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Why do YOU play more than four?
- Thread starter FreaqyFrequency
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john turner
You don't want to do that. Trust me.
but the were for jaco. 4 strings - they were enough for jaco. FOR JACO! I SAID!!! they were enough FOR JACO!!!
four strings! enough for jaco!!
four strings! enough for jaco!!
To the OP:: what was your point in asking that question?? I could just as easily ask u why u only play a four!!!!! I play a 4 , 5 and 6 becauses they all have their niche. And to explain that is pointless unless you already understand.....I've been seein to many slams on Tb against 5'ers. and 6'ers not really being bass players.....maybe a head to head (4 string player vs a 6 string) is in order lol!!!!! To make it even, let the 6 string guy play a 4 string so he has a handicap!!!!!
I love playing my 4 banger, but I also love playin the other ones too...it's all bass!!
Bill
I love playing my 4 banger, but I also love playin the other ones too...it's all bass!!
Bill
but the were for jaco. 4 strings - they were enough for jaco. FOR JACO! I SAID!!! they were enough FOR JACO!!!
four strings! enough for jaco!!
I believe Jaco had a 10 string Bee Bass that he never took out of his bedroom. I think I read that somewhere on the internet.
Nahhh.........I made it all up.
Rickett Customs
Commercial User
Really?
He was movin' on up.
Well, there it is.............. 4 wasn't enough then, or at least in that moment, so much for the gravity of the 4's enough statement
I play a Waterstone TP 12 string bass because it sounds amazing, is fun to play, and it freaks people out.
But I am just as happy playing a 4 string bass!
But I am just as happy playing a 4 string bass!
john turner
You don't want to do that. Trust me.
Really?
He was movin' on up.
he's saying "4 strings were enough for me" in that pic, you realize that, don't you?
I like five strings because I can move all of my patterns up 5 frets and over one string if I want a heavier sound or shorter reach. I can also play in keys below E and still add some real depth to the sound of the band without tuning down. It makes it easy to play songs by Stevie Ray Vaughn or Hendrix that are tuned down a half step without tuning down.
I love the 5, however Im more comfortable on a 4 because of the string spacing. I brought my Wick to the desert so I've become a whole let better at slapping and popping on a 5, plus I play a lot of Incubus and 311.
The Low B on my Wick sounds so good.....actually the whole bass sounds great, but I love the low B
The Low B on my Wick sounds so good.....actually the whole bass sounds great, but I love the low B
Rickett Customs
Commercial User
but the were for jaco. 4 strings - they were enough for jaco. FOR JACO! I SAID!!! they were enough FOR JACO!!!
four strings! enough for jaco!!
...says the man with a collection of about 5 seven-string basses...
- Oct 17, 2006
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- Endorsing Artist: Aguilar Amplification, Dunlop/MXR
Neither will a four, six, seven, or eleven. Regardless, you still have to practice your craft.
I actually started with a four but as my playing developed, A B-string needed to be added. I've been an exclusive 5-stringer for over 12 years now and I'm not looking back.
i like 5's because i play in a metal band saves down tuning also when playing things like funk and progressive stuff its means i can really hammer home the low end. I also like wider necks and narrower string spacing. did enjoy playing a 6 (was very comfortable) and i will most likely invest in one sometime. but the 5 is my W.M.D. people still say Why 5 and as it has already been mentioned why not?
Apart from the extra low and high notes, I just like the feel of 6+ strings. The neck, the body (mainly the bigger bodies), the ease of play (i started out on classical guitar and moved to bass, narrow necks just don't do it for me), they're all better. A 4 string feels like playing an eel, and when playing my lines it looks like it too. I can't swing back and forth along the neck on every song.
I play six strings bass!
IMO, I think I can do the same thing on the six!
Why not to use a six string bass?
I can have more extended range and I love groove on the low note & solo on the high note.
So I choice the six strings bass
IMO, I think I can do the same thing on the six!
Why not to use a six string bass?
I can have more extended range and I love groove on the low note & solo on the high note.
So I choice the six strings bass
