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I think I've decided I'm more of a 4-string guy...

#184
bassbenj said:
No it's not. All that gear for just a couple more sounds? I don't think so. Dream Theater sucks. Who do you think you are? Mickey Hart? Think of all the great drummers that didn't need anything more that the standard 4 piece kit. Sooner or later every musician comes to the conclusion that "less is more". It's better if you figure this out early.

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PS. They are called "cymbals".
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Good call on the grammatical correction. You are indeed sharp. And I suppose you feel that Neil Peart isn't good?
 
#186
FlatwoundFunk said:
Strangely enough, a well seasoned vet that I am gracious to know who was a 4 stringer for over 45 years playing both upright and electric, suggested that I get atleast one 5 string. His reason was because a MD demanded it to play in a band he was hired for. He did the first gig without but rushed and bought one and was not prepared to give his best like he is known for. Even the MD who knew him from past ventures questioned him about it. He stated, "DON'T get caught out there like I did!" Further adding, "You don't have to play on the B, just have it for them to see". "But learn how to work the B so that you'll be prepared for anything thrown at cha". I humbled myself to his wisdom through experience. Time to start gassing.
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Then again....
As open minded as I try to be, I tried and owned many 5's and I never keep em'. I'm a hold out as long as possible. I'd prefer a fretless 4 first. But that can wait
FF
 
#194
spade2you said:
At 2:55 there's a better view. Looks like an F-Bass Alain Caron of some sort.
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google image:
AC6-sm.jpg

looks like it.
 
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#196
FiveStringNinja said:
My understanding of the advent of the 5-string bass was to compensate for the introduction of keyboards into rock music, to better fill the low end due to the range of the keys.
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That was my motivation for buying my first 5-string. It used to annoy me that the keyboard player could play lower notes than I could.
Not fair!!:rage: Synth bass parts started becoming prevalent in the early eighties and the octave divider that I used had limitations (it broke up on anything lower than D).

At this point I'm indifferent about how many strings a bass has. I have 4, 5 and 6 string basses. They're all good.
 
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#200
Menorahman said:
All basses (and guitars) should use fanned frets regardless of string count. It improves the fundamental mechanism creating sound and is pretty much objectively better than parallel. I'm surprised it isn't more popular.
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Generally speaking, when you're surprised that everyone doesn't agree with you, it's a pretty good bet that you're not entirely considering all the factors that go into people making their decisions. In an engineering discussion like this, it's a sign that you might be (advertantly or inadvertantly) not seeing all of the various trade-offs involved in the design decision in question.

Menorahman said:
Then again, you still have musicians chasing after single coil hum because it's vintage...
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It's not the hum they're chasing. They judge the hum to be an acceptable trade off for the tone they're after.
 
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