BigStrings
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Where's BP to stick up for us 4 string players? Isn't one of his famous quotes "Real men play 4 strings?"
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Mobay45
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Real men play 4 strings.
It takes a real musician to play a 5.
It takes a real musician to play a 5.
bassmonkey
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Okay, so what percentage of your time playing do you guys spend riding the B?
We do a lot of stuff in E so out of every three chord song I would guess one third of the time.
tk
cdb
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1/5 of the time? a 16th?? How much time do you spend riding the E?
bassmonkey
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Mobay45
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It's just like sitting down to dinner.
You have a knife, a fork and a spoon. You can usually eat your whole meal without touching the spoon. But it sure is handy to have around when you need it.
The easiest way to answer your question would be to ask yourself how many times you feel you need to hear something lower than the E string is voiced on your 4?
If you prescribe to not playing open strings you will tend to use the B a bunch as Larry suggested earlier.
IMHO it is much easier to use the B when it is needed if you have one. It also isn't much trouble to play the original 4 strings.
What I would worry about were I you is loving the 5 string so much I had no use for those 4 stringers any longer.
tk
If you prescribe to not playing open strings you will tend to use the B a bunch as Larry suggested earlier.
IMHO it is much easier to use the B when it is needed if you have one. It also isn't much trouble to play the original 4 strings.
What I would worry about were I you is loving the 5 string so much I had no use for those 4 stringers any longer.
tk
shamus63
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I don't know that I'd say better, just prefered (most of the time, anyway).
I don't know if the pickups are voiced differently, but I'd have to reason that the extra body mass of a 5'r (no matter how slight) would affect the overall tone (compared to its 4-string counterpart).
IMHO.
bassmonkey
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What I would worry about were I you is loving the 5 string so much I had no use for those 4 stringers any longer.
tk
<fingers in ears> La la la, not listening!</fingers in ears>
Aaaarrggh, I'm getting serious GAS! Must........resist..........must.........resist!
Now all I need is for BP to come on this thread and order me to buy a 5er, like he did to me with my 30th!
<fingers in ears> La la la, not listening!</fingers in ears>
Aaaarrggh, I'm getting serious GAS! Must........resist..........must.........resist!
Now all I need is for BP to come on this thread and order me to buy a 5er, like he did to me with my 30th!
Seriously after playing my SR5 a year and not touching my last 4 stringer I gave the 4 away.
tk
Dr Stankface
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I don't play the poop out of my B but when I need it, it's there.
I don't play the poop out of my B but when I need it, it's there.
When you hit the B string, you play the poop out of others. jkjk
mike not fat
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5'ers are to heavy for my thin shoulders. But I strung the bongo 4 with 65-130 strings and tuned it DGCF. I realized that most of the time I play in the 17 first frets, so tuning down expands the possibilities on the low side.
I love the deepnes of those bigger strings, the extra low action I can get + in some songs we play I need a low D, so i don't need to tune down or up. Give it a try ; you'll easily get used to it.
MNF
I love the deepnes of those bigger strings, the extra low action I can get + in some songs we play I need a low D, so i don't need to tune down or up. Give it a try ; you'll easily get used to it.
MNF
adouglas
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http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Levys-412-Padded-Leather-Bass-Guitar-Strap?sku=369224
Levy's 4-1/2" wide padded strap. Spread the weight, lose the pain. Works great. Any wider and the edge would be off your shoulder anyway.
This $0.02 brought to you by a guy who owned a Peavy T-40 25-odd years ago. My back still hurts. MM 5ers are light as a feather by comparison.
mike not fat
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of course, but I'm only weihing something like 118 lbs. (54 kg), so even with a good strap, and even a MM, that's to much for me ! Even the 4 HH feels sometimes heavy after 3 hours playing without sitting !
And don't advise me to eat more, I eat much, but don't go heavier...that's just how I am.
MNF
adouglas
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Mobay45
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strummer
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You probably couldn't even get his genes buttoned.
Now you made me spray my monitor with coffee
