The problem is, it’s darn near impossible to get that uniformity on a 5-string bass. But the aim is to maintain as consistent a sound possible as one plays from string to string, so that the instrument conveys a homogeneous timbre over its entire range. And savvy players and composers will often take advantage of the individual timbral qualities exhibited by the different strings for coloristic purposes. Good players do acknowledge that this is an ideal, a goal whose achievement is limited by the not entirely predictable nature of acoustic vibrations and mechanical resonances. As a fundamental aspect of string playing technique, violinists, cellists, guitarists, and yes, bassists strive to develop a uniform tone when playing passages that cross strings. Here’s the biggest challenge one faces when recording a 5-string bass: maintaining timbral consistency from string to string. But, being both an audio engineer and a bassist, I’m not interested in decent recordings I’m interested in excellent recordings! I’m well aware that many bassists and engineers treat the 5-string exactly as they would a 4-string instrument, and come away with perfectly decent recordings. Opinion argument that will last into the wee hours, long after all the beer is gone. To some that statement seems ridiculously obvious. The 5-string bass presents recording challenges not present with a 4-string bass. Having clarified that, allow me to opine: And when I say “B string” here I’m allowing for the inevitable variations in tuning, C and A being the most common. By comparison, the 6-string bass has one extra string above and below the 4-string, so it has the same low-end range as the 5-string. The additional lowest string of these extended-range instruments gives bassists another half octave (roughly) to roam around in, as well as allowing registral leaps that would be otherwise nearly impossible on a 4-string bass.įor the sake of brevity, whenever I say “5-string bass” here I mean any greater-than-4-string bass with a low B string.
#Five stringed bass series
The Rogue LX405 Series III is a wonderfully light and well-balanced 5-string bass, and its low price makes it a must-have for every bassist.With increasing competition for low frequency real estate from synthesizers, drop-D tunings, and 7-string and 8-string guitars (oh yeah, my dad is going to have a conniption trying to figure out a track by Korn or Meshuggah), bassists have been forced to expand into a lower register just to be heard. You can bypass the active electronics with the pull-out volume knob in case your battery dies.
Controls include volume, blend, bass boost/cut, and treble boost/cut.
The Rogue 5-string is armed with an MM-style humbucker at the bridge and a single-coil up front with active EQ. The bass guitar's strings can be anchored through body or bridge to suit your preference. Satin chrome die-cast tuners and bridge are eye-catching details. Genuine blue abalone position markers and a graphite nut grace the fingerboard. The bass guitar's fretboard is highest-grade Indian rosewood. The neck is Canadian hard maple deeply set in the body with 6 bolts for sustain approaching that of a neck-thru bass.įor stability the neck is fitted with a 2-way truss rod. The 5-string Rogue LX405 Series III Electric Bass is fashioned with a quilted maple top on a basswood body with a matching veneer on the headstock.
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