It is presumably a copy of the rather rare Fender Bass IV. I once played one for some time and it was one of the most fascinating instruments you can imagine. Great video again, as always.
I looked it up cause I was curious if they're making them these days (I found a squier version on thomann but that's it) and it seems like there was a hardtail "Bass VI" as well! Except before 2006 it was called the "Fender Jaguar Baritone Custom", confusing since it was still tuned in that "octave down standard" E-E instead of a B-B (or similar) of a normal baritone
@@thomaslthomas1506 Yep. There was also a bass V with 5 strings but only 13 frets (and a very long thin body). A bass IV would of course be... 99% of basses
@@timeshock1255 that’s what I thought but was to lazy to check. I personally have never seen one even after owning a music store back when such things were still plentiful.😎
Amazing demo. are you using the gauge that comes with it or did you get a thicker one? and can this guitar be tuned to a baritone guitar tuning (B-E-A-D-F#-B) instead of the original tuning which seems to be 1 octave lower than the standard guitar tuning?
At 30" scale it is the same scale as a 3/4 bass and uses strings gauge from .025 to .095 so not quite a bass or baritone 27" guitar, string spacing is the same as that of a 6 string guitar. Considering that the original Bass VI was made to work as a bass you can get bass-y tones from it when playing it on clean tones and through a bass amp, although a more practical use for it would be that of a downtuned guitar.
It’s a short scale bass. Only difference is there are two extra strings on the bass VI. It’s tune E to E just an octave lower then a standard guitar. It’s not a baritone guitar which is 27 inch scale and tune B to B. So yes you can use it as a bass guitar. String spacing is like a 6 string guitar with bass strings on it. Hope that helps.
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I'm more and more impressed by Harley Benton
ok am totally buying it now
It is presumably a copy of the rather rare Fender Bass IV. I once played one for some time and it was one of the most fascinating instruments you can imagine. Great video again, as always.
I looked it up cause I was curious if they're making them these days (I found a squier version on thomann but that's it) and it seems like there was a hardtail "Bass VI" as well! Except before 2006 it was called the "Fender Jaguar Baritone Custom", confusing since it was still tuned in that "octave down standard" E-E instead of a B-B (or similar) of a normal baritone
Was it not bass VI?
@@thomaslthomas1506 Yep. There was also a bass V with 5 strings but only 13 frets (and a very long thin body). A bass IV would of course be... 99% of basses
@@thomaslthomas1506 Of course. It was just a typo, sorry. I meant Bass VI indeed.:)
@@timeshock1255 that’s what I thought but was to lazy to check. I personally have never seen one even after owning a music store back when such things were still plentiful.😎
Lets go... When you started with the riff I was like fuck yeah bro. :D
Looking forward to getting mine in. Just ordered it a couple of days ago.
Just bought one today :D (my 2nd, sold the 1st sadly but this one is staying!)
Amazing demo. are you using the gauge that comes with it or did you get a thicker one? and can this guitar be tuned to a baritone guitar tuning (B-E-A-D-F#-B) instead of the original tuning which seems to be 1 octave lower than the standard guitar tuning?
I need this and a JC120 and then I can be Robert Smith
So, could I fake bass with this when recording? Or is it more of a downtuned guitar? I’m always a bit unclear about the bass VI…
At 30" scale it is the same scale as a 3/4 bass and uses strings gauge from .025 to .095 so not quite a bass or baritone 27" guitar, string spacing is the same as that of a 6 string guitar. Considering that the original Bass VI was made to work as a bass you can get bass-y tones from it when playing it on clean tones and through a bass amp, although a more practical use for it would be that of a downtuned guitar.
It’s a short scale bass. Only difference is there are two extra strings on the bass VI. It’s tune E to E just an octave lower then a standard guitar. It’s not a baritone guitar which is 27 inch scale and tune B to B. So yes you can use it as a bass guitar. String spacing is like a 6 string guitar with bass strings on it. Hope that helps.
A bigsby is an absolute necessity!
ok, not gonna buying this after this demo