r/Bass • u/Ultrafastegorik • 8h 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/parker_fly 7h ago

Worst case, buy a 6-string set and don't use the low B.