CHRISDABASS

I use Musicguard They offer great cover with all sorts off optional extras! perfect for my circumstances

Well i ordered the nordy big splits yesterday! the plan is to change the pre once i can afford it Im sure it'll be an improvement over the bart humbuckers

Hey Really happy with the playability and feel of the lakland 5501 i bought recently i just want to get a more punchy (sadowsky like) sound from it. Im thinking of replacing the Bart Mk1's with Nordy's! Do you think these pickups will help to get me closer to the super jazz sound? If so which would you suggest?? Cheers

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1137553' date='Feb 22 2011, 07:38 PM']Im not saying anything [/quote] hehe just out of interest doesn't the 5 cover all that the 4 can do and more? im heading down this route soon so wondering if im missing something ?

Im making the change to 5's as well at the moment To me there's nothing worse than battling with a shabby B string!! puts you off right from the start but once you find one you like it makes sooooo much more sense! I find the idea of playing both 5's and 4's a bit daft really!! especially the idea of having the same bass in 5 and 4 string version!! odd!! lol so for me its either one or the other hence the sale of my 4's

When I bought my Sadowsky they used fedex and the service was great!! cost about $200 and was here in a few days My Big Al arrived with UPS and was just as fast for the same money! I'd be happy to use either

What an amazing bass!!! How long did the process take from order to delivery??

[quote name='Musicman20' post='1133840' date='Feb 19 2011, 10:02 PM']Are you keeping the Al? Those 5501s are a good price, I must admit.[/quote] dont think so mate wanna try n make the switch to 5's if poss if you didnt have one on order i'd suggest doing you a deal on mine

[quote name='Musicman20' post='1133840' date='Feb 19 2011, 10:02 PM']Are you keeping the Al? Those 5501s are a good price, I must admit.[/quote] dont think so mate wanna try n make the switch to 5's if poss if you didnt have one on order i'd suggest doing you a deal on mine

Hey Good weekend so far?? Got hold of a used Lakland 5501 i really didnt know what to expect from a 5 string at this price point but to be honest im blown away by it!! its the first 5 ive played that feels like its meant to be a 5 and not just a 4 string design with the added B string as an after thought! Ive adjusted remarkably well to the extra string on this particular bass mainly because it sounds as good as the other strings and i dont have to change the way i play when on the B!! i have the first rehearsal with a new function band tomorrow which is why i got the 5 in the first place! fingers crossed it will sound as good live as it does through the studio monitors if all goes well i can see a complete conversion to 5 string basses!! very exciting!! Any more happy 5501 owners out there??

[quote name='Soliloquy' post='1125598' date='Feb 13 2011, 12:49 AM']I really, really hate these stupid threads. I just don't see the point in them. Excuse me, but a guitar is tuned higher than a bass. How could a guitarist cover what you'd play on a standard 5 string bass ? I generally play low E at the 5th fret on the B string. I don't like moving down the neck to play F, F#,G,G# etc, so I play them at the 6th fret and upwards, it saves moving about. A 5 string bass is brilliant if you're reading a chart on a gig, you haven't got to move about so much, so you can play pretty much in one position and follow the chart. In other words I play across the neck, rather than up and down it. One band that I dep for plays a lot of songs where the bass line was originally played on keys, Chaka Khan's 'Aint nobody' for example, try playing that on a 4 string bass without a lot of messing about. It wouldn't work played up an octave either ![/quote] Im glad you mentioned 'Aint nobody' ive tried to it learn on a 4 and it just aint working!! Hence the search for a decent 5 string for the new function band! A lot of the songs ive been asked to learn go lower than a 4, if i want the job i need the right tools, can anyone recommend good 5's below £1000???