Squier Vintage Modified Bass VI

so1om

Joined: May 10, 2012
Posts: 492

Posted on Dec 10 2013 09:50 PM

Funny.. as i mentioned about 180 posts ago.

The Squier VM Jag I bought was a better build than my mid 90s Fender Bass VI. I didn't touch the Jag at all. perfect out of the box.

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andreuthegiant

Joined: May 27, 2007
Posts: 254
Madrid, Spain

Posted on Dec 25 2013 04:37 PM

Santa provided some cool parts for my bass vi!

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Noel

Joined: Mar 15, 2011
Posts: 8528
Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.
United States

Posted on Dec 25 2013 05:22 PM

VERY, VERY nice!

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This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got.

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ravcon

Joined: Feb 20, 2010
Posts: 727
Charlotte, NC
United States

Posted on Dec 28 2013 11:09 PM

morphball wrote:

A few pics of the modded VI (and a demo) which may or may not increase your GAS. The nut in the 3rd pic is a TUSQ that I replaced the plastic one with, and the 4th is the stock next to the unmodified TUSQ. (The stock one was a wee bit tricky to get off of mine, but YMMV.)

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So for a demo, I just attempted a backing track by removing as much of James Wilsey's playing as possible in his song "Untamed" (which I know is a real travesty to do to this brilliant song, and I apologize...). Other than me not being James Wilsey, the differences in sound may be the lipsticks on his Danelectro, and possibly some brighter roundwounds (I'm really not sure about that second one, though). Maybe even a bigger speaker? Different amp settings? I'm just using the 8" in my MP200, which is probably not conducive to deep bass.

Thanks again for the great demo Mike, all the youtube demos are guys playing it like a regular bass. Your demo really shows what someone can do with it as a Bass VI, and not just a bass with 6 strings.

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Mike

manfromravcon.com

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morphball

Joined: Dec 23, 2008
Posts: 3324
Pittsboro, NC
United States

Posted on Jan 02 2014 10:21 AM

Thanks Mike, I still like it a lot and have been trying to find time to make another even more guitarish demo, perhaps transcribe a song that doesn't actually use a BassVI for some added fun.

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Mike
http://www.youtube.com/morphballio

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ravcon

Joined: Feb 20, 2010
Posts: 727
Charlotte, NC
United States

Posted on Jan 28 2014 03:08 PM

Just ordered a sunburst. MF has them back in stock. Also ordered a set of La Bella flats. Can't wait!

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Mike

manfromravcon.com

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Noel

Joined: Mar 15, 2011
Posts: 8528
Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.
United States

Posted on Jan 28 2014 03:20 PM

ravcon wrote:

Just ordered a sunburst. MF has them back in stock. Also ordered a set of La Bella flats. Can't wait!

This, I gotta hear. And I can't wait, either!

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This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got.

Last edited: Jan 28, 2014 16:00:50

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ravcon

Joined: Feb 20, 2010
Posts: 727
Charlotte, NC
United States

Posted on Jan 28 2014 05:21 PM

Thanks Noel, I'm really looking forward to this.

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Mike

manfromravcon.com

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CrazyAces

Joined: Jul 31, 2012
Posts: 4052
Nashville, TN.
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Posted on Jan 28 2014 05:38 PM

Congrats Mike,
Can't wait to hear that in your hands.

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http://www.facebook.com/CrazyAcesMusic
http://www.youtube.com/user/crazyacesrock
http://www.reverbnation.com/crazyacesmusic

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ravcon

Joined: Feb 20, 2010
Posts: 727
Charlotte, NC
United States

Posted on Jan 29 2014 07:38 AM

Thanks Jeff. ETA tomorrow afternoon!

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Mike

manfromravcon.com

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ErnestHernandez

Joined: Jun 16, 2008
Posts: 592
The Alamo City, TX
8 News Pins

Posted on Jan 29 2014 09:33 AM

Congrats Mike!

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https://kingpelican.bandcamp.com/

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ravcon

Joined: Feb 20, 2010
Posts: 727
Charlotte, NC
United States

Posted on Jan 29 2014 10:16 AM

Thanks Ernest. I've got my fingers crossed.

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Mike

manfromravcon.com

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ravcon

Joined: Feb 20, 2010
Posts: 727
Charlotte, NC
United States

Posted on Jan 30 2014 08:40 PM

Looks like I got a good one! More to come...

