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[@heinrichnatho8572]

We need a NOPE Signature Bass!!!

[@godsinbox]

Why not BEHS as well? But seriously, it will need lacquer or the writing will wear off.

[@MikMech]

With *Yep* under the 4 Standard Strings.

[@Jello-Biafra69]

Correction: we need a NOPE signature behs.

[@Llozstuff]

Yeah that design legit went hard af

[@zacharybinx5443]

I'd like mine with a Paolo Di Canio on the fret boad lol

[@IndieTimberStudio]

Danny's character development: -Starting to like jazz music (prefer Django's style) -Got a 5-String Bass All left is the piccolo bass.

[@sambderfranke]

Yea right then he could so Joey DeMaios' Behs Tone XD

[@tempatchtheveryweird3665]

he owns a guitar, so he already has a 6 string piccolo bass

[@Homme_Pur]

The piccolo bass is the 8-string guitar of the bass world. I feel like it is mostly for people that want to play the other instrument but don't want to say they play bass/guitar, however I have to agree that yes, string gauge will shape the tone a bit and more importantly I believe it should feel more familiar to play than changing instrument completely (but not wanting to learn to play on the other one is a skill issue honestly), 8-string is also more versatile so it makes more sense than the piccolo outside of a band and allows you to change register easily (like my trusty 5-string)

[@Corn-us74]

Correction 5 sting behs and piccolo behs

[@swingAE86]

Tell this man to check out Charles mingus for god sake

[@chilly6791]

You uploading a 5 string bass hate vid and featuring the exact same one i got weeks ago got me feeling funny

[@geraldfriend256]

That low B keepin you big as hell

[@jamesadamgleason9471]

I learned on a 5 string. What can I say. I loved Korn. It's was 99' , good times

[@jamesadamgleason9471]

Rest your thumb on the B and your good. It's the slapping on the E that's tricky as to not hit the B

[@jeffh8803]

He never said it was a bad example of a 5 string. He simply said it sucks and he hates it.

[@navygarlic1529]

As soon as you master slap on a five string youve mastered slap on a 4 string!​@@jamesadamgleason9471

[@scottgoodson5132]

‘Five string are wrong, f**K off!” Perfect!😂😂

[@spageen]

beginner: 4 string intermediate: 5 string expert: 6 string elite: 4 string

[@datutturugang666]

or metal: 5 string prog metal: 6 string death metal: 4 strings and an obscene amount of notes

[@progfox]

beginner: 4 string intermediate: 5 string expert: 6 string elite: whatever is needed to get the job done

[@glowco.717]

Beginner: 4 string Intermediate: thinks more strings makes you better or makes playing harder Pro: does what the gig calls for, whether that’s 4, 5, or whatever else

[@havable]

I played guitar for decades and then just jumped to elite with four strings. Its the perfect size and has all the notes I want to use. And it is *so* much more fun than guitar. Just plucking a string is pure delight. There is something tactile about it.

[@havable]

@@datutturugang666 elite metal: does more with fewer notes, see also Black Sabbath

[@drumzmad101]

A wise Behs sage once told me...'there's no Behs without B...'

[@NegoClau]

BASS without a B is just ASS!

[@havable]

@@NegoClau That or its an ace!

[@LEOsoulMonarch]

This thread is gold. Lol. Both sides are right.

[@Nebriancent]

@@NegoClau lmao

[@EpicBassTime_]

lol

[@NuclearFantasies]

So, the main reason I have switched entirely over to 5 strings now is that my band does songs in a very wide range of keys, and I like having a piano-like range to cover the low end in every key. Also, once you start thinking in intervals, it gets much easier to play. 5th fret and up from the B string to the D string is the equivalent of a 4 string starting open, so you can play every note fretted or open.

[@mailliw2698]

I was skeptical at first, but I love my 5 for these exact reasons

[@icember977]

Missed opportunity to call it "I Don't Wanna Go Down To The Behsment".

[@DannySapko]

Damn.

[@barondelararie]

The visually impaired owner picks up the poo. The dog is trained to show them where the turd is. My friend has a guide dog and this was part of the training for both dog and owner.

[@havable]

That is so genius.

[@bigmoneymandan360]

Wait what?

[@barondelararie]

@@bigmoneymandan360 I believe the dog circles the turd to indicate its position. My friend then feels around with a bag over his hand until he finds the treasure.

