standard tuning for a bass......

binauralonthecape

my buddy just gotta bass for xmas and he was wonderin whats the standard tuning for it, can anyone help me out?/

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from low to high.

E A D G

same as the low four of a guitar.

binauralonthecape

...forgot to mention that it is a 5 string....would that mean the fifth string is B

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Originally posted by binauralonthecape
...forgot to mention that it is a 5 string....would that mean the fifth string is B

as i understand, depending on what strings you buy and how you setup the bass you could have the low string as the B or the high as a B

so (from low) B E A D G

or

E A D G B

i know the low B option is possible, not sure 100% about the high B option.

anarchRist_14

Just cause you have a four string doesn't mean you can't tune it
BEAD
And if you play songs with a heavy guitar, like in Drop tuning then
DADG
But five stringers can down tune as well, but they usually tune it
AFGCG, or something like that, Korn does it that way

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Originally posted by anarchRist_14
Just cause you have a four string doesn't mean you can't tune it
BEAD
And if you play songs with a heavy guitar, like in Drop tuning then
DADG
But five stringers can down tune as well, but they usually tune it
AFGCG, or something like that, Korn does it that way

of course you can but he asked about standard tuning.

PJVITALOGY

yeah standard tuning on a 5 string bass is B, E, A, D, G. trust me on that.

mccreadyisgod

Originally posted by PJVITALOGY
yeah standard tuning on a 5 string bass is B, E, A, D, G. trust me on that.

Correct... from low to high, that's standard 5-string tuning. Standard 4-string (as mentioned above) is E, A, D, G from low to high. Standard 6-string bass is B, E, A, D, G, B. 8- and 12-string basses are tuned in 2- and 3-string groups, respectively, in the same tuning as a 4-string, but with octaves (like a 12-string guitar).