7 String Bass??!? 4, 5, 6 and 7 string - why? And how would I use them?

[@cheabuns8168]

*beginner looking for a bass* "hmm 4, 5 or 6." *cant decide* "F*ck it. 7"

[@adamsteelproducer]

Boom :)

[@kaedeschulz5422]

I would say get a Harley Benton 4string. I do have one by my self and it is pretty awesome!

[@Ankhstiem]

No. "F*ck it, 8"

[@Ankhstiem]

))))))))))))

[@ZaThrint]

If you aren’t having fun, then what’s the point? 😅

[@Andybaby]

9:39 "It means you dont have to be left out of the conversation" TRANSLATION: It helps me compete with guitarists for the attention of the chicks.

[@1mespud]

To each his own. The purpose of the "Extended Range Bass" is to be equivalent with or compete with the extended wide range of the piano. An instrument capable of playing in both bass and treble clef when the moment or reading is called for. The evolution of the bass guitar not only has step out of the shadow of just being an old world era low range, single note backup instrument, but has also morphed into a progressive lead instrument in which you can now also incorporate chords. Everyone be careful out there..

[@luismancilla7815]

Copy and paste from Wikipedia, bit you're rigth anyway

[@jeremyschissler337]

MUD is my name ...ask me again ill tell ya tha same

[@anthonyman8008]

@@jeremyschissler337 what's your middle name

[@jeremyschissler337]

@@anthonyman8008 Devadander

[@jamesh.570]

@@jeremyschissler337 That’s long for Mud

[@waltbas]

I heard where there is no use of any more than four strings, then I get in a band where the keyboardist is ALWAYS going for the notes below your E string. That's where the need for a five string came in for me.

[@waltbas]

AND THAT IS THE REASON.DARN KEYBOARDIST!!~!

[@MEZ4RCI]

You forgot to play extended chords(7th,9th etc.) on 6-7 string. I bought 7 just because of that reason, playing big nice chords. Nice video. I wish you have 8 and 9 string to convince me to buy them :D

[@grahamburns7385]

I agree. Here's my effort with chords on a 7-string kzbin.info/www/bejne/rX2ZiX6mbrJ5e9k

[@Delta225]

He actually did a little bit of that when talking about the 7 string.

[@bustabass9025]

I switch between 4,5, and 6 string basses daily. My practice routine usually consists of about 30 minutes a day with each, focusing on scales, techniques, sound, reading music, etc. The idea that you only "need" 4 strings to play the electric bass, or that anything more is "unnecessary", "excessive", or "showboating", (comments I've seen and heard in posts and tutorials concerning the number of strings on a bass, their value, and utility) is more uninformed opinion and personal preference, than any generally accepted principle or standard. It's also rather short sighted. The operative word here being "play". Music is about style, genre, and expression. Those multi-stringed basses enhance and add remarkable versatility to the bassist's playing and overall performance. I would argue that the limited versatility of the 4 string is where some people are more confident, and thus most comfortable, which is fine. But then there are those of us who wish to take their grooves to a much higher level. Stronger arpeggiated patterns, more harmonic chords, and consistent positioning in the execution, comes to mind. We pay the dues, gain the chops, and find it all, especially the results, exceptionally rewarding...sounds better too! Thanks for the post.👑🎸🎵

[@joycesanders4898]

..basses have FOUR strings. 4....FOUR!!...jk, I play(prefer) a 5...it jus right for mE..a 7?...I mean, if you can drive...

[@bustabass9025]

@@joycesanders4898 ...and I'll bet you can lay it out on that 5'er, with some killer riffs. Haa'Mercy! Go 'head on then baby! 😉

[@joycesanders4898]

@@bustabass9025 ..can...will.👍🎶🖤🤟

[@bustabass9025]

@@joycesanders4898 I know you "Can"...and I "Will" jump over two or three super models to get to one 5'er bass playin' babe! ...Ohhh, Haa'Mercy! [Laffin'😁]

[@Cyclobomber]

For a while I thought extra range was overkill and superflouous (and sometimes prog can seem too grandiose for its own good), then I finally got to playing 7 string guitar and 5 string bass and I realized I actually had found a transposing tool and an instrument that sometimes relieves me from drop tuning or simple changing the tuning, I just have to change the frets I play and that means I don't need an extra instrument just so as not to wear out my strings re-tuning all the time, except for the thrill of getting a new instrument or the fun or alternating between a regular or a fretless bass and such. I still love my 6 string guitar and my 4 string bass, but the extended range means more notes and more playing around, and it's very cool (even if you're just transposing a fourth or fifth lower just to accomodate for a lower-ranged singer). Of course some tunes demand drop tuning because of the phrasing, but at least I can work on transcripting and the extra string means I have more comfort doing certain things and avoiding open strings. It's not for everyone for sure, but it might be up your alley. Also you can absolutely kill it on the 4 and never need anything more for what you play, no problem with that. The comparison with the piano is spot on, musicians who have a hard time using both hands on a keyboard will find their comfort on extended range stringed instruments (although I doubt I'd ever care about an extended range violin).

