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Post by jakeisjake » Tue Oct 04, 2022 6:46 am

New Bass VI day

I'm waiting for a special build...it's a month overdue and I don't know when it's going to be done.

So, I got a little bored and had some extra cash. An old internet friend said in passing that he was going to sell his Squier VI...and I asked him about it. He definitely gave me a bro-deal.

Black. Stay trem bridge. I put on LaBella flats. It's still a little rattle-y...but it's ok and it plays nice. There's some nice grain on the fretboard, too.

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Re: NBVID

Post by Embenny » Tue Oct 04, 2022 7:12 am

Congrats, those Squiers are great, especially with a Staytrem and flats! You might be able to sort the rattling with a shim. My VM VI loves a steep neck angle. I think I shimmed it a full 1 degree, if memory serves.

I got mine back when they first came out and it remains one of the highest "fun per dollar" instrument purchases I've ever made. You just end up playing stuff on a VI that you wouldn't have played on a regular guitar or bass, even if it falls within the range of one or the other.

Hope you have a blast getting to know yours!
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Post by jakeisjake » Tue Oct 04, 2022 10:19 am

Thanks.

This is my third go-round with one.

I had a Schecter Ultra VI for a couple of years. It really was a splendid guitar...but GAS got the best of me and I sold it. I shouldn't have.

I also had a Squier VI refinished in IBM. I couldn't tame the floppiness...but I probably didn't try hard enough...IDK...

But here we go!
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Re: NBVID

Post by BoringPostcards » Tue Oct 04, 2022 12:33 pm

Black with tort is always a hot combo. Bass VIs are so much fun.
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Re: NBVID

Post by Zork » Tue Oct 04, 2022 1:26 pm

jakeisjake wrote:
Tue Oct 04, 2022 10:19 am
I also had a Squier VI refinished in IBM.
Oh, I remember that one! :w00t: That was so cool! :-*
Can't go wrong with a black one, though. It's just a super classy look with a good tort guard. Congrats on the purchase and lots of fun with your new Bass VI! :)

Edit: I also recommend a shim.

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Re: NBVID

Post by N0_Camping4U » Tue Oct 04, 2022 5:01 pm

jakeisjake wrote:
Tue Oct 04, 2022 10:19 am
Thanks.

This is my third go-round with one.

I had a Schecter Ultra VI for a couple of years. It really was a splendid guitar...but GAS got the best of me and I sold it. I shouldn't have.

I also had a Squier VI refinished in IBM. I couldn't tame the floppiness...but I probably didn't try hard enough...IDK...

But here we go!
Yo... you still got pics of the IBM?
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Re: NBVID

Post by jakeisjake » Tue Oct 04, 2022 6:25 pm

N0_Camping4U wrote:
Tue Oct 04, 2022 5:01 pm


Yo... you still got pics of the IBM?
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Re: NBVID

Post by Sauerkraut » Fri Oct 07, 2022 3:36 am

This might not have anything to do with the cause of the rattle on your guitar, but in the case of my Bass VI, adding a second string tree cured it. Worth having a quick look at anyway.

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