4 String VS. 5, 6 or more ??

[Dtuned]

i wounder why they just didn't make a 6 string bass to start with?? i guess they were just trying to memick the acoustic upright, one would think when Fender went electric he would have made a sixer.. you know you can play anysong on one string.. case closed..

[B3Wannabe]

It would've been blasphemy to have a bass with 6 strings. At that time, a bass had 4 strings. A guitar had six. I think that was reason, and we still have a lot of people that feel this way today.

[fenderjazz]

i wounder why they just didn't make a 6 string bass to start with?? i guess they were just trying to memick the acoustic upright, one would think when Fender went electric he would have made a sixer.. you know you can play anysong on one string.. case closed..

Believe it or not Fender was the first company to make a six string bass. This was back in the 60's and I think they took it off the market a few years later. However, it was recorded by some of the top artists of the day like the Beatles. Check out this link.

http://theband.hiof.no/articles/fender_bass_vi.html

     

[MikeGee]

1959 : First 6 string Bass UB1 from Danelectro (Tuning: E A D G B E)



http://www.weedhopper.org/Bass_Guitar_History.asp

did we both just show a baritone guitar?

[fenderjazz]

Duh. They even mentioned that bass in the article I posted. I stand corrected. I would still consider the instrument I was referring to as a bass since the E string is the same pitch as a regular bass but it's also referred to as a baritone guitar as well.

[MikeGee]

Duh. They even mentioned that bass in the article I posted. I stand corrected. I would still consider the instrument I was referring to as a bass since the E string is the same pitch as a regular bass but it's also referred to as a baritone guitar as well.

It is the same pitch, but is it the same octave?

[fenderjazz]

Duh. They even mentioned that bass in the article I posted. I stand corrected. I would still consider the instrument I was referring to as a bass since the E string is the same pitch as a regular bass but it's also referred to as a baritone guitar as well.

It is the same pitch, but is it the same octave?

According to the article, yes it's the same octave.

[sacred-composer]

Hey I'm not a bass player but B3 that is a beast you got there!  8O   I remember in Manhattan on the West side at a street fair I saw a musician playing one. God bless you my brother!  

[WmDekooning]

I started with the guitar I am playing now.  A Hohner "Steinberger".

When I moved to ATL and tried to get with bands to play with, one of the criticisms was that I played the "Steinberger", and I also had a problem finding the double ball end strings (though I haven't changed a string on the thing since 1989ish).

So I got a 5 string, not because I wanted a 5 string, but because it was the only red one in my price range.  I got used to the low B and almost never played the G string even on the 4 string.

So I pulled out my "Steinberger", because I love it and it is my first, and play it tuned B-E-A-D.

[bigrick]

Many musicians find the extended range helps them ghost or fake through a song pattern more easily, think about it with a four string you do more work!

Which would you rather have a rolls, or a pinto?.

I play a six string custom with built in EQ, six peice body, five piece neck lined fretless, cost a mint but this Roscoe can bounce baby check out thier site, Oh did I mention I'm a lefty!