[@Dunkelzeitgeist]

To be honest I've subbed just for this, always been a 5 player and recently I've become a 6/7 fan wondering if I should make the jump

[@goodmansteve2481]

I’d recommend going one string up and sticking with that for at least 1 year, and if you think you’re ready, upgrade to the next, however this comments 3 years old so you’ve probably already got them

[@Dunkelzeitgeist]

@@goodmansteve2481 funnily enough I did exactly that, but ended up back at 5 about a year ago, I never used the higher strings and the weight is immense

[@amotion3d]

In fact Leo Fender was not the inventor of the electric bass, it was Paul Tutmarc. Leo was the first to sell it massively.

[@joebaumgart1146]

I have a single strung 8 string custom. It's tuned as a full octave. It cost me a pretty penny because it's literally custom made, but I love her. Her name is Jayne after my Grandmother.

[@herbatina]

I always looked at the 6 & 7 strings to be more for slap and tapping opposed to traditional playing. Maybe that was because of players like Les Claypool. Great video that gives some good food for thought before upgrading. Thanks!

[@bassfreakej]

personally as a 7 string player I got into playing 6 and then 7 strings and I have now ordered a custom 9, because I started getting into walking bass lines and chord shapes and arpeggios and the likes and I started discovering that the added strings quickly expanded what I could do with that even going as far as instead of doing octave jumps, I could do octave thirds, octave 5ths, and even octave 7ths in one jump rather than having to clear half the neck to accomplish it

[@steve00alt70]

yea man the more strings the bass is becoming the lead as well as support instrument, 5 and 6 strings are becoming the standard as times are changing.

[@ethanlocke3604]

Slap tends to be a easier on 4 and 5 string

[@SmoothbassmanStudios]

I started with a 4, moved to a 5 string for 10 years then I found a great deal on a 6 string and have been playing that for 15 years. Love having 2.5 octaves of range in one position on the neck. Just bought a new 6 string with fanned frets a few weeks ago. Love the tension for my low G#

[@carlchameleon9847]

which fanned fret bass? dinwall?

[@SmoothbassmanStudios]

@@carlchameleon9847 Ibanez Bass Workshop SRMS806. Sounds great. Been rocking that for a few years now.

[@sethburke2626]

If you want to hear some really good 6-string player that can play a lot of chords, listen to Steve Bailey. It's more jazz, but he also has some rock-fusion songs

[@joycesanders4898]

..genuine og. 👍🎩

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

The 7 String Bass which has a Low B String, High C String, & High F String is the Swiss army knife of Basses (a Double Strung & Triple Strung version would rock). The 7 string Bass can even be played like a Bajo Sexto (plus a Low B String for more Range) in Conjunto Music by using a Pick. I actually play Extended Range Basses w/ a Pick because it makes it easier for me to strike the strings.

[@daveleblanc3558]

I love Fender but the first electric bass guitar was built by Paul Tutmarc, and I think it was in the 40's.

[@philwhiting5625]

Interesting. I always thought the 6 and 7 string basses just had extra low strings, like the 5 string.

[@adamjones7701]

some of them do!

[@mycatis4257]

Phil Whiting yup depends what you want, if you wanted you could go really high without the b string and go up to guitar levels.

[@adamsteelproducer]

+Mycatis42 yeah there's absolutely nothing stopping you going up, Stanley Clarke is a great example of melodic work higher up on a bass. For me, on a 6-string the B and the top C get roughly the same amount of use, depending on what song or what section needs a certain register.

[@meowtherainbowx4163]

Wouldn't things become pretty much inaudible by the time the seventh string is added?

[@adamsteelproducer]

+MeowTheRainbowX it doesn’t go that high!

[@kaedeschulz5422]

If i need lower notes i just tune down my 4string. I use .135 .105 .85 .65 strings. I LOVE your playing style and that gain sound on top!

[@JamesDC42]

I want to learn an instrument and my first idea was picking up a bass. Thanks for the great info.

[@isaacmorrow7077]

Did you do it?

[@oliversolar3504]

unpopular opinion: i love this video (and i think it is extremely informational) and i can't wait until i can get enough money to buy extended range basses. but, props to you, man. its a fantastic video, and as an upright bass player, i love learning more about extended range basses since they are just so interesting. i can't wait to see more bass videos from you!

