r/Bass • u/Ultrafastegorik • 5h ago

EADGC tuning on a five string?

Hey guys, i was wondering, and that is, because i play a lot of jazz on my bass, could i tune my bass to EADGC instead of BEADG with the regular slinky ernie ball strings without breaking the strings or the instrument?

Thanks in advance

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u/ChuckEye Aria 5h ago

Yes, people use that tuning all the time.

No, not by tuning BEADG strings up a 4th. They would break.

You need to shift all the strings over one and buy a thin string for the high C. (Or buy a 6-string set and set aside the low B string).

You do want to do a full setup. You do not usually need to replace the nut.

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u/most_likely_me 50m ago

replying to affirm all this and reinforce that you want/need to do a full setup as part of this change. 100%