I go for the sound of the bass and let that determine how many strings there are. If I could have all 6 string basses, that would be great, but my Starfire is a 4 and there it is. I love that sound and it doesn't come any other way. OTOH, my Modulus 6 is awesome, my fretless Dave King 5 is great as well as is my SI shorty. So, different numbers of strings, different string scales, all of them are awesome. Life is too short to limit myself to one thing or another because of an arbitrary allegiance.