[@above7793]

enough money ? maybe check out these Basses before you spend too much money : Ibanez GSR206B-WNF Harley Benton B-650 Black Progressive Series

[@48hzlacy80]

I have one of those 7 string basses, but mine is the fretless 7-string. HK is Heke-Vertrieb (I think that's the correct spelling), and they're pretty good instruments considering how cheap they are! Mine's a bit heavy in the head to be honest, but still a really nice piece of kit

[@adamsteelproducer]

This one weighs a ton as well!

[@48hzlacy80]

Kinda have to ignore the fretlines because they're not perfect across all the strings but that's ok for me because I'm using that more as a solo instrument. Got a Conklin GTBD-7 fretted 7 string bass though for the fretted side of things, and the chordy stuff. Can't play with a plectrum (properly) to save my life, but I don't have any issues with muting, just practiced muting I suppose without really thinking about it

[@sebradfield]

One thing not mentioned is that the low B string is very handy when playing in the key of D. No re-tuning the E string. My band does a song in D on which I use my ring finger on the low D, then the index finger on the G and C strings for a high A and D. It's a nice full chord, all down in the bass range. I had a 7-string for awhile, but I ran into a problem with the above-described chord because the F string was actually in the way. I experimented for awhile with tuning the C and F strings down a half-step to B and E and playing it like a 7-string guitar. That was fun but ultimately it had to go simply because it weighed too much to carry around on stage. I started getting a sore neck and headaches. I still love my sixes though.

[@huypham2911]

Best 7 string bass tuning: F#BEADGC -> I prefer 2 extra bass strings rather than 1 bass 1 treb string (high F) Heavy Metal is where bassists shine.

[@adamsteelproducer]

But once you go that low, there's no definition and I find it drops me out of the mix, making the idea redundant

[@NikkieRoxxx]

Jeroen Paul Thesseling is tunes f#0b0 e1 a1 d2 g2 c3

[@OlettaLiano]

I've played a 6-string bass for about 20 years. But I never liked the low B, so I tune mine from low E to high f. I get all of the 4-string bass sounds, + some good guitar like sounds, and that works for me.

[@sidgar1]

Can I ask what gauge string you use for the high F? That must be a pretty thin string. Could you just use a guitar string?

[@OlettaLiano]

@@sidgar1 It's 22 gauge. What I usually do is buy a seven string set of Dean Markley SR2000 and toss out the low B sting. I suppose you could use a guitar string if you can find on long enough. My main bass is an ESP LTD D-6 with a 34" scale neck. Hope that helps.

[@adamsteelproducer]

20 gauge, it’s a guitar string but extra long scale, regular guitar strings don’t go far enough

[@driiifter]

This video helped me. The choice really depends on what you're mostly playing. A 4 string isn't enough when you start wanting to do chords and sweeps, there's too much moving up and down the board. A 5 string is great for general purpose. But that 6 string really sounds gorgeous. If you're doing a lot of chord work the 6 string is pretty solid. The high C in low register sounds great. I would only get the 7 string for it's sound, it just sounds so damn good, as he explains in the video. If you do mostly chord work the 7 string probably is a must have.

[@IanCanefire]

Great job. This is great info. I own a 6 and 4 string. Now that Harley Benton makes an inexpensive 7 string, that is how I found your video. I want to learn 7 because of the power factor. Just a drummer a vocalist a keybooard player, and me. Or without keyboardist. It will take time to learn but that will be time well spent. All that wood gives a marvelous depth in sound. You just helped me decide. KZbin is such a gift. Cheers.

[@jeremyschissler337]

i just bought a BTB7 .......i found the bit where you mention the C and F strings very interesting. I have played the guitar for 24 years and recently i got the wild hair for a bass. One of the reasons i went with 7 was because i could downtune the C and F strings to B&E thus allowing me to visualize the registry as i normally would. When you mention the octave shape continuing on without the offset it clicked ....like i already knew the shape was a core fundamental of the bass ...but i didnt think about the ease of access across the board when tuned in straight 4ths .....thanks for the wonderful video bruh ...keep kickin ass

[@memoryfoam2285]

My teacher at college is a lifelong 5-string player because he mostly plays samba and other Latin genres

[@planetsypherrecords]

Awesome video Brotha! Keep slamming the strings

[@adamsteelproducer]

+James Misplaced will do!

[@GregariousAntithesis]

The 7 string B had a much more warmer deep sound than any of the others.

