6-String Short Scale E-Bass with three Single Coil Pickups and Tremolo-System
The Squier Vintage Modified Bass VI 3-Color Sunburst is an authentic reincarnation of the legendary 6-String Short Scale Bass, which enjoys great popularity especially in alternative circles due to its striking sound. Accordingly, the six-string has a Linde body in a comfortable offset design and a screwed maple neck with an Indian Laurel fretboard. The combination of a 30-inch short scale scale (762 mm) and the slim "Modern C" profile promises easy playability, which is also suitable for those switching from the electric guitar. Three Squier Custom Jaguar Single Coil Pickups with sound-shaping "Claw" edging deliver a distinctive sound with high transparency at the amplifier, which reproduces the low tuning with playful dynamics. Three pickup on/off switches can be used to create different sound patterns, while the "Strangle Circuit" enables a bass cut. In addition, the Squier Vintage Modified Bass VI is equipped with the Vintage Style Non-Locking Floating Vibrato.
The Squier Vintage Modified Bass VI 3-Color Sunburst delivers a distinctive sound with three single coil pickups, Strangle Circuit and Vintage Tremolo.
The Squier Vintage Modified Bass VI 3-Color Sunburst at a glance:
6-String Short Scale E-Bass from the Squier Vintage Modified Series
30 inch scale (762 mm)
Linde body
Screwed maple neck with "Modern C" profile
Indian Laurel Fretboard (Indian Laurel)
Two Squier Custom Jaguar Single Coil with "Claw" in neck and bar position
A Squier Custom Jaguar Single RWRP with "Claw" in middle position
Three pickup on/off switches
"Strangle Circuit" Bass-Cut with On/Off-switch
Squier Non-Locking Vibrato with Squier 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Bridge
I bought the instrument hoping for an okay one, as Squiers usually are. I was pleasantly surprised this model had a perfect finish, clean binding, fretwork, a tightly fit neck, a precision cut pickguard and very responsive switches and potentiometers with no scratching or loose parts. The Bass VI sits very well in a lap and doesnt "neck-dive" from a guitar strap.
The tremolo is subtle and effective its a bit unstable when setting up, but I tightened it down a bit to stabilize and it works very well. The stock strings are okay for a guitar-like sound, but the low E string is a bit thin for E standard tuning. Buying replacement strings with a heavier low E string with the instrument is a good idea. The tail, bridge, nut tuners can take very heavy, almost bass-like strings without any problem.
The controls are intuitive, the three single-coils can give me anything from a punchy and bassy to a growly mid-and-treble sound, and the instrument works really great with both bass and guitar amplifiers, sounding especially good when going through distortion. Some string manufacturers can make strings that can tune up to a baritone A-A or even a downtuned guitar-like C-C, so the instrument can really work as both a guitar and a bass for those who like this short scale.
Of all the Bass VI-like instruments out there, this one is the most inexpensive - but it feels and plays like a professional one.
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(This review is from the same product in color 3-Color Sunburst)
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