I've been wondering whether there's a natural tone difference between the same model bass as a 4 and 5 string version.
I've got a Sterling Ray34 and Ray35 which have the same body and neck material, same tuners, same bridge and same nut. The pickups are supposed to be 4 & 5 string version of the same pickup. They both have the same Daddario XL strings.
With the eq set flat, the five string sounds much fatter and just better.
Is this down to the wider neck or some other difference due to the extra string?