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Squier 6 String Jazz, so who’s tempted at this price?


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9 hours ago, BassApprentice said:

Intriguing...I'm not a 6 string player by any means but this is interesting me. I currently have a 19mm 5 string and quite like the spacing. Reckon you could get a bridge for 18mm spacing and have it fit on the neck? Or is that a no go on 6 strings? 

I’ve looked around as I generally prefer high mass or string-through bridges. The choices for replacement 6 string bass bridges are pretty limited from what I can gather. Hipshot manufacture one that will give you 19mm string spacing, but it’ll cost you as much as the bass.

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Well... If anyone is interested, I have one of these. So, here's where I'm at with it.

 

When it arrived, it had no case. I ordered a hard-shell case which arrived the following day. 

 

Out of the box it sounded and played just fine. But the tuners struck me as cheap and untrust worthy. So, I've had a set of Hipshots put on. 

 

The pickups are surprisingly clean and Jazz Bass sounding. The neck solid and sound. Plenty of truss rod there. The radius is comfortable. And the weight is manageable. Once I had my tuners, I had my wizard work his stuff with a new Nickel Wound D'Addario six string set. 40~130? Not sure... Now with neck set and aligned, intonated and properly nutted, it's home. Action is great. But the neck is a bit of a workout once you get going. The string spacing has got to be just on 17mm. I would not be shocked to find out it's tighter. You gotta be careful or you'll wind up a string over. As a result, you concentrate a little more. It's resulting in stiffer playing. On a 5 I have a more fluid movement. I hope time will make this easier. The neck has some beef to it. But again manageable. Every 6 I've played has a neck width I couldn't get along with. And to be honest. This will likely end up as a studio bass. Use it for the workout. Then go back to the comfort of my 5's.

 

Long story a little longer. 

 

It's an amazing instrument for the Pesos. I'm sure someone will gig one. Will I? Probably not. But I'm impressed enough to be happy owning one.

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If I had the talent to play one effectively/ time to learn/ ability to put up with “that’s a big guitar” nonsense I’d be all over it like Tony Blair over an Eastern European oligarch 

 

big thumbs up from me - absolutely would 

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@joel406 there might come a point, in some parallel universe where I say airily “On a 5 I have a more fluid movement. ” however on this universe I’m limited to “hmm maybe I’ll be able to handle it maybe not” but I still say it looks amazing 

 

needs tort though 🍿

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