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If I think of songs with clear 5-string bass, the first band that comes to mind is Living Colour. Especially the [i]Stain[/i] album with Doug Wimbish, songs such as [i]Ignorance Is Bliss[/i], and [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=DwZo1Kaq8aw"][i]Auslander[/i][/url].

ps: [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=-mJUUAfZF1o"]here's[/url] some Bach on a 5-string, but there's a catch... :)

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[quote name='bnt' post='63193' date='Sep 20 2007, 04:42 PM']If I think of songs with clear 5-string bass, the first band that comes to mind is Living Colour. Especially the [i]Stain[/i] album with Doug Wimbish, songs such as [i]Ignorance Is Bliss[/i], and [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=DwZo1Kaq8aw"][i]Auslander[/i][/url].

ps: [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=-mJUUAfZF1o"]here's[/url] some Bach on a 5-string, but there's a catch... :huh:[/quote]

LOL!!! awesome banjo riffage!!

Anyways back to the topic, erm I know someone has already mentioned them but machinehead is fun to play on 5 string, songs:

Machinehead - Imperium

Machinehead - Days turn blue to gray

Then also something a bit heavier:

Amon Amarth - Runes to my memory

Amon Amarth - Death in fire

There you go :)

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I started playing 5 string about 2 years ago. The first things i learnt were poppy metal like korn and staind just to get a feel for the weight on the B. They helped with slapping and moving around fatter neck. They are fairly simple songs, but the rythem and timing is quite fun. I would say freak on a leash by korn and its been a while by stained are nice to ease into.

I then started looking at incubus who have some great bass lines for 5 strings, certain shade of green (i think) uses a b.

Apart from that just make your own stuff up, theres a great range for funky slaps and pops with the extra string.

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The first tune I played on a five string was "Righteous and the Wicked" by the Chilis.

Although you'll very rarely see Flea with anything more than 4 strings he used a 5 string for this song as well as "Funky Monks" but then again he was out of his tits on drugs for most of the recording of BSSM

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