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phatduckk
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Golem said:
im a 4 string guy and i drive an audi
wait a minute though - i do have a Beetle in the garage that I got for $200 (Ive never driven it in my life. LoL)
hmmm, u could be onto something here. LoL
phatduckk
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joking aside though - i almost exclusively play punk rock, and a B is kinda not as usefull in that context.
Like I said earlier - get the one that feels best. you never know, in a year or 2 you'll probably get another bass anyways - then you can have both
Like I said earlier - get the one that feels best. you never know, in a year or 2 you'll probably get another bass anyways - then you can have both
kushbass01
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Desert Gold w/leopard pickup guard
I got the 5 string Desert Gold Bongo with HH. It came with the "white ice" pick guard.
Honestly, I grabbed it off the shelf, (only Bongo 5 string) took it home and fell in love with it. The desert gold grew on me but i never did warm to the white ice pick guard. The sales manager told to me hold on to it and he would order any color I wanted. I fancied the radiance red with black ice would be sweeter but the thought of turning in the one i took home was to hard to consider(someone else fingering my Bongo).
Heres what I did: Bongo in the Jungle baby.
I went on line to PickGuard Heaven and ordered the " leopard" design
The leopard gives it that aggressive predator thing as( opposed to the orange creamsicle thing) it took a few weeks but I am reeeaaal pleased with it.
I got the 5 string Desert Gold Bongo with HH. It came with the "white ice" pick guard.
Honestly, I grabbed it off the shelf, (only Bongo 5 string) took it home and fell in love with it. The desert gold grew on me but i never did warm to the white ice pick guard. The sales manager told to me hold on to it and he would order any color I wanted. I fancied the radiance red with black ice would be sweeter but the thought of turning in the one i took home was to hard to consider(someone else fingering my Bongo).
Heres what I did: Bongo in the Jungle baby.
I went on line to PickGuard Heaven and ordered the " leopard" design
The leopard gives it that aggressive predator thing as( opposed to the orange creamsicle thing) it took a few weeks but I am reeeaaal pleased with it.
smallequestrian
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It doesn't truly exist unless we see pics!kushbass01 said:
Dr. Nick
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tkarter said:
Beatle in the garage? Is it Ringo?
Seriously, tho', I don't think I'll ever make the jump to that 5th string, but more power to you all!
The way I see it, I am a tired, old man. My knees are weak, my eyesight is poor and my feet are swollen. My mind is weak, my thoughts are impure and my licks are cheesy...
in short, I am a lazy, lazy man.
But that's okay. You all blaze the trail ahead, God Bless ya! Don't worry about Ol' Dr. Nick. I'll be back here in my Beetle (in the left lane with my turn signal on, no doubt.)
PS: "I say walk into a shop and play a few basses, 4's and 5's - the first one that you dont want to put down is the one to buy."
+1 The Duck is wise.
shamus63
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Dr. Nick said:Beatle in the garage? Is it Ringo?
I'm just picturing Ringo, sitting in his garage...twiddling his thumbs...pondering...
...am I the fifth Beatle...?
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Mobay45
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Dr. Nick said:Beatle in the garage? Is it Ringo?
Seriously, tho', I don't think I'll ever make the jump to that 5th string, but more power to you all!
The way I see it, I am a tired, old man. My knees are weak, my eyesight is poor and my feet are swollen. My mind is weak, my thoughts are impure and my licks are cheesy...
in short, I am a lazy, lazy man.
But that's okay. You all blaze the trail ahead, God Bless ya! Don't worry about Ol' Dr. Nick. I'll be back here in my Beetle (in the left lane with my turn signal on, no doubt.)
PS: "I say walk into a shop and play a few basses, 4's and 5's - the first one that you dont want to put down is the one to buy."
+1 The Duck is wise.
If you were truely a lazy man, you would see the light of the 5 string bass. IMHO almost everything is easier to play on a 5.
Dr. Nick
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Mobay45 said:
Ah, my friend, you are probably correct...what can I say?
To quote that great philosopher Popeye the Sailor: "I am what I am and that's all what I am..."
OT: Just watched some Stooges this morning, Mobay45. Still funny...Love the avatar!
Mobay45
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tkarter said:
Nothing to do with chops, but you do gain a lot of efficiency of movement with a 5. You also end up playing a lot of lines higher up on the neck which to me makes them more comfortable to play.
Hitting that low B at the end of some tunes and shaking the stage is fun too!
Mobay45 said:Hitting that low B at the end of some tunes and shaking the stage is fun too!
It sure is. I like it because most guitar players haven't figured out the b is a b yet.
That low B on the SR5 is one mighty note.
tk
AnthonyD
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Never been drawn to the 5-string... For me, it's all about the width of the neck. I am just not comfortable getting my hand around it.
That and the whole "old dog / new tricks" thing...
That and the whole "old dog / new tricks" thing...
I am an old dog myself. I must be getting better alpo than some of you other dogs.
Hey it is all good with me 4 or 5 string. I can find someone that can out play me on either real fast.
Once you get that low B going it is like oh wow I have a whole new dimension here.
tk
Hey it is all good with me 4 or 5 string. I can find someone that can out play me on either real fast.
Once you get that low B going it is like oh wow I have a whole new dimension here.
tk
tkarter said:
Ever see Woody Allan's movie, "Sleeper"? He wakes up in the far way far future, he's fleeing the mind police, ducks into a cave, and escapes in a dust-caked 500yr old VW Beetle that still starts and runs.
Fiction, to be sure, but the fiction works only because it's an air-cooled Beetle and NOT a Shelby Cobra, Mini Cooper, Turbo Audi, Boy Racer Rice Burner, Dodge Viper, Ferarri Daytona, Malibu SS, etc.
