Finally - a BASS player demo'ing this thing!

@02Sideman

9 жыл бұрын

Thanx Brock :-)

@brocklanders6172

7 жыл бұрын

My pleasure.

@MyUrbanExplorationOnline

7 жыл бұрын

Nope, Glenn Fricker is clearly doing that job.

@AaronKaiMCDNLD

5 жыл бұрын

shouldn't be a guitar player? since this thing is made for them?

@twenty1thirteen

4 жыл бұрын

@@AaronKaiMCDNLD Lol this was not made for guitar player.

People complaining this is not a bass, with the rotosound string set and all three pickups on this thing has enough low end to flatten a house.

@Verdillac2

8 жыл бұрын

It's great for playing Motorhead on! And I love being able to play fast stuff and guitar fills on it. It makes me sound like John Entwistle.

@bathroom681

4 жыл бұрын

i want to slap like in this comment, but it have 69 likes

@melihkaleciklioglu

2 жыл бұрын

had my first practice yesterday with my bassvi, mine has humbuckers though. Also i mainly use it as a baritone with an 68 for my low e and it still had plenty lowend when played through the amp.

This is awesome that Fender would include this gem in the Squier lineup. They should definitely add the electric 12 string next!

@user-wi9gm3wz6q

Жыл бұрын

We got it!!!!!!!!!! The squier jazzmaster XII

@juanelo98

7 ай бұрын

10 years later, they did it!

Baritone range is either A-A or B-B. This is E-E so it is strictly a bass. Baritone range can be achieved with a capo. That being said, you could string it up as a baritone, but as it's designed, it is a bass.

@TorqueBow

3 жыл бұрын

It’s a Bass VI, lol not a bass

@TorqueBow

2 жыл бұрын

@Zachary Le Sauvage no

@TorqueBow

2 жыл бұрын

@Zachary Le Sauvage no

@TorqueBow

2 жыл бұрын

@Zachary Le Sauvage I play bass and guitar. I have 2 standard scale guitars, a 29.75 inch scale guitar, a 30 inch scale guitar, and a 34 inch scale long bass. Thanks.

@TorqueBow

2 жыл бұрын

@Zachary Le Sauvage That’s not what you said. You said you’re going to assume that I know nothing about bass, but I do, in fact. Thanks.

finally someone who can play it!

Damn! Mel, you know how to play so smoothly. I have huge respect for you. 😊

Not just a sixer. It's a guitar style neck, but 30" scale. Not a 2x4 with strings. It's a gateway drug for rhythm guitarists who are interested in heavier tones, but don't want to learn something brand new. It's a rouged temptress, calling out to impressionable young musicians.

@horstdunoch3546

Жыл бұрын

you were definitely drunk, 9 years ago!

i was very impressed by the squire bass vi, it really sounds like the original id say it is the best squire ever done

@tauruschorus

Жыл бұрын

I was smart enough to buy one when they came out and it has greatly appreciated in value around 200% Awesome bass. It deserves LaBella flats.

I have a PS VI and I love the way it looks. It was not meant to be a reissue or a "correct" bass vi, it's something totally different. I really dig mine, well made, sounds awesome. That being said, I will definitely be getting one of these Squier VI's!

Girls at gigs might think this is a guitar, bass players everwhere might get laid!

@grapefruit3581

2 жыл бұрын

OUCH!

@ChristopherStandardTime

Жыл бұрын

to borrow an old trope, "ok boomer".

So mesmerized by your playing here, Mel Brown. Had to learn it myself on the VI I just built! Thanks for sharing this with us.

@02Sideman

7 жыл бұрын

Thanx Hakeem! I appreciate that & thanks for stopping by :-)

I want to know how this would sound if plugged into and Ampeg SVT Classic

ive wanted one for soo long, this is totally gonna be mine

@lesbomonky2528

10 ай бұрын

update?

I love guitars.. i hate guitar reviews cause every reviewer needs to play some boring blues or country or rock… THIS IS MY FAVOURITE GUITAR REVIEW EVER!!..

