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Scott Anderson
oddball
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5 string bass
oddball- Posts : 28
Join date : 2011-05-06
Age : 44
Location : Montana
- Post n°1
5 string bass
Any body else play a 5 string, would love it if you guys would post some 5 string tabs or hear what you play, since I dont own a 4 string I think 5 string tabs would be awsome
Scott Anderson- Posts : 6
Join date : 2011-05-07
Age : 29
Location : Northern Ireland
- Post n°2
5 String bass
I have a 6 string bass, and I love the extra range that the extra strings give compared to a normal 4 string bass.
I have one 5 string tab, it's Cochise by Audioslave. Reply if you want it, and I'll e-mail it to you.
I have one 5 string tab, it's Cochise by Audioslave. Reply if you want it, and I'll e-mail it to you.
pH- Posts : 8
Join date : 2011-05-07
- Post n°3
Re: 5 string bass
I want to get a 5 string bass with the neck through the body, I played one and it was a bassgasm, far warmer sound than my bolt-on four string
Sykk- Posts : 30
Join date : 2011-05-06
Age : 27
Location : DeBary
- Post n°4
Re: 5 string bass
I have a 5 string too. I posted a Mudvayne song and a Dream Theater and some other band.
oddball- Posts : 28
Join date : 2011-05-06
Age : 44
Location : Montana
- Post n°5
Re: 5 string bass
email is johnymartin667@yahoo.com , and ive seen the mudvayne tab and the vid not sure im there yet, havent got the slappin and poppin thing yet .
almost cut my thumb off a few years ago so my tendons are messed up , I like playin with my fingers the most.
almost cut my thumb off a few years ago so my tendons are messed up , I like playin with my fingers the most.
Dave Bennington- Posts : 4
Join date : 2011-05-07
Age : 41
Location : Christchurch, New Zealand
- Post n°6
Re: 5 string bass
Scott Anderson wrote:I have a 6 string bass, and I love the extra range that the extra strings give compared to a normal 4 string bass.
I have one 5 string tab, it's Cochise by Audioslave. Reply if you want it, and I'll e-mail it to you.
Dude, a six string bass? That's mint. I love like the sound of a low b string but 5 strings are harder to play, I had a jam on my bass teacher's 5 string and I was quite happy to get back onto my 4.
oddball- Posts : 28
Join date : 2011-05-06
Age : 44
Location : Montana
- Post n°7
Re: 5 string bass
depends on what your used to i think ,I started on my 5 string so a 4 feels weird even though most of the time I play it like a four, just feels strange without my b string
Dave Bennington wrote:Scott Anderson wrote:I have a 6 string bass, and I love the extra range that the extra strings give compared to a normal 4 string bass.
I have one 5 string tab, it's Cochise by Audioslave. Reply if you want it, and I'll e-mail it to you.
Dude, a six string bass? That's mint. I love like the sound of a low b string but 5 strings are harder to play, I had a jam on my bass teacher's 5 string and I was quite happy to get back onto my 4.
Scott Anderson- Posts : 6
Join date : 2011-05-07
Age : 29
Location : Northern Ireland
- Post n°8
Re: 5 string bass
oddball wrote:depends on what your used to i think ,I started on my 5 string so a 4 feels weird even though most of the time I play it like a four, just feels strange without my b stringDave Bennington wrote:Scott Anderson wrote:I have a 6 string bass, and I love the extra range that the extra strings give compared to a normal 4 string bass.
I have one 5 string tab, it's Cochise by Audioslave. Reply if you want it, and I'll e-mail it to you.
Dude, a six string bass? That's mint. I love like the sound of a low b string but 5 strings are harder to play, I had a jam on my bass teacher's 5 string and I was quite happy to get back onto my 4.
I love the B string so much, because I tend to play more songs that need it, like Dream Theater songs, Korn songs, etc.
oddball- Posts : 28
Join date : 2011-05-06
Age : 44
Location : Montana
- Post n°9
Re: 5 string bass
yup I work it into songs that are normaly played on the E ,some times it works some time it dont
Sykk- Posts : 30
Join date : 2011-05-06
Age : 27
Location : DeBary
- Post n°10
Re: 5 string bass
Idk most bands that use 5 strings slap. You could always just play the slap lines finger style instead.
oddball- Posts : 28
Join date : 2011-05-06
Age : 44
Location : Montana
- Post n°11
Re: 5 string bass
Yea , it sux that I cant slap yet but im sorta working on it.