[@bigmoneymandan360]

@@barondelararie is the Treasure worth the hunt?

[@joeaddison7120]

That “nope” design is fantastic!!!!

[@mikepartin571]

I mostly agree with you man, I prefer a 4 string short scale if I had my pick, but I found that tuning my 5 as EADGB(C) I got some extra harmonic ability in the higher end without having to really change the way I normally play much. I don't really need that low B for what I do, but the xtra higher end has been pretty handy.

[@Nobody-pc7fq]

I like my basses 6 strings, an octave higher, and with a tremolo system

[@shalabazertheboltstruck8645]

Dude that one shortcircuited something on the way getting where it's supposed to hahaha brainmelter for a sec

[@gumbly4174]

I like a Bass vi with the tremolo for good bass solos. But I still prefer my 24 fret 4 string.

[@imnotoncrackk]

@@gumbly4174 hes talking about a guitar

[@gumbly4174]

@@imnotoncrackk Yeah, I know, i put that together before I commented dawg.

[@wbertie2604]

Ultra short scale piccolo bass VI!

[@toasterstrudel189]

I started playing a 5 string because of Polyphia, now I play a 5 string Jazz Squire and a 5 String no-name fretless

[@tonymcnamara9368]

"What do you need more strings for, you gonna play bigger chords ?" - Lemmy.

[@hvze9848]

Au contraire, with 5 strings you don’t need to stretch your fingers as much for certain chords

[@jprp999]

@@hvze9848 Chords?

[@DudeTotally1000]

MISA from Band-Maid made me fall in love with five string. She uses it to perfection.

[@AJ-wh1tw]

Misa is one of the most underrated bassists playing today. Absolutely phenomenal. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a band more locked in live than Band-Maid and it’s that rhythm section of Misa and Akane that are just world class.

[@duaneperkins8329]

Too LOW?!?! A BEHS can never be too low. I actually love the low notes that you can feel as much as you can hear. I'm glad you left out the last step (tiny hands, tiny brain, and a tiny...yea, best left out mate. 😜👍

[@stanwellback]

I come here for the behs… and stay for the comedy. You are a very funny man, Danny! 😂 And a damn fine behsist. 👍🏻

[@widdershins7628]

I just saw a guide dog helping his disabled owner earlier this morning. As you expect, no one cleaned up after the dog! Thanks for the bass enthusiasm.

[@daemonspudguy]

Finally. It's here.

[@effyiew7318]

I remember when I started bass decades ago. I had crossed paths with a famous bassist. I asked him if I should do 5 string as I was just starting and his exact words were, "Every iconic bassline ever written was done on a 4 string. It's all you need." So I never went to 5 string and I'm eternally happy I didn't.

[@AAAA-lt9hq]

About the 5 string beginning at 3:33 1) Small hands are more of an issue for guitar players when you have to hold chords, especially on 7 string guitars (guitarists usually omit the 5th for full 13th chords on 6 string guitars). If you're holding down root notes on bass, it's less of an issue. Bass is like playing guitar one note at a time. So, for me, playing bass is kind of like playing guitar solos all the time. I treat bass like a melody instrument. 2) Low B strings are best for low tunings. I often tune C F Bb Eb G so it becomes like a guitar in C standard tuning with a high G. If you prefer E as a low string, go for a thinner gauge low string and tune E A D G B for more melodic content up high (although bassists might prefer C and F on the high strings). For guitarists, 5 string basses are nice because they feel more like guitars, especially if the strings are closer together like a Jazz bass. P basses can feel huge with high action and strings that are far apart, but the tone (especially a PJ) is great. I agree that playing notes below the root can be confusing and force you to think about intervals (for example, 4ths going up are 5ths going down). This is a specialty of jazz players who determine the identity of the chord by the root they play while the guitarist fills out extended chords beyond the root (in jazz, 7ths, # 9ths, # 11ths, 13ths). Some chords like fully diminished 7th and dominant 7th chords can have their entire identities changed by what root note the bassist plays while the guitarist keeps the same shape. 3) I agree that 5 string bass below A1 can be too low (Korn tuning). Guys these days are omitting bass players and using 8 string guitars and are sludging around in the 1 and 0 octaves. Not for me because it fights the bass and kick drum in the mix. My advice would be to try a 5 with a high string instead. A lot of 5s come in 35" scale length instead of 34". You might like a 34" better. Bassists have their own skills that are hard for guitarists to master as well, like proper intonation on a fretless with flatwound strings. There's also slapping and groove. You can tell a real bass player from a guitarist playing bass, especially in rock.

