Members u6crash Posted August 26, 2006 Members Share Posted August 26, 2006 ...I'm more of a guitar player, but will probably pick one up again just to be a little more rounded. As inexperienced as I am with bass, would getting a five or six stringer complicate the matters more, or is it all just a matter of preference? Previously I've owned an Am. Standard Jazz bass and a Carvin bass kit. I liked the Jazz bass a little better, probably because I wasn't initially responsible for assembling it and setting the action, intonation, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mogwix Posted August 26, 2006 Members Share Posted August 26, 2006 I'd rather just get a 4 string, you can do just as much with a 4 than you can with a 5 or 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members u6crash Posted August 26, 2006 Author Members Share Posted August 26, 2006 Fair enough. That's the direction I was leaning, but I'm still just looking. I probably won't buy anything for a few months or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members james on bass Posted August 26, 2006 Members Share Posted August 26, 2006 I don't know. The 5 stringer allows you to cover more bases so to speak, especially more modern music, but after many years on a 5'er, I just switched back to 4's 'cause they just feel so comfortable and natural. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Onkel Bob Posted August 26, 2006 Members Share Posted August 26, 2006 You must have at least one store near by that sells instruments. Just go down there and try all the basses you can get you hands on. You should be able to figure out what you prefer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members u6crash Posted August 26, 2006 Author Members Share Posted August 26, 2006 Originally posted by Onkel Bob You must have at least one store near by that sells instruments. Just go down there and try all the basses you can get you hands on. You should be able to figure out what you prefer. Nope. I live way out in the country. The nearest music store is over an hour away. I'm working third shift these days, so I'm generally asleep when the stores are open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bendafender Posted August 26, 2006 Members Share Posted August 26, 2006 Keep in mind more strings = wider necks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members henre Posted August 26, 2006 Members Share Posted August 26, 2006 I'm a beginning bass player. Well, not yet, but I'm buying my first bass in November. I'm a pianist first and foremost, and until now I played guitar. I'm going to be studying jazz bass next year (alongside my classical composition/classical piano/music tech degree). My first bass is going to be a 4-string Jazz. I feel this will be the best bass to learn on - sort of starting with the "basics", y'know? And my rock band isn't going to be heavy on the low end, so I don't need the low B for anything (yet). I will later acquire a second bass, either 5- or 6-string, for slap-, chord- and lead-style playing; and it'll probably be something different, maybe a P or P/J, or MM-style thing. Just sharing my thoughts in case it helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Perfessor Posted August 26, 2006 Members Share Posted August 26, 2006 Originally posted by u6crash , so I'm generally asleep when the stores are open. Slacker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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