Will the four string become obsolete?

Most people still play 4 string basses, don't they?

I hope they don't become obsolete.

 

No

 

The four string is here to stay......there is a place for all the different basses.

That being said........

Is the bass guitar gonna be here in 50 years?

That is a far more interesting question to ponder.(IMHO)

 

Most of the players I know play fours, and alot of the fivers I know are converting back. I'm just going to stick with five for now.

 

"Is the bass guitar gonna be here in 50 years?"

^ *points*

 

Most musicians are conservative when it comes to gear, and they tend to stick with what works...

...4-string basses and tube amps are still gonna be around for awhile.

 

Long Live The 4 Baby!!!!!

 

Nah, they're like herpes. You can't get rid of 'em.
















Or so I've heard!

 

No, look at how long the 4-string double bass has been around.

 

"World" ???? 4's outsell mulitstrings by a longshot.

4-string Squiers still are the sales "king".

 

Though, really, the BG is obsolete - because nowadays, keyboard players have left hands j/k

 

Only after the 4 string double bass becomes obsolete.

Dan

 

if you consider the history of the Double Bass; at one time in the 19th century you could get a bass with 3,4, or 5 strings.

About the only historically consistent
characteristic of the DB now is that the overwhelming majority
have 4 strings, tho we
now see 5 being made
again.

The BG is about in the
same place historically
now as the DB was in the 19th c.

The BG is still going
thru the experimentation phases. I know its been around for 50 years but in the grand scheme of things and in relation to organological history
the electric bass is still quite young.


the 4 will be here
for as long as there are
electric basses...

 

As long as I'm here 4 strings will stay strong

 

I dare you to post that in the Dark Castle!

 

The four string is already obsolete. Just ask:

Vic Wooten
Marcus Miller
Michael Manring
Stanley Clark
Brian Bromberg
Victor Bailey



Mike

 

And Mark King!


And Woodchuck!

 

The 4 string obsolete???? May I sum up this question with a simple response. ME THINKY NOT!!!