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Yes. My five-string keeps me on my toes when it comes to orienting myself to the layout. You get used to it after awhile.
Hey Stan! I was looking at a 5-string in a store just yesterday. I was asked to play with a band & one of the songs is Santana's Maria Maria. I would rather play low notes, & this song has me playing higher so I thought a 5 would be interesting. But when I tried it out, all the strings felt like they were in the wrong place! Think I'll stick with 4 for now.
Mostly I prefer a 4 string, but today while practicing with my covers band I was thinking a 5 would work well for many of the songs we do. I'm thinking I just may have to take my 5er with me to our next rehearsal and see if my hunch is correct. I look at it as using the best tool for the job. Sure it may take some time to adjust to a 5 or 6 string, but if it is the right tool, go for it.
hmmm, I have 4 five and 5 fours...I like them equally well, but I tend to be more nimble on the 4s. I had a spector rebop (Czech) a while back. I loved the feel of the bass the passive pickups with the tonepump pre just were not cutting it for me. But if I could find something like that with an aguilar OBP, I might give them another look. They look great, and are the most ergonomic basses I have every played.
Lucky indeed. So far I have not found anyone who stocks them within 350 miles. Brian
Interesting question. My gateway drug for Spectors was a Czech-made 4-string Spector Rebop. Spectors have their own sound that's different from anything else and quite bright and aggressive. They can do burpy and growly, too, but really sound nothing like a Fender. They have wide necks, which is my preference. The build quality is superb on the Czech-made and US instruments. The Legend series don't do anything for me. They don't really sound like the US or EU Spectors. I am lucky enough to have a Spector dealer within 2 hours of where I live. I was able to go and try them out in person.
I think Lane plays custom Spectors exclusively. Never played one myself.
I was curious about that myself, Nicki.
Hi Nicki Given the wide selection that is available in that market segment, what, in particular, drew you to the Spectors? I have never had the chance to try one. Brian
I've also moved to 5-ers as my main basses. My two mains are a are US Spectors, an NS-5H2 fretted and an NS-5H2 fretless. Attachment 4544Attachment 4545
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