is a 5-string bass worth it?

[boogers]

...or should i just buy a 5-string set and string em B E A D?

if you own a 4 and a 5 string, which do you play more/prefer?

 

[Westbama Heartthrob]

4 string is easier to learn on but I needed the low b when I started out because of marching band and church

5 string gives you more range so I'd say go for it. Cons ain't that bad. You pay like a hundred dollars more and may struggle if you have smaller hands. But it's still possible

Better to have a string you don't play than not have one and need it to me

Also, don't put the wrong strings in the wrong places

The tension will mess up your guitar. Very likely to warp it

 

[Westbama Heartthrob]

Ibanez make good five strings that don't break the bank

Check out sweewater. Might find a deal. Or if not, reverb gotta lotta good gear for low as well.

I bought a lightly played MIJ esp that's ill af to play

 

[DaKidFromNoWhere]

Do it

 

[⠀X ⠀]

I’d go with a 5. Some songs you just can’t play with a 4 string.

 

[Tommy Gibbs]

4 string is easier to learn on but I needed the low b when I started out because of marching band and church

5 string gives you more range so I'd say go for it. Cons ain't that bad. You pay like a hundred dollars more and may struggle if you have smaller hands. But it's still possible

Better to have a string you don't play than not have one and need it to me

Also, don't put the wrong strings in the wrong places

The tension will mess up your guitar. Very likely to warp it

I play a 4 string and can play a 5 string, but I've never bought one. Some songs, like Eric B and Rakim's "paid in full" require that extra low note that a 4 string can't deliver though. It's not often. I had a friend that would tune his 4 string BEAD. He should have just bought a 5 string, but to this day, he never does

 

[greenvale]

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