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Mike

manfromravcon.com

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Noel

Joined: Mar 15, 2011
Posts: 8528
Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.
United States

Posted on Jan 30 2014 08:49 PM

ravcon wrote:

Looks like I got a good one! More to come...

Congratulations! I'm looking forward to this.

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This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got.

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CrazyAces

Joined: Jul 31, 2012
Posts: 4052
Nashville, TN.
3 News Pins

Posted on Jan 30 2014 10:13 PM

JEALOUS!!!
LOL!

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http://www.facebook.com/CrazyAcesMusic
http://www.youtube.com/user/crazyacesrock
http://www.reverbnation.com/crazyacesmusic

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ravcon

Joined: Feb 20, 2010
Posts: 727
Charlotte, NC
United States

Posted on Jan 30 2014 11:31 PM

Thanks guys. Definitely can't wait to get some flats on it.

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Mike

manfromravcon.com

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ravcon

Joined: Feb 20, 2010
Posts: 727
Charlotte, NC
United States

Posted on Jan 31 2014 11:18 AM

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Mike

manfromravcon.com

Last edited: Jan 31, 2014 11:19:29

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CrazyAces

Joined: Jul 31, 2012
Posts: 4052
Nashville, TN.
3 News Pins

Posted on Jan 31 2014 11:25 AM

Beautiful!
Mike, you know that collaboration tune I was telling you about?
That Bass VI could be puuuuurfecto!

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http://www.facebook.com/CrazyAcesMusic
http://www.youtube.com/user/crazyacesrock
http://www.reverbnation.com/crazyacesmusic

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ravcon

Joined: Feb 20, 2010
Posts: 727
Charlotte, NC
United States

Posted on Jan 31 2014 11:35 AM

Thanks Jeff, sounds great! Can't wait for an excuse to start using it.

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Mike

manfromravcon.com

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morphball

Joined: Dec 23, 2008
Posts: 3324
Pittsboro, NC
United States

Posted on Jan 31 2014 12:00 PM

Lovely, can't wait to hear it! How low were you able to get the action? Mine's a lot higher than I'd like, even after a shim. (The difference in gauge may also warrant a truss rod adjustment on mine, in fact I'm pretty sure of it.)

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Mike
http://www.youtube.com/morphballio