[@oil_can]

When I started playing bass in 1983, the 4 string was the only option I knew about. The first time I saw a 5-string was in 1988 at a guitar store. It was an Ibanez SR05 in Caribbean Blue. I played it and loved it but sadly couldn’t afford the $1500 price tag since that was beaucoup bucks in those days. I subsequently went on to own both 5 and 6 string basses but ultimately gravitated toward playing the 5 exclusively. I play a lot of slap and because I’d learned on the 4 to pop the highest string with my middle finger and all other strings with my index finger, my index would get overworked on a 6 string while my middle finger would barely get used since I rarely popped on the high C string. I miss the chordal flexibility afforded by that 6th string but having it wasn’t worth sacrificing (or relearning) my double-fingered slap technique.

[@pensnut08]

Nice, very nice run through! It very, very nice to see a video about basses that is not a million mile per hour slap fast!! Thank you!!

[@adamsteelproducer]

No worries!

[@og-greenmachine8623]

I play 6-string. Dudes that play 5 & 7-string basses? 👉🏽Are just “ODD”.😐

[@andrewcasey7023]

That was solid stuff, man. Thank you for sharing!

[@shawnhuff3920]

Leo fender made a commercial electric bass guitar but he didn't invent it electric bass has been around since the late 20's

[@adamsteelproducer]

The bass “as we know it”. You can get as technical as you want, but it’s fairly definitive in popular culture

[@CrisGarcia6]

I started to learn 4 string a little bit. You know, i am interested of using more than that. I currently own a 5 string since I have one since 2018, in the future, i was thinking about a 6 string in the future and i wanted to do more things on the bass

[@lennmendoza5130]

Thank you for sharing this vital info, on various 4 5 6 7 string bass, this video is a awesome analysis of various basses.

[@L5kman]

While I also started in a similar way going 4 to 5 to 6 string basses, I also have an 8 string bass that is tuned F#BEADGCF. Sonically, it is fascinating in its range but challenging to play. These days I’m more likely to revert to my 5 string basses. A great sounding B string really gives a different dimension to an arrangement.

[@relyksdjoser6429]

Anyone who thinks that having extra options on anything is unnecessary or showboating or even useless is clearly not a very creative person. Your car only needs a seat, wheels, and motor. So isn't having a radio, an ac, or even windows a bit unnecessary and show boaty? Would you tell a painter he only needs red blue yellow white and black? No, because you need the extra colors for full expression. If your phone only needs to answer and end calls, surely anyone who sees extended range instruments as over the top and unnecessary wouldn't have a smart phone with a metric fuck ton of apps right?

[@lanceolson5988]

I was pretty disappointed when I bought a six string on the rash assumption that they're tuned down to F# like an 8 string guitar. The neck on my particular bass is too short to get proper tension is too low to properly get to F#, so I'm kind of F#ucked.

[@kaedeschulz5422]

Maybe its just a setup thing. I have a 4string and if i need it i tune to B E A D with .135 .105 .85 .65 strings. And i have no problemes with the neck.

[@elahem6940]

get some fat strings

[@lanceolson5988]

Lucas Martin Dude, I got went so far as to get a set of $70 Circle K's in the gauge recommended for F# standard on a 34" scale neck (can't remember the actual gauge) and the strings were so thick I'd have to file the nut to get the top two strings to fit. I so wish I'd known about neck length when I bought that bass.

[@elahem6940]

and he wants to tune an octave below that F#, dingleplootz

[@keithliggins8545]

Look into Kalium Strings. They have the widest variety of strings for bass. kaliumstrings.com/

[@therealscarred2112]

I was very much the same in discovering Myung in my late teens, picking up a 6-string and that becoming my Main Bass for 5-6 years. However, in 2002 I had my "Bass Mid-Life Crisis" and found I wasn't liking the Tone of the combination of neck-through construction, "Coffee Table" exotic woods used and Active Soapbar Pickups.. After a few years of trying different brands I found that I was mainly a bolt-on Jazz & Spector player (and even my Spectors are from their Bolt-On line) with mostly Jazz-type Single Coil pickups in terms of Tone, and that my 5-string Fretted & Fretless Basses are "Home" for my playing - I have 4s & a 6, but that's not where I naturally gravitate towards... unless covering a specific song. My 5s are the perfect combination of tone woods, string-spacing, pickups and active preamp adding to the sound with what *I* do on the Bass after 27 years of playing.

[@erichartley3762]

tuning is relative to the need of the music. I tune my 6 string bass b to b which is also common rather than b to c because it's easier to do some of the chordal things I needed to do in the band at the time. I know of players that tune their 5 string bass e to c because of the music. and the example you give for the high chord voicing is done much easier if tuned b to b. over all nice video sir and keep up the good work.

