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Dingwall Combustion 5 WPB « Electric Bass Guitar

Dingwall Combustion 5 WPB£ 1.533,-

Dingwall NG-3 Combustion 5 FG « Electric Bass Guitar

Dingwall NG-3 Combustion 5 FG£ 1.758,-

Dingwall NG-3 Combustion 5 FY « Electric Bass Guitar

Dingwall NG-3 Combustion 5 FY£ 1.758,-

Dingwall NG-3 Combustion 5 LSB « Electric Bass Guitar

Dingwall NG-3 Combustion 5 LSB£ 1.758,-

Franz Bassguitars Wega 5-str Euro Esche MN « Electric Bass Guitar

Franz Bassguitars Wega 5-str Euro Esche MN£ 3.930,-

Ormsby Bass GTR 5 Dragon Burst « Electric Bass Guitar

Ormsby Bass GTR 5 Dragon Burst£ 1.578,-

Ormsby Bass GTR 5 Natural Matte « Electric Bass Guitar

Ormsby Bass GTR 5 Natural Matte£ 1.578,-

Ormsby Bass GTR 5 Violent Crumble « Electric Bass Guitar

Ormsby Bass GTR 5 Violent Crumble£ 1.578,-

Dingwall Combustion 5 IDB « Electric Bass Guitar

Dingwall Combustion 5 IDB£ 1.623,-

Dingwall NG-3 Combustion 5 LMO « Electric Bass Guitar

Dingwall NG-3 Combustion 5 LMO£ 1.758,-

Ibanez BTB845V ABL « Electric Bass Guitar

Ibanez BTB845V ABL£ 856,-

Sandberg Basic Ken Taylor 5-String Blueburst 2PH « Electric Bass Guitar

Sandberg Basic Ken Taylor 5-String Blueburst 2PH£ 1.443,-

Sandberg California VM2 Darkhawk 5 BKB « Electric Bass Guitar

Sandberg California VM2 Darkhawk 5 BKB£ 1.740,-

Ibanez Soundgear SRH505 DEF « Electric Bass Guitar

Ibanez Soundgear SRH505 DEF£ 548,-

Sandberg California VM5 RW CRM « Electric Bass Guitar

Sandberg California VM5 RW CRM£ 1.275,-

Ibanez Signature K5-BKF Fieldy (Korn) « Electric Bass Guitar

Ibanez Signature K5-BKF Fieldy (Korn)£ 819,-

Ibanez Soundgear SR605-NTF « Electric Bass Guitar

Ibanez Soundgear SR605-NTF£ 549,-

Ibanez Soundgear SRFF805-WNF « Electric Bass Guitar

Ibanez Soundgear SRFF805-WNF£ 870,-

G&L Tribute L-2500 Tobacco Sunburst RW « Electric Bass Guitar

G&L Tribute L-2500 Tobacco Sunburst RW£ 699,-

Ibanez SR30TH5II-DEF « Electric Bass Guitar

Ibanez SR30TH5II-DEF£ 646,-

ESP LTD B-205 SM NS « Electric Bass Guitar

ESP LTD B-205 SM NS£ 414,-

Cort A5 Plus SCMS OPN « Electric Bass Guitar

Cort A5 Plus SCMS OPN£ 901,-

Cort A5 Plus SCMS OPTG « Electric Bass Guitar

Cort A5 Plus SCMS OPTG£ 901,-

Dingwall Combustion 5 NT « Electric Bass Guitar

Dingwall Combustion 5 NT£ 1.623,-

Dingwall NG-3 Combustion 5 MP « Electric Bass Guitar

Dingwall NG-3 Combustion 5 MP£ 1.758,-

ESP LTD B-155DX HN « Electric Bass Guitar

ESP LTD B-155DX HN£ 389,-

Fender American Deluxe Dimension Bass V RW VIB « Electric Bass Guitar

Fender American Deluxe Dimension Bass V RW VIB£ 1.154,-

Fender American Elite Jazz Bass V MN CHP « Electric Bass Guitar

Fender American Elite Jazz Bass V MN CHP£ 1.876,-

Fender American Pro Jazz Bass V MN NAT « Electric Bass Guitar

Fender American Pro Jazz Bass V MN NAT£ 1.440,-

Fender Player Jazzbass V PF 3TS « Electric Bass Guitar

Fender Player Jazzbass V PF 3TS£ 749,-

