BetaFunk Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 (edited) [quote name='dlloyd' timestamp='1367963427' post='2071799'] That it wasn't used extensively by Noel Redding? [/quote] Sorry but i can't find the emoticon for yawn but i expect an expert will come up with a history lesson on them soon. Edited May 7, 2013 by BetaFunk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mckendrick Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 (edited) Moderator please delete. Yawning smiley not uploading. Edited May 7, 2013 by mckendrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetaFunk Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 [quote name='ash' timestamp='1367963438' post='2071800'] Yep agreed - music should reflect a diversity of style, technique, instrumentation ..... and GAS . I play bass but not always 4 string bass guitar - I use upright bass, Moog synth, tea chest bass, even a jug and of course the Bass VI. It is about finding your own voice. That's what makes Hooky as musically valid as Jaco, or Macca, or Barry Adamson, or Mark King, or Entwhistle ......(add any musician to the list). I've owned many high end basses but always go back to my bashed in Gibson Grabber and my Precisions because to my ears they sound 'right' - but that doesn't mean they are right for everyone .... [/quote] You've obviously got diverse musical tastes and that's always refreshing to see and hear. Some people are simply stuck in their own little musical world and won't budge on anything that's even slightly different from the norm. Who cares? Not me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetaFunk Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 (edited) [quote name='mckendrick' timestamp='1367965880' post='2071843'] [/quote] Many thanks but are you a good samaritan or one of this forums resident 'experts'? Edited May 7, 2013 by BetaFunk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mckendrick Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 [quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1367965971' post='2071845'] Many thanks but are you a good samaritan or one of this forums resident 'experts'? [/quote] Both. I kid you not. I was attempting to gift you a yawning smilie... ...but the site wouldn't upload it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlloyd Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 [quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1367965189' post='2071833'] Sorry but i can't find the emoticon for yawn but i expect an expert will come up with a history lesson of them soon. [/quote] I tried them for a while but found they didn't cut through as well as regular emoticons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetaFunk Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 [quote name='mckendrick' timestamp='1367966291' post='2071851'] Both. I kid you not. I was attempting to gift you a yawning smilie... ...but the site wouldn't upload it. [/quote] A gift gratefully accepted. But what is better. An emoticon from this forum or an emoticon from another website? I'm sure the emoticon experts will put down their basses and inform us very soon. It's their duty you see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlloyd Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 [quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1367967057' post='2071858'] A gift gratefully accepted. But what is better. An emoticon from this forum or an emoticon from another website? I'm sure the emoticon experts will put down their basses and inform us very soon. It's their duty you see. [/quote] Some of us are too busy giving history lessons to actually [i]play[/i] basses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared21 Posted May 9, 2013 Author Share Posted May 9, 2013 screw it aha im just going to buy one, going to pmt the weekend to play the one they have in stock just to comfort me a bit, then its down to the colour, im really torn between the black or the sunburst! thinking sunburst as my aerodyne is black, be a bit different aha labellas, maybe change the pickups, ill get a boost pedal if its not "bassy" enough or something i dunno yet aha be good for writing songs in different timings and stuff i reckon, can use higher end palm mutes etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetaFunk Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 (edited) [quote name='jared21' timestamp='1368098775' post='2073112'] screw it aha im just going to buy one, going to pmt the weekend to play the one they have in stock just to comfort me a bit, then its down to the colour, im really torn between the black or the sunburst! thinking sunburst as my aerodyne is black, be a bit different aha labellas, maybe change the pickups, ill get a boost pedal if its not "bassy" enough or something i dunno yet aha be good for writing songs in different timings and stuff i reckon, can use higher end palm mutes etc [/quote] Good thinking! I'm sure you'll have some fun with it. There is a Bass VI facebook page with loads of info on string and pickup mods that Bass VI owners have done which is well worth a look and as they all have a Bass VI they actually know what they are talking about. Oh and whether you like The Cure or not Robert Smith seems to be able to write a few decent tunes with a Bass Vi. Edited May 9, 2013 by BetaFunk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared21 Posted May 9, 2013 Author Share Posted May 9, 2013 i do like the cure, open is a great tune and you can hear the distinctive tone of the vi on that i think? i just hope i can fit it around my band now, the singer thinks we could, but the drummers sceptical, but i cba to be like every other band doing the same thing if you catch my drift, although i will miss doing a lot of slap aha the only thing swaying me is that not many modern bands use them and no band that has a similair sound to mine use them, the onyl one i can sort of think off are this town needs guns, but his is a custom build vi (looks sick) [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmVu19TEbtc"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmVu19TEbtc[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlloyd Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 (edited) With the Cure, the Fender VI was usually used as a guitar alongside a four string bass. For example in Pictures of You: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-_GM_FOr60[/media] ...and Lullaby [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfeZ3u0bZYM[/media] Edited May 9, 2013 by dlloyd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlloyd Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Or two Fender VIs alongside bass: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuI7KZ5Pch0[/media] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocco Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Now I want one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetaFunk Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 No history lesson i'm afraid but i'm sure there must be a Bass VI somewhere in this collection. http://youtu.be/g7-5io1muSQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgroh87 Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 [quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1368120741' post='2073523'] No history lesson i'm afraid but i'm sure there must be a Bass VI somewhere in this collection. [/quote] Fittingly enough, that scene does have a Bass VI. In fact, the seafoam green guitar that must never be played is a Bass VI. Only two were made in that color. If you can stand this guy's attitude, here's a video of the other one: [url="http://youtu.be/51nA8g_t84c"]http://youtu.be/51nA8g_t84c[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gust0o Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Ah, the marmite that is Phil X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared21 Posted May 20, 2013 Author Share Posted May 20, 2013 went to pmt last week and tried to buy a pawnshop bass vi, turns out i can only get the candy apple red one, they rang fender for me and they said id be lucky to get a sunburst one by november. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared21 Posted May 22, 2013 Author Share Posted May 22, 2013 GAK have said i can preorder one to get it for july will be doing this as soon as im home from work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared21 Posted May 28, 2013 Author Share Posted May 28, 2013 put my deposit down, just waiting for the call now aha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 [quote name='jared21' timestamp='1369040044' post='2084073'] went to pmt last week and tried to buy a pawnshop bass vi, turns out i can only get the candy apple red one, they rang fender for me and they said id be lucky to get a sunburst one by november. :( [/quote] [quote name='jared21' timestamp='1369236350' post='2086724'] GAK have said i can preorder one to get it for july will be doing this as soon as im home from work [/quote] Good luck with this but I don't quite get how Fender can't supply PMT until November but they can do GAK in July. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetaFunk Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 (edited) I ordered a Candy Apple Red Pawnshop Bass VI in February from my local Fender dealer as i was told they were in stock at Fender UK. A few days later i was told that it wasn't in stock but would be delivered in 6 weeks time. I cancelled my order and phoned up a few more UK Fender dealers and was told they were out of stock at Fender and would be available from anything from between June and November! I phoned a few Fender dealers until finally Coda had one in stock which i received within 2 days. Edited May 28, 2013 by BetaFunk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Well, I managed about half a minute of that, and I was fully clenched for the last 10 seconds of that time, so no, I can't stand him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared21 Posted May 29, 2013 Author Share Posted May 29, 2013 [quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1369760740' post='2092453'] Good luck with this but I don't quite get how Fender can't supply PMT until November but they can do GAK in July. [/quote] something about them getting a shipment in anyway as they ordered it in before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 [quote name='jared21' timestamp='1369830979' post='2093170'] something about them getting a shipment in anyway as they ordered it in before [/quote] Ah, fingers crossed then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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