Dazed

Stupid Gas thinks I need a sixer despite owning one years ago and not getting on with it. Since then I had a friends ken smith on a long term loan and still didn't feel I had to own one. Fast forward years and I keep looking at them with that mental itch (GAS) It gets worse as I even think I'd like fretless!! The ONLY way I believe it would work is to get rid or lock away everything else so the only option would be the 6er. Yours Doomed Up North.

Thanks folks. As I said it isn't for use with other instruments so I won't be competing for volume. It's more for convenience and being able to practice on the road. Or beach. Or mountain. I have a double bass. That's far from convenient

I'm thinking along the lines of Rick Turner / Rob Allen or similar. Do they have any acoustic volume. Purely for solo practice purposes. Compared to a solid bodied bass is there any increase in tonal volume , not the unamplified finger noise? I'm Not looking for an acoustic by the way. Thanks if you can offer an opinion, as I can't find one of these to try you see.

It's Stephen !

My AKG's are a similar fitting. However i don't know if they do a spare part.

Oooh and of course........ What does it weigh? (no seriously)

Thanks Eude! I shall wait with anticipation for the sounds. Especially that B! What gauges are fitted?

Nice! Intrigued to hear how that short scale works with a 6 string. Detailed review please

Anyone know why the graphite necks were stopped? Anybody own one of those early models?

Yeah nice one Col!!

Here's one in the States, and even with import duty is a pretty good price. http://www.talkbass.com/threads/ibanez-gvb36-gerald-veasley-6-string-bass-nm.1181458/

Thanks Chris I look forward to any clips you can share. Is the bridge spacing fixed? I won't be ordering a custom spec any time soon that's for sure

Return of the thread killer....

It is or was in High Wycombe / Heathrow area too so not too far a trek

having a lovely chat with myself here. Found it and doesn't appear to have sold http://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/171931491662

It was even narrower than I thought! 14mm Here http://basschat.co.uk/topic/267021-withdrawn-larrivee-rb2-custom-6-string-1989-through-neck-flame-maple-masterpiece/page__fromsearch__1 I believe it was also on ebay

I'm not 100% sure but there was a rare L'arrivee 6er for sale on here recently that I think had narrowish spacing. Might be worth a PM

There were a couple that recently appeared on the Warwick forum in a red chrome finish. Like the saying goes, you never see them and then 2 appear within a day of each other. The price has improved slightly ( from a sellers perspective at least)