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[quote name='Shockwave' timestamp='1374868970' post='2154377'] Uhh, Many 5 strings are the exact same scale length (34") as 99% of 4 strings. As long as the 4 string has the correct gauge strings and setup, tonally there would be absoloutely no difference. Pity, I am a very good player, live in London and I love your music. But at the moment I only have 4 strings. I do have a 6 and a 7 string fretless on the way, but because they have the same scale length as my 4's, "Tonally" They obviously cant hack it according to you. Op I think you are misinformed and mistaken. This a site of well informed bass players who know probably a bit more about downtuning a bass more then your good self. Of course, if its for other reasons such as "Image" then put that as your reasoning. [/quote] Your knowledge seems very good but when it comes to knowing my own music, no one knows it better. Believe me, I wrote it. I also played the bass on all of the tracks and I can safely say that without a 5 string bass, it would be physically impossible to play due to the extended range in some of the bass chords & high lead parts which sometimes sound like a 6-string guitar. I totally understand where you are coming from though.

Hi guys, Thanks for all the responses. To answer your questions about why we are specifically looking for a 5 string player is because we play in drop A. Although you are correct Conan, a 4 string bass can be tuned lower than E, for tonal reasons, we want someone with a 5 string which can handle the down-tuning better. If anyone is still interested in depping for some gigs immediately, get in touch here for an audition pack: [email protected] WPF

We certainly have some flexibility when it comes to age. What is important to us at the moment is someone who can fulfill the gigs we have lined up. How much over 28 we talking? WPF

[i]We are currently looking for a five string bass player based in/around London or the South to complete our line-up. We are a semi-established progressive metal band with two releases so far and strongly developed gig experience including several major U.K. festival including: Bestival and Isle of Wight Festival. We are also in the process of confirming a small U.K. tour towards the end of the year supporting a bigger act than ourselves. We are looking for a musician (aged 18 - 28) with advanced experience on their instrument as well as confidence onstage with a strong stage presence. Generally our shows are extremely energetic! Having your own gear is essential as well as travel ability. We play to click tracks live so experience at this is a bonus but not a requirement. To summarise if you are looking to get into a band and get gigging immediately, get in touch! Below is some links to our music and our influences: Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyNvJ1-7XVE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00RlXdfLhI0 Influences: Karnivool, Dead Letter Circus, Tool, Deftones, Tesseract, ISIS, Team Sleep, [/i] [i][email="[email protected]"][email protected][/email][/i] Best regards, Robb Dixon.