RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 Howdy! I'm in a bit of a quandry on what bass to play with the band at the mo'. I was happily swapping my Washburn and Steinberger over on different practices and am very comfortable with headless bass. However, now and again the guitarist will play a song or 2 on low D . I've had this lovely Schecter,and have been managing keeping up so to speak. I found that on my last practice, I was looking down at the neck more and was not moving around as freely as I normally do. Les Dawson was becoming more of an influence. The Schecter is similar in colour to my Washburn status. (Too similar really) The strap Im using isnt fully adjustable like the dimarzio one I have on my Washburn, with the click lock at the base. I'm wondering if I should persist with this, or go for something like a Status . If there was a Steiney with a trans trem then I would be after that like a shot. The practice rooms are very small ,and I'm wondering if that too is a factor. What do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkypenguin Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 if you're only going down to D, perhaps a D-tuner might be an idea? if you have your heart set on headless then status may be your best bet, unless you're willing to wait and go custom..... perhaps ask them if its possible to fit a kahler trem. unit? (or maybe go for a bendwell?...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velvetkevorkian Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 I'm not quite clear what the problem is to be honest- are you having issues because you're not used to playing a 5 string, or not used to playing a headed bass? Or is it to do with the strap? My personal recommendation would be to stick with the 5 until you're more comfortable as it gives you the most options; seems more economical than buying another bass for drop D (which is what I think you're implying). Any other issues should be fixable with practice IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted August 2, 2009 Author Share Posted August 2, 2009 Cheers guys . I was thinking about getting a headless 5 string . I suppose it's the frustration of playing in a tiny practice room with the band,and learning different tunings(tho' only couple of songs). The string spacing is fine , so it looks like I should persist with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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