[@daad3210]

Eric Hartley well, you could tune a 5 string from e to c, but the problem is in the nut, because slimmer bass strings do not match the nut heigth and that could ve a very big problem while playing

[@erichartley3762]

Diego Ayala you are correct and that's a very good point. I didn't want to get into all the variables of it because the post would be too long with string gauge options, string height, string tension, adjustment not only for the nut but the bridge and truss rod when any change to any of those things is made all the others should be checked for proper maintenance. I'm glad you pointed that out sir hopefully it will help someone.

[@pxofpxof7782]

CAn you help me with some questions? 1.- Is it really THAT difficult to slap (and pop)? 2.- The space between strings varies from model to model? 3.- Is the string muting really a big issue? 4.- Does it need more maintenance (neck tension, string changes)? 5.- I would like to play jazzy improvs, latin, metal, punk rock... does it goes well with those genres? (don't want to sound stupid but i got the idea that they are made to bring a more jazzy smooth sound) 6.- Is the neck width really an issue to relatively small hands? 7.- Did you find it difficult to move from 4 or 5 strings to 6? 8.- Can you recommend some models?

[@SmoothbassmanStudios]

1. Nope. Just practice 2. Yes, spacing is all over. 3. More strings, more muting have to get your technique down 4. Same maintenance 5. Extended range of a 5 string would be great for those genres. If you want to play lower than A# make sure you get a long scale bass 35+ 6. Small hands, you will just have to work a bit harder to play it. Get one with tighter spacing. 7. 4 to 5, No. 5 to 6 yes on slapp 8. You have to go play one. See what works for you. Everyone is different. I like Peavey, and Ilbanez. Great tone. Great neck profile and width for a 6 string.

[@rendle80]

What's that harmonic riff at 11 minutes on six string? sounds good.

[@adamsteelproducer]

+alan pennington it's from a song written by my old band "Spiderbook" called "Overdrive"- I don't know if any recordings are still out there but I wrote the harmonic part when I was 16 on a 5-string and adapted it to 6-string a couple of years later

[@pwn3dname]

I thought it was Lifting Shadows off a Dream, by Dream Theater. It sounds pretty similar.

[@adamsteelproducer]

+R. A. Gómez I may have played that, it’s a fun one to play!

[@mikerainham]

That 7 string looks very very expensive.

[@adamsteelproducer]

Not so! I think we paid about 350 pounds for it. It’s pretty, got a couple of flaws like you’d expect of a bass at that price but value can be a good thing!

[@Cyclobomber]

@@adamsteelproducer Contemporary value lutherie holds great surprises, I have a few extended range guitars and a bass from Harley Benton and I think I got my bang for the buck (I knew beforehand some things would need adjustement or tinkering and that if it aged well I'd even go change the electronics, also that the sound/tone would not be stellar). I wanted an entry-range instrument to start and learn extended range, one I would compensate with a proper amp and FX, and I got what I wanted, and even more because when I began guitar in 1998 those things were unimaginable (including getting active electronics on a 150€ 5-string bass or a decent 7-string baritone for a little less than 300€).

[@ineedmoneysp]

I have a red 5 string Jackson bass with Duncan pick up in it

[@adamsteelproducer]

Sounds a lot like my first 5-string, which was a Jackson in sunburst with a Duncan designed pickup

[@manny75586]

I started playing a 6 string 4 years after I started on bass...that was 31 years ago. I use a fretless 5 more these days. It’s funny how odd it feels to play a 4 string on the occasions I do play one now. There is no wrong answer. Figure out what you need in the bands you play in. If there is a keyboard you will need the low B. If you are expected to help with more comp,ex harmonies at times, the 6 or 7 is your guy. If you are going “gun for hire” I would never be far from a 5 string. It’s versatile and simple.

[@RabbaDooDabba]

Tl;dr: I don't see the need for a 5- 6- or 7-string but I think it's good you have the option to play one. I started on stingray-style 5-string, single humbucker and active preamp. I played it for about three years through an orange terror bass and got more and more fed up with its (the bass') sound. So I got myself the, more or less, antithesis of that. Jazz bass-stye, two passive single-coils. I only introduced a pickup selector switch to the setup, aside from that it's stock. And I never looked back since. I use a Bass Whammy for all my down- or uptuning needs and I will install a Hipshot extender sooner or later just to get the option for a low D or instant droptunings. Tonal issues aside, what I really like is the thinner neck and wider string spacing, a lighter neck and headstock to eliminate neck dive is also an improvement in my opinion. so, I problably will never get myself a 5-string again but in no way do I think they are redundant. I think it is good to have all options available.

