lyonk

[quote name='Soliloquy' post='1146012' date='Mar 1 2011, 04:36 PM']I've been playing 6 string basses for about 5 years. I strongly advise you to try as many as you can. Don't just take other peoples recommendations, you need to try them for yourself. What works for you on a 5 string, won't necessarily work for you on a 6 string.[/quote] I understand that. The problem is that in the last year, there has been ONE six string that I've found between Stirling, Glasgow and Edinburgh and it took months to show up. It was an Ibanez SR506, which I actually found a lot nicer to play than my five string. There seems to be a lot more 8 string guitars around here than 6 string basses

Thanks for the replies guys. I think I'm going to look out for a used TRB or Ibanez 706. How do Ibanez's numbers go for 6 strings? I think the 706 should be the equivalent model to my BTB, but their system confuses me.

[quote name='pantherairsoft' post='1141756' date='Feb 25 2011, 08:58 PM']If I'm not mistaken you'll be after a 34" rather than 35" length (like most 4 stingers, although I could be wrong about this) and 17mm spacing. The Yamaha TRB series is a damn good weapon of choice with those specs (defo 34" and 17mm). The older Yamaha TRB 1006 comes up on here fairly often (J.R.Bass was selling my old one a while back) and for the £450 odd they fetch they are bloody STUNNING! Most Ibanez 6 ers have the same spacing etc too.. Warwick 6ers are tight and favour the 34" scale but will set you back considerably more and the neck is waaaaay thicker than the Ibanez you've played.[/quote] Thanks for the quick reply. I'd love a Warwick, but yeah, I don't think my hands or bank account would get along with them.

I've been thinking about trying to trade my 5 string for a 6, but it's nearly impossible to try any out around hear to see what I like. So I was wondering if anyone can suggest 6 strings that have a similar neck size and string spacing to the only one I've been able to get my hands on: an Ibanez SR506. I play a BTB775 just now, but actually find the 506 a lot more comfortable to play because of the smaller string spacing. So what other options are there like the SR series that would be a similar value to my BTB?

[quote name='Jambo10' post='1106948' date='Jan 29 2011, 06:55 AM']Hello there Kyle, nice to see another Scot joining up....[/quote] There aren't enough Scots on forums

[quote name='Bilbo' post='1105974' date='Jan 28 2011, 10:36 AM']Theory - yum yum. Love it. Get some and grow. PS welcome [/quote] Really need to get onto that...I tend to try theory, but after an hour I've learned nothing and just started messing around.

I'm usually one for sneaking into forums without intros, but this time, I'm going to say hi. My name's Kyle, from Scotland. A bass player for about 2 years and guitarist for best part of 5. Bedroom player, but wouldn't mind getting into a band, so long as they're fine with my appauling lack of theory. Can't think of much else to say, so... Hi folks!