Man, that looks like one bitchin guitar/bass to me. Too bad the reissues are VERY expensive. Anyone here play one? How's it play and sound? How 'bout the more modestly priced Baritone Jag?

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Haha, I knew you'd be mentioning your dano! Is it possible to play chords and other guitar-esque maneuvers on it? Was there ever a Longhorn 6-string Bass? I thought I heard about that somewhere...

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Wraydar
Haha, I knew you'd be mentioning your dano! Is it possible to play chords and other guitar-esque maneuvers on it? Was there ever a Longhorn 6-string Bass? I thought I heard about that somewhere...

There's a picture of a Danelectro Longhorn 6-string bass in the fold out card/cover of my Lost Legends of Surf Guitar I: Point Panic that I ordered from Amazon. There's also a picture of something called a Fender Marauder next to Fender Jaguars. Call me crazy, but I thought only Mercury had made Marauders?

Matt

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Oh, so the Bass VI is really a bass with 2 more strings and not half guitar? Is the Baritone Jaguar the same (I think it has the same string gauges)?

Never heard of the Fender Marauder before. What an odd guitar.

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I've noodled around with a few Bass Vi's over the years, but never at any length of time.
they were more used for country or to beef up guitar lines on mellow, instro breaks of easylistening type stuff.
I really want to get one, but not sure how useful it will be,
The Huntington Cads used one on some songs.
Im sure you could play chords on it, but it would be very muddy, just like playing chords on a regualr bass, but a tad easier since the neck is more narrow.

Jeff(bigtikidude)

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To add to the confusion about this 'bass VI' vs baritone thing: the Jaguar Baritone Custom that Fender has been selling the last few years is NOT really a baritone, as it's supposed to be tuned E to E (low E is an octave below the low E on a normal guitar). in the last year Fender corrected this, and if you go on their website you'll see that this same guitar is now called Jaguar Bass VI.

I bought it a couple of months ago. I'm having a ball with it, though it seems of limited use at the moment. Hopefully I'll write some songs using it for lead. But it sounds great, though the pickups are a bit microphonic. The rest of the guitar feels extremely well built, and I love messing around on it. It's got a BIG sound, with those big strings.

The only surf(-y?) track I can think of that utilizes a Bass VI is Jack Nitzsche's The Lonely Surfer. Not used very often....

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Wraydar
Lemme see if I'm understanding you Ivan.
You bought this one http://www.fender.com/products/search.php?partno=0259400300 or an "actual" Bass VI?

Right, I bought the Jaguar Bass VI in your link (though mine is an older model that still reads "Baritone Custom" on the headstock - but it's the same guitar), not the actual Bass VI. Those things are way too expensive for such a limited use instrument!

Damn and I just love pickups with a little microphony.

Until they start squealing like a pig when you're playing standing in front of the Showman!

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Mel Waldorf uses the new Jaguar Bari to great effect. I can tell you first hand that it's got a rich, powerful sound coming through his showman, very meaty. Mel installed a trem on it too.

Mel you out there?

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I've owned a Bass VI, Dano 6 string bass, and Jaguar Baritone. All are fine instruments.

The Bass VI has a 30" scale. I had one of the MIJ models and I tuned it E-E, an octave below guitar. I used it on the Mel-tones "Surf Before Sunrise" CD and sold it when the prices for them got stupidly high. It was very difficult to find flatwound strings for it, though I understand there's a lot more options now.

Got a Dano 6 string bass about five years ago, one of the ones with the Hodad body and three pickups. I drilled out the bridge so I could put a .105 on the low string and tune it E-E. Sounds good, nice and twangy and a decent bass sound as well. Horrendously neck heavy. I used this on the Mach IV and Meshugga Beach Party CDs.

Earlier this year I got a Jaguar baritone, and installed a tremolo. Unlike the others, this I tune B-B. More of a mind twist to get around the fretboard, but the B-B tuning makes chords more effective, and the shorter scale (approx 28") makes it easier to switch with guitar. For my purposes it's the best of the bunch, and certainly the best bang for the buck.

Mel

Hey Mel, how would you compare the Bass VI and the Baritone? Is the Bass VI actually a baritone or a 6-string bass (It is tuned just like a bass right?)?

Mel & Chris or Others, How's the jag trem working out for you? Was it worth installing?

The greatest user of Bass VI was Jet Harris, formerly the bass player for the Shadows. Upon leaving the Shadows he had a couple of singles where he played a Bass VI. I like the way he used it, a lot. Check out that stuff (the best-known songs by him where he uses the Fender Bass VI are, Besame Mucho, Main Title Theme (Man With the Golden Arm), and Man From Nowhere - each one brilliant).

Good stuff, hadn't heard any of that before. Diamonds is another good one, but I read that it may have been a down-tuned jaguar he was playing.

Sorry for all the questions, but all the Bass/Baritone terminology is a bit confusing for some reason. And I guess this was the whole reason for this thread anyway.

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