4 string bass players

[eitzo]

I like 3, 2, and one string basses.

something like that?

 

[FuManChu]

4.5 is my preference, also known as a 4 banger with a Drop D Tuner. That works for everything except for one song in which I have to manually drop tune to C# and I cover approximately 45 songs a gig. I purchase off of NEED not want. I don't need a 5 string anymore so I no longer own one. I have noticed some bands from the 90's who wrote the songs with 5 string basses are now utilizing 4 string basses to play the same songs.

 

[rad87gn]

I have 2 5 strings but never play them. I enjoy the 4's much more.

 

[thmsjordan]

Passive 4's.... J & P's are all you need!!

My sentiment too, though I only would say this for myself. To each his - or her - or its - own.

 

[s_mcsleazy]

personally i dont have the need to go lower. i prefere to go higher

 

[GroovinOnFunk]

A 4-string bass with a hipshot De(D)-Tuner is all you need.

That B string is so expensive... nearly doubles the price of some packs.

 

[gre107]

It all depends on what you like to play. I've had 4 5 & 6 string basses and have loved them all!
It all comes down to what the right tool is for the job. Low B and High C certainly have their own merits.
What I've come to realize is that the perfect bass for me is a 4 string with 24 frets. Although there are times that I would like a 5 with a High C.

 

[klejst]

I have always owned and used four string basses, the 5 (and 5+) string basses just never appealed to me. For the music and style I play four works just fine.

 

[JZQuantum]

I find that for 95% of the time my 4s are meeting my needs. But when I'm recording I do need the low b and high c that a 5 and 6 string offers respectively on some occasions.

It's rare, but I have to have it.

 

[countrybassist]

I use both a 4 and a 5, but I string my 4 BEAD, so the 4 is more for looks.

 

[bass_man86]

Am I the only person who would rather just continue playing my 4 string even though I own a 5 string? I have owned 3 five string basses and always have felt this way. I have only had my latest 5 string a month ( Warwick custom shop 2006 corvette) and I am already trying to trade it on craigslist for a 4 string. Is there anyone else who just loves their 4 string?

No you are not; I switched to fives, worked my way to six, and now I am back down to four. As a committed rock blues guy I discovered that I could do everything that I needed to do with either my trusty old Rick or my workhorse Fenders, and to prove to you how totally boring I am, I will also admit that I feel no overwhelming need to play around with alternate tuning, and I do not have a drop d-tuner on a single one of my basses. There you have it, I guess that I am as vanilla as you can possibly get.