Looks like the Super-Sonic is back (also MIM Bass VI)

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Wed Jan 09, 2013 9:03 am

To echo Benecol and Stewart, am i the only one who thinks Fender both A)recognise the shortscale/offset type market, for all it's oddballness and creative modding above and beyond their more standard strats and teles....but also B) JUST DO NOT FUCKING GET US.

It's like they thought busting out an expensive MIM was the answer to our dreams (yes, kind of) but YOU KNOW DEM CRAZIE INDIE GUITARKIDS LETS BASH A NONSENSE LOOKING PICKUP ON IT! PAWN SHOP MODDING INNIT. ON YOUR REALLY EXPENSIVE MIM! AMAZING!

I really don't want spend best part of a grand or whatever to go through the hassle of getting a new pickguard cut an spending out on a matching pup.

Fender make very little sense to me. I apreciate that they are trying of course. But stop getting it wrong Fender! have you SEEN that petition for a squier bass six?

Post by **Mike** » Wed Jan 09, 2013 9:53 am

I can't believe how lazy fender are with parts selection in the cheap stuff like SWITCHES

Supersonic never really appealed to me with it's Strat bridge and while I loved Fredos bass VI that thing they're going to make isn't a Bass VI. Switch and pickup selection are fucking gash

James · Post by **James** » Wed Jan 09, 2013 11:51 am

If they made a Squier Bass VI that was along the lines of the most recent Jazz/Jag in terms of vintage correctness (warning:

) and quality they could sell it for Â£400 and sell tons. As long as it met that criteria and came in something other than red and sunburst I'd be buying one.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Wed Jan 09, 2013 12:53 pm

Mike wrote: Fredos bass VI

BearBoy · Post by **BearBoy** » Wed Jan 09, 2013 12:58 pm

What colour is that VI? It looks lovely in that photo.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Wed Jan 09, 2013 1:01 pm

BearBoy · Post by **BearBoy** » Wed Jan 09, 2013 1:05 pm

Looks nice. Didn't know if it was actually white and the lighting was giving it the pink colour.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Wed Jan 09, 2013 1:10 pm

i have no idea what subby payed for it but when i first picked it up i yelled out "OHHHHH FEELS EXPENSIVEEEEE"

not sure if anyone could hear me over all the fuckery going on around me

Ankhanu · Post by **Ankhanu** » Wed Jan 09, 2013 4:54 pm

Custom Shop VIs were in the $1800 range, I believe... that or the $2300 range.

jumbledupthinking · Post by **jumbledupthinking** » Wed Jan 09, 2013 6:01 pm

Dave wrote:I really don't want spend best part of a grand or whatever to go through the hassle of getting a new pickguard cut an spending out on a matching pup

^plant me here. I would love a Bass VI, but at this price-point it's a no-dice. What will the bods at Fender do next to make me facepalm? Perhaps they can surpass themselves by re-issuing the Starcaster, but with scalloped fretboard & a kahler trem as "modern improvements".
It's shit like this (& the fucking Select Series) that makes me want to commit reverse headstock snobbery & sand off my Fender logos, writing Squier on the headstocks of my guitars with a Sharpie to make myself feel better.

brainfur · Post by **brainfur** » Wed Jan 09, 2013 6:09 pm

fenders basically in the partscasters business-- why dont they have a thing like the NikeID store where you internet over, select the body neck pups and color u want and then pay 15% premium for the perfect guitar? its all just parts slapped together with various degrees of skill and now that they have MIChina w fender on teh headstock its not like labor is an issue....

Ankhanu · Post by **Ankhanu** » Wed Jan 09, 2013 6:37 pm

jumbledupthinking wrote:I would love a Bass VI, but at this price-point it's a no-dice.

2012 Schecter Hellcat VI, brah.
It's the same basic price point now, but, it's a great bass, and, the lack of trem aside, is closer spec to a normal Fender VI than these things. I actually just put mine down; was playing some Disintegration tunes

Facebook Bass VI Players group member wrote: So yeah, tried the new Bass VI with a friend. I'll edit a pretty crappy video later.

