5 string tuning.

[JohnFitzgerald]

Both of the 5 string Jazz basses I have had were conventional BEADG.
So was my Hohner B Bass V a million years ago.

My recently acquired TRB5 came to me tuned EADGC.

My first reaction was that I would have to splash out on a new set of string.
Then I thought I would maybe leave it as it was and see how I got on.

I'm quite taken with it actually.

The low B is maybe a bit easy to access ordinarily and it's tempting to hit those low notes.
Not having it, maybe makes me appreciate that a low E is far enough down and a D or C is just fine an octave above that.

Having the high C without needing the 6 string feels quite liberating.

I think I'll be leaving it tuned EADGC in the meantime.
There's always an occasional possibility to drop down to DADGC if required.

Fairly taken with it, it's a lovely bass.

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[stingrayPete1977]

Nah I love a juicy fat B here and there, 6 string?

[BassBus]

You could try playing some chords in that tuning. There's always the option of fitting a D tuner which would let you tune down at the flick of a switch. Just opens up your options really. Oh, and I hate low B strings. Never heard one that I like. I've had a six string in the past too, TRB6 at that.

[Lfalex v1.1]

DGCFBb

Covers [i]nearly[/i] everything...
And keeps fingering patterns the same as "normal"

[JohnFitzgerald]

That'd maybe be a step too far. Major believe suspension required, or just forget keys altogether and do the shapes and relative comparison method which I sometimes use.
(Once I'm up and running, I think and play in sol-fa whatever key I'm in.)

I'd need to think about this.