Is the D string the easiest to break

[Prodigus Filius]

That sounds like a recipe for strings so stiff to be unplayable.

Thats exactly right. It's doable but the strings would sound dull with no sustain

 

[Prodigus Filius]

To see how far past standard I can tune them.

Tune yes. But play is another matter. Could hit the strings with a hammer I spose

 

[Prodigus Filius]

@GC34
If you wanted to have pretty much the same tensions for strings in the tuning you have indicated, based on each string in a garden variety set of 45-105 tuned E standard than the gauges as follows would be worth considering

C2/.065
E2/.055
G2/.045
B2/.035

 

[MrAB4003]

Why are you playing bass if you tune that high?
/serious

Because playing piccolo bass is easier and more comfortable than playing guitar!

To see how far past standard I can tune them.

Why not just put the tunings into a string tension calculator? You can see how high you can go without breaking any strings or the bank.

Stringjoy Guitar String Tension Calculator

 

[Prodigus Filius]

I've tried C major 7th ie zig zag tuning/ alternating maj/min tuning on a bass but not in the guitar range as the OP is suggesting. On a BEAD bass you can tune up to C1, leave E as is, tune A and D down to G and B respectively. Didn't find any real practical benefit to it for the typical role of the bass as it makes octaves and 5ths more difficult. Guitar orientated link https://ragajunglism.org/tunings/menu/zigzag-thirds-maj/

 

[GC34]

Because playing piccolo bass is easier and more comfortable than playing guitar!


Why not just put the tunings into a string tension calculator? You can see how high you can go without breaking any strings or the bank.

Stringjoy Guitar String Tension Calculator

Doesn't tell me the breaking tension.

 

[ardgedee]

Doesn't tell me the breaking tension.

This is, what, the sixth thread you've posted with a variation on the same question? Nobody has an answer that satisfies you. We've done all your homework for you that we possibly can. Nobody wants to uptune their own basses on your behalf.

Just freaking do it. Blaze a new musical trail. Wear protective gear. Make a video. Report back when you have something to report.

This thread is done.

 

[gln1955]

This thread is done.

Don't worry, there will be another one.

OP, many people have made suggestions about how you can choose strings to tune as you want without a worry of breaking a string. Your ignoring them and carrying on comes down to pure trolling.

 

[MrAB4003]

This thread is done.

Could a mod please make that official?

 

[HaphAsSard]

Could a mod please make that official?

This is going too far. I ceased to be concerned with the OP's interest one thread ago, but I don't feel personally harmed by them or their posts in any shape or form. Besides, I dread the day the right to exist of a thread I started will be decided by a mob. But by all means click on the report button, and let them decide if forum rules have been violated.

 

[Pilgrim]

Liutaio Mottola Lutherie Information Website According to this calculator the D string is at 62% of breaking tension. G is at 59.

Having not broken a string since I started playing electric bass in 1967, my response is to quote the sage Garfield: