bovinehost
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First thing I'd ask is, "Who's forcing me to choose?"
Then I'd kick their ass.
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First thing I'd ask is, "Who's forcing me to choose?"
Then I'd kick their ass.
Freddy-G.
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bovinehost said:
True. True.
I seem to only play the 5 any more. I like the B on the SR5 and can play any line on it I can on my 4 so...I don't play the 4 stringers any more. Not that I have one thing against a 4 string. Just they aren't any longer me.
It didn't take me but about 2 weeks of playing the SR5 to feel that way either.
tk
It didn't take me but about 2 weeks of playing the SR5 to feel that way either.
tk
Mobay45
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I sit in with some guys every now and then that use drop tuning on their guitars. With my five, I am able to play with them without adjusting my tuning down to theirs. It does make it difficult to just look a the guitar players position and figure out what key they're playing in but I think it is easier overall. I also love the sound of the low B at the end of one of my band's songs.
Father Gino
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If I had it to do all over again, I'd get a 5er. But I've been playing 4s so long I just couldn't (or really didn't want to) get used to 5 strings. I bought a SR5, but it's been sitting in the closet for quite some time now. I'm saving it for when I join a new country band 
Besides, the Sterling's neck is just so lovely.
Besides, the Sterling's neck is just so lovely.
Freddy-G.
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Father Gino said:
I totally understand. Because I had played 4-string for sooooo long, it took me a lot longer than I'd care to admit to get used to a 5er. But my Stingray 5 sounded so cool, I hung in there, and now I'm totally converted (no pun intended).
Father Gino
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I may make another attempt at the SR5. Then again, maybe I'll sell it and get me a 2 pupper Sterling. A lot depends on the music you want to play too. I play older stuff that was written/recorded before 5s existed.
I thought I would play stuff further up the neck, but found it awkward playing say an A on the B string. You kinda lose the cleaner attack playing so far up the neck. I did, however, find myself playing things that I just wouldn't have on a four string.
Even after a month or two of fooling with it, it gave me much confusion. In the middle of playing something with my brain on auto pilot, my left & right hand would get out of sync. I'd be plucking the A string, but fingering the D string. At that point, my brain would wake up to find fingers on both hands hoplessly flailing about. Pretty funny really.
I'm sure I could get used to it, but maybe I'm just a one bass kinda guy and the Sterling has such a great vibe for me. It just feels right.
I thought I would play stuff further up the neck, but found it awkward playing say an A on the B string. You kinda lose the cleaner attack playing so far up the neck. I did, however, find myself playing things that I just wouldn't have on a four string.
Even after a month or two of fooling with it, it gave me much confusion. In the middle of playing something with my brain on auto pilot, my left & right hand would get out of sync. I'd be plucking the A string, but fingering the D string. At that point, my brain would wake up to find fingers on both hands hoplessly flailing about. Pretty funny really.
I'm sure I could get used to it, but maybe I'm just a one bass kinda guy and the Sterling has such a great vibe for me. It just feels right.
