drop c

Hello all, I’m fairly new to bass so my knowledge on string types and tensions is a little bit lacking. I gather that alternate tunings can’t be obtained by simply getting one set of heavy gauge strings and that I’ll most likely have to mix and match from multiple sets. My question is this : The...

I’m looking for some guidance and opinions on the 70s Vintera jazz bass. Right now I have an American pro Jazz bass that I love and a made-in-Mexico 2015 deluxe active jazz bass that I’m not the biggest fan of. It plays great but the sound is rough for me. The active pickups just don’t have...

GHS touts these as being specially engineered to accommodate drop D & C tuning and holding their pitch without being and extra heavy gauge. This is a brand new unopened 34” scale set that I have had for a year and I don’t have any use for it.

Hey everyone! This might be a stupid post so sorry in advance, but it's really noisy when I use a pick in standard tuning, I think that my E string is hitting my pickups. To add onto it, a band that I just joined is playing a song in drop C, and it's even more noisy. I also think that my picking...

Hi all, I have recently bought a Warwick ltd jazzman 2002 and i would like to put it in drop c/d standard tuning and i was wondering what gauge stringd to use, im a DR hi beams user 105-45

Hey guys, I just bought a used ATK300 and havean issue with it: I tuned the bass down to Drop C for a new Band. On the Low C, I use a 120 string gauge. But the tone dies very quickly and the sound is very dull. On the bridge, I already set the string action highest possible. I don't want to...

Hey guys, i want to play in 2 different tunings: agcfa and cgcfa, is that possible on my ibanez sr375e? And if so, which string gauges would you recommend ? Cheers

Hello all, Out of all the bands and music I love learning , Mastodon and I have a love hate relationship:/ All there songs are dropped down at least to C some are as low as A even ...on guitar it wasn’t too bad , but during my bass relearn of playing , the floppy strings suck,even with...

I am trying out with a group I have never met, they have nothing posted online and they say they play rock. I want to check it out and see how it goes. However, the person I am talking to said they play in drop C tuning. I am not sure I like the idea of drop C as I am guessing it sounds like...

Hi talkbassers, After a long and boring process (including a thread on here), I have realised I need heavy guage strings for playing in drop c#. I play metalcore, clean tone, using a Warwick streamer stage 2 four string (1989 model with EMGs) I now know I need a 115 for the bottom string which...

Hi all, I play a Warwick streamer stage 2 1989 version with EMGs and elixir strings in 45-105. I have been playing in drop C# in a metal band for a while and I love it - but I am always messing around with tone. I tuned up to E standard to play some Incubus and I noticed an incredible...

Hey everybody - The new band I'm playing with has a few songs in our set where the guitarist switches from his 7 string in A standard tuning to a six string in drop C; as in the guitar is in D standard with the lowest string dropped an additional step down to C. This leaves me some...

Heya, I know halfrounds have more tension than roundwounds I have mostly been using, but I'm not sure what gauge to get. I occasionally play some 16th notes with a pick so I'm trying to avoid unnecessary floppiness. I'm playing a longscale bass which has a hipshot birdge with strings through...

Looking to put some new strings on my VM Jazz bass to tune to Drop C (C-G-C-F). Figured I'd use the Killswitch Engage (since I'm gonna be playing a lot of metalcore with my friends) bassist's tactic of tuning up the B string of a 5 string set to C for a tight mid range tone. The string setups...

Hi. Could anybody give me some advice as to what gauge strings I should get for my 6 string bass for tuning to drop A? Thanks

There are some threads about this already, but all seemed obsolete. I'm about to do my first ever string change on a Schecter Stiletto Custom and dear I say it, we play in drop C tuning. I guess the originals are EB extra long slinkies 045-105. I am not willing to go much thicker because I kinda...

Hey everyone~ I hardly ever ask for advice on forums, but this is an exceptional situation, as I'm completely clueless about what to do next. Here's the deal. I'm a studio musician and I've been recording stuff for years and years, but one problem has always persisted. The low C string on my...

Had a fender 7250m set with a tw 110 instead of the regular 105, that I was using for drop c on a wenge/bubinga neck sr500. Even with stupid high action (enough to mess with intonation), there is buzz all down the neck. Surely due to the string vibration being too loose. I put a dean markley...

Hi all ! I'm new to the group, but been playing bass for ~15 years. I recently joined a band that tunes on Drop C. I have a 5 and a 6 stringer but based on what I've read, 6 strings are not very friendly for Drop C tuning so I decided to use the 5 string bass. Anyways, my question is: What...

I can't be the only guy around here bringing the big low end with a drop C (CGCF) tuning on my 4 string bass. Tell me about the brand, style, and gauge of strings you use if you use drop C tunings on any of your basses. Currently I buy a heavy (.110-.050) DR Hi-Beams set and an extra .120, then...

I need some help picking strings. I just ordered the Ibanez Mikro 3/4 scale, 5-string bass. I know I need thicker gauge strings so my E string isn't all floppy, but what gauge is the best gauge?

Okay, so this is the bass I'm looking into buying; Ibanez GSR Mikro 5-String Bass Guitar which has two STDJ5 pups. Now, all of this is gibberish to me, so what pups would you guys recommend I get(Keep in mind, I play a 5-string and in Drop C)?

Hey everyone, I have a 4 string Ibanez ATK300 (34 in. scale) I'm interested in having set up for Drop C tuning C,G,C,F. I'm leaning more towards using a 5 string set and throwing out the G string as to keep string tension nice and tight. Would you recommend using a 5 string set for this tuning...