That's the kind of switch my Burns Barracuda has. I just wonder how much more complicated it would be to add such a switch to the Hellcat when it already has a push-pull switch for coil tapping.
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Schecter Hellcat VI
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That's the kind of switch my Burns Barracuda has. I just wonder how much more complicated it would be to add such a switch to the Hellcat when it already has a push-pull switch for coil tapping.
Yuck... I just set up my rig as if I was playing with my band, and tried recording a soundclip of some of my bass lines with the various effects I use, and I was really #$&%!@ing up big time, like to the point where I was questioning my ability to play an instrument. Not sure if it's just a bad time, or if I am so used to the feel of my Burns that I am almost incapable of playing the Schecter anymore. Anyway, I had to give up out of hostile frustration. Maybe I'll try again later in the early evening. Every once in a while, I do get those brief defective interludes where it seems like my bass playing ability has been almost totally scrambled, usually resulting in a bad practice or, less frequently, a truly awful gig. Hopefully this morning is just one of those moments.
OK, I recorded something showing the Hellcat with a bit of effects... It's definitely not my best playing, in fact it's kind of atrocious at parts, and I think I may have babbled a bit much, but here you go...
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Listening back to the recording I'm almost embarrassed by my playing... haha
And I think I had the Vox amp a tiny bit too loud
But I'm glad you liked it! I'm still experimenting with fine-tuning my setup... I think the next thing I need to do is replace the crappy Behringer pedal with a nice bass overdrive like this one: Link Removed
Also, the on/off switch in my delay pedal is not good anymore; half the time i step on it to turn it on, it turns itself off when i lift my foot off the pedal, and vice versa. I need my pedals to turn either on or off 100% of the time when I step on them!
And I think I had the Vox amp a tiny bit too loud
But I'm glad you liked it! I'm still experimenting with fine-tuning my setup... I think the next thing I need to do is replace the crappy Behringer pedal with a nice bass overdrive like this one: Link Removed
Also, the on/off switch in my delay pedal is not good anymore; half the time i step on it to turn it on, it turns itself off when i lift my foot off the pedal, and vice versa. I need my pedals to turn either on or off 100% of the time when I step on them!
I am still kicking myself for never having purchased a Hellcat VI. I check from time to time on Ebay, but no luck.
The Hellcat VI is still available. It's listed under 'guitars'. You'll see it in the carousel of guit's: http://www.schecterguitars.com/
EDIT: No left-handed version. :-(
But it's a righty.
Of course I meant the lefty version. It used to be available, but it was discontinued. It was a lefty's only chance at playing a Bass VI, and I missed out.
Hehe enjoy your new beasty!!!
By the way, if anyone has a sunburst Hellcat VI with the tortoiseshell pickguard but would rather have a black pickguard, please let me know, as I have a black Hellcat VI with black pickguard but would rather have a tortoiseshell pickguard.
By the way, if anyone has a sunburst Hellcat VI with the tortoiseshell pickguard but would rather have a black pickguard, please let me know, as I have a black Hellcat VI with black pickguard but would rather have a tortoiseshell pickguard.
is it a lead bass guitar or a rhythm bass guitar? Keef sed: "you dont walk into a shop and
ask for a bloody lead bass guitar. Itsa bass guitar , innit?"
ask for a bloody lead bass guitar. Itsa bass guitar , innit?"
It can function just fine in either role, or in both roles, and/or in other roles too. It's a lovely sort of creature!
This is my main instrument, and probably the only one I'll play for a long, long time. Great to see I'm not the only one; this beast is the best kept secret in bass. I play mine through an Orange Rockerverb 100 into an Orange 4x12.
1. Plug in.
2. Turn on.
3. Sound like John McVie.
Life is good.
1. Plug in.
2. Turn on.
3. Sound like John McVie.
Life is good.
Thanks for the sound clips and reviews. Great thread all in all.
I've been a VI lover for well over a decade, but still can't afford one; and the prices are just going up
I've been looking in to the Hellcat VI as a possibility until I can afford a real Fender VI (like to go Pre-CBS, but I like the block inlays). As it stands I think I'll get myself a Hellcat as a fill in; it seems like it will allow me to do most of what I want with a bass. My style is a little bit more guitar-y than many players; only issue is that I'm a finger player most of the time, which this instrument doesn't lend itself towards. I'll always have my Jazz available when I need it.
Closest thing I've played was a Jaguar Baritone Custom in a shop. I was lusting after it and slowly saving up my pennies, but it got sold out from under me. It was an interesting instrument to play, I quite enjoyed it.
I know this has been dealt with already, but I just feel like weighing in and adding some solid numbers to the mix.
First, yeah, we're all talking about guitar instruments; that semantic is out of the way
So, let's talk in context of how "bass" and "guitar" are used colloquially in relation to the guitar family.
I think we all agree that a standard 34/35ish" scale 6 string tuned BEADGC is a "bass". Is it still a bass if retuned to EADGBe (as is done from time to time), or does it then become a "guitar"? Most would still consider it a bass, I would bet.
So what differentiates this from a VI style bass? Scale length and string gauge. If both instruments are playing in bass frequencies; 41.20 Hz - 587.32/659.26 Hz (22/24 fret D or E) (assuming 5 octave coverage on a 24 fret instrument), are those really important factors in classification, when referring to a classification system that works completely in sound frequencies?
It plays all the bass frequencies of a standard 4 string and then some... doesn't sound like a guitar to me.
I've been a VI lover for well over a decade, but still can't afford one; and the prices are just going up
I've been looking in to the Hellcat VI as a possibility until I can afford a real Fender VI (like to go Pre-CBS, but I like the block inlays). As it stands I think I'll get myself a Hellcat as a fill in; it seems like it will allow me to do most of what I want with a bass. My style is a little bit more guitar-y than many players; only issue is that I'm a finger player most of the time, which this instrument doesn't lend itself towards. I'll always have my Jazz available when I need it.Closest thing I've played was a Jaguar Baritone Custom in a shop. I was lusting after it and slowly saving up my pennies, but it got sold out from under me. It was an interesting instrument to play, I quite enjoyed it.
I know this has been dealt with already, but I just feel like weighing in and adding some solid numbers to the mix.
First, yeah, we're all talking about guitar instruments; that semantic is out of the way
So, let's talk in context of how "bass" and "guitar" are used colloquially in relation to the guitar family. I think we all agree that a standard 34/35ish" scale 6 string tuned BEADGC is a "bass". Is it still a bass if retuned to EADGBe (as is done from time to time), or does it then become a "guitar"? Most would still consider it a bass, I would bet.
So what differentiates this from a VI style bass? Scale length and string gauge. If both instruments are playing in bass frequencies; 41.20 Hz - 587.32/659.26 Hz (22/24 fret D or E) (assuming 5 octave coverage on a 24 fret instrument), are those really important factors in classification, when referring to a classification system that works completely in sound frequencies?
It plays all the bass frequencies of a standard 4 string and then some... doesn't sound like a guitar to me.
