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Schecter Hellcat VI

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Jan 21, 2002
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I just bought this Schecter Hellcat VI. It is really fun to play, and sounds great.

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I would really recommend one for anyone looking for a Fender Bass VI type of bass. I use it as a bass, not as a baritone guitar/solo instrument. It has plenty of low end, and sits in the mix really well. For those of you who say "it's not a bass, it's a baritone guitar, you can't use it as a bass" (you know who you are) listen to this clip and tell me it's not a bass.
 
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Showdown said:
I just bought this Schecter Hellcat VI. It is really fun to play, and sounds great.

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I would really recommend one for anyone looking for a Fender Bass VI type of bass. I use it as a bass, not as a baritone guitar/solo instrument. It has plenty of low end, and sits in the mix really well. For those of you who say "it's not a bass, it's a baritone guitar, you can't use it as a bass" (you know who you are) listen to this clip and tell me it's not a bass.
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I love my schector elite 4!

In case ya havn't seen it there is a Schector mega thread here...

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=220001
 
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xXMurderSoulXx said:
Wow, that came from a guitar? Cool. But, its still a guitar.
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It's NOT a guitar, it is a 6 string bass, tuned like a guitar but an octave lower. The EADG strings are exactly the same as on a 4 string bass. Jack Bruce used one the first two Cream albums (Fender Bass VI on the first one and Danelectro bass VI on the second).
It is a bass, not a guitar. 30" scale.
 
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Showdown said:
:D I knew someone would say that, that is why I posted the sound clip. I guess it didn't work.
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That's okay man- we VI-ers gotta stick together.

I was really considering the Hellcat for a while- the three hums with coil-tapping seems like a big plus to me- but the Gretsch I have now popped up for a nice price, and it's all sparkly...I can't resist sparkles.
 
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Pennydreadful said:
That's okay man- we VI-ers gotta stick together.

I was really considering the Hellcat for a while- the three hums with coil-tapping seems like a big plus to me- but the Gretsch I have now popped up for a nice price, and it's all sparkly...I can't resist sparkles.
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Got a picture of it? They look nice, but I've never played one.

I have a Danelectro VI, but there are some issues. It won't intonate and if I add any distortion the pickups hum like crazy. The Schecter doesn't have those problems, and the neck is more comfortable. I'm going to play it on our gig tomorrow night. Should be cool.
 
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Pennydreadful said:
Aside from the nice sparklies, and the sheer cool factor of the Gretsch name (at least for me), the big draw was the Bigsby. Maybe not the most useful thing in the world, but it's sure as hell fun to play with- which sort of sums up the whole instrument, actually.
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The Bigsby is cool. Nice looking bass. How does it sound?
 
#11
It has a fairly balanced response from the pickups- though kinda quiet. So a lot of it is up to EQ and your attack. My favorite sound is with the neck pickup soloed, and the tone dimed- with boosted bass and treble, rolled off mids, palm-muted with a pick. Nice, thick thump, but with that sort of tic-tac click.

But you can make it sound like a baritone, playing chords on the upper strings and all that. It can even get that sort of midrangey P-bass grind.

Overall pretty neat.
 
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Showdown said:
It's NOT a guitar, it is a 6 string bass, tuned like a guitar but an octave lower. The EADG strings are exactly the same as on a 4 string bass. Jack Bruce used one the first two Cream albums (Fender Bass VI on the first one and Danelectro bass VI on the second).
It is a bass, not a guitar. 30" scale.
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Oh, it's one of those. :hmm: :ninja: :D
 
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Pennydreadful said:
It has a fairly balanced response from the pickups- though kinda quiet. So a lot of it is up to EQ and your attack. My favorite sound is with the neck pickup soloed, and the tone dimed- with boosted bass and treble, rolled off mids, palm-muted with a pick. Nice, thick thump, but with that sort of tic-tac click.

But you can make it sound like a baritone, playing chords on the upper strings and all that. It can even get that sort of midrangey P-bass grind.

Overall pretty neat.
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Cool.
 
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Sweet! I'm lusting for a bass VI of some kind, and have considered both a Schecter and a Gretsch. Sadly enough, I haven't had a chance to try either. I have played a Jaguar Bass VI, though, and loved it. So now I'm saving up for one.

The poster who thinks that the Schecter is a guitar is absolutely right, BTW. In fact, all bass guitars, no matter how many strings they have, are guitars, innit?
 
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Showdown said:
It's NOT a guitar, it is a 6 string bass, tuned like a guitar but an octave lower. The EADG strings are exactly the same as on a 4 string bass. Jack Bruce used one the first two Cream albums (Fender Bass VI on the first one and Danelectro bass VI on the second).
It is a bass, not a guitar. 30" scale.
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Schecter has it listed as a guitar.

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Have a look for yourself.
 
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xXMurderSoulXx said:
Schecter has it listed as a guitar.

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Have a look for yourself.
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I don't care. It is a bass, copied from the Fender BASS VI. If you were familiar with the Fender Bass VI you would understand that it is a bass. It is tuned an octave below a guitar, just like any bass. You heard the clip, does it sound like a guitar or a bass? It sounds like a bass, so it is a bass.

Here is a little history of the Bass VI:

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Here is a picture of Jack Bruce playing one in Cream (as a bass).
 
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Showdown said:
Jack Bruce used one the first two Cream albums (Fender Bass VI on the first one and Danelectro bass VI on the second).
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The Fender is the only 6-string bass Jack played with Cream, the Dano Longhorn was a 4-string.

I've bee playing 6-string bass since 1990. Started on a Jerry Jones Longhorn Bass VI, then got a Fender VI. Those were all I played for a few years, then sold them and didn't play VI for a while, now I have another JJ Longhorn VI and a Gretsch like above.
 
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Showdown said:
I don't care. It is a bass, copied from the Fender BASS VI. If you were familiar with the Fender Bass VI you would understand that it is a bass. It is tuned an octave below a guitar, just like any bass. You heard the clip, does it sound like a guitar or a bass? It sounds like a bass, so it is a bass.

Here is a little history of the Bass VI:

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Here is a picture of Jack Bruce playing one in Cream (as a bass).
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Thats cool. So yours is tuned BEADGC?
 

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