@SonicXRage

4 жыл бұрын

I think the real reason why you love this review is that it's a bass review rather than a guitar review. Sort of.

I just ordered one, in sunburst!

Love it, just what I'm looking for 😎

Super cool sounding, It looks just like my B&W Bullet Strat lol. Lost brothers.

Some stores will carry them. Unfortunately, if you prefer to bring your business to a local guitar shop, you will be receiving yours last. They were originally supposed to arrive mid-October, but now it looks like delays well into December/January or later, since we all know the big box chains will most likely get theirs first.

Those are sick

Mel Brown has crazy pocket!

I need this.

John lennon and George harrison shared one of these and used It fore bass lines like hey jude, back in the USSR, Helter skelter while paul was playing piano

yes. its done a lot. must get strings which are long enough though, as its 30" plus a long section til the tremolo. la bella or circle k strings have some longer strings available.

Sort of! The Bass VI is somewhere between baritone guitar and short-scale six-string bass. It comes down to who's playing it!

Its a guitar-bass hybrid can't you tell?

Hi, I don't know much about guitars, but on this video (and a couple of videos I've seen with this guitar), the first / lowest sounding string sounds "fuzzy" and less clear than the others, like it's clashing with the pickups or something (whereas on a 4 string bass it would be a lot clearer tone)? Is that how the guitar is supposed to sound? Or do you think the string is too close to the pickups (or something else) and how would you recommend getting a clearer sound from this string? Many thanks, LSDA

@EgilHansen777

7 жыл бұрын

When properly intonation is hit at the low E string the screw is getting too close to the string, making it unplayable. A fix and a replacement solution is provided under ;) www.instructables.com/id/Fender-Squier-Bass-VI-Fixing-tone-tuning-and-inton/ or better get this replacement bridge: secureshop.co.uk/epages/950002362.sf/sec6cccf497ef/?ObjectPath=/Shops/950002362/Categories/Page__Category3

FINALLY!!!!!! :D

oh yeah 6 string bass is back

AT LEAAAAAST !!

The word on the street is you can order them specifically, but they're going to be in stores fall 2013.

Hmmm...unfortunately for us lefties I doubt Fender will produce in LH. Maybe Fender Japan will put out a reissue model one of these days? As a bassist learning guitar, I would love one of these.

Wes Montgomery recorded his version of, "Tune Up" on a bass

Got tired of waiting, and waiting and waiting. Found a great deal online through the GC and got me a used/mint Japanese Classic Series Fender VI, Vintage White with tort, a couple weeks back. No B&B but still quite a looker, and the tone, oh my!!. Heavier gauge strings were necessary.

@brocklanders6172

10 жыл бұрын

Congrats - that's the one to have.

@dimiaraujo90

10 жыл бұрын

It's a matter of taste, but I think they sound a whole lot better with Flatwounds.

@winkydee

10 жыл бұрын

dimiaraujo90 Absolutely.

whoa...100% like guitar

Great playing on all your demos! I forget to listen to the tone ;-)

@02Sideman

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kelly!

@LYLEWOLD

7 жыл бұрын

ya dude, that was sublime.

@02Sideman

7 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that very much Lyle - Thanks!

Hermoso!!!

These are listed on a couple of online retailer sites for $349!

Yes you can.

I'm gonna buy one of this. which hard case does it fit in?

Hi! Is it available in a left-handed version? I can't find it anywhere...

Not quite, they're going to be a little thinner and a little shorter. Some makers have specific Bass VI gauge strings. D'Addario's are 024, 034, 044, 056, 072, 084, for example.

I watched this video 12 times

But where would you get the strings for it?

I've got one of these it need some modifications like replace the tailpiece with a hardtail and did away with the bridge single coil pickup for high output humbucker and put on 150 set of string so I'm at a standard lower tuning

@jacobwoodroffe9547

3 жыл бұрын

Theres a version with humbuckers by subzero. Its about $300 i believe

What's the amp he's playing on?