[@sidsuspicious]

Four String Righteousness!

[@mr.logicpants2835]

"Do you think I can still return it?" NOPE!

[@pedroalexandredillemburg3751]

As someone with very large hands, I also dislike the 5 string bass because why would you play more than 4 strings? Wanna a B string? Just buy one and kick off the G one since you wouldn't be using that anyways when you got that low tunning.

[@krisbang2382]

Why is your voice so calming, I was stressed until now, but this video worked like magic and now I’m comfy

[@lllllllllllllllllllllIII]

I thought I was the only one

[@mcswordfish]

Best argument I heard in favour of a 5-string is if you're a session player who often plays with horn-sections and so having Eb on tap is helpful. I like them because I play a lot of loud, heavy, blues-inspired music in E, and hitting a low V for emphasis just as the the music peaks is cool too

[@maurorincon6391]

03:26 start the video, you're welcome.

[@dophhs]

someday i'll see Necrobutcher's tone... but your behs playing is always da behst!

[@TheHeatnik]

Good on ya! Even though we finally got to ya with the 5 string BEHS stuff, you gave it a fair shake. And frankly, that's what we love about ya ❤

[@flintsteel]

Hi Danny, fellow small handed behs player from Newcastle here… I struggled to get my head round a 5 for years and made me feel ill when I tried to play… But having been gifted one during the lockdowns, I cracked it. You have to change from playing generally open strings and play much higher up the neck around 5/7 fret, which then feels natural again as on the fifth it’s an E. but you have an extra string at the top. Anyway it worked for me! The behs looked great with the sharpie on 😂

[@leelewis4926]

I, too, was not a fan of 5 strings until just before Christmas 2023. Walked into a local pawn shop and saw an Ibanez hanging on the wall. Asked if it was active or passive and the broker had no idea...he just handed me the bass. Passive with a single humbucker. Played a little and the neck wasn't nearly as big as others (in fact not much bigger than a precision bass). Price tag was $200 and he told me there was a 20% holiday discount. Being of Welsh and Scot blood I still balked, since the wife was drooling over jewelry. She finally said "hey dumba$$ you're getting $100 for your birthday and $50 for Chistmas." Yep, I walked out with a gently used bass for $20.

[@charlesgeber6470]

I have small hands also - the frets are farthest apart at the nut end of the neck, and get closer together as you move up the neck. With a 5-string bass, I can move up the neck and down a string to play bass lines that would painfully stretch my hand at the extreme end of the neck.

[@michaelhopper4545]

good point.

[@supercareappliancerepair8538]

That art on that bass looks sick! Ending was hilarious too!

[@jacklast6393]

Don't worry, Danny. Now Ibanez has no other choice but to release Danny Sapko's signature NOPE behs!

[@GrasslandsG81]

I got my first 5'er in'97... other than a few acoustics, I haven't owned a 4-string since. One thing to do if you're playing songs where you don't need the low B at all is to anchor your thumb on the low B. My playing style was "floating thumb", where my thumb would switch between being anchored at the pickup and anchoring on strings (usually the B, but occasionally on E and A, depending on the songs...)

[@robertthornton1657]

Go go Danny!

[@ejmazzi1499]

And the video was 5 minutes 50 seconds to boot!

[@dustybuffalo9973]

That makes sense. As a guy with fairly long fingers, I hate short scale basses for the opposite reason. They feel tiny, like it should be a guitar but isn’t.

[@seriphyn8935]

The low B is the second lowest note on a piano, so you NEED a 5-string bass to play in any setting where the music is composed in that traditional way via keys. Orchestral, theatre, large ensemble, hip hop, etc basically a lot of non-rock genres. Even pop music uses it. Taylor Swift uses the low register notes when she goes high. Even Beyonce's "If I was a boy" uses that open B. Very useful for female-fronted acts.

