Hell yes man! May 2021 bring you inspiration and the time to express it whilst the red button is engaged! Merry Christmas Mick and a happy healthy New year!
I always thought it was good to joke about those things. Back in the day, it was interesting contrasting you and your "outlook" with others that espoused the same opinions. You were all humour for the most part whereas others carried something of an edge that made interaction with some of them feel like traipsing through a minefield ! I often used to muse on how some folk could turn a simple difference of opinion into a reason to invade Iraq !
I could never work out if Peterson was playing a 12 string that was a 4 string with 2 octave strings or a 12 string that was a 6 string with only one octave string !
It doesn't help that there are 4, 5, 6, 8, 10 and 12 string basses !
It does take getting used to. I can't quite remember what my initial reaction to a 5 string bass was but it couldn't have been a favourable one as it was years before I eventually decided to trade in the old 4 string for one. And then when I did get one, I hardly used that extra string. But bit by bit I'd use it. It reminded me of when I was learning the bass ~ within a couple of months I broke the G string and I just never bothered to replace it so for nearly 2 years I played 3 string bass. Virtually all the early photos of me with a bass show that 3 string Kay. When I eventually bought a 4 string, it took me a long time to consciously incorporate that fourth string. It seems funny to me now. I love that low B and my acoustic bass guitar {it can be plugged in so I use it as a fretless} only has 4 strings so the G makes regular appearances !
Funnily enough, a couple of months ago I bought a banjo after seeing this woman play one in a documentary. I was going to buy a 5 string one then I discovered that they make 6 string ones that are tuned like guitars so being a lazy so and so, it was a no brainer. I love its sound.
