5 strings about right, 4 old hat, over 5 just go get a baritone guitar instead!!

[Rich]

[quote name='OliverBlackman' timestamp='1493316809' post='3287470']
Jaco only needed 4 strings......
[/quote]
...but I'm not Jaco.

[OliverBlackman]

[quote name='Rich' timestamp='1493378810' post='3287899']

...but I'm not Jaco.
[/quote]
Then are you even a bass player?

[ambient]

I play a 7. I love the fact that having a low B makes my regular gigs easier, I find sight-reading easier when I don't have move about the neck, just play pretty much in one position, and concentrate on my charts.

I also play solo bass, the high F is used extensively with this, it's why I switched from a 6 to a 7.

[spectoremg]

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1493315503' post='3287458']
...I like to dabble with chords...
[/quote]

[spectoremg]

[quote name='OliverBlackman' timestamp='1493316809' post='3287470']
Jaco only needed 4 strings......
[/quote]The blue touch paper!

[Ghost_Bass]

Why do you even need more than one string and 12 frets? All the notes you need are there...

[Rich]

[quote name='OliverBlackman' timestamp='1493392119' post='3288048']

Then are you even a bass player?
[/quote]
Yes. But I'm not Jaco, and nor are you, and nor is anyone else here.

[Beer of the Bass]

[quote name='OliverBlackman' timestamp='1493316809' post='3287470']
Jaco only needed 4 strings......
[/quote]

Apart from when he used his 5 string! OK, he didn't record or gig with it a lot, but if Jaco can dabble with a 5, we can put that line to bed.

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n_PFMrCkY8"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n_PFMrCkY8[/url]

[Rich]

[quote name='Ghost_Bass' timestamp='1493398825' post='3288113']
Why do you even need more than one string and 12 frets? All the notes you need are there...
[/quote]
Strictly speaking, 11 frets would do...

[Bolo]

You are all dead wrong, and so am I!

[Ghost_Bass]

[quote name='Rich' timestamp='1493422954' post='3288285']
Strictly speaking, 11 frets would do...
[/quote]

Yep! I saw that comming after posting but decided not to edit