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Well this is an eye opener!

You mean Bedminster maaaaaate

Audiobook version in the pipeline? I'm soooooo lazy

Hi Bonzo, Another newcomer here. I'll also be looking for a practice amp (currently using a POD X3 output to a home cinema setup or headphones) so will be interested to hear what you go with. The guy I bought my bass of demonstrated it on something small and orange. Sounded good to me but he did have something else in the chain as well.

I'll be having to move into someone's spare room if I get that carried away!

I'm no stranger to GAS. I do it with everything. The anticipation, the hunt, the joy, the guilt, more joy, repeat. Four months ago I'd never picked up a musical instrument. My spare room is now starting to look like Abbey Road.

Wife..... Is that you?

Thank you all for the feedback. It was really helpful. In the end I had to weigh up what was more important to me. Some extra versatility with the 5 string or get the 4 and enjoy looking down on lesser mortals. So, 4 it is!! In all seriousness in was something in the video that @Kevsy71 suggested that tipped they scales. I had been entirely focussed on the fretting hand whereas when I thought about the picking hand and the extra space that the 4 could have seemed like it might be a better way to start. That coupled with the majority of online lessons (especially beginner) being centred around 4 it just made sense to me. So here it is..... my Ibanez SR750. Really happy with it and with a little help from Scotts Bass Lessons I've been able to play a basic line without having the unfretted strings droning away in the background. Such a different playing style to guitar but I'm already addicted. @achavarin I think the advice to get both should be taken VERY seriously. Thanks again for some great tips and advice.

Hello everyone, Great forum you all have here. Having bought a guitar as something to do while furloughed and then being given a POD X3 by a friend who couldn't work out how to use it wasn't long before I had downloaded a free DAW and begun messing around with recording, more to do with not having to buy a looper than producing anything anyone would want to hear. A few months later and I'm thinking it would be fun to and some real bass rather than using a keyboard. What I would like to know is if I ultimately wanted to play 5 string would I be better off starting on one or beginning with 4 string and learning that first. My head says that whilst initially the 5 might be trickier, in the long run it might be easier to have never played anything else but I'm just guessing. As a bit of added info I've got small hands and currently have my eyes on a Sire M7v2 and an Ibanez SR or anything else you can recommend circa £500. My heart says Jazz but the last time I went shopping for a Squier I came home with an American Ultra Tele and a lot of explaining to do. Thanks in advance for any help.