Bass VI ?

Fretwired

Sporky said:

There's that mid-scale 6-er that @fretwired (I think) has. An Ibanez. It'll go to proper bass frequencies, but is tuned like a guitar.

Yes I do - Ibanez SRC6 Short Scale Bass. Lovely instrument.

TTBZ

Very interesting. Hard to tell if I'd like it as that kind of music is so far removed from what we're playing. But I've heard some stoner bands using the VI (like Tweak Bird and Eagle Twin) which sounds pretty cool.

Sporky

Fretwired said:

Sporky said:

There's that mid-scale 6-er that @fretwired (I think) has. An Ibanez. It'll go to proper bass frequencies, but is tuned like a guitar.

Yes I do - Ibanez SRC6 Short Scale Bass. Lovely instrument.

That's the one I was thinking of.

I keep having a little look on t'bay and t'reverb but no luck yet.

dazzajl

The Squier six is a fab way to get into that baritone/hybrid world. Well made for the price and huge fun to play. 

If you’re going to gig a lot with it you’d probably want to upgrade to something  made with higher quality parts but the Squier will completely get under your skin. 

mart

Sporky said:

There's that mid-scale 6-er that @fretwired (I think) has. An Ibanez. It'll go to proper bass frequencies, but is tuned like a guitar.

I’m struggling to grasp what you mean about the tuning. Is it EADGBE? If so, is it an octave down from a guitar, like the VI? Or something like ADGCEA like some baritones? Hoping @Fretwired can help.

mrkb

mart said:

Sporky said:

There's that mid-scale 6-er that @fretwired (I think) has. An Ibanez. It'll go to proper bass frequencies, but is tuned like a guitar.

I’m struggling to grasp what you mean about the tuning. Is it EADGBE? If so, is it an octave down from a guitar, like the VI? Or something like ADGCEA like some baritones? Hoping @Fretwired can help.

It’s tuned EADGBE so same as a bass VI, but spacing is similar to a guitar. 

TTBZ

That seems like a lot of fun. Suppose I'll have to make a trip to Andertons or something to find one to have a go on. Doesn't seem like it'd be standard guitar shop stock!

mrkb

TTBZ said:

That seems like a lot of fun. Suppose I'll have to make a trip to Andertons or something to find one to have a go on. Doesn't seem like it'd be standard guitar shop stock!

I’ve got one and am based near Northampton. Let me know if you want to pop over and try it out, also have an OC3 to compare it to.

Moe_Zambeek

I had a Squier VM VI. Took some fettling by @ICBM to make it playable but once done was OK with the right strings. I sold it fairly soon though, I felt it was neither fish nor fowl. I’d rather have a proper baritone (like the Versoul Raya Bari I was dumb enough to sell many years ago). The Reverend baritones sounds great for that fat heavy riffing.

stimpsonslostson

Moe_Zambeek said:

I had a Squier VM VI. Took some fettling by @ICBM to make it playable but once done was OK with the right strings. I sold it fairly soon though, I felt it was neither fish nor fowl. I’d rather have a proper baritone (like the Versoul Raya Bari I was dumb enough to sell many years ago). The Reverend baritones sounds great for that fat heavy riffing.

That was my experience too. 
I play bass/rhythm guitar & thought it’d be a fun thing to have... it is, but I couldn’t work out what it was FOR- apart from Royal Blood esque nonsense. 
I loved hitting Bass notes & then chords up the neck. 

The strings that come with the Squier are awful, you need to go up a Guage or two to make it playable (& set it up accordingly). I found the Squier to be much better than the Fender equivalent (Pawn shop?).

like others have said- I’d suggest buying an affordable bass and play that. I also prefer gigging on bass to guitar, but play more guitar at home. 

Fretwired

mart said:

Sporky said:

There's that mid-scale 6-er that @fretwired (I think) has. An Ibanez. It'll go to proper bass frequencies, but is tuned like a guitar.

I’m struggling to grasp what you mean about the tuning. Is it EADGBE? If so, is it an octave down from a guitar, like the VI? Or something like ADGCEA like some baritones? Hoping @Fretwired can help.

It's tuned a full octave below a standard guitar but is tuned EADGBE just like a regular guitar. It has a hybrid set of strings. The magic is in the EQ and the EMG pickups. You can make it sound like a bass or a guitar or (as in the video)something in between.

Fretwired

Or metal ...