I have an ESP LTD B5-JR short-scale 5-string bass. It's actually 28.6" scale, same as a Mikro.
For whatever reason, not a single company takes into account the scale length when making string gauges, so even my short-scale strings are just farty shoelaces.
I have SS Neons, 45-125. I noticed that the B was the most flabbly, and each string gradually gets tighter, the G was the tightest. I wanted to tune all of the strings up a fourth, but only the B was able to tune up that far. So I decided to go up a major third!
E, G#, C, E, G#
Pretty much the same range as a 4-stringer, and every string is optimal tension now. I will continue to experiment and see how I like it!
For whatever reason, not a single company takes into account the scale length when making string gauges, so even my short-scale strings are just farty shoelaces.
I have SS Neons, 45-125. I noticed that the B was the most flabbly, and each string gradually gets tighter, the G was the tightest. I wanted to tune all of the strings up a fourth, but only the B was able to tune up that far. So I decided to go up a major third!
E, G#, C, E, G#
Pretty much the same range as a 4-stringer, and every string is optimal tension now. I will continue to experiment and see how I like it!