can a 6'er...............

[kingofthestring]

if i were t buy a 6 string could i tune it like a gutar

 

EADGBE

[SteveyDevey]

Sure you can. You'd probably need to get new strings and do a setup though.

[bassist31588]

Get a 7 string bass back... do it EADGCF

[Onkel Bob]

Get a 7 string bass back... do it EADGCF

 

That's only six strings. Unless you want him to tune one string to :. Don't know how that's done.

[Roguetitan]

that defeats the purpose of having lower octave strings, does it not?

[rikshaw]

That's only six strings. Unless you want him to tune one string to : . Don't know how that's done.

 

holy {censored} that was funny

[SteveyDevey]

that defeats the purpose of having lower octave strings, does it not?

What? Are you saying it defeats the purpose of buying a 6 because most people get the low b, or that it's pointless since it's tuned the same (but lower) as a guitar?

[justinbass]

 

if i were t buy a 6 string could i tune it like a gutar EADGBE

 

 

yes, you could.

 

If you have years of guitar muscle memory built up I can see why you'd do this. If not, EADGCE# makes more sense, since each string is a 4th higher than the previous, or the standard BEADGC works.

 

But yeah, if you have the proper gauge strings you can tune it to whatever you want.

[Apendecto]

that defeats the purpose of having lower octave strings, does it not?

 

I'm confused at your post.

 

Yo.

[justinbass]

that defeats the purpose of having lower octave strings, does it not?

 

no, because you can still play lower notes and sound like a bass, because, well, you are still playing a bass with octave lower strings.

[Roguetitan]

 

no, because you can still play lower notes and sound like a bass, because, well, you are still playing a bass with octave lower strings.

 

 

not if you tune it in E,A,D,G,C,F. you may as well tune in E,A,D,G,B,E

standard tuning for a 6 string is B,E,A,D,G,C or a half to a full step down not the other way.

 

the purpose in having a 6 string bass is to be able to play lower octave notes on the low end and higher octave notes on the high end for more versatility.

 

like mentioned before, IMO, tuning the low B to an e defeats the purpose of having a 5 or 6 string bass to begin with.

You may as well just play a 4 banger

 

that is my opinion and I am sticking to it.

 

but you can tune yours however you want:thu:

[justinbass]

 

not if you tune it in E,A,D,G,C,F. you may as well tune in E,A,D,G,B,E standard tuning for a 6 string is B,E,A,D,G,C or a half to a full step down not the other way. the purpose in having a 6 string bass is to be able to play lower octave notes on the low end and higher octave notes on the high end for more versatility. like I before tuning the low B to an e defeats the purpose of having a 5 or 6 string bass. that is my opinion and I am sticking to it. but you can tune yours however you want:thu:

 

 

Do you know what an octave is?

[Roguetitan]

Do you know what an octave is?

 

Uh, yes since I have a Bachelor's in Music, I think I do.

[Apendecto]

 

I'm confused at your post. Yo.

 

 

Yo.

[Apendecto]

 

Uh yes since I have a Bachelors in Music I think I do:freak:

 

 

You certainly didn't get one in English.

 

Yo.

[Roguetitan]

 

Yo.

 

 

 

 

can you be more specific as to why you are confused?

[Roguetitan]

 

You certainly didn't get one in English. Yo.

 

 

and Yo is an english term for?....

[Apendecto]

 

like mentioned before, IMO, tuning the low B to an e defeats the purpose of having a 5 or 6 string bass to begin with. You may as well just play a 4 banger

 

 

But you have the other strings...

 

Yo.

[Roguetitan]

 

What? Are you saying it defeats the purpose of buying a 6 because most people get the low b, or that it's pointless since it's tuned the same (but lower) as a guitar?

 

 

it defeats the purpose because the full range of the bass is not being used if the low B string is tuned to E.

JMO.

[Roguetitan]

Why? Says who? There is one purpose? But you have the other strings... Yo.

 

tune your axe however you like, nothing is set in stone.

but my opinion is my opinion.

[Apendecto]

tune your axe however you like, nothing is set in stone. but my opinion is my opinion.

 

Your first post is still baffling. What is a lower octave string?

 

The purpose for having a 6 string bass is not defined. It is a musical instrument. Saying that a certain tuning defeats the purpose makes as much sense as your first post. I'm just trying to figure out why someone with a Bachelor's in Music would say this. You can have all the opinions you want.

 

Yo.

[Mytola]

What if you don't really go further down than the low E, and don't need any more low end? It's perfectly okay to tune a 6'er starting with a low E. Same with a fiver.

[justinbass]

Uh, yes since I have a Bachelor's in Music, I think I do.

 

then why do you use the term octave when you mean to say register?

[lowboy]

My take on the OP's question is he wants to have a 4 string bass with 2 extra higher strings. E A D G B E.

 

I say yea. So he needs two higher strings from G. Probably .030-35 and .20-25.

He may be able to use a standard 6 string bass high C _for the B_, and substitute a guitars's low E for the bass high E. It could just work.

[Mytola]

 

My take on the OP's question is he wants to have a 4 string bass with 2 extra higher strings. E A D G B E. I say yea. So he needs two higher strings from G. Probably .030-35 and .20-25. He may be able to use a standard 6 string bass high C _for the B_, and substitute a guitars's low E for the bass high E. It could just work.

 

 

Guitar low E is typically .40-50, so that would be far too thick for the high E.