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benecol wrote:

endsjustifymeans wrote:How exactly is this instrument played? Can you play chords ala baritone guitar or is it just played like a bass.

In my experience (and I'd be interested to hear Sub's thoughts on the matter) while the baritone (B-B or A-A) sounds great with chords, they lose definition too much by the time you're down to E-E. Partial chords sound great though, and I always play mine with a plectrum. Sounds great.

By chords... I should specify power chords. I'd imagine no matter what, open chords would sound murky at best on this beast.

Arr, power chords sound great. I could witter on at length about plumbing it into the Minimat cranked to the gills...





*leaves out the bit about the attenuator being almost all the way up to prevent me waking the kids*

Someone at Rondo has been drinking awesome juice...

http://www.rondomusic.com/product3015.html

Why are cheapo guitar companies so much more awesome than the big wigs!?!?!

that harm is sweet, i wish they would make something with 27-28 inch scale though

Saw these over on the talkbass forums and was pretty pleased, but also pretty skeptical. I LOVE short scale 6-string basses, I'm really glad to see them being produced. That said, like others, there's just something holding me off. Not sure I much care for the 3/5 position switch and I'm dubious on build quality (though the Ash/mahogany set up, I can't see them skimping so much there). Given for a tiny bit more you can get a Schecter Hellcat VI, I'm not sure I'd put my money into one of these.

Can't speak for these guys just yet, but with the other 30" 6-string basses chording on the bottom strings and up the neck sounds superb, but even power chords in the lower frets on the heavy strings are pretty muddy... but with the right combination of pickups/tone controls can sound pretty nice. Chances are the limited switching on these is going to impact their tonal playability. With the VI you have a switch for each pickup, the Hellcat VI has a switch and coil tap for each pickup, allowing you to click in some great combinations that would be next to impossible with a standard switch. There are other 30" 6-strings with similar switching that have had good reviews, however.

benecol wrote:

endsjustifymeans wrote:How exactly is this instrument played? Can you play chords ala baritone guitar or is it just played like a bass.

In my experience (and I'd be interested to hear Sub's thoughts on the matter) while the baritone (B-B or A-A) sounds great with chords, they lose definition too much by the time you're down to E-E. Partial chords sound great though, and I always play mine with a plectrum. Sounds great.

The Bass Vi isn't that different in that regard. Chords lower than G tend to get a bit too boomy but other than those few roots, you can definitely get chord crazy. You can play a Bass VI in just about any way you want. Like a real bass, lead instrument, chord rhythyms, etc. These instruments look great, IMO, and i'd be down to try em out and see how they feel and play which would make them or break em.

How much are gonna sell for?

How much are these gonna sell for?

$400, about a bill too much IMO.