[@adamsteelproducer]

+RabbaDooDabba I agree! Most of the time when I play live, I use a 4-string jazz, but sometimes I miss that 5th string, especially on either metal or soul gigs. The 6th and 7th strings tend to be either for fun, or for progressive stuff where I might have bass pedals so I can fill in the low end whilst I play higher up

[@rendle80]

sounds brilliant. I play four and five string. but I'm getting a seven, I want to have a pretty versatile instrument, kind of bass and guitar sounds. thanks for the demo.

[@angeliyt7757]

when I’m trying to tune my bass on an app it always shows a bass with 4 strings, as a beginner I don’t know how to manually tune it and I’m still learning but its really frustrating since the apps aren’t working

[@angeliyt7757]

Also there are 6 strings but 7 knob thingies at the end and I’m so confused what type of guitar it is

[@jannetoropainen9865]

Whats the problem with 4 string bass and 6 string bass guitar?

[@Hopeful_Libertarian]

I have heard of 6 string basses with an even deeper note. So are there 7 strings with 1 higher & 2 lower?

[@joshyneurotic8589]

I play a 5 string and love it. Tho, I should say, that I can only turn my left arm slightly more then 90 degrees. So every time I’ve tried playing a 6 string it’s nearly impossible for me. I couldn’t imagine a 7 string.

[@jasondudeman]

What about the 8 string with F#0? But in all seriousness i would rather have F#0 before F3 as my "7th" string when going up from 6 string

[@thrillaspirit]

What i need is 4 String to play in a band and arrangements like machine gun slapping, a 6 string fretless to let my inner muse go out, that’s it

[@nipulkradmsinatagras8293]

Killer review .

[@quickwashtheraccoon7601]

I wish to know which kind of brand the 4 string is.

[@Rav3nghast]

Your video is very useful and encouraging for people who want to have their bass choice. Why do you bother with negative comments?

[@adamsteelproducer]

Thanks Ben. I suppose I respond to some of them because I’m only human- if someone’s just being horrible I try and let it go, but if it’s something I can respond to with a differing opinion, I think it’s worth opening up conversation with a view to changing a few minds

[@thomashosaka1368]

7 String HK ( WTHB-S9??) - HK(HeKe/HK=Hermann Kempf ) was the german distribution company - this bass is made by KHL Co.,Ltd. Korea (for example labled Wolf Guitars/look also AIO Guitars etc. pp. ) - got 3 of this kind - all 35" but no adjustable brass saddle and zero fret

[@datutturugang666]

i have a custom made 8 string bass, it’s really unplayable but it’s so much fun

[@zedcarr6128]

I think the 7 string bass is too limiting. Someone needs to make a bass that has a range from C1 to G9. Metal players would be able to play the entire back catalogue of Jedward albums then.

[@anticarnistslayer]

Can you still reach the higher strings on the fretboard as easily?

[@adamsteelproducer]

Yeah, high strings are easily within reach because of ergonomics. If you mean the lower strings, they’re usually fine as well if you use proper technique. I have small hands and can easily reach the bottom B string on the 7-strings whilst playing chords

[@anticarnistslayer]

@@adamsteelproducer Yeah, sorry I meant to ask if you could reach the lower sounding strings near the end of the fretboard with average male sized hands with a 7 string bass but thanks for the answer

[@lf2099]

Tnx for the video man. Its very informative 👍👍

[@mattteichroeb1155]

Try exposed core strings on those jumbo jets, more sustain. But your bridge sadles have to go up... One string at a time because of the tension on the neck... Then intonation. Measure string height before to see after.

[@thomaspaine6496]

I decided to play only sevens and fours because the feel is so radically different I can play them both without looking. I tune BEADGBE because when I switch to guitar it's the same system. I don't play sixes and fives. 4 is all you need but sevens give you the guitar range. You need to hang the thumb to mute a seven. Don't let the low B flap. make sure the six or seven nut is a narrow spacing or you WILL get a charlie horse in your left hand. I had a Fender DR6 six string with P-bass spacing and I really hurt. Best of luck

[@Twiggyay]

I went from 7 string guitars to a six string bass. Didn't take on the role of a proper bassist (as opposed to a guitarist playing a bass) until about a year ago, and i have a four, five, and six string bass now, and the 5-string is definitely the way to go for me.

[@55chh]

On a side issue regarding Fender basses...have you ever embarked on the quest to get rid of dead spots?

[@adamsteelproducer]

Ohhh yes. In fact my main jazz bass has a dead spot which I need to get sorted, by taking it to a luthier. Seems a lot of fenders are thrown together at the factory, and the necks bulge around the socket warping the frets just a little...

[@StudioChimiel]

This one popped up in my suggestion, and I'm happy about it. 6 (and more) string basses always seemed like just an attention grabbing tool. The extended range does however make a lot of sense in a studio setting. ...So now I'm looking to but one... Thanks Adam... (If ever you do a follow-up of this, I'd suggest adding a Bass-IV and/or and 8/12 string bass (the octave versions, not some kind of monster bass...)

