"No Need for 5-Strings if You're Good Enough."

Occasionally, I see things on the Internet that are so insanely idiotic that I feel compelled to set the record straight. Here’s a Facebook comment on a fellow bassist’s page that made me despair for the future of humanity:

The reason that this incensed me so much - aside from the lack of grammatical awareness displayed by the author - is that it represents a narrow-minded point of view and attempts to draw a correlation between the type of instrument being played and the ability level of the person playing it, which is completely misguided.

Should I Switch to a 5-String Bass?

Here’s how to work out how many strings are right for you: