5 String Song Recomendations (hard rock, metal)

MySweetFracture · #1 10-30-2006, 09:01 AM

I just got an amazing deal on a fretless 5 string. 75.00, with flatwounds and an active pickup in the bridge. It sounds amazing, and is very good quality. Its a brand ive never heard, "SX". Anyways, it plays great and i want to learn some good 5 string songs. Preferably something thats a bit more melodic, and not a flurry of notes, but im not that picky. Fast is ok with me.

bassplayer7770 · #2 10-30-2006, 09:07 AM

Just fyi, SX basses can be found at Rondo Music.

"Call Me When You're Sober" by Evanescence is played on 5-string...

MySweetFracture · #3 10-30-2006, 09:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bassplayer7770

Just fyi, SX basses can be found at Rondo Music.

"Call Me When You're Sober" by Evanescence is played on 5-string...

Ah there we go. Mine isnt on their though. I will see if i can post some pics later. Thanks for the input so far.

velvetkevorkian · #4 10-31-2006, 05:19 AM

Amon Amarth- "The Pursuit Of Vikings"
Devin Townsend- Anything from the Terria album- all the bass is fretless 5 string.

PalaNIN · #5 10-31-2006, 05:47 AM

Try some Dream Theater. You can get away without using a 6-string for most songs as you can transpose the really high parts down a string if needed. Stream Of Consciousness is a pretty easy song (as far as DT songs go) to get used to that B string, although it only goes as far as the Eb.

MySweetFracture · #6 10-31-2006, 01:48 PM

Those are some good ideas, thanks guys. I was playing some mudvayne without down tuning, ryan writes some good bass lines.

Cubeface · #7 10-31-2006, 05:23 PM

Anything by Death From Above 1979. He uses a 5-string bass (there are no guitars so the bass plays everything in that band).