[@lmmnil4574]

I play a squire bass VI. Im coming from the guitar end tho. Started tuning down guitar, then got a 7 string, then a baritone, then a bass vi. So i tune in guitar standard. The F and C makes sense for q bass player but im knee deep in chord shapes. I never really vibed with either guitar or bass tho so this middle ground was nice to find. E1 is as low as im comfortable tuning wise. Down to B0 is too muddy territory imo. But i dont have an instrument that'll handle that. I have tried tuning my baritone in a B0 B1 E2 kinda thing at the bottom for silly silly chugging riffs tho. Certainly way lower than my .72 string could handle but a floppy string with a mean metal tone is hella fun. Always loved Fieldy's bass tone; i get the appeal with lower tunings. Might get an 8 string guitar instead of 7 bass tho.

[@MrTimjm009]

5 and then the 4 string was the sound I liked . As for damping the strings on the 6 string bass ( 7) I think the idea is to try a palm muting technique similar to guitar or as you play down you can try to lay your thumb against the bigger strings . Me I think Ill stick to a 4 but the 5 is certainly good for having that extra scope to your playing. But I do see how having all those extra strings is good for when you want to do a lot of chords and arpeggios in your base lines .

[@simplegaming8075]

I have seen those HK basses used on the web for about €400-€500. So I always thought that they were bad but this one sounds great.

[@adamsteelproducer]

Price and quality aren’t always equal (although in general it can be an indicator). Downside for this one though - it’s very heavy!

[@simplegaming8075]

Hop Pole Studios wow that was a rly fast reply you earned yourself a sub. I came here from the comment on Glenn's vid.

[@adamsteelproducer]

Haha thanks! Funny thing- I use the KZbin Studio app on my phone. When I’m doing something like video editing (which I am right now) I see it in the corner of my eye. If I leave it till later, chances are I’ll forget! Appreciate the sub :)

[@JUNK_ZONE]

Is that just the standard intro video filter for music based youtube channels?

[@adamsteelproducer]

Considering I made it myself from scratch in After Effects, no.

[@gebass6479]

Next in line for you. An N/S Stick. 8 strings. A dual mode bass/tapping instrument.

[@lord125000]

Thanks man. This was really helpful.

[@nateleney1753]

I play a lot of slap bass, and I've been thinking about getting a 5 string bass to extend the range of by playing, what do you think of that idea?

[@adamsteelproducer]

+Nate Leney that's something I did, it's worth it if it's a well made well set-up 5 string. It will change your playing and you'll spend some time catching your thumb on the B string, but once you get used to it you'll be a better player because of the extra accuracy!

[@nateleney1753]

Hop Pole Studios Thanks! And I will be getting a higher end 5 string, I'm thinking Ibanez sr 1305 fanned fret bass

[@destroyer28100]

Nate Leney go dingwall if you want fan frets

[@blahblahsen1142]

i started out on a 5 string and found that when i went to 4 i slapped better, probably because i drop tune and an extra high string got in the way of my reference but its personal preference really. i now have 4s and 5s and still prefer 4. suggestion if you wanna get extended range and like your 4 string: cello tuning. its the note spacing of a dropped top string but across all 4, every string has an octave next to it on the 5th fret and you increase your range to that of a 5 string without the huge neck or tight spacing.

[@coliimusic]

Nate Leney 100% Recommend it, I play 5 string slap and it is so much fun with low growl tones and 2- octave screwery

[@Swede-js9jq]

I was surprised how much I liked the 6 string bass.

[@jasonmartinez7667]

*I just bought the 7 string bass online.What case is good?

[@adamsteelproducer]

Good question, I’m using a soft case for it, but my main cases are Gator, see if they make one that fits it- my main gator case is still in good condition after 15 years of being thrown about

[@jasonmartinez7667]

Hop Pole Studios Thanks!!

[@daveharris514]

Stunning vdo. I also started on a 4 and after playing some real low tuned gothic metal covers one day, i thought, This sucks, i can't go low enough! Well a few months later, I had a nice shiny black 5 in my hands, and ive never looked back. I don't even know how anyone can WANT to play a 4 when you play a 5, as one comment said, It could be due to the fact that 5 is a bit too daunting for some people, also relearning how to play basically - (if you're not one of those 5 string players who use the B as a thumb rest!) (that's not a 5 string player) But having played in a cover band which never had a lead guitarist, i was voted to play some lead solos on my bass! So i started getting quite into it, using a BOSS ME50-B opened up a whole new world for me. So I've often thought about getting a 6......... Maybe one day...... (then a 5 will probably seem lame! 🙂)

[@GoblinsOfFarmington]

I got a bass for christmas 5 years ago it was the first bass that was technically mine but I never played it cause I wasnt interested in it at the time I was more into drums it was a 5 string and now Im starting to try it out loads of fun Im no good but its fun

[@siebesol]

From witch brand is the 7 string? THANKS!

