Whats the story with these Fender V1 basses?

[phsycoandy]

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-Bass-VI-Original-Vintage-75_W0QQitemZ120134851163QQihZ002QQcategoryZ33039QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-Bass-VI-Origi...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url]

Is it a guitar or a bass, tremelo arm ffs!!!

[Lfalex v1.1]

[quote name='phsycoandy' post='24656' date='Jun 28 2007, 10:53 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-Bass-VI-Original-Vintage-75_W0QQitemZ120134851163QQihZ002QQcategoryZ33039QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-Bass-VI-Origi...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url]

Is it a guitar or a bass, tremelo arm ffs!!![/quote]

Baritone Guitar, methinks!

[phsycoandy]

So how is it tuned?

[Bloodaxe]

[quote name='phsycoandy' post='24658' date='Jun 28 2007, 10:58 PM']So how is it tuned?[/quote]

Those little knob thingies on the headstock

/coat

[phsycoandy]

Nice one Bloodaxe I should have seen that one coming![quote name='Bloodaxe' post='24660' date='Jun 28 2007, 11:00 PM']Those little knob thingies on the headstock

/coat[/quote]

[phsycoandy]

so would it be a 34" scale..sorry to sound ignorant, but im failing to see the point

[NJW]

its down an octave to guitar, but a lighter guage of string than your regular bass, so you can play it like a guitar. They're pretty cool instruments really, I've only played one once (to back up a bass line on a song) and it was a good laugh to play.

[OldGit]

[quote name='phsycoandy' post='24670' date='Jun 28 2007, 11:05 PM']so would it be a 34" scale..sorry to sound ignorant, but im failing to see the point[/quote]


30" scale baritone guitar
"Originally used mainly as a studio instrument that could handle the Nashville “tic/tac” sound, the Bass VI has built a loyal following among guitarists looking for a baritone guitar with a look and feel similar to the popular Jaguar® guitar."

Think Duane Eddy sounds ...

[Muppet]

Nope it's a 30" scale with same width at the nut as a Jazz.

I think it was an attempt to entice guitar players to bass by offering them something that was similar.

[ashevans09]

Don't quote me on this one but I heard somewhere that it was EADGBE...I'm probably wrong but hey.

Despite knowing jack about them I've always found them oddly appealing ...

want more shinfo - [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fender_VI"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fender_VI[/url]

God bless wikipedia

[David Nimrod]

All I can say is *wow!* I would love one of those...

memories of 'Wheels of Fire' era Cream come to mind,

or was that all Gibson basses that JB played?

I'm sure I remember higher notes in his playing...

[Lapisi]

There's some nice shots of one in this old Soft Machine video, even some whammy action.

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gpaMTgBCx0"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gpaMTgBCx0[/url]

[The Burpster]

I really wish you hadnt put that on here........ I've put in on my 'watching ' page an I'm now off to sell my pet sheep, the dog and all my back issues of Playboy!

[OldGit]

[quote name='The Burpster' post='24805' date='Jun 29 2007, 11:42 AM']I really wish you hadnt put that on here........ I've put in on my 'watching ' page an I'm now off to sell my pet sheep, the dog and all my back issues of Playboy!

[/quote]


try Kiwi for the sheep ... my pen's full right now

[OldGit]

Eb3 eara live Cream Sunshine of your love ..
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FI8SUc2SV4k"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FI8SUc2SV4k[/url]

I didn't realise they swapped lead vocal lines .. But now I know where the expression "Wear the fox hat" comes from

[john_the_bass]

you can get a get a japanese jaguar bass VI with a 28.5" scale length for about 500 quid
strung with 25 - 95 guage strings and tuned E to E