If you finally have a bass guitar, the first thing you should learn to do is tune it. At the same time, it is not enough just to figure out how to properly adjust the open chord strings, but also to be able to tune the scale. As a result, you will achieve good sounding of your instrument.
Necessary
- - Bas-guitar;
- - tuner.
Instructions
Step 1
Examine the construction of the tool. All strings go through the saddle in the bridge. In this case, there are three screws for adjustment. Two small screws adjust the height of the string above the frets, and the third long screw allows each string to be shortened or lengthened by moving the saddle.
Step 2
Connect your bass to the tuner you need to tune the scale. Tune each string on the tuner. After that, hold it down at the twelfth fret and check the reading, which should be 2 times greater than in the open position. If they differ, the scale must be adjusted using the long screw on the bridge. Many beginners get stuck at this stage because they don't know which way and how to turn. It's easier to explain all this with an example.
Step 3
Tune the “A” string of your bass guitar on the tuner. Make sure it reads 55 Hertz in the open position. Hold it at the twelfth fret. If the scale is adjusted correctly, the tuner will show a value of 110 Hertz. For example, the value is 108 Hertz. This means that the string, when clamped at the 12th fret, did not split in half, but skewed from the 12th fret to the bridge saddle.
Step 4
Take a screwdriver and turn the long screw a couple of turns in either direction. Measure the tuner reading with the string open, which will be different from 55 Hertz. Using the appropriate peg, get the device to show the exact number 55 again. Now re-clamp the 12th fret. If the value becomes larger than the previous one, this means that they were turning in the right direction.
Step 5
Repeat this procedure until the string is open at 55 Hertz and at the 12th fret at 110 Hertz. It is not necessary to finish off the accuracy to hundredths, since such an error depends mainly on the degree to which your fingers are pressed against the string.
