Should I buy a 5 string electric bass?

Question: Should I buy a 5 string electric bass!?

I've been playing 4 string for about 15 years now!. How hard is it to transition to 5 string!? Is it hard to go back to 4 string if I don't like it!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

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The additional string is called LOW B!. Its down there about the second key on a piano!. I adapted to it pretty quick, it opened up an unexpended dimension on the fretboard, whereas I used to play everything off the E string (like guitarists do) I now play off what I call Middle C, its on the middle string right there in th emiddle of the fret board!. Go ahead and get one! Yes I would hate to go back to 4 string although I still have one I would hate to let my 5 string skill go to waste now that I have it!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

2-string bass is crazier!
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If you've been playing for 15 years you should have no problem at all! The 5 string simply adds a lower D string, the rest are just like a 4 string!. Go for it!Www@QuestionHome@Com

i dont play bass but my guess is that the 5th string just allows for higher notes to be played, which i feel is unnecessary!.!.!.
so i wouldnt buy oneWww@QuestionHome@Com

Nah, it's easy!. Go for it!Www@QuestionHome@Com

why whould you want to go 5stringWww@QuestionHome@Com