Let's see your BASS VI, people

finboy · Post by **finboy** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 12:22 am

ramonovski wrote:Is there a "Let's see your BASS VI rig" thread?

I'm interested in what pedals and amps you guys are using.

This was fun for a couple days

Space bass

rfurtkamp · Post by **rfurtkamp** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 2:55 am

Using the same stuff with my VI that I do with anything else to be honest.

It'd be different if I was trying to gig at doom brute volume.. but I'm not. Still have a half-stack and a couple 12" speaker combos though.

VI prefers a few different pedals as priority over the regular guitars but if it sounds good with another Fender offset, it generally seems to work with the VI.

PetZounds · Post by **PetZounds** » Sun Dec 27, 2015 10:29 pm

Put a DC Kunkle neck I got from the BST on my Squier JM, with a Mastery Bridge.
I'm in love.

kosta · Post by **kosta** » Mon Dec 28, 2015 4:53 am

Whuttttttt. That is awesome.

UglyCasanova · Post by **UglyCasanova** » Mon Dec 28, 2015 5:45 am

Yes!!

TheTransient · Post by **TheTransient** » Tue Dec 29, 2015 12:09 am

Played mine for a bit yesterday after a month or so of not touching it (I've been meaning to!). Still love it!

I am starting to put together a few ideas for a fun math-rockish sort of solo project using my Bass VI. Maybe some glockenspiel, piano and guitar depending on what happens, but mostly jazzy drums and layers of the VI on top of each other. I know when people talk about "math-rock" and Bass VIs, you'd immediately think TTNG, and dont get me wrong, they are amazing, but the style I am writing is more like the some kind of mix inspired a few bands which I have listed below. None of these bands use Bass VIs, but they all have very distinct bass styles that are actually driving the melodies and not just sitting back behind a guitar.

Ive tried to list these sort of in order of what has the closest vibe to what I am writing. Even though Elephant Gym does have a fair bit of guitar (its a three piece), it probably best captures the fun-ness of the few ideas I currently have turning over in my head, so put them up top.
Elephant Gym - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=280hno-lPJA
Gaston - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5ZtooK2xiU
Piglet - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhzlhRmHmQA
Pinback - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkwGTY_kl1I

Gotta find some time to keep working on it!

psychic vampire. · Post by **psychic vampire.** » Wed Dec 30, 2015 9:49 pm

Ugh. So for the last... 14 years bass has been my primary instrument. I used to play guitar, but my tele got stolen in 2011 (along with all of my gear) and I replaced my bass and synth and drum machine et al, but never my guitar. Flash forward to now, and despite my love for my Ensoniq ESQ-1, I feel a really strong urge to grab a bass vi, in the hopes that it can do guitar when I need that and bass when I want that. Posting in here in hopes that people will tell me it is clearly the best call.

rfurtkamp · Post by **rfurtkamp** » Wed Dec 30, 2015 10:12 pm

It'll get you somewhat there. It's the only bass that leaves me feeling like I'm not missing something when I play it though, especially with other people.

What you need out of a guitar and what it'll do will vary a bit though. It's not a flat out replacement IMO, but a "If I could only bring one today and knew I'd need to cover both bases somewhat"

BoatRich · Post by **BoatRich** » Fri Jan 15, 2016 11:43 am

I'm picking up a Modern Player Jag (the p90 one) and a DC Kunkle neck this week and having the tech at work set it up. I'm so stoked!! I've been really wanting a hardtail VI with P90's and this seemed like a good way to go. I may try and restain it and get a Bastian neck for it later though.

Bon Hoga · Post by **Bon Hoga** » Mon Jan 18, 2016 7:48 pm

BoatRich wrote:I'm picking up a Modern Player Jag (the p90 one) and a DC Kunkle neck this week and having the tech at work set it up. I'm so stoked!! I've been really wanting a hardtail VI with P90's and this seemed like a good way to go. I may try and restain it and get a Bastian neck for it later though.

I don't think that's going to work -- DC Kunkle necks work with 25.5" guitars, the Jag is 24.75 or thereabouts.

BoatRich · Post by **BoatRich** » Tue Jan 19, 2016 10:44 am

Bon Hoga wrote:
BoatRich wrote:I'm picking up a Modern Player Jag (the p90 one) and a DC Kunkle neck this week and having the tech at work set it up. I'm so stoked!! I've been really wanting a hardtail VI with P90's and this seemed like a good way to go. I may try and restain it and get a Bastian neck for it later though.
I don't think that's going to work -- DC Kunkle necks work with 25.5" guitars, the Jag is 24.75 or thereabouts.

Ahh... Damn, that's kind of a bummer. Honestly I'm probably keeping it as a guitar anyways because I don't have a decent one and it's pretty rad. I'm gonna have to look more into conversion necks.

Bon Hoga · Post by **Bon Hoga** » Tue Jan 19, 2016 5:43 pm

BoatRich wrote:
Bon Hoga wrote:
BoatRich wrote:I'm picking up a Modern Player Jag (the p90 one) and a DC Kunkle neck this week and having the tech at work set it up. I'm so stoked!! I've been really wanting a hardtail VI with P90's and this seemed like a good way to go. I may try and restain it and get a Bastian neck for it later though.
I don't think that's going to work -- DC Kunkle necks work with 25.5" guitars, the Jag is 24.75 or thereabouts.
Ahh... Damn, that's kind of a bummer. Honestly I'm probably keeping it as a guitar anyways because I don't have a decent one and it's pretty rad. I'm gonna have to look more into conversion necks.

Just slap it on a Jazzmaster body -- same neck pocket as the Jag, but appropriate scale length.

More_Divebombs · Post by **More_Divebombs** » Fri Jan 29, 2016 6:34 am

My cursor has been hovering over the "Buy It Now, You Shithead!" button on a Squier Bass VI for the last few days. I've never been so confused. I even had a dream about one last night. I was playing it on the bus. Everyone thought I was the shit.

I don't even have any real use for it other than blasting it through a pair of headphones in my bedroom until my head caves in, since I've sort of ditched the whole being-in-a-band thing. I don't even play bass a little bit. I just saw some demos and those 6 string bass chords sound wonderful.

I need some convincing that the Bass VI will change my life for the better. If anyone could draft an excuse that I can recite to my girlfriend so she won't be mad me for dropping £300 on a musical instrument, that would be great too.

coldbrightsunlight · Post by **coldbrightsunlight** » Fri Jan 29, 2016 12:41 pm

Buy It Now, You Shithead!

But seriously, even if you're just playing it unplugged in your bedroom, chords sound so lovely and rich and I find it a very inspiring instrument. I think they're a fucking steal for £300, do not regret mine at all. You can quote me to your girlfriend on that if it helps.

More_Divebombs · Post by **More_Divebombs** » Fri Jan 29, 2016 5:58 pm

monkeydancer wrote:Buy It Now, You Shithead!

But seriously, even if you're just playing it unplugged in your bedroom, chords sound so lovely and rich and I find it a very inspiring instrument. I think they're a fucking steal for £300, do not regret mine at all. You can quote me to your girlfriend on that if it helps.

Convinced. I'll get it bought. Olympic White. Swish.

I've read about people setting it up as a Baritone. Does that take any major adjustment, or is it just a matter of stringing it up with a set of Baritone strings?

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