phatduckk
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so my 20th, which i got yesterday (thanks pete), is my first 5 string ever. ive actually never played a 5 before. sure, a few minutes at a buddies house or noodling at a local shop... but id never really sat down with one.
given my lack of experience w/ a 5 i was worried and excited all at the same time. obviously starting w/ a 20th sr5 is a pretty awesome luxury.
My 20th sr5 is the single H model. why did i pick a single H?
1) jack wouldnt stop talking about his (IM chats etc as well). he gave it a raving review
2) i really wanted to try the new "enhanced series" position
so how'd my first hour w/ a 5 string go?
i must say it was pretty good. i was worried about fumbling on the B string. losing track of where I am... hitting the E instead of the A and all that stuff that comes with having another string chillin. it really wasnt that big of an issue. ya, sometimes i get confused or something but its not nearly as much of an adjustment as i thought it would be.
other things to get used to...
the size of the neck. well, its quite a difference as compared to my beloved sterlings. this is an obvious thing that i honestly didnt think about. i need soem practice to get used to the bigger neck. even tho its wider than im used to its still a very comfortable neck and felt great!
string spacing... not too much of an adjustment for finger style or pick playing. i didnt try much slapping/popping stuff. i figured i had enough to get used to and was having so much fun i kinda forgot to give it a whirl. but for the stuff i was noodling on it was just fine.
the low B is a super cool sound
lol. Ya, i know overuse is lame - but ya know... i had to hear it go boom and smile a few times
the G actually sounds super nice and crisp. that was a random thing that impressed me. the G was one of the last things i thought id take note of. maybe the stock G on a 5er is a diff guage. but its a nice crisp sound. really impressed me actually.
the pup positions...
well, i was having so much fun playing this awesome new bass that by the time i thought about really comparing the pup positions it was pretty late and i decided to play unplugged to avoid cops showing up. ill report more when i get a chance.
overall i was tweaking knobs and changing positions a lot so i dont have a real flavor of any of them. but no matter what position i was in or what the eq was set to this thing sang. all greatness really.
i must admit i was worried about jumping into the 5 string world. but im really happy i did... esp. since i got one awesome 5er after playing i went to the patio to have a smoke and was smiling. i was that stoked. i was a bit scared a 5 string and i wouldnt get along but im enjoying it a lot so far! so much newness is rad. new things to work on, challenges and all that stuff that makes playing fun
as far as the bass itself... well, u know its flawless. super solid bass. neck feels great, the finish is perfect, the action was just right. but u knew all that cuz thats how MM rolls yo. LoL. one cool bonus was that while playing i looked down at the high frets/neck pocekt area and notice the lil binding strip thing. thats was sweet... mid scale practice i noticed it which was a pretty sweet. its quite a handsome lil line
anywho... hopefully this chronicle of my first hour w/ a 5 string made sense.
im liking it a lot. thanks to all involved for getting this rad bass into my hands if youre on the fence you should really jump on one before the dealers all sell out of em.
given my lack of experience w/ a 5 i was worried and excited all at the same time. obviously starting w/ a 20th sr5 is a pretty awesome luxury.
My 20th sr5 is the single H model. why did i pick a single H?
1) jack wouldnt stop talking about his (IM chats etc as well). he gave it a raving review
2) i really wanted to try the new "enhanced series" position
so how'd my first hour w/ a 5 string go?
i must say it was pretty good. i was worried about fumbling on the B string. losing track of where I am... hitting the E instead of the A and all that stuff that comes with having another string chillin. it really wasnt that big of an issue. ya, sometimes i get confused or something but its not nearly as much of an adjustment as i thought it would be.
other things to get used to...
the size of the neck. well, its quite a difference as compared to my beloved sterlings. this is an obvious thing that i honestly didnt think about. i need soem practice to get used to the bigger neck. even tho its wider than im used to its still a very comfortable neck and felt great!
string spacing... not too much of an adjustment for finger style or pick playing. i didnt try much slapping/popping stuff. i figured i had enough to get used to and was having so much fun i kinda forgot to give it a whirl. but for the stuff i was noodling on it was just fine.
the low B is a super cool sound
lol. Ya, i know overuse is lame - but ya know... i had to hear it go boom and smile a few times the G actually sounds super nice and crisp. that was a random thing that impressed me. the G was one of the last things i thought id take note of. maybe the stock G on a 5er is a diff guage. but its a nice crisp sound. really impressed me actually.
the pup positions...
well, i was having so much fun playing this awesome new bass that by the time i thought about really comparing the pup positions it was pretty late and i decided to play unplugged to avoid cops showing up. ill report more when i get a chance.
overall i was tweaking knobs and changing positions a lot so i dont have a real flavor of any of them. but no matter what position i was in or what the eq was set to this thing sang. all greatness really.
i must admit i was worried about jumping into the 5 string world. but im really happy i did... esp. since i got one awesome 5er
after playing i went to the patio to have a smoke and was smiling. i was that stoked. i was a bit scared a 5 string and i wouldnt get along but im enjoying it a lot so far! so much newness is rad. new things to work on, challenges and all that stuff that makes playing funas far as the bass itself... well, u know its flawless. super solid bass. neck feels great, the finish is perfect, the action was just right. but u knew all that cuz thats how MM rolls yo. LoL. one cool bonus was that while playing i looked down at the high frets/neck pocekt area and notice the lil binding strip thing. thats was sweet... mid scale practice i noticed it which was a pretty sweet. its quite a handsome lil line
anywho... hopefully this chronicle of my first hour w/ a 5 string made sense.
im liking it a lot. thanks to all involved for getting this rad bass into my hands
if youre on the fence you should really jump on one before the dealers all sell out of em.
