G'day PB people, any news or teaser pics of the VI kit yet.
The time of the fat man in the red suit is rapidly approaching and I need to know what sort of hints I need to drop to the family :)
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G'day PB people, any news or teaser pics of the VI kit yet.
The time of the fat man in the red suit is rapidly approaching and I need to know what sort of hints I need to drop to the family :)
I was just wondering the same thing!
Hi Dave, hoping that our VI kits will be here in the first week of December.Quote:
Originally Posted by dave.king1
Thanks Adam, any indicative pricing yet I'd like to be able to hint to the fruit of my loins how gracious they should feel towards my input into their existence :DQuote:
Originally Posted by adam
Haha, I'm predicting around the $269 mark. They have an Ash body, Rosewood Fretboard (Blackwood for International orders)Quote:
Originally Posted by dave.king1
Thanks Adam, I'll put them on notice for a bit more to fund a bone nut and pickup upgrades to suitQuote:
Originally Posted by adam
Adam put me down for one when they launch! Can't wait for them!
cool news that's exciting, sure they will sell like hot cakes at that price ! Hopefully they should come with baritone gauge strings
Any update on this yet ??
Wokka, D'Addario do a special set for Fender Bass VI 24 to 84 (all wound)
Sounds good Deddy will look into them when I order a VI kit when they are available
LaBella makes nickel, stainless steel, and flatwound strings for Bass VI guitars. I've tried them and love them. They also apparently make tapewounds for Bass VI, but I haven't tried them, and I dunno how well they would work on a vibrato system like the Bass VI's. Circle K makes custom sets as well for Bass VI, but I've yet to try any of them (they're much cheaper than LaBella though).
Eagerly awaiting any information at all! Even a body shape diagram! Pickup choice! Pickguard or top rout!
ANYTHING. PLEASE.
Hopefully next week we'll see the addition of some Bass VI style kits.
Just in time for Christmas! Dangerous!
If better thin out my herd to buy one before they're gone then. :O
I've been checking multiple times a day for this kit! Can't wait for it!
With the amount of interest in this kit it looks like it will sell out immediately
Sooo next week as in this calendar week or the week starting next Monday? Inquiring minds want to know.
oh yeah! With all the interest here I'm afraid they'll sell out before I get my grubby little mitts on one. Are they the standard fender offset shape?Quote:
Originally Posted by elcodyloco
Sorry folks, bad news on the Baritone model.
Despite my detailed instructions, what they have actually supplied is a 25.5" scale Jazzmaster style kit.
Really nice looking kit, but not the 30" Bass VI style kit we ordered.
We are working with the factory to see if they can supply the correct necks, but they would not be here until the new year.
Will update when e have sorted the necks.
Not entirely bad news, means the fat bloke in the red suit will visit before the kits are all sold out. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by adam
In the meantime how about a pic or two of the kit as it stands as an appetizer
Yes, it's on the To Do list, which is a little out of control atm.Quote:
Originally Posted by dave.king1
There's quite a few new models and also some new kits from another supplier I met in Frankfurt earlier this year.
Looks like I will be spending my entire weekend in the Photo room.
So, what you appear to be saying is that, possibly, you might have a few cheap Jazzmaster kits on your hands? Or am I reading too much in to your statement?Quote:
Originally Posted by adam
Franky wait and see what Ads says, maybe he will or maybe he will return the 25.5" scale necks for the 30" necks.
I'm just stirring Wokka. I do have a JM project in mind, but I also have a stack of African Mahogany and American Maple lurking in the Frankenlab vaults. It will likely be a scratch build.Quote:
Originally Posted by wokkaboy
Edit: That is of course assuming the bride doesn't find my wood stash and order it turned into a craft center or some such....
haha no worries Franky, sounds like you have months worth of projects on the go anyway
Yeah, most things in the FrankenLab are on long lead times.Quote:
Originally Posted by wokkaboy
I'm actually moderately heartbroken. I literally sold two guitars to buy a kit. :( Ah well. Maybe the factory could have better luck making conversion necks for guitars and basses? A 30" conversion neck on a bass with no tuner holes drilled could be a good start for a Bass VI style creation.
I think its a kit that Adam will keep working on - don't lose hope yet!Quote:
Originally Posted by elcodyloco
Any updates on this yet, I responded to a question on FB Kit Builders saying it was in the works but couldn't name a date
Any updates on this yet
Hi Pastorn, still working with he factry. Honestly, I don;t know why it's proving so difficult, but it does require some reworking of the CNC Templates... not just a matter of chucking a longer neck on the kits.
Aiming for some stock around August at this stage; with the JM shape.
Add me as+1 for the bass vi. More towards the gender pawn shop setup than the squire..HSS