Lis of bassist with 5 strings
 

Just got a 5 string, and Im looking to learn some songs that use them, so post a list of bassist with 5 string and if you want a cool song by them to learn it. Thanks. Also post the band If you can.

Vortex- Dimmu Borgir, Borknagar, Lamented Souls
Alex Webster- Cannibal Corpse
Steve Digiorgio- A lot of bands
Scott Clendenin- Was in Death and Control Denied

Those are all I can remember, porst the ones you know.

Rob Trujillo
Paolo of Trivium
Jason Newsted
The guy from meshuggah

Alot of Dream Theater would give you some good Low B action, check out their album Awake in particular.

Devo, Marduk's current bass-player.

Sean Malone
Erkki Silvennoinen - Amoral
John Bray - Alchemist
Eric Langlois - Cryptopsy
Ville Koistinen (he left after Nesphite though) - Demilich
James Genenz - Fleshgrind & Jungle Rot
Steve Cloutier - Gorguts
Ross Dolan - Immolation
The bass players for Nile
Rainer Landfermann - Pavor
Calle Löfgren - Visceral Bleeding

There are more too, but cant be arsed to list all of them

Zero from D'espairsRay

decapitated

If I had to guess I would say that half of bass players in metal bands today are making use of more than four strings ... so just check out tons of bands.

Also, if you're just looking to get used to the B string, there are ALOT of songs in metal that extensively use the open E string (or Eb or whatever its tuned to), so you can learn these songs except you use the B string to achieve these notes instead.
That way a song that is drop D for example you can learn without having to tune down.
I've got to admit though that some songs will be very diffcult with this method.

John plays a six.

But it still would give the guy some Low B action ;)

Point taken.

Mudvayne I believe uses a five. Been a while since I've seen them play live.

Rex Brown used to use a 4 string, but later on he started using a 5 string in the later Pantera records and with Down.

Ryan from Mudvayne at the moment is actually mainly using a 4 string.. but he was using a 5 on some of the older stuff, he switches between basses im sure..

Good to see you again Tulvox, its been a while.

Given the drop B and drop C tunings, I don't blame him for using a five.

And it's wonderfull to know you're alive Tattered. :)

i dont think scott clendenin ever played with control denied..SDG wason the first album aswell as on the second one which still has to be released

Jan Maier - Deadborn

at first glance I thought you said jon mayer

Hey, John Mayer's bass player is pretty good.

Haha yeah, I can see how that could happen quite easily.

I like John Mayer, very nice stuff. He did a duet with aussie Pete Murray a while ago on tv, and his guitar work was just beautiful.