High C?

[josie]

I'm thinking of re-stringing one of my 5s with E A D G C. Some of my band's originals work well with a high bassline in parts, so I'm playing, for example, a verse above the 12th fret on the G string and then a chorus around the third and fifth frets on the E and A - it would be nice to have those higher notes easier to reach.

My Jazz Plus V has quite a floppy bottom B string - if I re-string it, is it likely that will just become a floppy E string? It's a really good bass apart from that, but I almost never play it, and this would be a way of giving it a new purpose in life, if it would work.

Any advice very welcome!

[TheGreek]

I think you might need to adjust the truss rod...

[SICbass]

The slot in the nut will probably be cut for the width of a typical B-string. You may find an E-string lying a bit low and vibrating in the slot. I‘m sure someone here can suggest a way to alleviate this if it does happen.

[stingrayPete1977]

I think it would be well worth a try,  those Jazz fives have never been great for B strings,  the 2012 onwards are much better.

[Sambrook]

I have restrung several fivers E-C, and never had a problem with nut slot width. 

[ambient]

Shouldn’t be a problem. 

[alyctes]

The nut is the only potential problem IMO, and (as Sambrook says) you might find that it isn't an issue.  Replacing a nut should be reasonably easy, but if you're not comfortable doing it a luthier should be able to do it fairly cheaply.

[Hellzero]

My 3 fivers are strung from E to C without any particular problem once the trussrod is adjusted, the intonation corrected and if needed the nut adjusted.