# Q for Bassists. How many strings in your bass?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 11, 2010, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-for-bassists-how-many-strings-in-your-bass/539001 "2010-05-11T03:11:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-for-bassists-how-many-strings-in-your-bass/539001/21 "2010-05-12T16:24:05Z")

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No jug band aficionados plumping for “one”?

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**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-for-bassists-how-many-strings-in-your-bass/539001/22 "2010-05-12T18:51:46Z")

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> [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](#):
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> No jug band aficionados plumping for “one”?

…or [Charlie Patton style guitarists](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMMbFQ3K0Vc#t=0m58s)?

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