5 string bass

[Killing Time]

like im thinkin a getting a bass.. but like, the cheapest one is a 5 string and its all i can afford. like in a 5 string, i dont know the string names, but i wanna know something. for example, if the strings on a 4 string were this [they probably arent, im just guessing]

E

C

G

E

lowest string = lowest in pitch. would a 5 string be like this?

B

E

C

G

E

or could someone tell me the string names on a 5 string compared to a 4 string?

[Max™]

I know nothing about bass, but I think its still:

E

A

D

G on 4 string and

E

A

D

G

B on 5 string.

Could be wrong though.

[HANGMAN]

I know nothing about bass, but I think its still:

E

A

D

G on 4 string and

E

A

D

G

B on 5 string.

Could be wrong though.

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probably that

[THEJOBLIN]

Ok guys, it's like this

4 string.

E

A

D

G

5 string,

B

E

A

D

G

Basically the five string just has one lower string that's tuned all the way down to B.

It is a really deep sound and some bass amps won't sound good hitting that note.

And I am a musician so I know.

[santana]

Most 5-string basses are tuned B E A D G, you can buy strings that add a high-C instead of the low B (E A D G C).