[@CoffeeBurpsTTV]

Barely use that 5th string, BUT its a fantastic anchor point for my thumb. Instead of being locked into wherever the manufacturer decided to put the pickup, I can put my hand anywhere I want on the thing to play it. Plus its really nice not having to re-tune for alot of drop tuned or downtuned songs.

[@NashvilleStudioBass]

Danny, I’m virtually the older English/Scottish American version of you. Wide hands with shorter fingers, glasses, used to wearing a hat most often, etc. Same issues with the 5 string bass except, I love it. After playing a 5 string since April of 1998, I got the hang of the low B string. It’s actually handy when playing up closer to the 12th fret to still get your normal low notes and give them that ultra smooth airy sound and still be close to the higher octave notes we know and love. Just give it a chance. Though my vintage Fender Jazz was my first love, …I cheat on her with my Epiphone 5 string 😜.

[@hernandezmarkie7382]

Its hilarious how serious his facial expressions are so angry 😅

[@PaulHaesler]

My son has 3 basses: 1 fretless 4-string and two fretted 5-strings: one tuned with a low B and one with a high B.

[@DeFiSiYT]

I was given that same bass (but the older model with only 3 knobs) by a friend. It was set up like a normal bass with the low E from a guitar as the highest string. I returned it to its original state. It’s got a really nice, slim neck. And of course, just starting at the 5th fret makes it that much easier to play. It now has chicken head knobs with eye stickers and is covered in various other stickers, mostly because I’m not a metal guy.

[@eqprog]

For me, I don’t necessarily care about the overall lower range, I just like the greater range you have in any given position. Less shifting.

[@markperry7655]

One thing that you can do with a 5 is to play all the things you play on a 4 higher up the neck; fatter tone for your low F’s and G’s, etc, and more range under the hand. Doing that may also make playing more comfortable for those with smaller hands too.

[@Knight_Boxx]

Video starts @ 3:26

[@Neakenator]

I gotta say - you made me do it! I really liked your videos, style (and accent lol) for a while now, and I just wanted to say thank you and keep making great content! More than worth my 2€ a month. ;]

[@DannySapko]

Thank you!

[@Neakenator]

@@DannySapko My pleasure!

[@awkward6198]

Ngl the custom "nopes" make the bass look metal as fuck

[@ftomasi]

Here are some more: The classic, almost meme: Jaco only played 4 strings and was enough The budget minded: String sets are more expensive The practical: you can tune your bass BEAD if you want unnecesary low notes, or use an octave pedal

[@Maltloaflegrande]

I string my 4-string P-behs B-E-A-D. I don't think I've ever played an open low B whilst performing or recording, but the option of a low D or C# is nice and all at the cost of those 5 high notes which I never used to play (it's a bass for f**** sake) anyway. I string my upright the same way.

[@jimbeaux4988]

Same here. I actually get lost on a regular tuned bass. Bead rules!

[@aguywhodoesthings7061]

five string violins are superior fight me

[@jamesmacleod671]

I'll put my money's worth in, all the best bass lines have been done on a 4 string.

[@RoloTonyBrown]

Stick a high c on it. Viola low E is back in home position!

[@grahambell4310]

Doesn't Tal do that?

[@RoloTonyBrown]

@@grahambell4310 Who’s Tal? Tal Wilkenfield maybe?

[@grahambell4310]

@RoloTonyBrown Yup. Haunted Love on her Album.

[@Windykun]

Danny says that he doesn’t wanna learn a 5 string but did a pretty good job on this one

[@plusmin09]

The benefit of a 5 string is not just the lower notes, but the wider scope of tone that you can get by playing some of the notes that would typically be on the E, on the B string further up on the fretboard. It's great playing some dub, trip hop, country, and reggae up around the 8th fret while still getting the octave of the notes that you need!

[@plusmin09]

the NOPE thing on the bass looks pretty cool though imho

[@jakewarren4923]

You don’t have to have the bottom string on a five string lower than E, you can string it EADG - then add a higher note on the top like a B or a (I think more commonly) a C.

[@Will-pg4bh]

Hiya! I can answer your question-Guide Dogs are usually trained to crap in a particular spot in their owners garden during their training. Such clever dogs!

[@Luthiart]

I've been playing behs for 40 years and I STILL can't warm up to a 5-string. People say: " oh, you'll get used to it after a while", but I don't WANT to get used to it, and I have very little need for those FIVE lower notes (if i did, I'd just down-tune one of my 4-string basses for that ONE odd song). And I have yet to play a 5-string where the B sounds the same as the rest of the strings, instead of a wet, mechanical fart.

