Once you get used to the 5 string, it is irreplaceable. it multiplies the scales, gets you a deeper tone, when you want it. Just make sure you know where all the notes are. The lesson on the 5 string is a good this for training and serious playing. Good stuff!
@herwigranner5141 Жыл бұрын
ended up with a five string (gift of a friend), never learned bass before, then was asked to do two songs in a cover band. am a keyboarder originally and just learned and had no change from 4 string to do as I had no idea what the difference would be, as I never played a four string :-)
@leader_big_shiee3 жыл бұрын
How convenient,i was thinking about getting a 5 stringed bass. Never had a guitar nor a bass before but i did notice that i have quite abit of potential in playing a bass when playing my friend's bass
@ebassguitar3 жыл бұрын
Great - give it a shot!
@jamescoplen93092 жыл бұрын
Watch you become the next bootsy Collins🤣🤣
@richardparry5419 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for bringing back this lesson! I had not seen it before. My recently acquired 5-string has a 35 inch scale. My greatest challenge so far is getting my fretting fingers to the best position close to each fret. The frets are a little farther apart than on my 4-string bass.
@s3k1m2 жыл бұрын
I started learning bass with a 5 string and I find it easier to transistion from 5 to 4 string rather than 4 to 5 string.
@1Cor13.4-7 Жыл бұрын
I’m starting with a 5-string bass as well.
@ebassguitar Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing that, Cherry!
@keithhollis1739 Жыл бұрын
The main challenge is changing my low-note thinking between 4-string and 5-string. Occasionally, out of habit or inattentiveness, when I'm on the 4-string, I'll reach for the now non-existent low D or C, or the deeper, richer low E at the 5th fret. :-D
@boyonbass2 жыл бұрын
I watched this vid and ur next one on the 5 string, bc u admit, James that u are a 5 string Bass player, so I enjoyed wut u show us here. I played in a somewut lrg scale original country band for awhile and I dint really think about the change from 4 to 5 w the B string being in 4ths. Its a pretty easy change. The cowboy up front wrote the songs and I preferred the 5 over 4 in his original songs. It jist sounded BIGGER/PHATTER w the 5. After I left the band i sold my 5s. Now I dont play in a Band and I work on stuf that I wanna learn. So. I boughta 5string bc I wanted one. I bought it for ME! Im enjoying it and am learning the notes that are actually on the Bstring! Its fun. So. I appreciate ur videos on 5. Thx and Blessings. Be safe/well! dUg- Montesano, WA/USA
@ebassguitar2 жыл бұрын
Hey Doug! Congrats on the new 5 string! Glad to know you like the 5 string videos; definitely more of them coming in the future!
@otekootieno37073 жыл бұрын
My biggest challenge is the narrow string spacing
@ebassguitar Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing that Oteko! That can be challenging, indeed.
@antoniekevangorkum83304 жыл бұрын
Playing with floating thumb is a real challenge for me
@ebassguitar4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I get that’s. it’s not something I use a crazy amount...
@iamLexxKelsey3 жыл бұрын
It feels a little easier on the 5 vs the 4 for me I find myself doing it without trying
@ervinindra_vinindra83463 жыл бұрын
Me too.. LOL..
@Fishooter13 жыл бұрын
My biggest challenge is my wife bitching at me for buying another guitar.
@ebassguitar3 жыл бұрын
Haha!
@drawebajo17504 жыл бұрын
James thank you 4 the video but why you are don't use moveable anchor, floating foam or like Jaco ring finger muting technique??? When you start playing 3 octave D major scale at 4:40 after few second there is a string ringing.
@matthewlunsford43513 жыл бұрын
Thanks.
@ebassguitar3 жыл бұрын
No problem Mathew
@johnfollis23574 жыл бұрын
I love a good 5-string. Next would you be interested in talking about 6-string Basses? I have one and they are grate.
