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6 String BASS Club (Guitarists keep out!)

#361
Already a member, but took these pix today on my cell phone thought I would add...

once again my Ken Smith BMT Elite 6 G. (1996 original owner)

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#363
Nomad98 said:
I think I am already a member... ?? but here is my new 6er (third build for me).

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Or, if you are at work and bored... the build thread!

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Very, very nice. I love the unconventional design. To me, other than the limited access to the upper frets, everything that's visible in the picture really seems to work. One suggestion would be to bring the lower horn further down so the bass sits higher in a seating position. This is something that most builders don't think about. That would make a bass design like yours even more appealing in my eyes.
 
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Honk'n_down-low said:
How do you like the Grind?
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I'm really happy with it. Here's a thread I posted not long after buying it
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=465502

Looking through this thread, it seems to be one of the tighter string-spacings in non-custom basses but maybe it's just hard to judge accurately from the angles certain photos are taken from. Either way, I'm still adjusting to the extra strings but I love the feel of the bass. It's got the perfect neck size and shape and I love the sound, even if the output is a bit on the low side and, as I said in the thread I linked, it doesn't have the broadest tonal range you could imagine.

I can say how much I'm having with it but I can't actually rate it against any other 6 strings for the sake of a more professional review. It's the only one I've played :D
 
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CiaranDuffy said:
I'm really happy with it. Here's a thread I posted not long after buying it
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=465502

Looking through this thread, it seems to be one of the tighter string-spacings in non-custom basses but maybe it's just hard to judge accurately from the angles certain photos are taken from. Either way, I'm still adjusting to the extra strings but I love the feel of the bass. It's got the perfect neck size and shape and I love the sound, even if the output is a bit on the low side and, as I said in the thread I linked, it doesn't have the broadest tonal range you could imagine.

I can say how much I'm having with it but I can't actually rate it against any other 6 strings for the sake of a more professional review. It's the only one I've played :D
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Cool glad to hear you like it - I have been looking at a few 6 Strings - don't want to invest too much in the event I don't like it (something tells me I will). My short list on the low end side is the Spector Legend and the Yamaha TRB Series. I keep hearing good things about this Bass. I assume there are electronics that could be added if needed. I play mostly Passive Basses - except for My Spector and that is not really active - it is want to be Active. There is a Music Dealer near me that carries Peavey's I am going to have to go and check one out. Thanks for the feedback
 

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