Sell me on a 5 string.

[chris_b]

Save yourself a lot of money and get either a Sire Marcus Miller V7 5-string($699 new) or a Schecter Stiletto Stage 5($749 new).

IMO a Sire has to be the first port of call when contemplating a 5 string bass.

 

[Admiral Thrawn]

I am speaking from my own experience with 5 string basses, so take with a heavy grain of salt.

The StingRay 5 in HH setup has been the unknown grail bass for me. I still want a Carl Thompson, but for a mass market bass, the SR5 does everything I want a bass to do, and the neck design fits my hand perfectly. The SR5, for me and my styles (classic rock, hard rock, funk, metal, and jazz), just fits. It’s a je ne sais quoi thing. I just knew that when I first played an SR5, this was what I was looking for. Sold my Fender Adam clayton signature Jazz Bass since it just ended up sitting in the case.

 

[Admiral Thrawn]

I also am considering a fiver. My concern is string spacing and neck width as my hands are smallish. I play a 71 Fender P and an NXT4 EUB. Any suggestions on narrower width fivers?

I have smallish hands and get by just fine on a StingRay 5.

 

[1stOfficerRiker]

Check out a used Warwick Thumb.

 

[Tim Schnautz]

I'm too cheap for the OP. a 250 buck Ibanez. and save the difference for other gear.

 

[somebrains]

Go fishing on reverb or eBay for a build using primo parts for way less than you could put together.

 

[zontar]

With a 5 string you have a built in thumb rest--that spans the scale length

 

[Rib 13]

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