Great video, man. Subscribed! Wanted to give a little insight regarding the topic here too. I 100% agree with what you’re saying but I did buy a new bass in the past year, but wait hear me out! I started on 4’s like most of us do then I got my first 5 a couple years into playing (Schecter Studio 5) and I’ve played nothing but 5 strings for majority of my bass playing career until one day I acquired a Schecter CV4 and fell in love with 4 strings again. For my technique and style that I’m pushing towards a 4 makes so much more sense. Fast forward a few years later I made the plunge and bought a Schecter Studio 4 (gave the CV4 to my niece as a graduation gift. She loves playing music and loved that bass when my wife and I came to visit) When I got the Studio 4 I couldn’t and still can’t put it down. I’ve always loved the Studio series basses from Schecter and knew that I needed to get the 4 string model. Now only own two basses (studio 4 and studio 5) I just focus on playing and working on my craft. I think it’s very important to have a bass that can cover a lot of ground instead of having 5,6,7 all the way to God know what amount of basses. I would sit there with my Studio 4 and spend hours dialing in tones and the ceiling for that bass is very high. If I go full neck p/u, keep the treble at noon, boost the bass and mids a bit and I have a nice vintage sounding tone. I’ve always really loved the sound of thumb basses and found a tone that fits it on my bass. Go to the bridge p/u all the way, boost the bass a bit, crank the treble and scoop the mids and it has a growl very similar to a Warwick and the more mid range you add it kinda goes into Primus territory. A very throaty sound. This is all just with the bass without even touching the amp yet. What I’m getting at here really is if you get the bass that’s right for you, learn how it functions you’ll find you don’t need to own a bunch of different basses. I have my two and couldn’t be happier. The 4 being my primary and the 5 comes out when she is needed. Keep up the great content.
My experience as a middle-aged guy with 30+ years of gigging experience on bass and drums. Unless you are a well-paid professional musician, nobody cares what instrument you play except you, and maybe one guy in your band. Just get an instrument that you enjoy playing. Nobody in the audience will hear the difference between a Squire and a Fodera. If your band is good, they're too busy dancing. That's not to say you shouldn't have a Fodera - if that puts a smile on your face when you wake up every day, and you can afford it, go ahead. But it will not make you a better player or get you better gigs. Practicing will, and you'll practice more with an instrument that feels good to play. These days you can get a bass that feels good to play for less than 1000 units of your local currency.
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Great video, man. Subscribed!
Wanted to give a little insight regarding the topic here too.
I 100% agree with what you’re saying but I did buy a new bass in the past year, but wait hear me out!
I started on 4’s like most of us do then I got my first 5 a couple years into playing (Schecter Studio 5) and I’ve played nothing but 5 strings for majority of my bass playing career until one day I acquired a Schecter CV4 and fell in love with 4 strings again. For my technique and style that I’m pushing towards a 4 makes so much more sense. Fast forward a few years later I made the plunge and bought a Schecter Studio 4 (gave the CV4 to my niece as a graduation gift. She loves playing music and loved that bass when my wife and I came to visit)
When I got the Studio 4 I couldn’t and still can’t put it down. I’ve always loved the Studio series basses from Schecter and knew that I needed to get the 4 string model. Now only own two basses (studio 4 and studio 5) I just focus on playing and working on my craft. I think it’s very important to have a bass that can cover a lot of ground instead of having 5,6,7 all the way to God know what amount of basses.
I would sit there with my Studio 4 and spend hours dialing in tones and the ceiling for that bass is very high.
If I go full neck p/u, keep the treble at noon, boost the bass and mids a bit and I have a nice vintage sounding tone.
I’ve always really loved the sound of thumb basses and found a tone that fits it on my bass. Go to the bridge p/u all the way, boost the bass a bit, crank the treble and scoop the mids and it has a growl very similar to a Warwick and the more mid range you add it kinda goes into Primus territory. A very throaty sound.
This is all just with the bass without even touching the amp yet.
What I’m getting at here really is if you get the bass that’s right for you, learn how it functions you’ll find you don’t need to own a bunch of different basses.
I have my two and couldn’t be happier. The 4 being my primary and the 5 comes out when she is needed.
Keep up the great content.
Yes Definitely! You Have To Find The Right Instrument For You!. Thanks Mate!
I'm a bassist from Italy and I just found out about your channel! you make amazing videos :D keep going!! ^^
Thanks So Much!
My experience as a middle-aged guy with 30+ years of gigging experience on bass and drums. Unless you are a well-paid professional musician, nobody cares what instrument you play except you, and maybe one guy in your band. Just get an instrument that you enjoy playing. Nobody in the audience will hear the difference between a Squire and a Fodera. If your band is good, they're too busy dancing. That's not to say you shouldn't have a Fodera - if that puts a smile on your face when you wake up every day, and you can afford it, go ahead. But it will not make you a better player or get you better gigs. Practicing will, and you'll practice more with an instrument that feels good to play. These days you can get a bass that feels good to play for less than 1000 units of your local currency.
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