[@adamsteelproducer]

It’s an HK

[@DrowningTimeOfficially]

you did with your bass the same thing i think with making to my 9 string guitar i also have problems muteing but havent tryed to play by hand

[@musiktimemachine2497]

great job mate...now i want a 6 string....but i got no money ;(

[@daad3210]

What is that bridge that do you have in the 4 string?, Can you adjust the string spacing in that?

[@adamsteelproducer]

It’s a Kahler, I don’t know if they still make them. Yes you can change the spacing individually- at one point I had it set to 16mm per string, except for 20mm between the E and A- made for a very cool feel

[@daad3210]

@@adamsteelproducer ohhh, that is very neat, i was looking to see one of those bridges, i play a 5 string with very small spacing, kinda like alembic, but to find a thin neck 4 string, that is a challenge, also if i am looking for all of that in a "C" neck shape

[@prathamhanockthami1876]

Liked and subscribed just because of Sir. John Myung. Big fan bro

[@TheNeokiller666]

@Hop Pole Studios go listen to Viraemia they have a 10 srting bass its so huuuuuge

[@773Spair]

Alex Thorpe also has a 10-string bass.

[@portgasd.bassii8952]

Scott also used to play 12 string

[@PeterDad60]

We are evolving our Bass Instruments back into Medieval Instruments as they had many strings. That can be a good thing too!

[@TaylorWheeler]

If i am not mistaken, that used to be my bass when i was at university!

[@adamsteelproducer]

+Taylor Wheeler which one?

[@TaylorWheeler]

the 7 string

[@ravelitschimo]

What is the brand of the 4-string? Does somebody know it?

[@adamsteelproducer]

Nobody knows. We’ve tried to find out for 20 years now

[@ravelitschimo]

@@adamsteelproducer I am going to ask some friends of mine. One is saving every headstock he finds.

[@adamsteelproducer]

Cool!

[@shawnhuff3920]

String your six string bass E.A.D.G.C.F and tuning the C to B and the F to E ...

[@haydenrix4287]

I like 5 strings for the wider neck. Plus I can go from playing music in E like Misfits to the Low B and play Trivium or Slipknot.

[@wojtekkrol544]

More important is correlation between right and left hand ;)

[@joebaumgart1146]

What I use a 6, 7, or 8 string for is because my gf and guitarist of our band plays a 9 string and we trade bass and lead between us.

[@teresaravenshaw5477]

Once you start adding strings above the G, you have a hybrid not strictly a pure bass. That's fine, but it does like pretentious unless you're John Myung.

[@adamsteelproducer]

I love the word “pretentious”, it’s so empty and meaningless. It just means “I don’t like it”, since it’s original meaning is from “to pretend”. Pretend what? That we have more strings? And why does JM get a pass but nobody else?

[@shawnhuff3920]

Fielding of Korn down tunes every string and the guitars are seven string guitars down tuned to A standard A.d.g.c.f.a.d

[@blahblahsen1142]

i find the 4 to be limiting, but i find the 6 to be excessive for my playing. the 5 gives me the low B (or A) i need for heavy stuff, and i never find myself noodling on a 5 and go...damn i wish i had a higher range. But i do have a baritone scale 4 string i run in drop D 145-65 set, that's stupid-comfy to play in my computer chair without moving. So that gets a lot of love for convenience.

[@colin_vert_was_here876]

Has anyone had any experience from buying guitars from aliexpress, i found a cool 7 string fretless, since ive always wanted a 7 string and a fretless bass, my first thought was to stay well enough away but who knows?

[@shivanjamal1375]

I felt that pain at 15:00

[@Gk2003m]

I had a 7 for awhile. Great instrument, but unwieldy. I limit myself to 6 stringers nowadays

[@ethanlancaster76]

Fender made a Precision Bass with a high C string in the late 60’s.

[@grahamburns7385]

I love my 7 string kzbin.info/www/bejne/rX2ZiX6mbrJ5e9k. you totally get used to (after a couple months) the spacing. You tend to not anchor your thumb on the back as much

[@philoien28]

What are the scale lengths for all the basses?

[@adamsteelproducer]

+Phil Oien as far as I know, the jazz is a 34" and the rest are 35

[@sportcompactdc5]

If you want to check out some really sick playing on a 6 string check out Adam Nitti.