Tuning a bass guitar.
How to tune a bass (E A D G, or B E A D G on a five-string) with your microphone, one string at a time, and what the page means by sharp, flat and cents.
By Suraj Kumar2 min read
A bass out of tune by a few cents already sounds wrong in a chord.
The strings.
Standard tuning is E A D G, or B E A D G on a five-string. Low notes are faint to a phone's microphone; play near it.
Which way to turn.
Play one string; the page says how many cents sharp (loosen) or flat (tighten), and In tune within 5 cents.
Hear it first.
Press a string's note to hear it played, then match it.
Further reading
Topics: bass tuner · tune bass · bass tuning · online bass tuner · tuner
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