Ibanez Soundgear Premium SR1825 NTL « Electric Bass Guitar

Ibanez Soundgear Premium SR1825 NTL£ 1.262,-

Ibanez SR30TH5PIIFNL « Electric Bass Guitar

Ibanez SR30TH5PIIFNL£ 1.159,-

Ibanez SR875 BRG£ 721,-

Ibanez TMB605-NT£ 558,-

Lakland Skyline 5501 RW B « Electric Bass Guitar

Lakland Skyline 5501 RW B£ 901,-

Lakland Skyline 5502 RW TTS « Electric Bass Guitar

Lakland Skyline 5502 RW TTS£ 1.578,-

Sandberg Basic Ken Taylor 5-String Blackburst 2PH « Electric Bass Guitar

Sandberg Basic Ken Taylor 5-String Blackburst 2PH£ 1.258,-

Sandberg Basic Ken Taylor 5-String BRB « Electric Bass Guitar

Sandberg Basic Ken Taylor 5-String BRB£ 1.209,-

Sandberg Basic Ken Taylor 5-String NAT IMB « Electric Bass Guitar

Sandberg Basic Ken Taylor 5-String NAT IMB£ 1.894,-

Sandberg Basic VM 5-String Zebra 3-tone « Electric Bass Guitar

Sandberg Basic VM 5-String Zebra 3-tone£ 1.502,-

Sandberg California Supreme TM5 « Electric Bass Guitar

Sandberg California Supreme TM5£ 1.304,-

Sandberg California Supreme TM5£ 1.782,-

Sandberg California Supreme VM5 « Electric Bass Guitar

Sandberg California Supreme VM5£ 1.705,-

Sandberg California TM5 MN 3TSB Block « Electric Bass Guitar

Sandberg California TM5 MN 3TSB Block£ 1.330,-

Sandberg California TM5 OF VW HCA « Electric Bass Guitar

Sandberg California TM5 OF VW HCA£ 1.713,-

Sandberg California TM5 RW 3TSB Block « Electric Bass Guitar

Sandberg California TM5 RW 3TSB Block£ 1.619,-

Sandberg California TM5 RW 3TSB SA « Electric Bass Guitar

Sandberg California TM5 RW 3TSB SA£ 1.622,-

Sandberg California TM5 RW TB « Electric Bass Guitar

Sandberg California TM5 RW TB£ 1.352,-

Sandberg California TM5 RW VW hg « Electric Bass Guitar

Sandberg California TM5 RW VW hg£ 1.369,-

Sandberg California TM5 Soft Aged RW CRM « Electric Bass Guitar

Sandberg California TM5 Soft Aged RW CRM£ 1.650,-

Sandberg California VM2 5-str. PF BLK « Electric Bass Guitar

Sandberg California VM2 5-str. PF BLK£ 1.647,-

Sandberg California VM5 Hardcore Aged RW BLK « Electric Bass Guitar

Sandberg California VM5 Hardcore Aged RW BLK£ 1.659,-

Sandberg California VM5 RW NAT « Electric Bass Guitar

Sandberg California VM5 RW NAT£ 1.261,-

Sandberg Classic Booster 5-String Blackburst Matt « Electric Bass Guitar

Sandberg Classic Booster 5-String Blackburst Matt£ 1.173,-

Squier Contemporary Active Jazz Bass HH V « Electric Bass Guitar

Squier Contemporary Active Jazz Bass HH V£ 446,-

Dingwall NG-3 Combustion 5 BK « Electric Bass Guitar

Dingwall NG-3 Combustion 5 BK£ 1.758,-

Dingwall NG-3 Combustion 5 DMW « Electric Bass Guitar

Dingwall NG-3 Combustion 5 DMW£ 1.758,-

Ibanez Soundgear SR305EB WK « Electric Bass Guitar

Ibanez Soundgear SR305EB WK£ 259,-

Dingwall NG-2 Combustion 5 BK « Electric Bass Guitar

Dingwall NG-2 Combustion 5 BK£ 1.713,-

Dingwall NG-3 Combustion 5 DMWSF « Electric Bass Guitar

