How to tune a 5-string bass ?

[l1n00x]

I don't want to buy a gadget to tune it, are there any soundfiles available for tuning ?


Excuse my english I'm from Germany !

[FleaBass]

hmm i dont know if there are any sound files... there might be

i say go out with 15 bucks and buy a little tuner..

if ya want to knwo the tuning its B E A D G

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[l1n00x]

Thanx, I convinced myself to buy it :)

[FleaBass]

np good luck

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[coolhandjeff77]

besides the TOTALLY low end you get what from a fiver what is the big deal?i downtune to get the same effect and still have only 3 strings to worry about besides D?????????im askin bass players not guitarists that think its cool to "dabble" in the deep end!!!!!thanks

[FleaBass]

i feel that its better to play in standard tuning then down tuning..

when down tuned to D things get some what the same after a while

and when in C everythign is the freakin same pisses me off...grrrr

were with a 5 strign you can stay in standard tuning and still have the low end.

plus ya can get a little more complicated with that extra string

also for me i like the feeling of a bigger neck.

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[t4turbo]

im with flea bass C & D stink you play intrikit bass lines.
in my therey their are bass "lines" "solos" & "support"

Lines are either made by the bassist or the main notes of the melody & then making a whole riffs & varietys out of it.
solos are solos.
& support is when you just play a deeper version of the melody & dont make it interesting or anything.for example:line:flea.solo:grover washintn jr.support:Chevelle!