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As a drummer who used to frown at a bassist with more than 4 strings but now plays bass in many different contexts, it's interesting to note that the low B appears to be very useful. Not sure why the subject is prone to debate

for those with a budget this is the one i’d go for if i could

There was someone selling one of those Stingrays here for 1800 with mono case... I was looking at loans... If it's still there....

Hey Billy Yeah, I tried the P5R, V5R (with the 24 frets) first because this was my budget. I generally felt pretty uncomfortable with the 5 strings there but was surprised to feel more comfortable on the V than the P. I also felt the soundscope was more vibrant... I guess just brighter 😉 Then I picket up a couple of Music Mans there. Kinda wish I hadn't. The second one was this one : https://www.andertons.co.uk/music-man-stingray-special-5-bass-guitar-frost-green-pearl-electric/ I swear I suddenly started playing like I'd been playing 5 strings all along! Had to run out of there 😔 This p5 was really cheap as B stock at Thomann and even though I hadn't gotten on with the P5R so well I decided to risk it and just put my fingers to work. I found it surprisingly good today though. I'd love a Mercalli obvs but more than twice as expensive. I know everyone says this but I think this sire P for the money is crazy good and if I decide to keep it can always upgrade the hardware so....

An almost reluctant but inevitably enjoyable NBD. I have a gig coming up in October that I need a 5 string for... I could have probably got away with a 4 tuned DGCF but... I thought it was time to get to grips with this. Of course I went to a nice store in Guildford where I tried all the 5s and the most comfortable and best sounding one was about 2K out of my budget so, after crying, I walked out the store kind of hurt inside and went home to ponder. I found that bass here second hand only 1K out of my budget but I still couldn't justify it... This time with less outside tears but more internal turmoil I went and bought the cheapest-good 5 string I could find in Europe and this morning it arrived. I have to say, I've been feeling pretty good about it so far. The plan is to learn and then, if it is that 5 strings is the way for me go I'll find myself in Guildford again with the holy grail of 5 that I'd tasted that day. Happy learning days Peace 🕊️

fair shout that yeah!

that would be a bit much wouldn't it? I have 8 going to the MXR Brick and the 9th on it's own powersupply... would have to buy 8 ps and 2 4x4

Reverrend Decision P, Octabvre, FC accountant, FC Randy's Revenge, FC Shallow Water, The Raster II, Wah Wah, Empress Reverb, Blooper Looper, Sans Amp - to their DI

i used my Sansamp (it doesn't have one) but to reach their 80's yamaha console from the stage we were going though a berhinger DI they had,,, ground lift didn't make a difference yes hum is more appropriate i think... no difference when i moved or touched the strings

good sense of priorities!! thanks for the reminder! me first

Right but I need 8 pedals... What's that gonna be? I've seen those thomann 2 pedal portable battery things....

That's gotta be the one 💫

Yeah... So I'm improvising 50 minutes of music on bass with all my pedals for a theatre show in Athens. Rehearsals (or rather test runs) went well but then on the first show night the buzz coming out the PA was pretty awfull. Sound engineer was trying to blame my grar but I've played with that set up in many places before without a problem... I'm assuming the venue's electricity is not grounded or something? Quite common in Athens apparently. I'm doing the show there again in two weeks, any tips that don't involve fixing the venue electrics? Thank you!

Hey, i used to be a drummer and i didn't like theory, felt like i didn't need it. When i started to play bass it was obvious that to a certain degree i couldn't get away without it (depends on what you want to play obviously)... Sometimes an amazing bass player and a musical genious is not the answer to great teaching though. I started off with a really simple Youtube series : This really helped me. I love the way he talks to you like you're a 2 year old it was what I needed at the time! Hope you find it usefull D

this is true, but actually this is the first time i went to this place as my old tech moved away. So I guess the new question is : if you were 99% sure the new tech did it, would you bring it up and or would you ever go back to him?

haha yes i thought as much thank you everyone

So... you got your brand new bass, it's shiny and gloriously perfect. You take it to a tech for a minor adjustment When you go to pick it up you notice nothing wrong, you're extremely happy to have your bass back and in fact you go straight to a recording session and play it all night and just simply enjoy that great tone and feel. The next morning, you take it out the case and do some routine practice and suddenly... it's not dust, it's not a watermark, it's not some fluff from your jumper... It's a tiny chip right on the edge of your brand new sparkling bass... Do you : A. call up the tech and ask him straight if this happened accidentally during his 'operations' B. call up the band and see if when you went to the toilet someone picked it up and accidentally dropped it on a pin on a nail on the floor but then couldn't face saying anything C. say nothing and accept that these things happen D. take it to the same tech and ask him to fill in the chip while looking to read him for his reaction E. ....................................................................................................... (make a suggestion why not?) Would love to hear your opinion on the matter Hope everyone is well DDR Thanks

piccolo srrings tele smaller1.mov Hey piccolo fam I was hoping not to have to buy another bass to join in the piccolo club and i am super happy i could put them on my modded tele without any setting up. It’s got quite a few very usable sounds for my productions so i’m well happy! Hope everyone is well!

do these fit on a longscale bass or does it have to be a shortscale? Has anyone tried this on a longscale? thank you!