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Originally Posted by bostjan
My advice to any bass player is to tune how ever the hell they feel like tuning. My cousin tunes a five-string to G C F C G to get added range. I was playing a seven string in B+standard. It meant no one could rely on watching each other's fret position markers.
I know that a lot of guitarists and bassists alike get pretty miffed when they can't just mimic your finger positions, but you'd be surprised at how using different tunings can add a new dimension to the groove.
That said, a standard 35" scale bass can handle a low F# is need be, and I know a few bass players who already tune that low on a five-string.
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Agree 100% with everything here.
