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Basses only have 4 strings
- Thread starter PaulMacCnj
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Oh dear. Maybe you should have showen then a picture of Peter Hook with his 6 string Marathon, Jean Baudin with his 9 stringer, John Myung with his 6er......I could continue.
I myself play the 5 stringer and they're absolutely fantastic. I need the low B for a lot of the worship stuff I play.
I myself play the 5 stringer and they're absolutely fantastic. I need the low B for a lot of the worship stuff I play.
I'm still trying to figure out what a BASE guitar is?
Outside of that...being an old fart and all. I think I'll stick to 4 strings. Hell I only play two or three of them most times anyway. But I do like the idea of using a low B for a thumbrest.
Outside of that...being an old fart and all. I think I'll stick to 4 strings. Hell I only play two or three of them most times anyway. But I do like the idea of using a low B for a thumbrest.
If the extra string(s) go lower, It's a bass.
If the extra strings go higher, it's a wanking pole.
If the extra strings go higher, it's a wanking pole.
Uhh...
Clarification here? Who was tuning the bass? I r consufed.
I may be misinterpreting butthis kind of reads like what you are saying is a fretless can't be out of tune. If thats the case I'm yanking the machineheads out of mine and just wrapping the strings around a nail. Lot less work.
The first time I ever saw a 5 string bass was when Korn broke big and I just thought. "that is the coolest thing ever". Then I learned to play and realized a 5 in the wrong hands is just a big terd. I own one now and play it when its easier than a crazy tuning, but there is a reason so many of the greats still play 4's exclusively. It could be that it forces use to use more of the neck, but it just feels more fun.
Where I live, basses only have 4 strings. 5+ strings are just not acceptable. No exceptions.
To be fair, 7 string guitars are not tolerated either. In fact I'd say they're worse than 5 string basses.
but yes, if you own a 5 string bass, you are automatically an untalented, unhip, ****** musician playing bland, boring, uninspired music with idiots.
But there are always ways around it. BEAD basses and baritone guitars
To be fair, 7 string guitars are not tolerated either. In fact I'd say they're worse than 5 string basses.
but yes, if you own a 5 string bass, you are automatically an untalented, unhip, ****** musician playing bland, boring, uninspired music with idiots.
But there are always ways around it. BEAD basses and baritone guitars
Since im 17 im at the age when I can smack and pop one of these idiots and get away with it(when im lucky), he must be one of those passive aggressive over confident high school pit players (which makes them feel like a total bass god
), I despise them and put them in their place whenever they run their mouth off like this, which is why I end up suspended from school so often. In all seriousness I did end up in a fight with our schools pit player(for a reason similar to this), boy was that the best day of my life, his purple eye was definately worth the suspension.
), I despise them and put them in their place whenever they run their mouth off like this, which is why I end up suspended from school so often. In all seriousness I did end up in a fight with our schools pit player(for a reason similar to this), boy was that the best day of my life, his purple eye was definately worth the suspension.
Where I live, basses only have 4 strings. 5+ strings are just not acceptable. No exceptions.
To be fair, 7 string guitars are not tolerated either. In fact I'd say they're worse than 5 string basses.
but yes, if you own a 5 string bass, you are automatically an untalented, unhip, ****** musician playing bland, boring, uninspired music with idiots.
But there are always ways around it. BEAD basses and baritone guitars
Wow, sounds like it sucks where you live.
Where I live, basses only have 4 strings. 5+ strings are just not acceptable. No exceptions.
To be fair, 7 string guitars are not tolerated either. In fact I'd say they're worse than 5 string basses.
but yes, if you own a 5 string bass, you are automatically an untalented, unhip, ****** musician playing bland, boring, uninspired music with idiots.
But there are always ways around it. BEAD basses and baritone guitars
In my current town, STL, as well as in all the other towns and states and countries I rightfully call "home," bassists play 4-string, 5-string (me too), 6-string, and so on and they all get along quite well.
I feel sorry for y'all. Is this the situation/POV in the rest of the Maritime Provinces, only in NS, merely in Halifax, or just your personal opinion?
I used to play four-string basses. I wanted to play lower notes, so I switched to playing five-string basses. My music has not changed; my technique has not changed in any way, except that it incorporates an additional string while I play all over the neck just like in days bygone.... So if my musical output is all uninspired, it always was that way, i.e., even when I played 4-string from childhood to very recently. Given that I play well, have novel musical ideas, and in general am a good musician, your statement is not offensive: It's ludicrously silly and as funny as anything I've read recently.
Freedom of Speech extends to our bass-playing, see (or hear)? And only the dullest or most disturbed players I've ever met judged their peers by the number of the strings stretched across their instrument/s of choice. Most were/are simply non-judgmental, which is nice. Others were/are judgmental, but base their assessments on the bassifying, not on the # of strings.
I'm afraid that you were either in a jolly mood when you penned your piece-of, er, lit, were temporarily compromised by something or other, or (this would be sad) have issues desperately needing professional attention.
...imagine yourself giving him multiple five-finger fist-sandwiches and mess with his mind in a non-violent kind of way: Get creative in that dept. That five-finger sandwich method takes a lot more Bass-Godliness and the self-titled one will relinquish his title to you, and rightfully so. I found that out when I turned 16, too. It's a great age for many bassists. Grab it by its five horns!
Well...I'm 21, and been playing since I was...um...crap. How old was I when I got the Johnson Jazz Copy? Between 14 and 16 I guess. I have not owned a 5 string yet, played on my first one this year.
Felt weird, damn extra string kept confusing me haha. I could get used to it though, and that extra bottom would definitely help me out. Maybe I'll get a 5'er one of these days.
Sadly I sold my first bass, and when I called to ask if they had it, they said no it sold fast.
Felt weird, damn extra string kept confusing me haha. I could get used to it though, and that extra bottom would definitely help me out. Maybe I'll get a 5'er one of these days.
Sadly I sold my first bass, and when I called to ask if they had it, they said no it sold fast.
Just Halifax, really.
There is a huge tradition of indie music here (back in the 90's they called it "the New Seattle"), so there is a strong thinking of "famous Halifax Indie Band X didn't need a bass with extra strings, so we don't either." Don't try and play a PRS guitar or a 6+ piece drum kit or a 6 string bass. Jazzmasters, Jags, Fenders, Rics, anything indie is ok.
It's not a bad thing at all. There's a huge amount of innovation and inventiveness. Alternative guitar tunings, crazy drum setups (one guy in a great band uses 2 snares, 2 floor toms, kick, and two ride cymbals), and a huge variety of music being created. I'd say Halifax is pretty near the top of the game compared to Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, anywhere really. It's just part of an extremely creative environment that feeds on itself... it's hard to explain, but it's almost like if you're using standard modern gear you're probably playing boring jock rock that doesn't inspire anyone, and that's not what the scene is about here.
Weird, I know.
