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#666
Was reading through a bunch of posts in my area after looking at this thread. I'd forgotten the over the top enthusiasm of youth. Read two CL posts that had phrases like, "don't want to waste time hanging out in a basement." For me, after a couple of decades, hanging out in the basement, jamming, writing tunes, refining written tunes, is the best part.
 
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Loud Metal Band Is Looking for 5 string Bassist and Strong Vocalist that can sing and scream with the flow of the song. We the music written for a few songs and we need a vocalist to completely bring them to life. We are looking for a vocalist that has there own style so there fore I dont care what you listen to I want the singer to have there own style as long as it can relate to metal. For the Bass we play a lot of 7 string therefore a 5 string is a must. One last thing be over 21.
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So yeah, if they play 7 strings, obviously you have to play a 5-string bass. It's a must. :rollno:
 
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Mingo Sanders said:
Well that's still better than a folk band with a 12-string acoustic guitar requiring an acoustic bass with 10 strings!
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The only good thing I found in a 5er is more fingering options, for instance if you play a C on the E string and you want to throw in a low 5th, you can't stretch from the 8th to the 3rd fret, unless you're a Na'Vi. So in this case a B string can help.

But in the context of this ad, it's obviously kids who have no clue what they're talking about and think that more gear = more talent. "Dude, I have 7 strings!" "Oooh... you MUST be good, then!"

Reminds me of my motocross years when noobs would show up with all sorts of stupid after market parts on their bikes and would crash in the first turn while some hard core kid on an old beat-up stocker would lap these fools twice and win.
 
#676
What these kids are saying, is, "Hey--we play lots of low riffage (on our 7 strings) so your bass oughta go as low as it can.........."

Thus, the Five string request.

I understand it, in theory.
In reality, of course, it only takes you down a Fourth. But I will say an F#, for instance, on the low B string will sound "Fatter" than the same note on the E string.
 
#677
Anyone wanna chill in cali ...


anyone want to hit the road

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Date: 2009-12-18, 12:00PM CST
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whats up,im looking for some chill people to ride with me to cali.i play guitar and i have some people in cali wanting to start a band.i play hard rocknroll/thrash metal.my influenses are suicidal tendencies,old metallica,pantera,slayer,black sabbath but i want to play something that is ours..im 16 but i know how to play and party.im leaving for cali after xmas in time for some sick parties on new years.if any metal fans that plays an instument and wants to jam in cali ,get in touch.i will provide the ride and a place to crash out there.it would be cool if you got some money but i will share ciggs,food,grass,beer whatever if we hit it off.so come on isnt any one metal fans any more.drop me a line and wel meet up,but hurry cause i will be gone after xmas.peace


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#678
Not only does he want 300 for this pos, but the last line made me chuckle.

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Crate BX-100 - 100 watt bass amp in a 67lb. 25"H x 20.75" W x 15.75" D ported cabinet. 15" single cone speaker with 2" voice coil, 24dB range graphic equalizer @ 50Hz, 100Hz, 225Hz, 625Hz, 1.6kHz, 4kHz, 8kHz, and 16kHz, plus for more sound shaping control a gain nob, contour nob, master volume nob, balanced line output jack (pre or post eq), effects loop jacks. For practice and personal control a headphone jack and extension speaker jack. This can shake the caulking out of you'r neighbors windows with smoooth, controlled lowest bass sound. Cash Only 503-292-xxxx

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I'm gonna start telling people I have the smooth controlled lowest bass sound.:cool:
 
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conebeckham said:
What these kids are saying, is, "Hey--we play lots of low riffage (on our 7 strings) so your bass oughta go as low as it can.........."

Thus, the Five string request.

I understand it, in theory.
In reality, of course, it only takes you down a Fourth. But I will say an F#, for instance, on the low B string will sound "Fatter" than the same note on the E string.
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You can detune. And very very few people with a 5er can play the low B in a nice, define manner.

I play a few things in DGCF and believe me it goes pretty darn low as is.
 
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