@ebassguitar4 жыл бұрын
Hi John... I don’t actually own a 6 string bass! ;-)
@steve00alt703 жыл бұрын
You need very strong fingers to play those thick strings, from someone coming from guitar I played 4 string and got bored now im looking to get a 5 or 6 string bass for extra complexity and melody METAL
@ebassguitar Жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thanks for sharing that Steve! Cheers!
@mundo034 жыл бұрын
Is it me or this dude looks like the old man from UP?
@ebassguitar Жыл бұрын
Haha! I get that a lot!
@bankovicalexandre7221 Жыл бұрын
could you speak without waving your right hand ?
@TheBassfresh3 жыл бұрын
my biggest challenge is 50 yrs of 4 string muscle memory and confusing the E string for the A string
@ebassguitar Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing that Doug! Best of luck with your bass playing!
@willschwabenbauer25772 ай бұрын
So far me its the tight string spacing
@stratosurf713 жыл бұрын
My biggest challenge is keeping the B string muted when not in use.
@ebassguitar3 жыл бұрын
Do you rest your thumb on it?
@Naddoniz2 жыл бұрын
I use sort of an adaptation of the floating thumb technique to mute. It's a necessity for me because I have tiny hands and short fingers.
@arnetterodgers79263 ай бұрын
The “Action Pack” link doesn’t work..
@ebassguitar3 ай бұрын
Hi Arnette, sorry about that... You can email us at support@ebassguitar.com and we'll sort it out for you.
@gena_gena332 жыл бұрын
i don’t know where to start it missing a string and don’t know what strings to buy!
@harveyarmstrong90224 жыл бұрын
James, is the string spacing on a typical 5-string slightly different than a 4-string? I rarely play my 5-string because sometimes I miss the note with my fretting hand. It's an embarassment I can live without. Is it just me, or is this a common problem?
@ebassguitar4 жыл бұрын
It can be slightly narrower... give it a measure and find out. It’s just a case of getting used to it normally :-)
@periloustactic3 жыл бұрын
I play guitar. I've never held a bass. However, I just ordered a Yamaha 5 string bass? Is that a mistake?
@ebassguitar3 жыл бұрын
Personally I’d start on a 4 string because the bottom 4 strings of the guitar are the same on a bass. 5 string normally adds and extra low B
@Rob-qr2kn3 жыл бұрын
PerilousTactic, you Sir are NOT alone. I did exact same thing. Mine is a (TRBX605FM 5-String Electric Bass Matte Amber). I almost sold to get a 4 string, but I think I will keep it.
@StraiyEU4 ай бұрын
i started on a 5 string, and never owned a 4 string...
@brianbergmusic52882 жыл бұрын
Biggest challenge for me on a 5 string bass? Learning to slap and mute simultaneously...
@ebassguitar Жыл бұрын
Yeah! That can be really challenging. Thanks for sharing that Brian! All the best!
@Dajizoids3 жыл бұрын
I've never played bass that's the challenge
@ebassguitar3 жыл бұрын
Try it!
@TheBartostock3 жыл бұрын
My biggest challenge is muting the B while slapping
@ebassguitar3 жыл бұрын
That’s why many folks switch to a 4 string for slap...
@TheBartostock3 жыл бұрын
@@ebassguitar yeah, that's a common consensus, and it's true, but there are people who've found a way to do it successfully.
@zakurzakribintanomzakurzak40993 жыл бұрын
Banyak cakap dari mainnya
@abijoespence3353 жыл бұрын
Muting
@ebassguitar3 жыл бұрын
Makes such a difference
@StefanDowsing3 жыл бұрын
Wish you would stop waving your hands around. Unwatchable!
@ebassguitar3 жыл бұрын
Sorry Stephan, hand gestures are natural and essential part of human communication and I’m not willing to stop communicating in the best possible way.
@StefanDowsing3 жыл бұрын
@@ebassguitar spelling people’s names correctly is also essential to good communication.
@ebassguitar3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I’ll take that in the chin... I’m dyslexic so so the brain saying one thing and the hands writing something else isn’t unusual. It’s never intentional.