[@CM4wsler]

I enjoy 5 string because it gives me more options and I have to downtune less often to play songs. And I enjoy playing low so much that I have to remind myself to lay off the B string a bit. I have small enough hands that a 6 string might be cumbersome, but my Spector Dimension 5 fits me just right I'm a bit surprised you didn't mention how clanky and floppy the B string gets, especially downtuned. That's the reason I went multiscale. Anyways, I respect that it's your personal preference to dislike 5 strings. No one should feel obligated to play one, but definitely try one out to see if its for you before you by - first time I played one I knew i had to buy one. I just remember when I started playing 15 years ago, it was cool to hate on players with a pick, and I let that influence me to the point that now my pick playing ability is far below what I would like. Now that picking is becoming accepted more generally by the wider bass community, I'd hate to see that negative energy focused on the 5 string and scare people away from trying out what could be their ideal instrument.

[@skinbagmusic9530]

im sure you already know, but a lot of funk bassists would actually keep the E on the bottom and make the 5th string a high C. but if youre used to strumming chords now you have to either worry about adding another note to the chord or muting it

[@evanfortunato2382]

I was a drummer whose behs journey started when i borrowed my friend's. My then-girlfriend noticed i enjoyed playing it, so, while not really having a ton of money, she bought me a bass for my birthday. And it was 5 string. It's still my only bass so i play it anyway, but holy crap i always felt awful about not liking it. I honestly cant even hear the low B string without playing plugged in, and i dont even have a bass amp. Every time i play it i just wish it was a regular 4 string.

[@BigElectricCat]

Instead of the low D string shift the EADG strings over add a high B string where the g string should be and tune it EADGB

[@billygildark4565]

Was going to say exactly this, great for arpeggios.

[@jaredschlicht7286]

The low B gets replaced with a high C. Basses are generally tuned in perfect fourths even when you add more strings. Except a Bass VI. Those are just weird

[@BigElectricCat]

@@jaredschlicht7286 That makes more sense. Yeah

[@minaellysewarren2623]

I picked up a 5 string when I was in a doom band. We used two tunings: C Standard and Drop A. Got tired of tuning that C down to A for those 1-3 songs. I just tuned the B down to A and had the rest at C Standard, and I had two four string basses in one! Also, it broke the guitarist's brain when I made use of that low A while playing tunes he did in C Standard. He didn't fully get the concept. 😂

[@dandaddeadbeat8788]

In my pretentious teens I thought I was one-upping everyone by going straight to a 6 string after barely learning to play a 4. 15 agonising years later I got a brilliant 5 and my playing got a lot better. The 5 suits me a lot better, and with a pitch pedal I can match any metal guitarist's silly tuning without hurting the truss rod.

[@fernandogarajalde4066]

Move every string up one and get a .030-.025 for a high B or high C. I knew several bassists who did that because they wanted the extra high string for “Jack-o’-ing” about. BTW The Ibanez Mikro is a 30” scale just like a Horner. 😎🎸

[@BrunodeSouzaLino]

If the problem us string spacing, in theory you could have 5 strings on a 4 string neck. That was what John Myung did with his Music Man signature Bongo. It is a 5 string bass with 6 strings.

[@jedoesstuff9086]

also something that I want to say is that as a general rule of thumb, the lower instruments sound, the slower their parts get. This is because lower frequencies take longer to resonate, and this even applies to electric instruments. If you play a lot of very low notes very fast, the notes don't have the time that they need to sound out. so some constructive criticism on your 5 string playing at the end is that you dont give the low string enough time to resonate and let the note develop. whenever i end up playing down there i always slow down a little bit (or play quarter/half notes instead of eigth/16ths), which gives those stupidly low notes more time to sound out and makes the music overall sound much better. edit: this is also influenced by the tension of the string itself. I always think that the B string is much to wobbly with standard gauges, so i put a monster .145 on my bass and it makes it much more stable and sounds wayyy better

[@paulybassman7311]

