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Hey.

I know my question has already been answered. But I have another one.


What is the difference between a four string and a five string, musically speaking. Does it really make a difference?

First: Okay. So you're saying that 5 strings (and up) make it easier to play, and you don't have to jump to different positions. That makes sense.

Second: I really don't know what you are talking about. I tune my Bass to EADG, so doesn't that mean that my four string is EADG? How can you say that four strings are F#BEA if anyone can tune it however they want?
EADG is standard tuning isn't it?

That's really interesting to know.

The only reason I was asking about the 5 string is because a friend of mine (with a masters degree in music composition) asked me criticallly why I wanted a 5 string. Her tone made me think that I was being silly for choosing a 5 string over a four string.

Anyone had some experience with the ESP Tom Araya Signature? I'm looking to upgrade my F series in a while, and I like the look and the sound of ESP basses.

I love the ESP F series, and I have both an F-104 and a Stiletto Custom-5. It's a hard choice, try them out. They have different sound to them, so I recommend picking the one you like best, even if the Schecter is higher-end. If you like the F-104, try for the high end F series basses (F-254 and higher.) They're about the same price as a Stiletto and the same quality.

Trying to ignore the fact that i'm bais against the Squier brand, i'd say you did good going with the custom Simmons axe.

Sorry about that last post.

Any ways serious question.
Those Epiphone Thunderbirds, well I really love the look of a thunderbird, and I was in love with them befor I even played one, and then I actually played one and knew that such an ax would be mine, and it would be my excalibur and I would weild it with such unbridled furry that all the enemies befor me would tremble and fall at the very site of it. Unfortunantly I don't have the 11k to drop for a gibson modle right now. I'm currently using a shity little pawn shop special silver tone samik 5. Now what I was thinking of was either going up to an Epi T-bird, or getting an equal price J bass. I'm not really a big fan of a J bass's look, but they sound good, and they play prity well too, basicly to me the feel of the two basses is about the same, either would be a 4 string. My main debate is weither or not I will be sacrificing tonal quality for the extremly awsome and beautiful look of the epi T bird. Tone is way more important to me then look in the end though. I recently got a new ampeg B1R 300 watt head on clearence from musician's friend, and an Avitar 4x10 cab.
I don't know which bass to get, but its nothing imediate or any thing like that. I need to save up a big of cash for that, probably in a month or two I'll be ready for it, after that though I'd be saving up for how ever long to get a gibson T bird, and then I would have all the basses I would ever need.

They are awsome basses. If you can afford it, buy it.
I have a question about this brand of bass I played in my local music hole, it was a fretless four string with 1 p bass pickup and 1 j bass pick, in the usually format, all wood with no paint at all, just some light satin varnish, ebony fret board, with a maple neck, and probably some kind of maple, or maybe ash body, by a company called stag any body have any idea about this? I was considering buying it, but I really don't know any thing.