Thinking about picking one of these up. I would play it like a standard tuned guitar and maybe mess with some surf rock stuff. Anybody have any experience with it it or the Bass VI in general?

I like the scale length but dont like the pickups or the mini toggle pickup selectors. I would play the shit out of one.

I have a squire cabronita baritone and a 5 string j bass and both are really excellent

i guess we'll allow it since its half the price of the Schecter Hellcat VI...

If I like it I’ll probably track down a Hellcat or Pawn Shop VI.

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This is the one they shipped. Finally showed up. The fit and finish on it is as good as most Fenders, really surprised.

I am very intrigued by these.

The CVs I've played recently seemed just as good as my MIM Fenders. The older Vintage Modified line - also made in Indonesia, like the current CVs I've played - was also just as good.

It's tuned an octave lower than a regular 6-string guitar from the factory.  So it wouldn't be a great fit for strumming as it would sound muddy.  However, flat picking and finger picking is probably its mainstay.  Particularly if you are concerned with fitting into the mix in a band with bass and regular guitar players.

Some tune it higher, like a fourth below standard tuning so strumming can sound better.  I'd guess that it would require different strings.  In that case a gauge in-between what the factory ships and common gauges found on a regular guitar.

Unless you like the novelty of that guitar, you probably would be better off with a regular guitar and a pedal to get that lower octave. If you already have regular guitars and want to add this, I'd say go for it.  It's not that expensive.

That’s exactly why I got it, just to screw around with. I’ve got regular guitars and an OC-5 pedal. Sounds different. Also have a 4-string Jaguar bass. Now that I’ve gotten to mess with it some it definitely seems closer to a bass than a guitar.


Honestly I mostly wanted to see how it handled 90s power chord songs . And some surf rock.

interesting tones from the SGR on their model....


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