share. HAH! Tuned to pitch (drop C) with the right strings, the neck pulls into a slight relief, but much less extreme than before. 11 comments. The heavier a gauge the lower the tone it is capable of producing. Bass String Gauges. I tried to put the bass in Drop C with the strings from the factory and they're a bit too floppy lol. I play with the Beefy Slinky's (11-54) on my 24.75" Viper-400 in drop-c. I have a 4 string and a 6 string bass, both with the most common gauge (can't remember exactly but purchased off the shell from guitarcenter, so one of the conventional gauge sets). I downtuned my bass from standard E and the lowest string is a bit too loose. Or should I go a little bit lighter? Ok so the title pretty much sums my question. I'm in drop A, while my bass player has a 35" scale length 5 string, but he tunes up; E-A-D-G-C. String gauges—the diameter of the string—are expressed in thousandths of an inch. String gauge for drop C#. You might wanna check out the Extra Slinky Bass sets if you want a 40 gauge G-string. I was wondering what strings would be best for that tuning. Carny1122. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. View Profile View Forum Posts View Articles Plugin Whore Join Date Dec 2007 Location Pittsburgh, PA Posts 142 Thanks 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power 8603. Generally speaking, heavier gauges produce richer tone, but demand more strength in your fingers. Then setting the action at a playable height at the last fret (about 3/32 bass side and 2/32 treble) We get a great stock Gibson action at the 12th fret (5/64 & 3/64 low and high e strings respectively.) Circle K Strings sell drop tune sets that have carefully chosen gauges that result in all strings at equal tension in a drop tuning. .105" would be really loose for tuning to C, which is only 1/2 step away from a low B, which typically gets a .125" gauge string, and even that is pretty loose on a standard scale bass. There's a few songs from bands that seem to play exclusively in drop C (system of a down being one) that I'm wanting to cover. Would .55 to .110 gauge strings be good for Drop C/D Standard, as well as tuning up to Drop D/E Standard if needed? I'm about to play in a new band and they happen to play in C standard. If you have a 24.75" scale guitar you'll need to up the gauge a bit more. That setup works real well on Drop-C, but its really only (sound good) playable down to around Drop B. I'm gonna put on a set of Not Even Slinky's (12-56) and go for drop A! any ideas on the best 5 string bass string gauges or brands for drop c tuning? I think the bass came with .45 to .100 strings but I'm not 100% sure. Drop C tuning (string gauge for bass) If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. I have read that standard strings are not "heavy" enough to really do well for drop-C tuning. Alternatively you could round the Circle K gauges to the nearest .005 and build a custom set from singles of another brand. Most medium-gauge 4-string bass sets range between .045 and .105. I wanted to start jamming with a few friends and they wanted to learn some songs in drop C#. cheers 01-22-2009 #2. If you take the above advice, your strings will flop around like rubber bands, and you will break your nut. Exactly as you said, when I'm playing as low as possible, he rides that A string and everything still fills out pretty well, but then he can go down even further to the low E and still audibly shake the room.
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