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Stupid question
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 12:04 pm
by cheyenne
OK, once again, Im not much of a tech-head like most of you. So that being said, I was wondering, which has the most neck tension ?
EADG tuning ?
OR:
BEAD tuning ?
I was watching the YES "Songs from Tsongas" DVD, and was intrigued by Squier's B tuned Tobias. I realize that its extra long scale but was wondering about the tension.
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 12:13 pm
by incubus2432
I believe the tension is about the same....but I'm sure someone knows for sure.
I say that because when I switched one of my 4003's to BEAD tuning there were no neck adjustments necessary.....and it was a fantastic player.
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 12:14 pm
by phlemmy
I'd say the EADG.
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 12:54 pm
by aceonbass
Just convert it to a five string...BEADG!
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 1:19 pm
by incubus2432
The five string conversions are fine for some people but the tight string spacing makes it a nightmare for others......plus the 2 over 3 headstock just isn't appealing to me.
The BEAD tuning is a better solution (for me) since it is completely/easily reversible and I never ran into a situation where I didn't have enough strings/frets to make something work. I'm currently getting by with one of my Rics equipped with a Hipshot bass extender key and that seems like an even easier solution (for me) since I'm not dabbling with anything below a low D right now anyway.
Back to the question at hand......
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 2:55 pm
by jwr2
The tension depends on the type and gauge of strings ...
or tune DGCF with strings that are .110 .095 .075 .055 ... this is cool because you have a low D as an open string ...
I did this for a while when I was fighting switching to a 5 string bass ...
and of course I prefer 5 strings these days ...
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 4:09 pm
by jnbass
I prefer it tuned MONEY...