Imposter syndrome?

[SumOne]

Like others have already said, I find the main benefits of a 5 are not so much the occasional notes below low E, it is the additional playing positions/efficiency and not having to use the open E and the tone of notes above the 5th fret on the B string. I don't think they are necessary much harder to play than a 4, extra muting but easier to directly transfer playing positions. 

 

I do find 4 strings better for slap, and generally more comfortable and lighter though so an ideal world is to have both. 

Edited December 3, 2022 by SumOne

[MichaelDean]

As long as the bass sounds good, plays comfortably and you like it, it doesn't matter. You need it for a couple of songs, so the bass has to come to gigs/practice anyway. Then because you need it, you feel it's easier to play everything on it rather than switching out. So play it.

 

If anyone came at you with reasoning like that about something else would you even question it?

[Grimalkin]

4.55 muting a six string, not easy:

 

 

[BreadBin]

10 hours ago, Grimalkin said:

4.55 muting a six string, not easy:

 

 

I use a hybrid of floating thumb and the Patitucci method, depending on the line. Using the spare fingers works well when controlling note lengths.

[Grimalkin]

I wouldn't worry about it, we live in an age of people pretending they are something they are not. That's sort of normalised now. 

 

Fake it till you make it...