Let's see your BASS VI, people

[blakestree]

Is BVI-098 the best Circle K set to go with on a Squier Bass VI, and not have to work on the nut? Or, will it still need widening for those?

I guess it is common for the saddle height screws to back out on these?

So far, I'm finding my similarly priced Epiphone a lot better quality.

[neonblack]

Is BVI-098 the best Circle K set to go with, and not have to work on the nut? Or, will it still need widening for those?

I guess it is common for the saddle height screws to back out?

So far, I'm finding my similarly priced Epiphone a lot better quality.

Epiphone makes a Bass VI?

[blakestree]

Nah, dude. It's a SG I got for my wife for X-mas. They are just both in the same price range and from the same part of the world.

[doubleohno]

Just got a set of circle k stings ending in a .106 and I love them, huge improvement over my .102 la bellas. Much tighter and fuller sounding

[neonblack]

I'm using the circle k .102 set and they're great but I'm definitely gonna try .106 soon.

[BoatRich]

I'm using the circle k .102 set and they're great but I'm definitely gonna try .106 soon.

I have the .106's and I'm thinking I need heavier in drop C#

[neonblack]

I play in standard so the .102 set was SUPER tight when I first put it on. Especially the low E. Thought I was gonna break it trying to tune the first time.

Wonder if it would be worse with the .106 set.

I need a staytrem bridge too. And alumitones. I gotta stop buying pedals and focus on my VI.

[greyscales]

I ordered a .102 and a .106 set from Circle K/Kalium, gonna play it in both standard and a half step down. I can only imagine the amount of tension with a really heavy set of strings like that E-E, but with the trem there's no reason to stress about finger vibrato IMO.

And almost anything will be better than the floppy ass stock low E string.


I use .105-.50 normally on all of my short scale basses so I'm hoping for a similar feeling with the Bass VI, maybe with even more tension. Taut strings are a must on bass for me.

[Bon Hoga]

I ordered something like a light top/heavy bottom set from Kalium (.20, .30, .45, .60, .80, .105), I can't wait to try them out. My VI is at my luthier's for a new nut, new pots and pickups (Alumitones, HUZZAH!) and a new bridge. The wait is driving me insane

[BoatRich]

I'm considering putting together a second bass vi to leave in new standard/fifths tuning. Obviously no tremolo because fuck setting that up, but how should I go about doing this..? I'll probably go with a tele style body and one of the DC Kunkle conversion necks. I'm thinking p90 in the neck and a tele style bridge?

[UglyCasanova]

My VI is at my luthier's for a new nut, new pots and pickups (Alumitones, HUZZAH!) and a new bridge.

This sounds so good!

[Bon Hoga]

I'm considering putting together a second bass vi to leave in new standard/fifths tuning. Obviously no tremolo because fuck setting that up, but how should I go about doing this..? I'll probably go with a tele style body and one of the DC Kunkle conversion necks. I'm thinking p90 in the neck and a tele style bridge?

NO to DC Kunkle. See my post below.

[blakestree]

I've got my stock Squier set up pretty well, now. After flattening out the neck a bit and working on the bridge some, it seems to intonate fine. I've got the buzz out. And, didn't need to shim the neck. The biggest complaints I have are the saddle height screws, sloppy nut, and the near-unless floppy E. Which leads me to wonder, do the intonation problems start when you guys move to heavier strings?

[Bon Hoga]

Just heard from my luthier, the truss rod in my VI is useless, as in serves no purpose, does fuck all. Thanks, DC Kunkle, top work, mate.

[Jero]

I cant even get my hardtail jag to intonate properly. Let alone a vibrato vi.