Originally Posted by: guitarist101After G it would be another B string (in standard tuning).

B E A D G B E ...

(I could be wrong though... I don't play the bass) :cool:

"Standard" basses are tuned in 4ths... EADG for four strings, BEADG for five strings and BEADGC for six strings. I believe that Conklin tacks on an additional high F string for the 7 string basses.

That said, Fender Bass VI's and other similarly modeled "Baritone Guitars" are tuned EADGBE like a regular guitar (only an octave lower). Fender Bass V's used to be tuned EADGC, which I've known a few people to do with their 5 strings today. That said, they need a new nut if you're going to do that because modern 5 string basses simply aren't set up that way.



CHUCK: I know a lot of people who boil their bass strings and other such things to clean them off. Personally, I have to change mine every month to three months, depending on how much I use the bass (after that, it's only a matter of time before they break), but I play very hard.