I don't believe that you have to be a pro to play 5 or 6 strings. With practice the added strings just become part of the platform upon which you play - chording becomes a bit more manageable and the high and/or low strings just give you more places from which to choose to play notes.
I find I keep reaching for non existent strings when I play my Fender Precision. There is just too much versatility with the extra strings on the 5 and 6 stringers.
Then there is that low "B".
I actually use the low D more than the B and the fact that it sits there, right under the G makes it very, very handy.
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Steinberger NXT5 EUB, MTD 535 Fretless, Tobias Killer B6, 72 Fender Precision
Eden WT500, WTX1000N & WP100, QSC PL230
Eden D410XLT, D410XST, 215, Fender Bassman 10
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