Were playing alot of Zeppelin right now so theres no need to slap or pop.
But it is something I want to learn.
Were playing alot of Zeppelin right now so theres no need to slap or pop.
But it is something I want to learn.
Sykk- Posts : 30
Join date : 2011-05-06
Age : 27
Location : DeBary
- Post n°12
Re: 5 string bass
Well go for it. If it messes up ur thumb that bad they have thumb guards for it and alternative slapping techniques. 5 string songs are hard to find and half of them slap. I think Dream Theater uses a 6 but you could play it on a 5, i know i do. If you can't keep up with the speed just slow it down and work up. I posted 2 or 3 songs by them.
oddball- Posts : 28
Join date : 2011-05-06
Age : 44
Location : Montana
- Post n°13
Re: 5 string bass
Im gonna work on that ,and my finger technique , and stuff this summer.
Im going up a canyon sunday to work for a geologic feild station, be up there working 12-15 hours a day for three months, just me and my bass and alot of work lol.
Im going up a canyon sunday to work for a geologic feild station, be up there working 12-15 hours a day for three months, just me and my bass and alot of work lol.
Sykk- Posts : 30
Join date : 2011-05-06
Age : 27
Location : DeBary
- Post n°14
Re: 5 string bass
cool. how long have you been playing?
oddball- Posts : 28
Join date : 2011-05-06
Age : 44
Location : Montana
- Post n°15
Re: 5 string bass
got a bass and drum set when I was 12 , but never took it serious ,just wanted to play guitar , so ive been noodling for years but never realy played ,im 30 now but been playing just my bass for about 2 months,
Went to a band practice with my neighbor to get guitar lessons , and they handed me a bass to mess with since there was no bass player (they have 3 basses) and I played the whole practice on bass , so I became the bass player in 1 night lol.
But I like playing bass better than guitar now so im gonna stick with it,worlds full of shitty guitar players no need for 1 more.
Went to a band practice with my neighbor to get guitar lessons , and they handed me a bass to mess with since there was no bass player (they have 3 basses) and I played the whole practice on bass , so I became the bass player in 1 night lol.
But I like playing bass better than guitar now so im gonna stick with it,worlds full of shitty guitar players no need for 1 more.
Sykk- Posts : 30
Join date : 2011-05-06
Age : 27
Location : DeBary
- Post n°16
Re: 5 string bass
oddball wrote:got a bass and drum set when I was 12 , but never took it serious ,just wanted to play guitar , so ive been noodling for years but never realy played ,im 30 now but been playing just my bass for about 2 months,
Went to a band practice with my neighbor to get guitar lessons , and they handed me a bass to mess with since there was no bass player (they have 3 basses) and I played the whole practice on bass , so I became the bass player in 1 night lol.
But I like playing bass better than guitar now so im gonna stick with it,worlds full of shitty guitar players no need for 1 more.
cool i've been playing for a year now.
oddball- Posts : 28
Join date : 2011-05-06
Age : 44
Location : Montana
- Post n°17
Re: 5 string bass
its only been a few month realy for me but ive at least messed with one alittle.
Mickie- Posts : 7
Join date : 2011-05-12
Age : 26
Location : Pennsylvania
- Post n°18
5 string bass
I play one too but I also have a standard one so I can play more.
oddball- Posts : 28
Join date : 2011-05-06
Age : 44
Location : Montana
- Post n°19
Re: 5 string bass
we have 3 standard 4 string basses , but I just play my 5 ,the string spacing on a 4 feels wrong to me since ive been playing my 5 so much.Mickie wrote:I play one too but I also have a standard one so I can play more.
And the Ibanez sr's are none to have a thin fast kneck (I love it).
Was looking at getting a Fender jazz v 5 string but the kneck felt like a 2x4 in my hands.