I played guitar with my fingers – not a pick. So I would thump the strings with my thumb to make up for the bass drum, and pluck the strings with my fingers to make up for the snare drum.

Another prominent six-string bass proponent is John Myung of Dream Theater. “It just made sense for me to venture into the world of six-string basses. The extra strings lend themselves to a more ...

Well, it all started with the Bass VI. Speaking to MusicRadar, Mansoor says it was the vintage Fender six-string bass- electric guitar hybrid that had him jonesing for a new offset low-end adventure.