Hi, 5 strings have more options but they are more expensive in most cases. Usually bassists buy 5 strings as their second or third bass. I am planning on buying it as my third bass. But if you want to only have ONE bass, I think you should get the 5 ...
You have Back Sea Bass, Large Mouth Bass, Pecock Bass, Small Mouth Bass, Striped Bass and Shoal Bass and especially Red Eyed Bass that I caught in Georgia and had a beauty record size Red Eye at 5 pounds and let it go,.
your bass doesn't NEED to have 24 frets. my first bass had 22 frets, and my new five string has 24. if you have a few more frets, it only means that you can play a couple notes a little higher, it's not a big deal. as for your bass, i've never heard ...