Dingwall NG-3 Combustion 5 DMWSF£ 1.758,-

Dingwall NG-3 Combustion 5 FGSF « Electric Bass Guitar

Dingwall NG-3 Combustion 5 FGSF£ 1.758,-

Dingwall NG-3 Combustion 5 FR « Electric Bass Guitar

Dingwall NG-3 Combustion 5 FR£ 1.758,-

Dingwall NG-2 Combustion 5 LMOSF « Electric Bass Guitar

Dingwall NG-2 Combustion 5 LMOSF£ 1.713,-

Ibanez Gio GSR205B-WNF « Electric Bass Guitar

Ibanez Gio GSR205B-WNF£ 215,-

Lakland Skyline 5501 Deluxe Spalted RW « Electric Bass Guitar

Lakland Skyline 5501 Deluxe Spalted RW£ 988,-

Dingwall NG-2 Combustion 5 LSB « Electric Bass Guitar

Dingwall NG-2 Combustion 5 LSB£ 1.713,-

Ibanez Soundgear Premium SR1305 NTF « Electric Bass Guitar

Ibanez Soundgear Premium SR1305 NTF£ 941,-

Ibanez Soundgear SR505 BM « Electric Bass Guitar

Ibanez Soundgear SR505 BM£ 488,-

Marleaux Consat Custom 5-str bolt on NAT EB « Electric Bass Guitar

Marleaux Consat Custom 5-str bolt on NAT EB£ 3.067,-

Dingwall Combustion 5 MBK « Electric Bass Guitar

Dingwall Combustion 5 MBK£ 1.524,-

Dingwall NG-2 Combustion 5 DMWSF « Electric Bass Guitar

Dingwall NG-2 Combustion 5 DMWSF£ 1.713,-

ESP LTD F-415FM STBK « Electric Bass Guitar

ESP LTD F-415FM STBK£ 819,-

Fender American Elite Jazz Bass V ASH MN NA « Electric Bass Guitar

Fender American Elite Jazz Bass V ASH MN NA£ 1.806,-

Ibanez miKro GSRM25-BK « Electric Bass Guitar

Ibanez miKro GSRM25-BK£ 232,-

Esh Stinger I 5 AW « Electric Bass Guitar

Esh Stinger I 5 AW£ 1.218,-

Ibanez SR655 ABS£ 579,-

Sandberg California TM5 MN NAT « Electric Bass Guitar

Sandberg California TM5 MN NAT£ 1.376,-

Sandberg California VM5 RW HG3TS « Electric Bass Guitar

Sandberg California VM5 RW HG3TS£ 1.397,-

Esh Stinger I Basic 5 BLK « Electric Bass Guitar

Esh Stinger I Basic 5 BLK£ 934,-

ESP LTD AP-5 BLK£ 849,-

ESP LTD B-205 SM STBLKS « Electric Bass Guitar

ESP LTD B-205 SM STBLKS£ 414,-

Fender American Elite Jazz Bass V EB 3TSB « Electric Bass Guitar

Fender American Elite Jazz Bass V EB 3TSB£ 1.802,-

Ibanez Gio GSR205SM-NGT « Electric Bass Guitar

Ibanez Gio GSR205SM-NGT£ 229,-

Ibanez Soundgear SRMS805 DTW « Electric Bass Guitar

Ibanez Soundgear SRMS805 DTW£ 811,-

Sterling by Music Man SUB Ray 5 HBS « Electric Bass Guitar

Sterling by Music Man SUB Ray 5 HBS£ 299,-

ESP LTD F-155DX WBR « Electric Bass Guitar

ESP LTD F-155DX WBR£ 435,-

ESP LTD F-5E NS£ 537,-

Fender American Elite Jazz Bass V ASH MN TBS « Electric Bass Guitar

Fender American Elite Jazz Bass V ASH MN TBS£ 1.699,-

Fender American Pro P-Bass V RW 3TS « Electric Bass Guitar

Fender American Pro P-Bass V RW 3TS£ 1.599,-

Ibanez BTB845SC NTL Terra Firma Single Cut « Electric Bass Guitar

Ibanez BTB845SC NTL Terra Firma Single Cut£ 765,-

Ibanez Soundgear SR305E BPM « Electric Bass Guitar

Ibanez Soundgear SR305E BPM£ 301,-

Ibanez Soundgear SR375E AWB « Electric Bass Guitar

Ibanez Soundgear SR375E AWB£ 304,-

