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Not sure if I'll do a Fender Trem plate or do a Mastery Vibrato. I want a vintage spring, that is all! The Mastery Vibrato spring(which I played around with today!!!!) is really fantastic.

So... vintage unit... AVRI Unit with a mastery spring, or Mastery unit. I have vintage on all my offsets. I can't stand the blank plate on my VI... it was really bothering me today.

My buddies have a 58-60 plate that I might try and buy off them.

Matt22 wrote:

I'm actually debating doing mine all-white with the matching headstock to be the evil twin of Jake's Smile

Dude... it'd look so good!

OK, I'm seriously thinking of doing it now. Jake, I'm going to contact you about something.

You want to sell me your white pick guard?

Matt "tha Kat" Lentz
Skippy and the Skipjacks: 2018-2020
Skippyandtheskipjacks.net
https://www.facebook.com/skippyandtheskipjacks
Otto and the Ottomans: 2014-2015
The Coconauts surf band: 2009-2014
www.theamazingcoconauts.com
Group Captain and the Mandrakes 2013
http://www.gcmband.com/
The Surfside IV: 2002-2005, 2008-2009
the Del-Vamps: 1992-1999, 2006-2007
http://www.dblcrown.com/delvamps.html

I think too far in advance... sorry! The pickguard has been destroyed for my buddies' custom record pickguards. While you can't make a guard out of a normal 12", they found some jump size records to make guards out of. So this has been sacrificed to the router template gods...

I had every part, save for tremolo, planned out and bought within an hour of buying the VI as well as where each leftover piece was going. It is a sickness or a gift... I don't know which.

Also, and if you go with a white guard it is easy to change back to a tort if you can't live with it. Painting the headstock white, that should just be done automatically regardless of pickguard color.

OK, so Jake's white guard is gone. Anyone up for a trade white for my tort?

I can also ask Bob Kennedy to cut me one using mine as the guide.

Oh how do I talk myself into these things? Easy! It's fun!

Matt "tha Kat" Lentz
Skippy and the Skipjacks: 2018-2020
Skippyandtheskipjacks.net
https://www.facebook.com/skippyandtheskipjacks
Otto and the Ottomans: 2014-2015
The Coconauts surf band: 2009-2014
www.theamazingcoconauts.com
Group Captain and the Mandrakes 2013
http://www.gcmband.com/
The Surfside IV: 2002-2005, 2008-2009
the Del-Vamps: 1992-1999, 2006-2007
http://www.dblcrown.com/delvamps.html

Looks good Jake,but I hope you're not going to start wearing smeared lipstick now like Robert!

Matt22 wrote:

I can also ask Bob Kennedy to cut me one using mine as the guide.

Oh how do I talk myself into these things? Easy! It's fun!

I like the way you think Matt! Cool

Otto & The Ottomans
Kennedy Custom Guitars

Surf_Skater wrote:

Looks good Jake,but I hope you're not going to start wearing smeared lipstick now like Robert!

Smeared eyeliner...

Matt22 wrote:

OK, so Jake's white guard is gone. Anyone up for a trade white for my tort?

Doh! Timing is everything... My trade ship has sailed, but I'll pay forward the $15 (shipped) deal I got on my tort guard from Blake on OSG if interested. My white still has plastic covering and looking for a home. Also FWIW, love the all white idea, but Blake did a white headstock with mint green guard on his OW VI. Looked really sweet also.

In other news, my LaBella flats arrived this am - missing the low E string...? Grrr. Looks like I'll have some free backups out of the deal though.

The Rubber Band Youtube Channel

Bob_Kennedy wrote:

Matt22 wrote:

I can also ask Bob Kennedy to cut me one using mine as the guide.

Oh how do I talk myself into these things? Easy! It's fun!

I like the way you think Matt! Cool

Hey, if a friend can do it, better to keep the cash flowing in the family!

Matt "tha Kat" Lentz
Skippy and the Skipjacks: 2018-2020
Skippyandtheskipjacks.net
https://www.facebook.com/skippyandtheskipjacks
Otto and the Ottomans: 2014-2015
The Coconauts surf band: 2009-2014
www.theamazingcoconauts.com
Group Captain and the Mandrakes 2013
http://www.gcmband.com/
The Surfside IV: 2002-2005, 2008-2009
the Del-Vamps: 1992-1999, 2006-2007
http://www.dblcrown.com/delvamps.html

Matt, sent ya a email.

Jeff(bigtikidude)

From Fender's site:

FIFTEEN GREAT BASS VI TRACKS

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

Thanks for the link! Really cool to see/hear some good use of the VI. Love me some Cocteau Twins, and didn't know the Dandy Warhols employed a VI.

The John Frusciante bass jam on Dark/Light is nothing short of inspired.

Didn't know that Cocteau Twins track!
Boy, am I enjoying this instrument. I didn't realize how much I love playing bass. Opens up my guitar playing too.
I'm lucky to have the perfect amp for this, the Showman with 15" tone ring cab is taking it beautifully.
Still with the those .85 stock strings, on a whim, I replaced the bridge with my AVRI (since I already got a Mastery on my JM).
Didn't expect much to be honest, the new Squier bridge looks just fine...
With almost no additional setup, oh baby, it just got reborn! Awesome improvement in volume, tone and accuracy. I felt it instantly, just striking the strings unplugged. I wonder what a nice nut will do. And strings. And trem. And ...

Anyway, if someone is pondering upgrading the bridge - I say a definite yes.

Last edited: Mar 18, 2014 18:34:00

Good to hear!

Anything Jet Harris did should be on the top 10! Smile

Matt "tha Kat" Lentz
Skippy and the Skipjacks: 2018-2020
Skippyandtheskipjacks.net
https://www.facebook.com/skippyandtheskipjacks
Otto and the Ottomans: 2014-2015
The Coconauts surf band: 2009-2014
www.theamazingcoconauts.com
Group Captain and the Mandrakes 2013
http://www.gcmband.com/
The Surfside IV: 2002-2005, 2008-2009
the Del-Vamps: 1992-1999, 2006-2007
http://www.dblcrown.com/delvamps.html

I usually use my Dr.Z KT-45 for my Squier Bass VI
but yesterday I tried out a friends Fender (Silverface)Super Six Reverb oh man that was a sweet sound with the VI.

Last edited: Mar 18, 2014 18:59:03

People still playing these things?

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