Fishbrain]

if I had a spare 5r i would but at the minute my b gets FAR more use than the c on my 6r

 

[4Mal]

Possible, but NOT a good idea! If you can't find an EADGC five-string set, then get a four string set and add a single. Gauge for high C string is typically .032

Tom Appel - http://www.bassguitarstrings.us
in NYC does a Thomastic Super Alloy set for reasonable. It is basically the .045 through .105 with an additional .030 for the C. I use that set on my E through C 5 and like it a lot. I believe he can do the same with Jazz Flats as well.

IIRC I had to email him the instructions last time as it wasn't listed on his web site.

 

[jwbassman]

Where is both option

I mostly play BEADG, but I have a second fiver EADGC that I play at home and for some recording, very little live.

 

[T-MOST]

If you don't need the Low B the high C sounds likes a nice alternate. You can get some really nice chord work going. Of course no one makes that 5 string set but you can simply buy a 6 string set and lose the B. Not a problem!

 

[Liten]

I play my 5string fretless this way.. great to have more position options when playing melody..

 

[funkybassplayer]

If you don't need the Low B the high C sounds likes a nice alternate. You can get some really nice chord work going. Of course no one makes that 5 string set but you can simply buy a 6 string set and lose the B. Not a problem!

Not true. The first E-C set i used was a set of GHS boomers i believe. D'adarrio also has a new deal called bass station that allows you to pick your 4 string set and then add the B or C depending on what you want. I, for about a year or so now, have been stringing up with a set of Ken Smith Rock Master Mediums with an extra .030 for the C or what i have right now is a 6er set of Ken Smith Taper cores and i love them. I thought that the Rotosound Solo Bass strings with a GHS .030 worked well too but i am going to be sticking with my Ken Smith's untill i find something more enjoyable.

As for Janek Gwizdala tuning E-C i am not sure but i do know that Matt Garrison tunes EADGC.

 

[Andy Brown]

I tuned my Sadowsky Modern to E-C and it absolutely sings. The PJ I have coming will remain B-G. So I'll have one of each.

 

[HamOnTheCob]

EADGC is the only way to go for me for a fretted. For my fretless 5, I prefer BEADG. I haven't had a Fretted 5er with a low B for several years. It all depends on what kinds of music you play and what your needs are. For chording and melodic stuff, having that high C is a must for me. If I were playing country or hip hop, I would find more need for a B.

If you've never tried it, I say go for it. I used to play 6ers, but never really used all 6 strings... I either used the lower portions, or the higher ones, but usually not both in the same song, so I started going with 5ers tuned EADGC and usually had one around tuned BEADG. After a while, I realized the one with the low B was collecting dust because I never used it, so I did away with the low B altogether.

I use D'Addario EXL170 4-string sets and buy packs of .030 strings for the C.

 

[BullHorn]

I would never ever need the high C string. If anything, I'd possible tune the bass DGCFA#, but that's about it.

 

[OneMan]

just a question:
to everyone that tune e a d g c, what style of music do you play?
and to those that tune b e a d g, same question?
thanks