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LoL well I also did a crap job measuring... Was my first ebmm b string restring job and I overestimated the length. The fretted I did better as I restrung it later and learned. I came from 35" BTBs...
Really? Why? I thought sub 5s and 4s shared all design decisions other than some apparent occasional aberrations of parallel versus series wiring. What am I missing by only having 5s?
PS... I'm honestly asking, not being sarcastic lol
I don't think so.
Well, there are some 4 string SUBs with the pickup in series, rather than parallel... so those do sound different. Is that what you meant?
I have to put up some audio..im not sure how either is wired. .but the 4 string is punchier with more high end..it could be the strings..guess I need to standardize the strings in order to be sure...
Do you know what strings are on each? I really want to document the sonic and feel impressions of various strings that I like. It would be SO nice to know that if such n such bass has such n such strings on it now and I find myself wishing it had more presence or less or whatever... That I could just look things up and find my answer.
String material, and IMHO to a lesser degree brand (but still relevant), change tone SO much.
Anyhow, if your 4 and 5 sound notably different with identical strings and identical pickup wiring then it would be surprising, but certainly possible. Not necessarily 4 versus 5 though as much as bass versus bass.
String material, and IMHO to a lesser degree brand (but still relevant), change tone SO much.
Anyhow, if your 4 and 5 sound notably different with identical strings and identical pickup wiring then it would be surprising, but certainly possible. Not necessarily 4 versus 5 though as much as bass versus bass.
I have no idea what strings are on there (bought them used). .ill have to restring it and start from there. But the 4 string is really out and punchy and the fiver a bit more mellow with a more scooped sound...
I'll gamble on nickel over steel on the 4 such as Dr sunbeams or d'addario XLs, with steel over steel on the 5 such as Dr hibeams or maybe coated like Elixirs.
interesting, i like how both sound, but they are different, never knew how big a difference the strings make, but i like the sound of the 4 better, ideally i wanted a REALLY aggressive sound, since i have to change the nut on the fiver i may go with sunbeams....
well...to me honest im not feeing that pickguard i know matching a blue bass can be hard...with that being said i think the best option would be black
Nothing personal but I never understand why people put barts in Musicman basses. It's like putting a Ford engine in a Chevy.
I bought the body already stripped and the neck seperate. Not really any Music Man parts for sale so....Since I had to buy a preamp anyway I went 3 band. And actually, it would be more like putting a crate motor in a restored Corvette....A Stingray, perhaps.
The idea was to go ugly (I thought that would be glaringly obvious), since the stock pickguard was ugly. I just thought if it was going to be ugly, it was atleast going to be unique.
Meh, unique is stupid.
/goes back to playing his bass covered in multicolor trolls
