Beginner 5-String Bass Video

Beginning 5-String Bass is a series of specialized videos made for bass players starting on the 5.

These videos are available for download through http://www.creativebasslessons.com

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[SuperNotNoob]

What bass is that? Beautiful sound!!!

[BassLessonsOnline]

Thanks - this is a Belman Classic 5, made in Australia.

George

[TheBlueBandYTAccount]

Hello George, I have a small question.

I'm into playing reggae and I want to go lower on my bass. But frankly, I haven't got the money to buy a five string bass. So this was an idea of mine: I buy a five-string set and put it on my four-string bass, resulting in a B-E-A-D tuning. I never use the G so I suppose I can miss it.

Do you know if this is possible or will it ruin my bass?

Greetings from the Netherlands.

[BassLessonsOnline]

Hello and thanks for your questions.

Many of my face-to-face students (plus a few of my online students) have made this conversion.

All you need is a single B string to add to the E, A and D you already have. You will have to adjust your action, intonation, and truss rod. You may have to file the slots in your bridge tailpiece and nut to accommodate for the thicker strings.

If everything is done well, it will not ruin your bass.

If you have a bass with a very thin and flexible neck - think again

[UCAapocalypse]

Hi George, when playing with the five string could you still use the newest string to use as the top string on 4 string bass songs or should you still use the 2nd string?

[BassLessonsOnline]

You can use any tuning you like on a 4-string. Just make sure you make necessary adjustments such as intonation, truss rod etc.

George

[LarryLane07]

That low b string really kicks butt. I don't know why anyone would want to play a bass without it. I don't play, but I want to, and i gotta have that low b string because I wanna get down there and rattle the windows and shake the ground like an earthquake.

[TheSuperSmokey]

This guy really pisses me off -_-

[TheFinkage]

dear god, some serious bass playing right here, i had to turn the bass all the way up on my sound system so my speakers wont try to take it all and blow themselves up when this guy started playing

[rockshow256]

@Oyeczka 5, more options.