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Hello everyone,
Recently I have been thinking to myself about why they add more that 4 strings to a bass. It wouldn't be necessary since most bass players dont play solos on the high strings which would be what mainly guitars do. And also what is the point of adding more than 8 strings on a guitar? It looks cool but why would ever use the lower strings . And I am not just talking about 9 string guitars I'm talking about 10, 11+ Guitars. It would he cool for Djenting but I haven't found anything that else it would be good for. Leave you opinions in the comments. https://scrabblewordfinder.vip/ https://www.applock.ooo/ https://www.7zip.vip/
Thank you!Last edited by tony77; 04-16-2019 at 02:59 PM.
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04-10-2019 08:19 AM
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More than 4 string bass and 6 string guitar? Naaahhhh. I only want 4 and 6 strings since I'm still trying to learn how to produce classic sounds. If I have anything that puts more stuff in my way that I have to worry about, I get distracted and pushed way off-course. There is a reason why 6-string guitars are though of as "normal"!
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I'm both a bass and guitar player. Joe Pass gets the sound I'm looking for on a 6 string guitar and Ray Brown gets all the sounds I'm looking for on a 4 string bass. If they can do it, I guess I can too.
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6 strings is a small guitar, I prefer 7. 4 strings on a bass is adequate, 5 or 6 can be beneficial in the right hands. The reason for additional strings is simply that there are some that want them. Some pianists prefer a Bosendorfer, which has more notes. Some modern violinists and string bassists prefer 5 strings. Nobody is forced to use anything they don't want to!
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I've spent more time on bass the last few years than guitar ...
I settled on 5 string basses for my electrics ...
The low B string is nice to have and lots of the more recent music is done with a 5 string bass
I'm still a work in progress on the big acoustic bass, but you can get those with 5 strings as well.
Maybe someday I'll try a 7 string archtop guitar, but I'm not in a hurry
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On the 5 string bass (with added low B): even if you don't play those extra low notes, having an additional string means there are more notes under your hand at any position, with less shifting. yes, Ray Brown didn't use one, but who's to say he wouldn't have liked to?
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Steve Swallow liked to play a 5-string bass with an additional high string, because he liked to solo up there.
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Ten-string classical guitar of Yepes - Wikipedia
Personally, I don't want more than 6 strings on my guitars and 3 strings on my basses
But other people have other needs.
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5 string bass is worth it if only for the low Eb.
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It's not necessarily for the low notes. It has a lot to do with not having to shift, or lose access to higher note range when you play a phrase that's below the fifth fret. If I like to spend time in the 7-12 fret range but the bass end of my phrasing or chording needs to go down to low G, I'd need to shift, right? With more strings, I have access to those low notes without needing to shift from the middle or high end of the guitar. Lenny Breau extended the high end of his guitar by the way.
On a nylon classical guitar, the low notes can often be dedicated to low open notes especially when it comes to lute or theorbo music that has low pedal notes written into the music. On a 7, I'm extending the lower range so I have more range without shifting; on an 8, I have a higher end that can do the same thing. If I'm at the 5th fret, I can get 12 fret notes by merely moving over a string.
Make sense?
David
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Supposedly Rickenbacker now has a 5 string version of their classic 4000 series bass ...
I've seen some videos of them
But they have been impossible to find
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This? 4004Cii/5
Originally Posted by Bluedawg
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for most people that play these instruments it's not about how the guitar looks, it's about notes. they want to play in a range beyond what's available on a standard guitar or bass.
or as others have mentioned having access to notes in more positions on the instrument.
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That one was discontinued. Originally Posted by BigDaddyLoveHandles
The new one is the 4003S/5.
Looks like the name has been used before for a 5 string, but this new design has some differences.
News
https://www.samash.com/rickenbacker-...ck-r4003s5mb-p
Rickenbacker 4003S/5 5-String Bass (JetGlo) | Andy Babiuks Fab Gear
At least they're available for preorder now.
The only mention on Rick's web site is the news announcement from last year.
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The question should never be what "you" can get out it but rather what someone, anyone can get out of it. I could never image playing Charlie Hunter's old 8 string but that doesn't mean it was ot valid. The fact that he was able to get wonderful and unique music out it proves it's validity. Here's a 9 thing guitarist that I just found doing a quick Google search. He's pulling together a lot of different influences, especially Michael Hedges. Does anyone not consider this to be musically valid?
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Nice Originally Posted by Jim Soloway
I'm guessing that guitar will put a Djent in your budget.
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... Originally Posted by Bluedawg
Nice
I'm guessing that guitar will put a Djent in your budget.
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My 10-String classical. Difficult to switch between it and "normal" guitars. I need to practice on it a lot before a performance, otherwise my fingers often land in the wrong places, mostly the right hand.
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