Fender VI Kit

[dave.king1]

Think Jimi Hendrix Experience with Noel Readding on FVI

And Jack Bruce in early Cream and as I have posted elsewhere Jet Harris in The Shadows plus the vastly unerrated Glenn Campbell in Wichita Lineman

Edited to add: Ash body pretty please

[pablopepper]

The only issue I can anticipate is maybe sourcing inexpensive strings. I use D'Addario sets specifically made for a Fender VI and I think La Bella make a set.

BG, what gauges of string do you use on such an instrument, if you don't mind me asking?

[dave.king1]

BG, what gauges of string do you use on such an instrument, if you don't mind me asking?

Quoted direct from Wiki

Specifications
Fender Bass VI string set.

Like other Fenders of the time, the Fender VI had a 7.25-inch fingerboard radius.
The Fender VI, along with the Jaguar, the Jazzmaster and the Electric XII, was given a bound fretboard with rectangular block inlays in 1967, followed by a thicker black CBS-style headstock decal and polyester finishes instead of nitrocellulose lacquer in 1968.

Solid body (alder) fretted electric bass guitar, six strings in six courses tuned E-A-D-G-B-E an octave below the normal guitar tuning.
Scale length 30” / 762 mm (as opposed to 34” / 864 mm for the Jazz and Precision basses) for the US versions, 30,3" for the Japanese versions.
Curved fingerboard (rosewood), radius 7.25” / 184 mm, 21 frets
Standard strings .095 .075 .055 .045 .035 .025 inches, Fender stainless steel, P/N 073-5350-000.
Fender floating tremolo arm.

[Bass Guy]

BG, what gauges of string do you use on such an instrument, if you don't mind me asking?

D'addario EXL156 set. .024, .034, .044, .056, .072, .084

[Tindrrel]

Sounds fun, I'd get one.

[Bass Guy]

https://youtu.be/3Zu5KLG0M30

Demo of "The Prisoner"- named in tribute to the old cult TV series because of the 6 strings.... "you are Number Six", etc...

[pablopepper]

D'addario EXL156 set. .024, .034, .044, .056, .072, .084

Cheers, BG. Skinny! I suppose that makes sense considering how narrow the neck looks.

[Fretworn]

And Jack Bruce in early Cream and as I have posted elsewhere Jet Harris in The Shadows plus the vastly unerrated Glenn Campbell in Wichita Lineman

Edited to add: Ash body pretty please

Also Aerosmith - "Back in the Saddle" and "Draw the Line"

[WeirdBits]

The inevitable video link: Pawn Shop vs Squier VI

[Bass Guy]

The inevitable video link: Pawn Shop vs Squire VI

That was a cool revisit- to my ears the Fender Pawn Shop is more "guitarry" sounding than the Squier.