If your still playing 60, 70s, 80s stuff, keep the 4 string. 5 string Bass is an evolution brought about in the 90s (mostly) to compete against the sequencers and keyboards which have a Piano Scale. This enables the you to play basslines written on piano by composers for Bass. There were 5string uprights and 4string uprights with extended fingerboards enabling E strings to play D or C. So many more modern tunes are recorded on 5 string basses enabling better control of the tombre of the note. Lots of drummers will tell you that nothing can beat a B string (it opens up the frequency spacing between the kick drum and Bass) giving more breating room. Thats the boring answer.😂

[@fedupfaces]

“When I completely master the 4 string bass I’ll switch to the 5 string bass.”- Geddy Lee

[@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney]

I feel exactly the same. I have a 4-string each set up for standard, half a step down, D, and B. I'm not smart enough to switch from fours to fives, and the only reason I have the one tuned B-E-A-D is to justify the Peavey G-bass I wanted to buy, not because I ever really needed to play that low, haha!

[@cakewolf44]

Your longer videos are really good.

[@uacce]

I love your energy and your smile

[@andylee6228]

The little talked about advantage of 5 string basses is that if you have short arms or don't want to stretch too far then with a fiver string you don't have to go below the 5th fret. And you don't have to move your arm to often. On the other hand, if you want to play something with 6 strings, get a guitar because you really want to play those high notes all the time. A bass of for playing the low end of the music, so keep it low yer boring show off. Six string based are for those who aren't good enough to make it as a guitarist. LoveLifeGoodness&Freedom, Andy

[@NelsonMontana1234]

Ode To The Five String Bass by Nelson Montana (My apologies in advance to my 5 string loving brothers) There once was a time, when 4 strings were fine, and an E was as low as youd go. But the desire to go deeper, turned out to be a keeper and they added a B as you know. I too joined the crowd, the mantra was so loud The five is the one that will last. But after many a gig, trying vainly to go big, my love of the B was soon past. The notes didnt speak with the clarity that Id seek. And I found that Id use it less and less. It just got in the way, I keep thinking an E was an A, Till finally asking is this for the best? It wasnt for James or Jaco or Chris. Victor Wooton and Steve Harris never fell. Jeff Berlin said Nay and hoped itd just go away and Sir Paul would eschew it as well. The Ox took a stand, amid the demands an did John Paul Jones and Flea. Rocco didnt veer and Sting just sneered -- unimpressed -- as was Pino and Lee Claypool went back, and accepted the fact -- it was good enough for Bootsy and Clarke As did Osborne and Kaye, heading the way, and forever making their mark. Then again, there was Anthony, who played mighty fancifully -- with even more strings than six! Yet there are those, who still propose...he should stick to a four and a pick. Of course theres a case, within the right space, to add some well placed low Ds But these days if thats needed, Ive finally conceded Ill just play it on the god damn keys.

[@morgandavidpatton]

I have also never desired a low B string on my bass but I really like playing 5 strings with a high C on the bottom. I believe that's called a tenor 5 string.

[@ireland9292]

I play a few different styles of music, a 5 string PJ bass with flats has proven to be the most versatile in my own experience. I gig a lot of traditional irish stuff though and that's all in D major/B minor so the B string comes in handy for it

[@bassboi5052]

i have extremely tiny hands as well, and i love my 5 string specifically because it's easier on my fretting hand when playing chords (which i do often). so interesting how two individuals with the same problem have such different reactions to the same thing

[@jacksonkisling1684]

To each their own but I have only one BEHS and it's a 5-string. My favorite part is having the low D and Eb handy, but there are some moments where a low C is so perfect.

[@kingdeedee]

Bassists that dislike 5 string basses always confuse the hell outta me because it really just gives you more bass notes (At least traditional BEADG setups). I get why people hate 6 stringers though but they definitely have their specific use cases and there are some incredible players who use them

[@Matt_bechillin]

Honestly, “i don’t play music that requires it “ is 100 enough reason not to do it. I’m the opposite, I play neo soul and r&b. A lot of it is actually written with a 5 string, so if you use a 4 string the timbres will be wrong and ruin the mood.

[@user-js6zm8ps1t]

I think the best tones on P bass comes from the left side of the pick up! And playing softly not much strenght! That’s THE tone🔥

[@Dano6sic69]

I feel the same way about 7 and 8 string guitars. Most people that use them are in mediocre "core" bands and the shit they write really doesnt require an extra string or two.

