I've been diggin these guitars for a while now, but not the price on the reissue ones. My question is this: could you buy a neck from usacustomguitars, which is the Bass VI 30" scale length and slap the thing on a tele/strat body to achieve the same effect? I'm concerned about string spacing and whether or not I will be able to achieve the same scale length that will allow me to tune it E-e like the original Bass VI without a lot of adjustment. Also, if the string spacing works, will I be able to string this thing up thru the tremolo on the strat or the string thru body of a tele? I'd buy the Fender Bass VI strings. Thanks for your help.
Fender Bass VI questions
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Pink Unicorn Horsey
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Re: Fender Bass VI questions
Isn't the body of a Bass VI larger than that of a traditional Tele or Strat?
Isn't the body of a Bass VI larger than that of a traditional Tele or Strat?
the guy who invented fire
Fuzzy. Guitars
Re: Fender Bass VI questions
Ok, first...a Bass VI neck on a Tele or a Strat won't work...the body on a Bass VI is set up for a 30 inch scale where Strats and Tele's are set up for 25.5 inchs, it simply won't work.
As for the ball ends in the Strat or Tele bridge, since the idea won't work anyway it doesn't really matter but the answer to this is no...the ball ends on a set of Bass VI strings is MUCH larger than a Strat or Tele bridge will accept.
If you want a Bari in the form of a Tele or Strat USACH as well as others make a Bariotone conversion neck that WILL bolt up to a standard Strat or Tele and the scale length is about 27.75 inch or so...HOWEVER, these instruments will not work in E-E tuning no matter whatr yo do...sure you could use heavy gauge strings and tune down but the intonation is terrible as is the tone quality at that point.
If you want a 30" scale E-E baritone the Bass VI is a choice, Schecter makes one, Music Man makes one and there is an OLP version of the MM for less money but those are the only 4 I know of short of a few hard to find Danelectro's...
Ok, first...a Bass VI neck on a Tele or a Strat won't work...the body on a Bass VI is set up for a 30 inch scale where Strats and Tele's are set up for 25.5 inchs, it simply won't work.
As for the ball ends in the Strat or Tele bridge, since the idea won't work anyway it doesn't really matter but the answer to this is no...the ball ends on a set of Bass VI strings is MUCH larger than a Strat or Tele bridge will accept.
If you want a Bari in the form of a Tele or Strat USACH as well as others make a Bariotone conversion neck that WILL bolt up to a standard Strat or Tele and the scale length is about 27.75 inch or so...HOWEVER, these instruments will not work in E-E tuning no matter whatr yo do...sure you could use heavy gauge strings and tune down but the intonation is terrible as is the tone quality at that point.
If you want a 30" scale E-E baritone the Bass VI is a choice, Schecter makes one, Music Man makes one and there is an OLP version of the MM for less money but those are the only 4 I know of short of a few hard to find Danelectro's...
the guy who invented fire
Fuzzy. Guitars
Re: Fender Bass VI questions
Sure you can do it but thye string tension is going to be VERY low even if you use stupid heavy strings and the intonation will be crap past the 7th fret...
Sure you can do it but thye string tension is going to be VERY low even if you use stupid heavy strings and the intonation will be crap past the 7th fret...
viewaskew2k5
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Re: Fender Bass VI questions
Schecter Hellcat/VI are great and they 'might' be coming out with a Robert Smith model. That's what im holding out for!
Schecter Hellcat/VI are great and they 'might' be coming out with a Robert Smith model. That's what im holding out for!