In stores now, well, online retailers.

looks better than the bass vi pawn shop

This would be a great instrument for guitar players who want to play bass parts for songs without using a typical bass with bigger strings.

How long till guitar center gets a hold of these? they usually sell them cheap than the fender website

I want one. Same i can't afford one!

I ordered one at my local music store and fender is so swamped with orders that I won't get it till December.

what amp should it play through?

I'll take 20!

Hi, what string set comes in this Squier VI? if anyone knows the gauge, of each string and replacement suggestions. Thank you

@andym2612

3 жыл бұрын

@Fabián Córdoba Dupetit according to the Fender website they're Fender® Nickel Plated Steel (.024-.084, Gauges)

@gavinyoung7085

3 жыл бұрын

D'addario exl156 are for the Fender/Squier Bass VI. 24-84 gauge.

i agree with galaxies4ever here - this demo shows one riff, shown on one pickup setting. Hardly a demo.

Hey, fendermusical Can you send me the Tabulatures of this ? Please, I bought this bass yesterday and want to play your song^^

this is barritone guitar ?

Watch Aurora in concert. They use one of these.

Fender says they should be available in a few weeks. They list for $549...I am paying $329 for mine through Alto Music.

1:12 à la chika yeye à la chika yeye

What kind of strings can the nut hold? Can I put a heavy B-string on the bottom without replacing it?

@markschlipper5129

10 жыл бұрын

Nope. It's designed for bass VI strings, which, despite being in normal bass tonal range are a lighter gauge, with the low E being 90-95. So even a heavy E at 105 would be problematic, let alone a low B at 120-130. Add to that the guitar like string spacing (vs. wider bass string spacing) and you'd be overcrowding the nut.

@capiseric

10 жыл бұрын

mark schlipper wise instruction

Looks like it has the original low frequency cut switch, nice!

@eaglebauer944

Жыл бұрын

The original had no such switch. Only 3 switches for the pickups, the 4th switch was added later.

i wanna hear some blues on one of these guys... im getting an idea o fingerstyle blues on this bass... anyone know?

Does anyone know what kinda strings this thing would require? 6 string bass strings? Orrrrr?

This Bass is tuned like the Mexican Bajo Sexto

Tuning and Strings?

@andym2612

3 жыл бұрын

Fender® Nickel Plated Steel (.024-.084, Gauges) E,A,D,G,B,E

Just a question.. Are the EADG on this guitar the same as the EADG on a regular 4 -String?? They look a little thinner.. Also does anyone know what song he is playing I wanna know the tab for it.

@brendonkalaja2334

10 жыл бұрын

Hi just read on fenders website that this is infact a bass guitar, its tuning is EADGBE, just an octave lower than a guitar and is is no way a baritone guitar. Thanks anyways :)

@Dr.Turkey

9 жыл бұрын

***** Standard bass guitar tuning is E0A0D1G1

@carlmatkin9256

9 жыл бұрын

***** a standard bass guitar is tuned an octave below a 6 string guitar tuned in e standard. If this was tuned an octave higher than a standard 4 string, it would just be a guitar with a very long scale.

@Dr.Turkey

9 жыл бұрын

I meant E1A1D2G2, a standard guitar is tuned E2A2D3G3B3E4 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stringed_instrument_tunings#G

@lapoupadotcom

9 жыл бұрын

***** you're mistaken. First, standard bass guitar tuning is E1A1D2G2. Second, the lowest E on a guitar corresponds to the 7th fret of the A string on a bass guitar; there's only one (not two) octave difference between a guitar and a bass. Third, a "baritone guitar" (AKA not the one in this video) is tuned BEADF#B - of course, that's why it's called a baritone: its register falls between that of a guitar and a bass. Fourth, the Bass VI is tuned in the same octave as a standard bass guitar, as you can read in the following link: www.fender.com/news/the-bass-vi-bass-or-baritone-guitar/

I really want to know how does this sound with guitar strings on it

@Leiria65

8 жыл бұрын

Like a guitar with a big scale

What kind of string would need for that? can anyone help?

