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Originally Posted by Grey Loki  drumsnbass - that extra fifth (or sixth :S) string has me scared - I think that four is plenty to be getting my head around to start with, especially for a guitar-newbie!
jetson889 - I'm looking at starting the plain ol' electric bass. |
NO NO NO! Go 5 string electric. Seriously. I pretty much started there and would hate to be on a four now. Why?
Primarily because your chords "stack up" real nice on a 5. far less shifting going on when you add that low B string. may make no sense to you now, but once you start and see how much easier it is, you'll know I am right. In the mean time, if the 5th string "scares" you, just use it as a thumb rest.
The other eason is that if you start on a 5, and especially if you have small hands, you can immediately move out of the first hand position to the 2nd hand position (or in plain english, move down the neck towards the pickups). the spacing of the frets is narrower, so you won;t have to reach as much, or even jump around if you don't have the reach in your fingers.
You'll PM me with a big thanks for this one day if you do it!
