Strings

[eric.kiser]

If you wan to get really intense you can go the @Korrigan route…

String gauge

If you know the scale length of your bass and what gauges are currently on it then I’d suggest doing this: Adjust the tension of each string so that you get the best compromise of the factors you are looking for (finger AND pick AND slow tempo AND fast tempo). Don’t worry yet about what the strings are tuned to, just get the stings to feel the way you want them to. Now get your tuner out and tune each string to the nearest half note. You aren’t trying to tune to EADG, you just want to get …

I can’t help but feel intimidated every time I read that post.