My/our verdict: Meh. Sure, it's not a bad instrument. But at that price? Nah. Also, I think my Hellcat VI 2012 sounds more like a orginal Bass VI and have a overall better feel.

We liked the neck and the body, and the tone was pretty nice. But the five-way switch felt flimsy, the tremolo felt pretty cheap and flimsy too. and the overall feel was not what I expected in that price range.
My friend said that the strings felt a little wobbly, but I guess that's a matter of taste.

In our opinion, if any of us would buy one, we would change the switch and adjust the action (Higher.)

I would maybe buy this instrument used, because It's not worth the money new. I'd say that there are better VI for the money,

Disclaimer: We have NOT played any "real" Fender Bass VI before.

Fender Pawnshop VI specs wrote: Series: Pawn Shop
Body Material: Alder
Body Finish: Polyester
Neck: Maple, "C"-Shape
Neck Finish: Urethane
Fingerboard: Rosewood, 9.5" (24.1 cm) Radius
Frets: 21, Medium Jumbo
Scale Length: 30" (76.2 cm)
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
String Nut: Synthetic Bone
Pickups: JZHB Humbucking (Bridge) Special Design Hot JaguarÂ® Single-Coil (Middle and Neck)
Pickup Configuration: H/S/S
Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck Pickup
Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
Control Knobs: Jazz BassÂ®
Bridge: Vintage-Style Adjustable 6-Saddle Bridge with "Floating"
Tremolo Tailpiece
Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
Strings: D'AddarioÂ® XL156 Nickel-Plated Steel, (.024, .034, .044, .056,
.072, .084, Gauges)
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style
Case/Gig Bag: Deluxe Gig Bag

BearBoy · Post by **BearBoy** » Wed Jan 09, 2013 6:52 pm

Has anyone seen any pricing for the VI? The Pawn Shop range cost a shade over Â£600 here in the UK but I'm guessing this may be a little more?

Although I'd love one, I am not sure I want to spend that sort of money on something I wouldn't use a huge amount. A Squier VM one would probably have been more up my street.

luciguci · Post by **luciguci** » Wed Jan 09, 2013 6:58 pm

fucking jazzmaster covered humbuckers fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck that

fuck pawn shop and their jzhb pickups

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Wed Jan 09, 2013 9:22 pm

daftsupernova wrote:fucking jazzmaster covered humbuckers fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck that

fuck pawn shop and their jzhb pickups

Humbuckers > single coils. I SAID IT.

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Wed Jan 09, 2013 9:38 pm

fuck me. they finally bring back the super sonic and it's Fender not Squier? It's going to cost as much as a vintage one on ebay if not more.

brainfur · Post by **brainfur** » Wed Jan 09, 2013 9:40 pm

...and it's going to have a worse neck than mij squier lol

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Wed Jan 09, 2013 9:44 pm

But it says Fender on it! maybe all the label snobs will "upgrade" and all the supersonics out there will end up on ebay, glutting the market and thus giving them a more realistic price.

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Wed Jan 09, 2013 9:51 pm

Or you whiney nerds can just deal with the fact that there are more Super-Sonics out there.

BOO HOO THE NECK PICKUP IS ANGLED. It's not like you were going to leave them stock anyway, because EVERY FUCKING GUITAR NEEDS WIDE RANGE HUMBUCKERS BECAUSE I JERK OFF TO SONIC YOUTH

OH BOO HOO THEY'RE GOING TO BE EXPENSIVE. Yeah, they'll be spendy for the first TWO FUCKING MONTHS before they're all the fuck over eBay.

You guys are like the equally irrational polar opposite of the dudes who sand "Squier" off of their headstocks. You're hating on the guitar for being a FENDER?!?

Ankhanu · Post by **Ankhanu** » Wed Jan 09, 2013 10:01 pm

theshadowofseattle wrote:OH BOO HOO THEY'RE GOING TO BE EXPENSIVE. Yeah, they'll be spendy for the first TWO FUCKING MONTHS before they're all the fuck over eBay.

Not if they're anything like the Mustang Specials. Don't see many of them on the used market for much less than new.