How many strings on a bass guitar?

The bass guitar (also known as electric bass, or bass) is a stringed instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, except with a longer neck and scale length, and four to six strings or courses. read more

Many bassists were being replaced by computers and keyboards because they could play lower bass notes than a standard 4-string bass. To compensate, some bassists began playing 5-string basses that added 5 lower-pitched notes to their arsenal. read more

A typical bass has 4 strings, but you can also get a bass with 5 or 6 strings. The most strings I've every seen on a bass is 11 strings. If you look hard enough you can probably find a bass with as many strings as you want. read more