i cant find anything, i like the feel of a 4 string jazz bass or an ibanez GSR for slapping but need a 6 string and dont want a stletto studio 6 because the strings are too damn close. i have big hands so a wide neck isnt a problem for me. looking for something in the 600$ range...help?
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a 6 string with wide string spacing pleasE?
- Thread starter myro255
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Usually 19mm.
If you're looking for one cheap, I'm not aware of anyone who makes a wide 6 in that price range.
Standard spacing for a 4 is around 19mm. Yamaha TRB's are completely awesome. broadneck Warwicks are 20mm but insanely expensive. Ibanez BTB's have good spacing too. I think the BTB or TRB would be a good choice, I think that they both have 19mm spacing and are under 800.
I know that Ibanez BTB's have wider string spacing... I know that at least the 5-string has 4-string spacing, if I remember correctly the 6 had a wider spacing also - I remember playing it once a few years back.
But if you have the kind of $$ then Warwick has a couple models - Streamer Stage 1 and I believe the other is a neck-thru Thumb bass.
I had a Carvin 6 for a while and this was my issue, and those are the only ones I came across.
Good luck!
But if you have the kind of $$ then Warwick has a couple models - Streamer Stage 1 and I believe the other is a neck-thru Thumb bass.
I had a Carvin 6 for a while and this was my issue, and those are the only ones I came across.
Good luck!
For 20mm, you're going to need to go custom and it won't be cheap. You can use guitar tuning on any 6 string, just a matter of new strings, a new nut, and a new setup.
+1. You could also look at the TRB1006; it retails around $800 new but you might be able to talk them down or find a deal on a good blem. The TRBs have Jazz spacing, not as wide as a P would be if you expanded it to 6 strings but far wider than many sixers I've tried.
hmm I thought the current yammy 6'ers all had 17mm spacing.
On the cheap I've heard neck thru basses on Rondo's site has 19mm spacing.
On the cheap I've heard neck thru basses on Rondo's site has 19mm spacing.
The older TRB's had 19mm spacing, the more recent ones are 17mm.
The BTB sixers are 16.5mm or 17mm. Definitely not 19mm.
The BTB sixers are 16.5mm or 17mm. Definitely not 19mm.
