Outraged at 5 strings? 4 stringers should consider 3!

[julesb]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgZ_-f7pVk4

[JapanAxe]

Good enough for the guy in Ash.

[discreet]

Yeah well, my G-string is mainly for show anyway. Fnarr.

[chris_b]

Rinat Ibragimov, what a great player.

[kevin_lindsay]

3 strings were okay for Tony Levin. I saw him play this bass on Peter Gabriel's "Us" tour. It's a shame that it was lost in the barn fire at Tony's home.

[URL=http://s7.photobucket.com/user/kevin_lindsay/media/tony-levin-in-the-beginning-god.jpg.html][IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/kevin_lindsay/tony-levin-in-the-beginning-god.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

[ezbass]

[quote name='kevin_lindsay' timestamp='1443944765' post='2878780']
3 strings were okay for Tony Levin. I saw him play this bass on Peter Gabriel's "Us" tour. It's a shame that it was lost in the barn fire at Tony's home.

[URL=http://s7.photobucket.com/user/kevin_lindsay/media/tony-levin-in-the-beginning-god.jpg.html][IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/kevin_lindsay/tony-levin-in-the-beginning-god.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
[/quote]Beat me to it. Sandberg did a 2 stringed one that was always at shows.

[BigRedX]

3 strings!!

What sort of prog rock nonsense are you people playing?

All you need is one string...

[IMG]http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n249/BigRedX/DSC02853.jpg[/IMG]

[ern500evo]

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1443921729' post='2878741']
Rinat Ibragimov, what a great player.
[/quote]
+1
That is not something I would normally listen to and openly admit I had no idea who he was, but that was some beautiful playing.

[EssentialTension]

Just because there are four strings doesn't mean you have to use them all.

[dave_bass5]

Meh, Metal players only need 2

[url="https://flic.kr/p/tsC7oU"][/url]
[url="https://flic.kr/p/tsC7oU"]2 string bass[/url] by [url="https://www.flickr.com/photos/davebass5/"]Dave Pearce[/url], on Flickr

[Coilte]

This guy gets by on one string.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcpjY1KQhpM

[Annoying Twit]

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1443960006' post='2878954']
3 strings!!

What sort of prog rock nonsense are you people playing?

All you need is one string...
[/quote]

Then, why did you sell it?

[Lozz196]

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1443967844' post='2879049']
Just because there are four strings doesn't mean you have to use them all.
[/quote]

Yep, I try to avoid the G as much as possible, and also try to play anything D upwards on the A, as it has more "beef" to it/

[discreet]

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1443992802' post='2879364']
Yep, I try to avoid the G as much as possible, and also try to play anything D upwards on the A, as it has more "beef" to it/
[/quote]

+1

[HazBeen]

A 52" 1 string bass, now that would be cool...

[jezzaboy]

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1443992802' post='2879364']
Yep, I try to avoid the G as much as possible, and also try to play anything D upwards on the A, as it has more "beef" to it/
[/quote]

I agree with this. I play in an AC/DC covers band with 2 guitarists, sporting valve Marshall amps and trying to do anything subtle on the G string is a waste of time. Or Tim

[BigRedX]

But you can use playing in the same register as the guitar(s) to good effect.

We do a couple of songs where I play exactly the same thing as the guitar in the same octave (or should I say the guitar plays the same as me since I wrote the music) which gives the music an extra thickness without the bass being obvious. Then when I drop down an octave it really adds some real heft and lifts the whole song.

[Mike]

Amazing video! Thanks for the link.

[TPTroll]

[quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1443945093' post='2878786']
Beat me to it. Sandberg did a 2 stringed one that was always at shows.
[/quote]

And here it is! Neck looks terrifying, like you could snap it at any moment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3iCeBAmmbo

[HazBeen]

Surely you have seen this one:

[IMG]https://uglybass.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/strange-bass.jpg[/IMG]

Edited October 5, 2015 by HazBeen

[EssentialTension]

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1444042331' post='2879636']
But you can use playing in the same register as the guitar(s) to good effect.

We do a couple of songs where I play exactly the same thing as the guitar in the same octave (or should I say the guitar plays the same as me since I wrote the music) which gives the music an extra thickness without the bass being obvious. Then when I drop down an octave it really adds some real heft and lifts the whole song.
[/quote]
I've used that technique too, with the addition sometimes of the guitar going up an octave as I go down an octave.