Bass VI celebration by Fender

Chippertheripper Joined: Mar 11, 2011 Posts: 819 Semass	Posted on Jan 06 2017 09:02 AM Is the trem on yours real stiff? Mine requires an act of congress to move currently. Top
montereyjack66 Joined: Jul 23, 2014 Posts: 637 LA -ish	Posted on Jan 06 2017 08:49 PM Got a Squire Bass VI and, while it's no Bigsby, mine has been quite lovely! Have you tried lowering the lights and playing some Sinatra? — mj bent playing for benter results Do not attempt to adjust your TV set. https://www.facebook.com/Bass-VI-Explorers-Club-179437279151035/ https://www.facebook.com/Lost-Planet-Shamen-366987463657230/ Last edited: Jan 06, 2017 20:50:20 Top
JakeDobner Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle	Posted on Jan 06 2017 09:10 PM Chippertheripper wrote: Is the trem on yours real stiff? Mine requires an act of congress to move currently. It isn't that the spring is stiff on mine, it is that the unit is garbage. Pretty much nothing happens when I use the arm, this is not my experience with vintage/Japanese/Mastery vibratos on VIs. Top
Chippertheripper Joined: Mar 11, 2011 Posts: 819 Semass	Posted on Jan 07 2017 12:26 AM The avri and mij units I've felt are nothing like this. Granted, mine appears to have a shorter arm than anything else I've seen, but hot damn she don't like to dance. Top
ifallalot Joined: Mar 14, 2012 Posts: 100 Huntington Beach, CA	Posted on Jan 08 2017 08:28 PM I somehow never noticed that George is playing a Bass VI in the Hey Jude video until last night Top
synchro Joined: Feb 02, 2008 Posts: 4413 Not One-Sawn, but Two-Sawn . . . AZ.	Posted on Feb 22 2018 11:56 AM ifallalot wrote: I somehow never noticed that George is playing a Bass VI in the Hey Jude video until last night A lot of people missed that. The Beatles indeed used the VI. — The artist formerly known as: Synchro When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar. Top
websurfer Joined: May 14, 2007 Posts: 1750	Posted on Feb 22 2018 01:03 PM Most think Lennon played the Bass VI on Helter Skelter. Isolated bass: Top
aqualadius Joined: Aug 30, 2010 Posts: 414 Charlotte, NC	Posted on Feb 21 2020 07:24 AM So just had to revive this thread after finding this for sale on Reverb and actually getting to see the 1961 floating pickups! https://reverb.com/item/30213064-1961-62-fender-bass-vi I got interested after seeing these on the Curtis Novak website: https://www.curtisnovak.com/shop/bass-vi-1961/ I had no idea this existed, but now absolutely have to hear what this sounds like. — Jeremy Top

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Bass VI celebration by Fender