What did you think of it? The one I take lessons on has the most incredible finish. Not just a typical black. I will have to ask my teacher if I can photograph it.
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Anyone else struggle to play 4-strings after playing fivers (or more)?
- Thread starter Naigewron
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It also has some. Of the most powerful and resonate tone, I never played it but my sister said the key touch was incredibly easy but not sloppy.
I heard that if you order one (well over $100K) it must be paid in advance with a minimum of a 1 year lead time lead time. This isn't your great-grandma's Chicago upright
When we looked at one some years ago, I was told the delivery time could be 5y.
Yep...this makes sense for someone who is most at home on a 4-string.
Off the top of my head, I think my collection of basses numbers eight: One 6-string, two 5-string, and five 4-string.
My #1 since about 1995 has been a 6-string. When I play a 4-string or 5-string, its like...where's is rest of my junk? I use and value that junk.
The truth is I can easily switch between instruments, but I find that different fretboard logic is required. My priority is to maintain the highest possible skill on the 6-string, and if I play a 4- or 5-string for any extended time, it's starts changing some of the automated processes I use to navigate the fret board. In other words it slightly degrades my proficiency on 6-string.
I concede there are some things that are easier with less strings, but I have always felt the many benefits of the extra strings far outweigh the negatives. After playing the 6-string almost exclusively for almost 30 years, the advantages of having less strings have become fewer and less insignificant.
Totally cool if you feel 4-string is the best choice for you. IMHO, vive la difference!
I have two 5 strings, and a couple guitars too ;-) My main gig just doesn't require more than 4-strings, so I'd rather have the thin neck, low weight, etc. A 5-string is especially nice when a low note has impact, or when singers like to change keys often. I just don't agree with the "there is a 4-string in a 6-string". I don't see any reason to have two strings that just sit there if they aren't going to be used.
Makes perfect sense for you to switch back to 4
. The neck on my Yamaha TRB6P is huge, but I have played it for so long that it feels like home. Even when I don't need the extra strings, they still serve a purpose. They give me a consistent reference, which I find less confusing. So it make perfect sense for me to stay with 6
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I never understood why Steve Jordan plays a 4 piece drum set with the Stones. He should play a 15 piece set. The 4 drums he needs are inside the 15 piece kit.
The same reason some people prefer a 4-string bass.
Mainly play 5 because I like the sound. I like it so much most of my 4s are now in BEAD. But when I play 4 strings it's like coming home. It's small. It's light. I play a lot more inversions. The technique is the same on either bass. I damp the 4 way more than I need to.
All in all the 4 is a lot of fun to play. But sooner or later I'll go back to the city and be a grown up.
All in all the 4 is a lot of fun to play. But sooner or later I'll go back to the city and be a grown up.