Ibanez Soundgear SRMS805 BTT « Electric Bass Guitar

Ibanez Soundgear SRMS805 BTT£ 797,-

Sterling by Music Man SUB Ray 5 TBLS « Electric Bass Guitar

Sterling by Music Man SUB Ray 5 TBLS£ 389,-

Ibanez SRSC805 DTF SR Cerro Singlecut « Electric Bass Guitar

Ibanez SRSC805 DTF SR Cerro Singlecut£ 809,-

Sterling by Music Man SUB Ray 5 BK « Electric Bass Guitar

Sterling by Music Man SUB Ray 5 BK£ 340,-

Epiphone Toby Deluxe V Bass BK « Electric Bass Guitar

Epiphone Toby Deluxe V Bass BK£ 229,-

Sterling by Music Man SUB Ray 5 WS « Electric Bass Guitar

Sterling by Music Man SUB Ray 5 WS£ 359,-

Epiphone Toby Deluxe V Bass RB « Electric Bass Guitar

Epiphone Toby Deluxe V Bass RB£ 219,-

ESP LTD B-15 BLKS « Electric Bass Guitar

ESP LTD B-15 BLKS£ 215,-

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Bass Guitars 5-String Bass Guitars Brand

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Epiphone
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ESP LTD
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Franz Bassguitars
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J-Bass
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Colour

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5-String Bass Guitars

The electric bass guitar is primarily responsible, together with the drums for the Groove in a band. Ever since Jaco Pastorius, Jack Bruce, Marcus Miller and Flea it's clear that the Electric Bass plays in the front row. Therefore, bass players can now draw from a similar sized pool of bass guitars as their guitar playing counterparts. Besides the classic 4-string bass, 5 and 6-string basses are becoming increasingly popular. The 'normal' four-string electric bass guitar is exactly one octave lower than a guitar tuned: E, A, D, G.

Short Scale Bass
The Short Scale Bass has a relatively short neck. This is generally easier to play because the frets are closer together and you do not have spread the fingers as much as along scale bass which makes it ideal for children and adolescents. The sound is softer and rounder and therefore used to be accused of these basses that they do not have as much "oomph" as the big bass. But thanks to modern pickup technology this is history.

Long scale Bass
The Long Scale Bass has a much longer neck and thus offers a harder sound. In addition, the weight distribution is slightly better in the long scale basses and they are rarely top-heavy. Those who consider tormenting their left hand a bit, should in any case try long scale bass playing.

Otherwise, the same rules apply as for the guitar when buying a Bass. It should feel good in your hands and not too heavy. The string action must not be too high and the bass should still have good easy playability in the higher frets. Even if you yourself can't yet play, take the instrument in your hands and plays a few notes. The first impression usually does not deceive.