Hi guys, recently decided I want to make the jump from 4 to 5 strings. I've played my P bass for about a year now, but feel like I want to try a different favour of bass, something more modern with plenty tonal options.
After looking at basses within my budget, I think I've narrowed it down to the 2 mentioned in the title. But I feel I'm at a bit of a stalemate in my decision making process.
On one hand, I really enjoy the look and sound of the Ibanez, but my main concern is string spacing. I'm worried I won't take to it as well, and it may pose as a problem for slapping down the road. I do like the 3 way mid switch though.
The yamaha, has the wider string spacing, active/passive switching... But it doesn't have as nice a look as the Ibanez, in my opinion of course.
They both seem quite versatile, and playing in a cover band, that's important. Although I know there is more to playing thay how it looks, the difference that creates is, the nicer the bass looks, the more excited I am to play both, and I feel more inspired while playing. That might seem a bit daft, but it does have a minor effect.
So the reason I'm here, is to ask what your guys thoughts are on the two, what experiences have you had or little nugget of advise can you pass on about either or both basses.
Cheers!