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Dr Tony Balls wrote:Strings: Doin that LaBella set with a .095 E string.It's still a little floppy with a 94. You might try my gauges with a 100. It'll still be cheaper than their premade sets. Make sure you get the small ball ends.I also went with nickel wound because I like to be nice to my frets.

Dr Tony Balls wrote:Tommy wrote:Dr Tony Balls wrote:Strings: Doin that LaBella set with a .095 E string.It's still a little floppy with a 94. You might try my gauges with a 100. It'll still be cheaper than their premade sets. Make sure you get the small ball ends.Well theyre already in the mail so we'll have to see haha.Well, for future reference:http://www.labella.com/strings/category/build-a-custom-bass-vi-nickel-set-bass-vi-electric/

llllllllllllllllllllllll wrote:My god this looks beautiful. Where'd you get the neck and body? What's the scale?Ta. It's luthier-made, 30.3 nut to bridge.

I think it still has the option to be pretty bright with 250K pots, but a compromise would be 500Ks. There are really a lot of options with the switching. With middle and neck pickup on it acts like a humbucker and certainly gets darker, so maybe a 500K would be more appropriate? I dunno...I like the 250K for me.

whoisalhedges wrote:With the 250k pots, can you still dial in the bright?If I get a Bass VI (which I almost certainly will, at some point), I'll be primarily using it as a bass - however, I'll want access to those baritone/Cure/Duane Eddy type sounds from time to time as well.If you want to have the option of bright, allow me to suggest a pair of 250K Fender No-Load pots--all the way up, it's a straight wire with no treble bleed. Back off a little, and it's a standard 250K pot.

With the 250k pots, can you still dial in the bright?If I get a Bass VI (which I almost certainly will, at some point), I'll be primarily using it as a bass - however, I'll want access to those baritone/Cure/Duane Eddy type sounds from time to time as well.

Thanks.I have just always really liked the idea of the Bass VI, but even when I had cash, they were pricey... now that there's the Squier option, well.

I have a red Pawnshop Bass VI. Bought it new in 2014. Love it. Play it all the time.

I played a Squier one today, and hoo-doggy did I love it. Nothing much to say other than that, but man, I enjoyed myself.

I have a Squier VI, which I use as both guitar and bass, at the same time. Splits the signal and sends one to bass amp/D.I and one through my pedalboard and into guitar amp.Works well.But after reading this thread I got an idea: If I add another volume pot(250k) and use it for the middle or neck pickup and add a new output for it?Then I can have a bassier signal for the bass amp AND be able to use the strangle/bass cut-switch for the guitar sounds?