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Why do YOU play more than four?

#202
King V said:
If you're gonna dog me for having a custom 9 then ya better be ready for me to slam you for playing a POS 4 string that you bought from a garage sale. If you don't want to get it back in the face, you better not throw it at me in the first place.

I get a little tired of the ERB'ers around here taking it on the chin (with the exception of John Turner) and sulking away just to help maintain the gentle balance that is TB. Screw that. Any 4 string purist that tries to lecture me is going to get an earfull of illogical nonsense and insults. Why? Cause that's how I roll.

There......there's my 2 cents. And yes......it delivers.
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except that's not how we roll here at talkbass. if you see someone violating the rules about erb-slammage, please just report them. allow me the pleasure of dealing with them.

the two-way tit-for-tat approach is not really conducive to a healthy forum community.
 
#206
Brendan said:
Hey, why did the 4 string cross the road?

Because it was an ancient artifact of a bygone era that was barely literate, and probably alcoholic!

HA!
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My basses are not alcaholic!







They just like the odd tipple.......








And that one dose seem to be into the gange...........







Anyway, they're all gone, all anyone needs is a 4 string jazz.
 
#207
I play a 5 string mostly because I sometimes need the B...

when I don't need the B string, I still use the 5 string, mostly because it's hanging over my shoulder at the time ;)

I dig my 4 strings for playing a little more free and "loosy goosy", but my freedom on the 5 is slowly increasing (but will never match the 4's)
 
#211
I don't like using open strings. With a five string, I don't need to use them while playing in the key of E. I can also play in E flat and D in a lower register without having to de-tune. I can also play two-octave scales with only one shift. In my opinion, if there is something that makes your job easier, you should take full advantage of it.
 
#214
spade2you said:
LOL, but if you insult their bass, you're the bad guy. That's how double standards work.

I've had an instance or two where my bass was insulted, to which I responded that they're not only insulting something that cost me some hard earned money but it's also something that I designed. One of which has sold maybe 10-15 models. Not many people can boast that they play a bass they designed and only a few can boast that other people have ordered it. ;)
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I know of nobody that can boast that. Much props to ya!
 
#216
spade2you said:
LOL, but if you insult their bass, you're the bad guy. That's how double standards work.

I've had an instance or two where my bass was insulted, to which I responded that they're not only insulting something that cost me some hard earned money but it's also something that I designed. One of which has sold maybe 10-15 models. Not many people can boast that they play a bass they designed and only a few can boast that other people have ordered it. ;)
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Can we see some pics of your designed bass? Thats definitely something worth boasting about, that you not only designed your own custom, but that other people liked it enough to drop some dough on it rather than make their own

And just to throw this out....doesnt anyone else find it HARDER to play a ERB? When I bounced from 4 to 6, I almost got discouraged and sold it, I was so frustrated. Picked it up superbly by now, I can play it fingerstyle easier than the 4, even if the 4 is still more natural for slapping.
 
#218
Toastfuzz said:
Can we see some pics of your designed bass? Thats definitely something worth boasting about, that you not only designed your own custom, but that other people liked it enough to drop some dough on it rather than make their own
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i designed the body on my doubleneck, and bill conklin has since used the upper horn design on quite a few basses, including jean baudin's famous 11 string lava bass.

And just to throw this out....doesnt anyone else find it HARDER to play a ERB? When I bounced from 4 to 6, I almost got discouraged and sold it, I was so frustrated. Picked it up superbly by now, I can play it fingerstyle easier than the 4, even if the 4 is still more natural for slapping.
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yeah, despite what a lot of 4 string zealots like to say, erb's are substantially more difficult to play. being that bass is not an olympic sport, however, the difficulty is irrelevant except that it must be overcome to be musical.
 
#220
john turner said:
yeah, despite what a lot of 4 string zealots like to say, erb's are substantially more difficult to play. being that bass is not an olympic sport, however, the difficulty is irrelevant except that it must be overcome to be musical.
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I guess it depends on many background issues. Going from 4 to 5 was briefly a challenge. 5 to 6 wasn't much of an issue at all. Having had classical guitar experience, I didn't really have much trouble adjusting.

Nine times out of 10, those who bash 'em can't play 'em. Why? Usually a lack of patience, perhaps they've been playing a 4 for so long that they can't unwire that mindset.
 

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