5 strings to 4 strings conversion?

[bassfreak]

just wondering if there is suck a thing for bass? like converting a five stringed to a 4 stringed

 

[bassfreak]

such**

 

[reyrey]

purpose? converting 5 string to 4 string is kinda stupid to me...like you got too much money and dunno what to do with them,so you do this kind of thing... :lol:

 

[yourgrandpa]

well, you could just remove one of the strings and erm, voila?

seriously though, why would you want to?

 

[reyrey]

thats what im wondering too bro...but the key words from the threadstarter are 'just wondering' ...perhaps he also curious whether got people do this kind of thing before

 

[bassfreak]

haha..no la...was kinda curious is kinda thing possible only..cos i've seen an article on this web where this guy converts a 5 string bass to a 12 string baritone!

 

[Z3r0_G]

but he's upsizing. you're downsizing.

thats plain weird.

go sell your current 5 string and get a 4 la.

 

[shinobi]

chris wolstenholme from muse had a 5 stringer that was so badly abused that one of the tuning heads fell off. he then used it as a 4 string. but looking at his rickenbackers and fender jazzes he used for his recent concerts i'd assume he has long forgotten about it

 

[gsonique]

make it two string :roll: easier to play and maintain ......yeah :lol:


removing the frets would a freaky mod 8O .... fretless is like topless :twisted:

 

[Z3r0_G]

topless is good =pp

 

[stewartbass]

easy-

first remove all the strings.

remove the 5 string bridge and the nut and the tuning heads

buy a new 4 string bridge and custom carve anew 4 string nut to fit the slot on the neck
then cut out round tabs to fill the 5 holes in the headstock. fill the holes on the body from the 5 string brige. leave to dry

touch up the paint work

now put in the new 4 string bridge , the new nut and and [osition the 4 tuning pegs to fit.

string 'er up and there you have a broadneck 4 string bass

 

[davs]

broadneck 4 string bas

LOL!