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Why do YOU play more than four?
- Thread starter FreaqyFrequency
- Start date
but 4 were ENOUGH FOR JACO!
Keyword being "were". Keep in mind, even fretless wasn't readily available either!!! Most of the classic bassists didn't really have a choice of what to play. The variety of today is astounding.
it doesnt matter how many strings you play....music isnt a contest...i play 4/5/7 string basses and rotate them throughout all my music.....(well not so much the four
) it just depends on if your gonna use the extra range...and honestly im not a fan of the low b...i have to use it in my band because of the way the guitarists are tuned......thats why i keep one of my 5 strings tune E/A/D/G/C..theres alot of potential with the extra strings depending on what you play...its all about what you prefer....oh,and all the guys mentioned that made all thier hits playing four strings....yea,in a band situation (because you have a lead guitarist) it makes sense...but they all keep extended range basses at home...:scowl:
) it just depends on if your gonna use the extra range...and honestly im not a fan of the low b...i have to use it in my band because of the way the guitarists are tuned......thats why i keep one of my 5 strings tune E/A/D/G/C..theres alot of potential with the extra strings depending on what you play...its all about what you prefer....oh,and all the guys mentioned that made all thier hits playing four strings....yea,in a band situation (because you have a lead guitarist) it makes sense...but they all keep extended range basses at home...:scowl:
john turner
You don't want to do that. Trust me.
just giving you guys a little taste of what i've dealt with for the past 15 years (last time i played anything with less than 7 strings). 
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So let me get this straight....Bear with me, I'm a little slow on the uptake here. I've learned a thing or two on TB. Since my time here I learned that, in order to be a respected bassist, one must:
-Buy the cheapest gear money can buy. The more expensive the bass, the worse the player.
-Not learn theory. It stifles creativity.
-Only play instruments that someone else has played. If Jaco wouldn't touch it, neither should I.
-Don't work on technique. This instantly turns one into a robot with no feel, who can only play fast.
-Don't embrace new technology. And if you are proven wrong in a blind test, bring up the fact that it wasn't accurate becasue the eq curves were slightly askew.
Hmmm. Interesting.
-Buy the cheapest gear money can buy. The more expensive the bass, the worse the player.
-Not learn theory. It stifles creativity.
-Only play instruments that someone else has played. If Jaco wouldn't touch it, neither should I.
-Don't work on technique. This instantly turns one into a robot with no feel, who can only play fast.
-Don't embrace new technology. And if you are proven wrong in a blind test, bring up the fact that it wasn't accurate becasue the eq curves were slightly askew.
Hmmm. Interesting.
So let me get this straight....Bear with me, I'm a little slow on the uptake here. I've learned a thing or two on TB. Since my time here I learned that, in order to be a respected bassist, one must:
-Buy the cheapest gear money can buy. The more expensive the bass, the worse the player.
-Not learn theory. It stifles creativity.
-Only play instruments that someone else has played. If Jaco wouldn't touch it, neither should I.
-Don't work on technique. This instantly turns one into a robot with no feel, who can only play fast.
-Don't embrace new technology. And if you are proven wrong in a blind test, bring up the fact that it wasn't accurate becasue the eq curves were slightly askew.
Hmmm. Interesting.
OMG, Jeff Berlin hacked NickyBass's account!!!!!!!
ditto for me as well though I will add it took me 2 years to remap my brain to a 5 string and I can't spare another 2 years for a 6 string
CP
just giving you guys a little taste of what i've dealt with for the past 15 years (last time i played anything with less than 7 strings).
Ah now, you had me convinced there, made sense really, I've just chopped my Jazz V, my eight(coursed), ripped the frets outta most of my basses and cut all my strings that weren't E,A,D or G.
Anyway, Lemmy only play's 4's.
Although I have some 4-strings, the basses I really enjoy playing are my Fender Bass VI's. I really enjoy the look, the feel, and the occasional chordal effects.
, but I bought the 5er because I felt like developing my ability to vary my playing even more. I still prefer the four tho.
just giving you guys a little taste of what i've dealt with for the past 15 years (last time i played anything with less than 7 strings).
Bah, try living in a predominantly indie/Americana town. With each bass I order, I brake more and more rules. Every time I crack open a theory book, I edge further and further from actually getting an audition.
it doesnt matter how many strings you play....music isnt a contest...i play 4/5/7 string basses and rotate them throughout all my music.....(well not so much the four
I primarily play a 4 in my band, and I don't have any type of guitarist in my band (other than bass (me))
john turner
You don't want to do that. Trust me.
a little clean up
now back to your regularly scheduled redundant thread of erb redundancy thread.
now back to your regularly scheduled redundant thread of erb redundancy thread.
Rickett Customs
Commercial User
Only bad thing about playing a 6, the erb people make fun of me
and the 4 & 5 stringers act like they don't even know me.
and then being a lefty......don't even get me started
and the 4 & 5 stringers act like they don't even know me.
and then being a lefty......don't even get me started
Only bad thing about playing a 6, the erb people make fun of me
and the 4 & 5 stringers act like they don't even know me.
What about the MRB groups?
Rickett Customs
Commercial User
Only bad thing about playing a 6, the erb people make fun of me
and the 4 & 5 stringers act like they don't even know me.
and then being a lefty......don't even get me started
Heh, not an ERB, not a real bass, the red headed step children of the bass world!
They kick me everytime i'm down, steal my cat, wait.....I don't own a cat
Lucky there's only two of them then.....