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so1om Joined: May 10, 2012 Posts: 492	Posted on Dec 10 2013 09:50 PM Funny.. as i mentioned about 180 posts ago. The Squier VM Jag I bought was a better build than my mid 90s Fender Bass VI. I didn't touch the Jag at all. perfect out of the box. Top
andreuthegiant Joined: May 27, 2007 Posts: 254 Madrid, Spain	Posted on Dec 25 2013 04:37 PM Santa provided some cool parts for my bass vi! Top
Noel Joined: Mar 15, 2011 Posts: 8528 Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.	Posted on Dec 25 2013 05:22 PM VERY, VERY nice! — This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got. Top
ravcon Joined: Feb 20, 2010 Posts: 727 Charlotte, NC	Posted on Dec 28 2013 11:09 PM morphball wrote: A few pics of the modded VI (and a demo) which may or may not increase your GAS. The nut in the 3rd pic is a TUSQ that I replaced the plastic one with, and the 4th is the stock next to the unmodified TUSQ. (The stock one was a wee bit tricky to get off of mine, but YMMV.) image So for a demo, I just attempted a backing track by removing as much of James Wilsey's playing as possible in his song "Untamed" (which I know is a real travesty to do to this brilliant song, and I apologize...). Other than me not being James Wilsey, the differences in sound may be the lipsticks on his Danelectro, and possibly some brighter roundwounds (I'm really not sure about that second one, though). Maybe even a bigger speaker? Different amp settings? I'm just using the 8" in my MP200, which is probably not conducive to deep bass. Thanks again for the great demo Mike, all the youtube demos are guys playing it like a regular bass. Your demo really shows what someone can do with it as a Bass VI, and not just a bass with 6 strings. — Mike manfromravcon.com Top
morphball Joined: Dec 23, 2008 Posts: 3324 Pittsboro, NC	Posted on Jan 02 2014 10:21 AM Thanks Mike, I still like it a lot and have been trying to find time to make another even more guitarish demo, perhaps transcribe a song that doesn't actually use a BassVI for some added fun. — Mike http://www.youtube.com/morphballio Top
ravcon Joined: Feb 20, 2010 Posts: 727 Charlotte, NC	Posted on Jan 28 2014 03:08 PM Just ordered a sunburst. MF has them back in stock. Also ordered a set of La Bella flats. Can't wait! — Mike manfromravcon.com Top
Noel Joined: Mar 15, 2011 Posts: 8528 Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.	Posted on Jan 28 2014 03:20 PM ravcon wrote: Just ordered a sunburst. MF has them back in stock. Also ordered a set of La Bella flats. Can't wait! This, I gotta hear. And I can't wait, either! — This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got. Last edited: Jan 28, 2014 16:00:50 Top
ravcon Joined: Feb 20, 2010 Posts: 727 Charlotte, NC	Posted on Jan 28 2014 05:21 PM Thanks Noel, I'm really looking forward to this. — Mike manfromravcon.com Top
CrazyAces Joined: Jul 31, 2012 Posts: 4052 Nashville, TN.	Posted on Jan 28 2014 05:38 PM Congrats Mike, Can't wait to hear that in your hands. — http://www.facebook.com/CrazyAcesMusic http://www.youtube.com/user/crazyacesrock http://www.reverbnation.com/crazyacesmusic Top
ravcon Joined: Feb 20, 2010 Posts: 727 Charlotte, NC	Posted on Jan 29 2014 07:38 AM Thanks Jeff. ETA tomorrow afternoon! — Mike manfromravcon.com Top
ErnestHernandez Joined: Jun 16, 2008 Posts: 592 The Alamo City, TX	Posted on Jan 29 2014 09:33 AM Congrats Mike! — https://kingpelican.bandcamp.com/ Top
ravcon Joined: Feb 20, 2010 Posts: 727 Charlotte, NC	Posted on Jan 29 2014 10:16 AM Thanks Ernest. I've got my fingers crossed. — Mike manfromravcon.com Top
ravcon Joined: Feb 20, 2010 Posts: 727 Charlotte, NC	Posted on Jan 30 2014 08:40 PM Looks like I got a good one! More to come... — Mike manfromravcon.com Top
Noel Joined: Mar 15, 2011 Posts: 8528 Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.	Posted on Jan 30 2014 08:49 PM ravcon wrote: Looks like I got a good one! More to come... Congratulations! I'm looking forward to this. — This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got. Top
CrazyAces Joined: Jul 31, 2012 Posts: 4052 Nashville, TN.	Posted on Jan 30 2014 10:13 PM JEALOUS!!! LOL! — http://www.facebook.com/CrazyAcesMusic http://www.youtube.com/user/crazyacesrock http://www.reverbnation.com/crazyacesmusic Top
ravcon Joined: Feb 20, 2010 Posts: 727 Charlotte, NC	Posted on Jan 30 2014 11:31 PM Thanks guys. Definitely can't wait to get some flats on it. — Mike manfromravcon.com Top
ravcon Joined: Feb 20, 2010 Posts: 727 Charlotte, NC	Posted on Jan 31 2014 11:18 AM image image image image — Mike manfromravcon.com Last edited: Jan 31, 2014 11:19:29 Top
CrazyAces Joined: Jul 31, 2012 Posts: 4052 Nashville, TN.	Posted on Jan 31 2014 11:25 AM Beautiful! Mike, you know that collaboration tune I was telling you about? That Bass VI could be puuuuurfecto! — http://www.facebook.com/CrazyAcesMusic http://www.youtube.com/user/crazyacesrock http://www.reverbnation.com/crazyacesmusic Top
ravcon Joined: Feb 20, 2010 Posts: 727 Charlotte, NC	Posted on Jan 31 2014 11:35 AM Thanks Jeff, sounds great! Can't wait for an excuse to start using it. — Mike manfromravcon.com Top
morphball Joined: Dec 23, 2008 Posts: 3324 Pittsboro, NC	Posted on Jan 31 2014 12:00 PM Lovely, can't wait to hear it! How low were you able to get the action? Mine's a lot higher than I'd like, even after a shim. (The difference in gauge may also warrant a truss rod adjustment on mine, in fact I'm pretty sure of it.) — Mike http://www.youtube.com/morphballio Top

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