Peavey Spectrum Bass Owner's Manual page 12

Changing Your Strings
Unless you are reconditioning your fretboard (see Cleaning &
Care, p.), strings should be changed one at a time to maintain
proper neck tension. New strings should be free of defects
(twists, kinks, bends) that can cause sound irregularities or
breakage. All strings must be stretched upon installation.
After your first tuning, carefully pull each string away from the
fretboard, stretching it gently (too much force will break thinner
strings). Then, retune your guitar.
Peavey recommends that you replace strings in the same
gauges to maintain proper neck and/or bridge tension. If you
wish to change strings with different gauges, Peavey recom-
mends that you enlist the services of a qualified technician to
make the required truss rod and/or bridge adjustments on your
instrument.
Open note
String
Open note
String
Open note
String
Open note
String
1
Standard Tuning
(thickest string to thinnest)
-String Bass Tuning
-String Standard Low B
Adds one lower-pitched string
B E A D G
5 4 3 2 1
-String Alternative High C
Adds one higher-pitched string
E A D G C
5 4 3 2 1
6-String Bass Tuning
B E A D G C
6 5 4 3 2 1
E A D G
4 3 2 1