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January 4th, 2007
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Bass guitar tuning...
hi,
just brought a bass guitar and i need to tune it, i need to know if i can tune it with my stadard tuner or if i need to buy a tuner that is specially for a bass guitar?
any help appreciated, cheers Wez
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January 4th, 2007
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You shouldn't have to buy a new tuner. The tuner should respond to the bass strings even though they're an octave lower. To check the tuning, you can fret the bass at the 12th fret, which is exactly the same as the open string on a guitar.
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January 4th, 2007
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sweet cheers, i'll give it a go
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January 4th, 2007
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and thats one tuned bass guitar!
cheers
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Originally Posted by Fretsource
To check the tuning, you can fret the bass at the 12th fret, which is exactly the same as the open string on a guitar.
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...so long as the bass has correct intonation. 
Chris
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