Should I buy a cheap Bass VI?

[EmaTheMirror]

I've not played a Fender Jazzmaster more than a few minutes. I will say that I no longer feel the need to.

I meant the two Revelation models: how does the bass Jazzmaster style variant compare to the guitar one?

 

[vvvmmm]

Interesting that you mentioned fret issues. The VI is beautifully dressed; I hadda run a file on the Jazz as there was some tang overhang, but it was an easy solve.
I don't care for the scratch-plate jack-mount on either of them, and have had to tighten it on the Jazz a few times, but I think that's a Jazzmaster issue, also.
Totally fun guitar, and I have many; it's in my, let's say, top 5.

 

[archtop2]

Think about buying one, white available next month

 

[EmaTheMirror]

Think about buying one, white available next month
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Looks really cool, Jazzmaster-based as my Revelation. I have to say that I really dig the tremolo when playing "shoegaze guitar" mode, but if that's not something you mind, that's a great bridge design. Those pickups are humbuckers anyway, aren't they? Mine are wide, but P90 alnico singles. Nice. What brand is it?
(EDIT: just checked again the OT, it had been a while, sorry )

Those SubZero pickups are Humbuckers indeed, and ceramic. I have to admit that the Entwistle-designed pickups of Revelation products were a plus when deciding what brand to go for, and it's quite agreed across the internet, it seems. I can't compare them as I have no idea of how those sound.
What I might want to check tone-wise is the pickup placement: I don't mind 2 pickups vs. 3, but those pickups are spaced more like a guitar with 2 humbuckers, proportionally, rather than a Bass VI. When I pair, say, the bridge pickup with the mid one with the selector, what I get is something more alike a jazz-bass spacing (proportionally), it probably gives a match that's more familiar from a bass player's perspective. Said that, I'd really like to hear how that solution sounds, it can be great. My bridge pickup is slightly more towards the neck too.

What's great about the Bass VI is that because of its faith, it's a bit like the Christmas Brew for German beer: everyone feels free to experiment, and it looks like they're on the up recently in terms of popularity.
The Peter Hook signature has just one pickup in a Ray-style sweet spot. It might be great, but I guess it's after just one type of tone flavour he chose and I have to be honest, it's not my fav Bass VI design, starting from the headstock.

Since it's relevant and some might wonder how a Bass VI behaves for different approaches, I'll post this stubborn thing of mine here too. Yes, tight string spacing takes a while to get used to for the right hand, and you're not likely to dig in the same way, but it was fun:

 

[vvvmmm]

Ver', ver' nice.

My RJT60-B does not have a painted headstock, and the pups are black as are the knobs, altho' the wang-bar tip is white.