totally makes sense to me.
really I don’t understand why you would go more in the treble with a bass … which is the instrument that does the opposite of trebles. I don’t understand this way of thinking.
BEADG or AEADG are the obvious tunings for a 5-string in my opinion.
Yeah. I generally use ways to get lower, not the opposite. Bass timbre sounds weird with those higher notes too, IMO. I would much prefer a guitar there.
I only need a G string on my bass because Peter Hook, otherwise BEAD would be just fine for me.
I agree so much. that’s why we have basses and guitars I guess 
EADG is still a legit bass register I think 
Might want to look at a Bass VI. It’s tuned this way from the factory
It is.
One thing I did love about the Peter Hook Bass Centre Elite strings was that he uses like a 0.060 as a G string. Basically a small D string. That actually felt and sounded awesome. It also broke the nut and I had to get a new one 
yeah a lot of tuning there
These are real cool instruments, but are definitely in the guitar family, not the bass family.
You can’t really play them fingerstyle.
It’s gotta be a pick.
And they sound like guitars - there’s lowness, but not that deep, rumbly low you get from the low E on an electric bass.
I love my Bass VI, but mostly for making cool western-soundtrack sounds.
I’ve doubled bass parts on country records (gives it a cool plunky layer) but never used it as a substitute for the bass.
But - coming from guitar - this might be just the perfect thing?
I agree! I seriously explored the bass VI route and came close to buying one, thinking erroneously it would be a 6 string bass. However, my research revealed it to be nothing more than a throaty guitar. A great concept, but not a bass.
I’ve got a 35" six string tuned like a Bass VI. I’l thought they looked cool and as I had a sixer, I bought a set of strings to give it a shot.
It does bass things just fine
True, you can tune a 6 string bass that way and it sounds fine. However, that’s not the case if you purchase a bass VI. That’s what I learned during my research.
Well
I’ve only just started bass aged 63, I had an electric squire and Luna acoustic but won a five string MusicMan Stellar in a competition and it’s opened up a whole new world. Thoroughly enjoying the course so far. Do you have a five string bass and is it better than a four string, I know the lower top string will be useful for jazz but I can’t think of anything else for it?
Welcome, @3014chris. Pop over to the Introduce Yourself! (2024) thread to tell everyone about your bass journey and let the BassBuzz gang greet you.
I am a 4 string owner only…sorry. Thats a pretty cool win.
Anything you can play on a 4, you can play on a 5 string. They are used in Country, Rock, and Metal. Sounds like a great bass and a keeper.
Which is better is entirely subjective. Do you like the bass? Is it comfortable and does playing it make you happy? Then it’s the right bass for you.
Yes, I do have a 5 string.
You don’t need a 5 string bass that’s is why I own several,
Got pic? I think the autocorrect kinda misleading a bit. Not sure which is Stellar. I’m sure it’s Sterling but which Sterling.
MusicMan models are so confusing sometimes.
I’ve never had the need to go below drop D on any song yet. I have small hands and I’m not sure a 5 string wound be very playable for me. I’m so used to the four now and quiet honestly, I play 99% of the tunes in our band in one of the first 5 frets on E, A and D. It’s rare I get into the high G string.
Ironically the EADG strings are an easier reach on a 5 than a 4.
String spacing?
And flatter radius yeah
