Enjoying the 5
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Enjoying the 5
got round to tidying up my 5 fortnight ago, and now can't put it down. Expect of course to eat and type, Mothers,
point is I seem to suffer from near violent mood swings in Bass choice.
anyone else do this?
5's are good for 2 octave scales,arpeggio, and all purpose general walking.
If you can get one that actually plays in tune across the whole range they are well worth the time and effort re-familiarizing yo'self with the finger board.
point is I seem to suffer from near violent mood swings in Bass choice.
anyone else do this?
5's are good for 2 octave scales,arpeggio, and all purpose general walking.
If you can get one that actually plays in tune across the whole range they are well worth the time and effort re-familiarizing yo'self with the finger board.
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in the 80's when bass parts were often played on keyboards, the bassline would often go down to a C
so bass players in covers bands needed instruments that went at least that low.
i got a 5 because if a songs in Eb or D then your samicked on a 4 - heaps of living color songs were in Eb i recall, and tuning the E down to a D to play all that 90's D tuned stuff was irritating at gigs.
but you cant beat a 4 for slap - and even after 15 years of playing a 5 ive still got no idea of what note is on what fret on that bloody b string:)
so bass players in covers bands needed instruments that went at least that low.
i got a 5 because if a songs in Eb or D then your samicked on a 4 - heaps of living color songs were in Eb i recall, and tuning the E down to a D to play all that 90's D tuned stuff was irritating at gigs.
but you cant beat a 4 for slap - and even after 15 years of playing a 5 ive still got no idea of what note is on what fret on that bloody b string:)
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I liked Muzz more in living color, but wimbish's sugar hill gang basslines will probably survive long after living color is forgotten.
i remember a point in the late 80's when allmost every covers band played "middle man" sometime during the night.
and im still convinced that vernon was just widdling with no deliberate note choice once he got above a certain speed - you can even see his picking style change when he goes into "harmelodic" mode. sounded pretty good tho:)
i remember a point in the late 80's when allmost every covers band played "middle man" sometime during the night.
and im still convinced that vernon was just widdling with no deliberate note choice once he got above a certain speed - you can even see his picking style change when he goes into "harmelodic" mode. sounded pretty good tho:)
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oh and a grump regarding 5 strings - mates who come over to jam, then remove the b off your bass coz they cant play with it on, then push the nut halfway off the bass coz theres now so much unbalanced stress on it.
and the bass is a high end pedula...
(hmm - thats another guys whos fingers i must remember to break after society crumbles and i can get away with it)
and the bass is a high end pedula...
(hmm - thats another guys whos fingers i must remember to break after society crumbles and i can get away with it)
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yeah thats the crunch for the instrument.
I think length is the key...you need 35" honey.
or strung through bridge maybe.
I'm defiantly not convinced on MM5 and the low B
I'm not exactly that convinced on MM at all actually.
the point is it's got to speak in tune all the way to B and the physics of the matter suggest, that like piano's, length is good for Bass/Low notes
I think length is the key...you need 35" honey.
or strung through bridge maybe.
I'm defiantly not convinced on MM5 and the low B
I'm not exactly that convinced on MM at all actually.
the point is it's got to speak in tune all the way to B and the physics of the matter suggest, that like piano's, length is good for Bass/Low notes