Jazzmaster VI

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holyCATS1415 wrote:I don't think Toez is planning on doing pitch perfect Malmsteen arpeggio solos above the 12th fret (at least I hope not for the sake of my sanity). I think it will be fine for playing garage rock bass lines. I wasn't trying to revolutionize the 6 string bass world, I was just making a cheap-o bass 6 style neck for my friend.
That's a good point, because I do plan on using it to play pitch-perfect arpeggios above the 12th fret, except when I do it, Malmsteen has the common courtesy to call the Toez arpeggios, ya jerk.
avj wrote:Fabulous work as always, gents. Excited to see/hear/taste the results.
Thanks! As soon as it's done and setup, I'll do a demo video. If it works well, I'll run it through some different amps.
ekwatts wrote:Always love to see others jumping into the six-string bass world.

I love my Gretsch tuned E-E but fuck those awful D'addario Bass VI strings. The E has the tension of melted dildo.
I ordered a set of Ernie ball strings that are supposedly designed for the Bass VI, and they were relatively inexpensive. Right now I'm thinking I might use the E-B-G from the D'addario set (because they are a little heavier), and the D-A-E from the Ernie Ball set, because they are thicker gauges. If that doesn't do it, I'll just use some bass singles for D-A-E. I looked into getting the gretsch, but they must be nice, because I couldn't find a used one anywhere.
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Post by cur »

Reminds me of this. 6 string 30", I guess that is why they call it the Argus 630.

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banging. bring it with?
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I haven't done a proper demo video, but here are a few videos that show how the finished product looks and sounds.

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Post by StevePirates »

I really like that song.

....the guitar's pretty sweet too.. but I really like that tune a lot.
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StevePirates wrote:I really like that song.

....the guitar's pretty sweet too.. but I really like that tune a lot.
thanks, man. Both the bass VI, and the standard electric guitars are custom builds with most of the work done by holycats
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Really like the one on Vimeo. The VI sounds class and it's nice to see the guitar project in action, too. Top work all round.
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Love both builds and you and holycats band, been lurking on your bandcamp all morning.
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James wrote:Really like the one on Vimeo. The VI sounds class and it's nice to see the guitar project in action, too. Top work all round.
Thanks, James. We were doing a radio show, and a friend of ours came in to film it. he does really nice work, so I'm gonna plug his site, Mostly Midwest . I'm really happy with the way the VI sounds and plays, and the short-scale sixer that Holycats plays is really nice.
paul_ wrote:Love both builds and you and holycats band, been lurking on your bandcamp all morning.
Thanks, Paul! Please feel free to keep lurking!
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Love dem builds and the tunes, hats off guys and gal!
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strong work.
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