Why do YOU play more than four?

[Watchootognbout]

I play a seven because I aspire to tap a high melody or chords while tapping a low bass line.
Or to develop a chord structure without using a guitar.
I can also do expanded polychords and wide inversions.

ERB.
A maximal instrument for those who want to play the maximum.
And maybe a bit more!

 

[bassboysam]

none of the musicians i admire or am influenced by played more than 4. i can't think of a single band or musician that use more than a 4 string bass that i actually like. therefore i stopped at 4.


necro thread.

 

[India_Sierra]

I regularly go down to notes on the Low B string. I could be quite happy with a four string and I have owned and enjoyed many. I currently play a six string, and I frequently use the high C string too, mainly for getting more notes in one position.

 

[MattB88]

Jeff Berlin: "Five string basses won't make you a better player."

Who cares about better when you're cooler?

 

[Xyth]

My bass is a 5-string, primarily because I prefer tight string spacing (15mm currently), and because I just didn't like the aesthetics of the 4-string variant of my chosen bass (Ibanez AGB205) quite as much. I enjoy having a 5th string, but whether I have a low B or a high C depends more on the strings I'm using than playstyle or preference.

 

[Kirk Bryant]

I play more than 4 because I have about 20...........

 

[mattattack187]

Different styles, different sounds, different tunings.