Bit of advice on C A D G tuning please

[Jimothey]

I'm a bit lazy and can't be arsed to keep drop tuning my basses so I have 1 kept at standard tuning (also drop D), 1in Eb tuning and 1 that I might keep at  C A D G tuning as Im playing more stuff in that tuning but I'm finding the E tuned down a C far to floppy would it be better to put a B string on it and tune up to a C instead so the tension is better or would that put too much strain on a standard 4 string neck?? 

Edited September 29, 2018 by Jimothey

[Woodinblack]

The neck would cope with it fine.

Isn't that a huge step between strings for playing though,  one string, C to A, a 9 fret gap? I played drop C, for queens of the stoneage stuff, but then the rest of the strings are down too!

[Jimothey]

It is a big step but that's the tuning to play Royal Blood stuff 

[BreadBin]

Whenever I've needed to play in C I usually just kick a 5-string up a semitone. Saves having a huge jump between strings.

[Woodinblack]

2 hours ago, Jimothey said:

It is a big step but that's the tuning to play Royal Blood stuff 

Is that the later stuff? I have only ever done little monster and that was drop C

[Jimothey]

41 minutes ago, Woodinblack said:

Is that the later stuff? I have only ever done little monster and that was drop C

All the tabs I've seen for little monster is CADG which I suppose could be drop c tuning depending on what your definition of drop c tuning is?? 

[BigRedX]

13 hours ago, Jimothey said:

I'm a bit lazy and can't be arsed to keep drop tuning my basses so I have 1 kept at standard tuning (also drop D), 1in Eb tuning and 1 that I might keep at  C A D G tuning as Im playing more stuff in that tuning but I'm finding the E tuned down a C far to floppy would it be better to put a B string on it and tune up to a C instead so the tension is better or would that put too much strain on a standard 4 string neck?? 

For a normal 5 string set a low B string tuned up to C will be lower tension than the standard E.

Have a look at D'Addrario's string tension guide.

[Woodinblack]

7 hours ago, Jimothey said:

All the tabs I've seen for little monster is CADG which I suppose could be drop c tuning depending on what your definition of drop c tuning is?? 

Drop C would be everything down a tone then C down again, so C G C F. Thats the way I played it, and assumed they did.

 

- edit

Like this: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/royal_blood/little_monster_bass_1476090

Edited September 29, 2018 by Woodinblack

[Jimothey]

I've read that some people consider CADG as drop C like drop D is DADG but hey ho 

This is what I've used to play little monster 

 

[Woodinblack]

Guess it doesn’t matter if it sounds right!

[Jimothey]

16 minutes ago, Woodinblack said:

Guess it doesn’t matter if it sounds right!

I couldn't agree more 😀