Tune your bass guitar to True Temperament Open String (6-string) with a strobe display that resolves to less than 0.1 cent. The table below lists every target string; click to launch the tuner already set to True Temperament Open String.
Open the free True Temperament Open String tuner| # | Note | Hz | Cents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B0 | 30.87 | -1 |
| 2 | E1 | 41.20 | -2 |
| 3 | A1 | 55.00 | 0 |
| 4 | D2 | 73.42 | 2 |
| 5 | G2 | 98.00 | 4 |
| 6 | C3 | 130.8 | 2 |
A needle answers "what is the average pitch right now?" A multi-harmonic strobe adds an extra layer to the tuning visualization by showing several harmonics at once, so you can fine-tune more confidently to fractions of a cent.
Published by Applicaudia, the maker of StroboPro. The less than 0.1 cent figure describes the tuner's display resolution, not a lab-measured accuracy specification. Frequency values are equal-temperament approximations.