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I don't really agree with you there. It's really subjective to what you want to sound like & what style of music it is.
In the OP's case, if he's playing rock, country or something that is guitar based then either a 5 string or a detuned 2nd 4 string is most likely the better option, but that isn't a given.
There's a few rock bands that have the bass' core sound being the sound of a pitch shifter or octaver. In my acoustica folk band, I used a healthy amount of fx on the bass.
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Yes it is really subjective to the application
Sometimes though if you tune it too low.. The pedals say no and tracking goes all wonkey donkey lol