Bass VI now BARITONE VI

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Sun Oct 05, 2014 3:54 am

It is done. It would likely be even better with a new nut, but it is great. I have the action a little higher than I am used to with my guitars. More like the action on a bass to avoid rattle. MUCH easier and better sounding with chords. I really like this. I started with bass, but moved to guitars. This is basically perfect. The weight and neck, but thinner strings. I did a demo video. It sounds a TON better in real life, but it gives a basic idea.

(Crappy cell pictures.)

20141004_201710 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

20141004_201718 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

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The action.

20141004_201801 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

The demo.
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Ankhanu · Post by **Ankhanu** » Sun Oct 05, 2014 1:42 pm

Having two (Schecter) VIs, I restrung one of mine to baritone too, and also love it; also use B-b tuning. The shittier pickups in my Ultra VI really work better with baritone than bass tunings, so now I play with it a lot more. Hope yours sees increased use as a baritone too!
(thread & demo from back when I did it)

WayToHip · Post by **WayToHip** » Sun Oct 05, 2014 3:13 pm

Congrats, I want a Bass VI for chord stuff and western style muted basslines.
But dang, that action is super high. To each his own, I find myself more liking my strings to kiss the frets and buzz with aggressive picking.

sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Sun Oct 05, 2014 4:02 pm

Shweet!

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Sun Oct 05, 2014 4:28 pm

I hope I will use it more now as well. I think if I changed the nut to one that wasn't cut for thick bass strings it would help the action a bunch. It isn't a big deal to me though. The strings are thicker so it doesn't hurt my fingers or anything playing with it like that. Nowhere near the action Mascis has on his Jazzy's or anything.

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Mon Oct 06, 2014 3:57 am

this is my shit right here. gonna have to try this on one of them on one of them squier bass vi's once acquired.

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Mon Oct 06, 2014 4:17 am

Totally! I like it much better as a baritone truthfully.

NickD · Post by **NickD** » Mon Oct 06, 2014 6:52 am

I'm thinking about converting mine over too, I use the DGB and E strings alot as it is, but not the E and A.

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Mon Oct 06, 2014 10:28 pm

Those strings you mentioned using are about the thickness of the lowest baritone strings. They are very nice. FYI the website I was directed to that makes baritone strings for Fender Bass VI's is:

Circle K Strings

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Tue Oct 07, 2014 12:14 am

sweet! gonna have to order them once i get it and make the conversion. always felt they'd be way better as a baritone. feel like it's gonna be the best of both worlds from guitar and bass since i'm in a 2 piece band and dont wanna go with the whole bass/drums dynamic, but need just a lil more lowness to the guitar sound.

YuriK · Post by **YuriK** » Tue Oct 07, 2014 12:38 am

Nice
Id fuck it
But not in the way that rivers cuomo fucked those kids,
That was a terrible thing to do

jmmc · Post by **jmmc** » Wed Oct 08, 2014 6:43 pm

thats a sexy one! To play it as a baritone you just need to change strings?

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Thu Oct 09, 2014 2:52 am

Yeah, I just changed the strings to a baritone set and tuned it BEADF#B.

singlepup · Post by **singlepup** » Thu Oct 09, 2014 8:15 am

Looks fantastic, bet it plays and sound even better.

What kind of bridge do you have on there? Warmoth?

aen · Post by **aen** » Thu Oct 09, 2014 2:28 pm

I was thinking about this myself. My Shcecter Ultra VI is a great six string bass... the bass VI... not so much.

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Thu Oct 09, 2014 3:45 pm

Bridge is stock. The Japanese ones are the nice wider ones.

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Thu Oct 09, 2014 4:25 pm

for some reason, that neck pocket shot sent me straight to the bonezone.