Please make the Mooer GTRS Bass VI happen at less than 300$

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Squier Classic Vibe Bass VI

A 5-string bass adds a lower B string, and a 6-string bass adds a higher string to all of that, conventionally tuned in fourths across the board as B-E-A-D-G-C. Whereas a Bass VI is a different animal, tuned E-A-D-G-B-E one octave lower than a standard guitar.

Fender originally introduced the Bass VI in the early ‘60s (although Danelectro had something similar a few years earlier) yet, as is often the case, it was not popular at the time, and only caught on decades later after it had already been discontinued.

The design is essentially a big Jaguar. Interestingly, the Jaguar guitar is a 24” short scale, while this has a 30” scale, which is obviously long for a guitar, but still short for a bass. [And coincidentally, the third 30” scale we have posted this month. At this point, one might assume that we were doing it on purpose, and that it is our preference, but it was actually completely unintentional.]

It features a Jaguar style bridge and tremolo, and the Jaguar “claw” pickups. We have discussed the lack of standards among bass pickups, but those are not even common among guitars. It does have a third pickup as opposed to the Jaguar’s two, each selectable via individual slide switch, with an additional switch for the “strangle” low cut filter. There is also a master volume and tone.

This model has big pearled block inlays and metallic purple finish with matching headstock.

We very much wish that this existed when we were young and in our prime playing days. Now there are also a number of other brands that offer similar style instruments, but back then the choices were an expensive Fender reissue, try to track down an even more expensive and rare vintage one, or there were a couple of companies that offered a suitable neck to build/mod your own.

With the shorter scale and thinner strings than a typical bass, the low E string was notoriously flubby sounding. With all of the options for multi-scale and extended range these days, this design is probably not the best choice for playing in that register. Nevertheless, it still might be just what you are looking for if you want to play The Cure covers or need to write the soundtrack for a spaghetti western.

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Welp, I just figured out which of my guitars is my favourite. My daughter announced she wanted to learn guitar, and asked if she could "borrow" one from me (and by borrow, I take it as "have"!). I only have two guitars, and it was a no brainer - she got the Daphne Blue Strat and I kept my Black Tuxedo Tele. No question in my mind!

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Now that it has had a couple of days to acclimate to the NJ climate, I gave the new toy a partial setup (kept the old strings on) to get the action and intonation fixed.

This will likely never be my daily driver, but I definitely have time for a basic, old-style #PrecisionBass. It’s a #Squier with a color scheme that’s exclusive to Guitar Center. Supposed to be Sonic Blue, but to me it looks more like Crest Green.
Love the matching headstock! Very pretty bass.

We're kicking off #SepTELEmber with the Squier Classic Vibe 60s Custom Telecaster Oxblood!

Is “oxblood” purple? …Not really.

Is the blood of oxen a different color than that of other mammals? …We wouldn’t have thought so, but that is not our field.

Can you get a Telecaster in actual purple? …Sometimes.

Does it look SICK AF‽ …It do.

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