Yesterday afternoon, I'd stopped at Sam Ash in Indianapolis, after a visit to the VA medical center, in the morning. I was planning to stop at Guitar Center and IRC Music, after Sam Ash, as I was looking to try out different all tube combo amps, other than the Peavey Classic 50/410 I've pretty much settled for, so far.
When I went into Sam Ash, I noticed that they had a Fender Hot Rod DeVille combo (4 x 10), but nature was calling so bad, I had to answer before I tried it out. After answering the call of nature, I decided I'd go take a look at the basses before I tried out the Hot Rod DeVille. There were some retro-styled Fender Jazz Basses (with a pickup cover), and they've got a Fender Jaguar Bass (in red, with color matched head stock), and behind the Jag Bass I saw something with 6 strings close together. At first, I thought "cool, a Jaguar Baritone," but it's got 3 pickups, and as I look further up, the head stock says Bass VI. On the tag, it said "Pre-Owned w/Case $699.99."
So I do test drive the Fender Hot Rod DeVille with a Gretsch Electromatic G5120, and was going to try a Carlo Robelli similar to and $100.00 cheaper than the Gretsch, but as soon as I flipped the Standby switch to On, the Carlo Robelli started feeding back SO BADLY, and no matter where and how I held the guitar, I just completely turned off the amp, and decided it was time to give the Fender Bass VI a whirl. I didn't even pay attention to the brand/model/settings of the bass combo that I plugged into, but that didn't really matter. I now own a (according to the serial number lookup at the Fender web site) 1995-1996 Fender Bass VI.
This one is going to figure heavily in my original surf guitar instrumentals, some that I've been noodling with for going on 17 years. That I created parts for my first two instrumentals, while jamming in the store, is what sold me on it. That, and I don't have to "relearn" my guitar chops, as I would with a true baritone guitar.
Matt
When I went into Sam Ash, I noticed that they had a Fender Hot Rod DeVille combo (4 x 10), but nature was calling so bad, I had to answer before I tried it out. After answering the call of nature, I decided I'd go take a look at the basses before I tried out the Hot Rod DeVille. There were some retro-styled Fender Jazz Basses (with a pickup cover), and they've got a Fender Jaguar Bass (in red, with color matched head stock), and behind the Jag Bass I saw something with 6 strings close together. At first, I thought "cool, a Jaguar Baritone," but it's got 3 pickups, and as I look further up, the head stock says Bass VI. On the tag, it said "Pre-Owned w/Case $699.99."
So I do test drive the Fender Hot Rod DeVille with a Gretsch Electromatic G5120, and was going to try a Carlo Robelli similar to and $100.00 cheaper than the Gretsch, but as soon as I flipped the Standby switch to On, the Carlo Robelli started feeding back SO BADLY, and no matter where and how I held the guitar, I just completely turned off the amp, and decided it was time to give the Fender Bass VI a whirl. I didn't even pay attention to the brand/model/settings of the bass combo that I plugged into, but that didn't really matter. I now own a (according to the serial number lookup at the Fender web site) 1995-1996 Fender Bass VI.
This one is going to figure heavily in my original surf guitar instrumentals, some that I've been noodling with for going on 17 years. That I created parts for my first two instrumentals, while jamming in the store, is what sold me on it. That, and I don't have to "relearn" my guitar chops, as I would with a true baritone guitar.
Matt
I thought I read Jazz V. Never-mind. 
