The standard design for the electric bass guitar has four strings , tuned E , A , D and G , in fourths such that the open highest string , G , is an eleventh ( an octave and a fourth ) below middle C , making the tuning of all four strings the same as that of the double bass ( E1 , A1 , D2 , G2 ) .
The standard design for the electric bass guitar has four strings , generally tuned E , A , D and G ( low to high ) .