What tuning do you use the most(4-string based)

[rockstarbassist]

None of those. And you put Down 1/2 step twice. :wat:

We play in drop C. Drop D, down 1 step.

I keep all my other basses down 1 step usually to get a better reference and just transpose for "standard" stuff. I love 1 step down.

 

[klejst]

DGCF when playing with my rock band and sometimes standard when not playing with the band.

 

[Mayers]

On 4 strings I played mostly in standart but as of late I played with cello tuning ( CGDA ) and it is very nice ... I don't understand why bass and double bass ( upright ) don't tune that way like the rest of the violin family ... much bigger range of note

 

[knuckle_head]

Down an octave

 

[dogbluedrummer]

Just switched to DGCF

 

[lowendgenerator]

I play in a few tunings; drop c, drop b, BEAD and EADG.

 

[rockstarbassist]

I play in a few tunings; drop c, drop b, BEAD and EADG.

inb4JUSTGETA5STRINGn00b





:lol:

 

[ni714]

a couple years ago I drop tuned (DADG) for a practice kinda as a joke and my bass hasn't been tuned standard since. Except once when bandmates were jamming on it and tuned it up. I of course wasn't told and didn't realize until half way into the first song at a show.

 

[FunkMetalBass]

Fifths. I really never play my 4-strings anyway.

 

[bassdaddyfive]

Standard tuning for me. I have a 5 string, so there is no need for drop tuning.

 

[rockstarbassist]

Standard tuning for me. I have a 5 string, so there is no need for drop tuning.

lol 2 posts

i win /thread

 

[lowendgenerator]

Phooey on you and your 5 string theory. I don't like the feel of em, and I almost never play on the .045 anyway.

 

[Din Of Win]

EADG

We just seemed to do it that way in my original band. For pit-orchestra... i don't feel like re-training my brain to recognize new 'this-note-means-my-fingers-go-here' kinda stuff.

But, i've been in bands for a significant amount of time that tune to drop D and one that tuned to C standard.

But, these days, i've totally crossed over to the 5-string side.

 

[rockstarbassist]

EADG

We just seemed to do it that way in my original band. For pit-orchestra... i don't feel like re-training my brain to recognize new 'this-note-means-my-fingers-go-here' kinda stuff.

But, i've been in bands for a significant amount of time that tune to drop D and one that tuned to C standard.

But, these days, i've totally crossed over to the 5-string side.

So basically what you're saying is, you just got old and/or lazy...??










I keep pushing my band for C std. I freaking love that tuning.

 

[brianrost]

The only time I have used other than standard tuning was when I played in a band with a bagpiper. His two sets of pipes were in D and G so I used dropped D tuning for that gig.

 

[xUptheIronsx]

I tune half step down when I practice with the band, but when I am home, my basses are tuned to whatever I am listening to.

same here...and then we also drop D for about half the songs..or more correctly drop Db