Does anyone string their 5 string with a high C?

Jared Lindh (909)

Bass Open Forum
9/4/2007 11:41 PM

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I recently bought a beautiful maple and mahogany active carvin neck-thru, used at guitar center for $700.

because I have a small practice amp- due to living in the city, and enjoy playing melodic lines, i want to use a high c string. I am optimistic

for those of you that string their guitars like this, what do you think?

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Re: Does anyone string their 5 string with a high C?

9/5/2007 8:44 PM

Adam Copelin (12723) wrote:

Yup. I doubt I'll ever go back. I use the C much more than the low B. I never had any problems with the nut slots. They're technically too big if you switch, but I haven't noticed that it really affects the sound.

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9/5/2007 9:22 PM

Greg Wallace (7282) wrote:

Yes - my 5-string is strung with a high C, and I love it! I have a
custom made nut, so that's not an issue... I often jump into the
upper frets to add a bit of spice to lines - the high C makes it
easier to hit those notes without having to sacrifice the low end
grooves. It's particularly useful for slap style, if you're into that...

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Re: Does anyone string their 5 string with a high C?

9/6/2007 9:44 AM

Peter Sillery (18984) wrote:

Cant think of a song out there that I would require a high C for to be honest.

D Silbag!

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9/6/2007 10:33 PM

Lucas Albrecht (1083) wrote:

ive seen a lot of bassists doing co-op s--- with other bassists go that route and tackle the melody...

well, no rules man... do it, but if you are going to, do the HELL out of it, hear me?

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