@johngeirmundsson6840

5 жыл бұрын

M Valdemar its regular gauge bass strings for low e, a, d, g don't know what fits for the b, and high e

Could you make these left handed?

Could I tune it Ab-Db-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb?

I think they require their own special gauge strings.

could you string it with a normal guitar gauge and just play it normally or not?

@SawyerPvP

7 жыл бұрын

I don't know for sure since I haven't played one myself but the string holes on the nut are probably too big for guitar strings

@christopherforrest5713

7 жыл бұрын

Sawyer McElroy-Parvis fair enough thanks

yeeees

Is it just supposed to be called vintage modified, cause I don't see a big difference, is there a mustang bridge er something on it?

@rickenbacker40011

10 жыл бұрын

***** the lofreq cut is already stock

why not show the tremolo piece?

Does it djent?

Hm. Okay. Thanks!

Anyone know what song this bassline is from?

@02Sideman

9 жыл бұрын

Hi bernard. It's actually not a song. When I record these videos for Fender I create something completely in the fly - something inspired by how the instrument sounds to me. This was my first time ever seeing a bass like this, let alone playing one. I don't usually play with a pick either so this was a true first in every way. Thanx for listening :-)

@indobassgear2087

8 жыл бұрын

+Mel Brown that bassline sound familiar

@bjrnarkaldefosstveite6192

8 жыл бұрын

Its an awesome bassline, thx Mel!

@02Sideman

8 жыл бұрын

You're welcome Bernard :-)

Try shoegaze, try deep, ominous chords, try a drone-metal thing. Why keep playing the same bass riff over and over?

@justinc9777

4 жыл бұрын

I baught one not long ago and can say without a doubt you have the right idea this thing is a doom drone beast

@ThumpingThromnambular

4 жыл бұрын

It's a good idea, but I kinda just want to listen to what it can do by itself. You can probably guess what it can do when you put some distortion on.

about 350

If you sell both your balls, I think you can get a 1963 Bass VI ;)

I'd love to! Do you have any cash to get me one? I'll even make a video about it, dedicated to you dear sir

can you play it as a guitar?

@shitstain001

10 ай бұрын

Woah

Meshuggah's next record...

What's the street value on this thing?

Is this what Glen Campbell played on "Wichita Lineman"?

Always loved the idea of this instrument especially when space is tight and workign with a looper. If you ran in through an octave-up pedal, could you play it like a normal guitar?

@julianburkert7939

3 жыл бұрын

I guess you could but you might as well just play a regular guitar, it would probably sound better and you wouldn't get any weird tracking issues like you get (to an extent) with most octave pedals. The bass/guitar player of royal blood does a similar thing with a regular 4 string but you'd need a huge array of pedals to make that work like he does. At that point I'd recommend just playing a guitar if you planned to do that with a bass VI and go the other way round, pitch down the bass notes, like jack white does for instance.

It probably sucks. Things like that generally do on cheap fenders/squiers.

So it's bass or guitar?

@MrDjambronk

4 жыл бұрын

Bass guitar

I'm strangely drawn to this thing...

Bass or Guitar

Looks like an interesting instrument, I would have preferred if you demo'd it, rather than a random unnamed drum kit, I can hardly pull it out of parts of the mix but then I'm not on studio monitors.

@ndeef

7 жыл бұрын

use your ears. you can hear its tone easily in a mix with no other pitched instruments.....

Gnarly

$329-349.

lmao

That is Not a 6 Course Bass, it is a Sub-Octave Guitar of 6 Courses, Standard Tuning for 6 Course Bass is this: F#BEADG

So. . . basically get some thicker strings on your Jazzmaster and you've got this bass haha

Beatles.

Sounds like something a melon named Anthony Fantano would play.

@supersandwich8967

4 жыл бұрын

Oof