Silver Sparkle Bass VI

[OlyWhite]

Found this by accident, thought maybe someone here might like these:

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* no affiliation with this company or anyone that works there, but I’ve bought quite a few things from them.

 

[skycruiser]

Found this by accident, thought maybe someone here might like these:

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* no affiliation with this company or anyone that works there, but I’ve bought quite a few things from them.

I'm looking for a VI and I'm local to these guys. Might check this out this weekend...

 

[skycruiser]

I ended up picking up one these Silver Sparkle VIs today. Trying to figure out how to play this thing!

I have a set of La Bella flats on the way. I'll post a pic when I have the strings changed and oil the fretboard.

 

[Killing Floor]

Want. Now.

Tone Shop is great.

 

[skycruiser]

Want. Now.

Tone Shop is great.

This was my first visit. It is a really nice shop with extremely nice and helpful staff. I don't do enough local shopping but I'll definitely shop there again!

 

[Verne Andru]

I ended up picking up one these Silver Sparkle VIs today. Trying to figure out how to play this thing!

I have a set of La Bella flats on the way. I'll post a pic when I have the strings changed and oil the fretboard.

Nice. Try it strung as a baritone either A or B standard for something different. You need a different set of strings but it puts you in a whole different tonal orbit that's a lot of fun.

 

[skycruiser]

Couple pictures of my Silver Sparkle VI. I removed the strings to take a look at the tremelo mechanism. Decided to remove what I was able to and lock the bridge. I really like this bass but struggling with the narrow spacing. I'm thinking about making some new saddles to spread them out an extra mm or so.

This laurel fingerboard is very porous. Doesn't bother me but might bug some people. It looked smooth but after cleaning with F One oil I found the holes were just full of sawdust. The oil did help darken up the wood a little which I think looks better.

I like tort generally but I think with this flashy paint job a parchment, white or mint pickguard might look a little better.

 

[skycruiser]

Close-up of the fingerboard pores. My camera isn't very good.

 

[Supadope]

That's a nice looking six!

 

[skycruiser]

Looks like Tone Shop Guitars is almost sold out of these! 6 left. The had 2 or 3 hundred to start don't recall the exact number.

 

[LadyLoveStingRay5]

 

[OlyWhite]

OMG! I can’t believe the guys from Andertons drove all the way to Texas to buy one of those!