[@eddieademi]

Danny just add a high C string on it, swap the low B for an E, and you'll start loving it and won't feel lost on the neck anymore.

[@eddiehimself]

I have small hands and I never felt it was a reason for me not to play 5 string: in fact, I actually find the narrower string spacing helps me in that regard.

[@trance9158]

I've grown tired of 4 string basses.. I have 1 Spector 4 stringer but I only use it for pick playing I prefer my Yamaha 5 and 6 string basses. I'm not fond of short scale basses either.

[@sidalientv]

I bought a Music Man 5 string Behs, just for curiosity, because the guy in eBay made me a reasonable price and oh I am a big fan of Tony Levin. It takes a while to get used like you say, not get lost with the notes position on the fretboard. One thing I discovered is that the 5. string must be played not so........ aggressively (many times a product of the emotion) because the notes goes sharp and makes a peak in the track if you are recording online without a compressor. The other (pleasant) thing - even if you have small hands - is that the wood resonates much more that in the 4. string Behs, and gives more "thump" to the overall sound. Anyway, I return always to my Rick 4001 or a Fender Precision which I love.

[@CUCAFESIS95]

I find 5 string basses useful for busy music styles. When guitarists compose shit using stretched fretting patterns like, say, frets 1, 3 and 5 and it's a fast run-like thingy, you can just play the 3rd and 5th frets on the "E string" then replace the 1st on the same string with the 6th on the lowest string. Comfy. Also having more octaves is kinda cool. Adds depth when playing heavy stuff. 5 string basses can work as a comfy 4 string in these contexts once you get used to its differences. 6 string basses tho, you better learn chords and harmony properly or solo often, otherwise they're a waste.

[@215Gallagher]

You never saw Paul MacCartney, Jaco Pastorius, Chris Suire, Gary Thain or any of the great bass players of the 60s and 70s play anything but four strings, but for that matter you've never saw Jimmy Page or Ritchie Blackmore play eight string guitars. My son, a metal guitar player bought himself an eight string monstrosity which after a couple of gigs now stays in its case while his six string Ibanez (we both like Ibanez, I have a 76 Roadstar II) is the one that gets played, even though it isn't black.

[@dashdrum-again]

I'm with you on the range thing. There just aren't that many situations to play below E to warrant another bass. (And I have 7 basses so it doesn't take much convincing for me to get another one.) However, I still enjoy playing my 5-string, even if just for the slightly tighter string spacing.

[@bluesdudebassist]

Boy, I can relate! That low B is horrible and pointless. I sometimes feel shame that I “only” have 4 strings. But then I cheer up when I remember that it was good enough for Geddy!

[@geordiedog1749]

Try tuning a five string to E, A, D, G & B (or C). Or, in my case C#, F#, B, E and G#. Great for chords in a power trio.

[@RedDed228]

I love Danny's channel and I'm not even a bassist, but Danny is so goofy but also a very talented musician as well so you can't help but love him.

[@musicfromakido]

It’s just as important to pick up the poo when it’s a guy dog as when it’s a girl dog actually!

[@themysteriousoa4466]

Day Two | Video Three | New Behs Challenge for Danny Sapko: Play this Ominous Behs Riff, 17 Times… with Picc: 0E 2E 3E 4E, 3E 4E, 3E 4E 3E 4E, A2 E4 Pedal = Reverb and/or Delay There’s a lot more to the riff, but it would be a pain in the butt to transcribe every one. Also, I don’t know the amount of Reverb or Delay for the riff. BPM = 110 *Best Played on a Blue Custom Shop 1960s Fender Jazz Bass*

[@CountryFenderBass]

I play country music and I use an old school PBass. But a lot of modern country is written with 5 string bass lines

[@Rusli1659LPSoldier]

3:40 has nobody talk about how the finishing design of the Nope Bass kinda reminds me of Paramore's "Riot" all over the place?

[@Dubsouljahmusic]

Tons of 5 strings in Reggae Music. We like it Low and Slow

[@CTCAC2000]

I've always had an aversion to 5 strings. Like the low sound, but you can always just detune and get thicker strings. 4 is more than enough for me.

[@funkypunk1001]

Danny, that bass sounds fking awesome. You sound great playing it! I'm a 4 player but I like busting out my 5 string for certain gigs.