Danelectro Baritone - VS - Fender Squier Bass VI - Which is best for you? - Ask Zac 109
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Being a huge Bass 6 fan, there are 2 major types, the Danelectro and the Fender. And of course, being fully immersed into the "sickness" I had to finally have one of each. In today's episode, I look at the strengths and weaknesses of both designs. Not really a shootout, but more of a look at which might be more suited to you, unless of course you are like me and need both types.
Gear for this video:
2000 Danelectro Hodad Bass 6 Baritone six-string bass
2018 Squier Bass VI
Strings:
La'Bella flat wound BassVI - Amazon affiliate link - amzn.to/3rvJY57
Ernie Ball Bass 6 strings round wound - amzn.to/34z5exR
Pick:
D'Andrea Medium-Heavy
Amp:
1964 Vox JMI AC10 with 12" Celestion Blue Alnico Speaker in a custom cab built by Kyle Bollendorf.
Effects used:
Boss RV-2
Analog Man Sunface 2N Fuzz
Amp tremolo
six-string bass baritone guitar tic tac
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I play the Fender VI for over 30 years now, and I also own some Danelectro 6s vintage and reissue. The biggest advantage the Fender has, is that you can actually play bass in a band with it, if you have flats on it plus use a bass amp of course. This also sounds fantastic! Try it. Thanks for this inspiring video!
I discovered you because of your first Bass VI video! I happened to be researching them, and I have the Squier Bass VI now. Thanks for all the great content!
Another great and very informative video. Thanks again Zac, love this channel tons and I'm happy to have this content to learn from. Genuinely learn more from you and your videos then anything else.
I bought a Fender Squire BassVI a few years ago and use it for composing all the time. It has a fantastic sound. I've used it for some spaghetti-western styled tracks and its awesome for that kind of thing, adding instant retro vibe to anything you record with it.
Very cool!
Thanks a lot for this episode Zac - I have a Squier VI (mine’s a 3-color Sunburst), and I’ve been really happy with it. I play it through a Vox AC-15 and a Fender Bassman, and love the different sounds from both. And I’m a strangle switch fan as well - used judiciously. But boy that Dano sounded great - I need to check one out … thanks again Zac for a very enjoyable and informative episode.
Thanks Zac, that was a very informative video. I learned a lot about these instruments that I didn’t know.
I got my squier bass vi today and your videos are really helpful
I purchased a Hodad based upon your video quite some time ago. I really like the darn thing. I never thanked you for creating this video. Thnaks!
I’ve been interested in the Fender VI since the Get Back documentary came out. Now I really need to look into one.
Thanks for posting this. I've been looking for that Lineman sound and was considering a baritone guitar. Looks like it'll be a Squier VI
Thanks Zac. I'm thinking about the Fender and your videos certainly helped me gather information. Thanks again!
Glad to help!
Just pulled the trigger on a Bass VI - astonishing value and great flexibility... Should have bought this ages ago..!!!
Really loved the sound character of the Dano too
The Schecter Hellcat VI is a good choice too, with very stable tuning. We used mine on my band's recent recording, to double up a guitar part. I have an older version with mini humbuckers.
Every time I see one of those it looks like a knock off budget guitar lmao. Then I see the actual price...
Another great A.Z. video. I have what I believe to be a late 90s UB-2 I bought it used in 03 or 04. It's great but now I want the Fender as well. They really are different enough to justify having both.
I like my 62/63 Fender Vl, it has a nice light alder body and a very smooth playing neck. You’ve inspired me to pull it out of the case and use it more.
That's the real deal! Must be a ton of fun to play!
Thanks for the video, I have been debating getting a Bass VI and I think that I am gonna go ahead and get one.
Go for it!
Thanks. What really cracked me up was on both guitars you said "I'm going to put both pickups on" and they're both SSSs. It's the Telecaster State of Mind.
Love playing my Fender VI on a 63 Fender Super Amplifier into harmonic tremolo channel
Nice! This is a really nice drink of water. I once saw a Union studio log for the Lonely Surfer date..both Tommy Tedesco and Glenn Campbell were on the roster..so who knows. Another cool outside of the tic-tac genre is the arpeggiated Dano Bass VI on Richie Valens "La Bamba"..
That Dan has the sound I love. I have 3 amp in case Silverstone units. I'm thinking I'll go with the fender first and a Dan down the road. Thanks for the comp!
"Hi, my name is Michael and I'm addicted to Bass VI/6" LOL I've had a Dano single cut in the '90s( wood saddle), a Fender Subsonic Strat (bari), a Jerry Jones Jupiter longhorn Bass6 in mint condition for $750! Talk about things going up?!?!? . I loved it but had to sell it and then later, picked up a Schecter Hellcat VI (mini humbuckers), but had to sell that, too, and now am hoping to get another Dano longhorn, now that they've reissued them again....
So, I really enjoyed this (and felt bad about not having one! ...sniff sniff). But you've reminded me that the Hodad would work nicely, too. Thanks for the low down on Bass sixes!
Witchita lineman sounds amazing on that dano, at least to my ear.
But then again the fender six so big and round. Both have their charm when you play them. Thanks zac , learned alot
I picked up a Harley Benton, which is modeled more on a Bass VI. Pretty well built overall. Unfortunately, it only has a Strat style 5 way switch, and a tune o matic rather than a vibrato. The Ernie Ball set does fit the Harley Benton, but just barely, the high E barely long enough to get a good wrap around the peg. Next time I change strings, I'm replacing the tone control with a dual pot that allows normal tone in one direction, and a high pass "strangle" in the other, with a center detente off. I'm also considering a Dusenburg tune o matic vibrato replacement and a roller bridge, but they're kind of hard to find.
I was surprised when I learned that the band The Cure has used a bass vi on many many songs one being “Pictures of You “
Great info; as always, Zac!
Glad you enjoyed it!
The Beatles used it on Helter Skelter..John Lennon played the bass V1..Paul McCartney played lead and rhythm guitar..Ringo played drums and yelled I got blisters on my fingers...George was not even on the track!
I'm a bass player who recently purchased the Squier Bass VII. It sounds great, but the setup from the factory wasn't the best. There's a lot of rattle on the low E string, so I'm taking it to a local luthier. Thanks for making this video, it really shows me the potential the instrument has!
I'm very happy with my Squier VI. The tuning stability is much better than on my Danelectro 66BT, which has that horrible Wilkinson floating tremolo.
The bass VI is versatile and highly customizable.
Just did some work on the Fender pawnshop version of the bass 6. It uses a 5 way blade switch and has a humbucker in the bridge position. They were only made for about a year.
I got one. That’s a really great bass…guitar! 😀
iirc, they came with a Jazzmaster single coil in the bridge position, not a humbucker.
@@ZaneDalton they look like a Jazzmaster pickup but they are humbuckers. You can look up the specs from Fender. I thought the same thing when I first saw one.
@@justinrayguitars6024 I thought those jazzmaster style pickups aren’t single coils or humbuckers but they are P90s, which is slightly different than the single coil or the humbucking pickups
@@donnix1192 they are their own thing. They are wound different than a P90 but that's probably the closest thing to them. There's some videos on the subject that explains things better than I can.
I recall Jack Bruce played a Fender 6 in the earlier days of Cream, he also liked the Labella strings, he then settled on the Gibson 'SG' bass, I like the Dano tone wise, it just seems to have a vibe!
“SG Bass” is what Gibson calls them now; in the ‘60s it was called an EB-3. That’s what Jack was playing when I saw Cream at Winterland in San Francisco in 1968.
@@jfinester Legendary gig.
A jazz master he played near then aswell
@@jfinester it's not a Gibson
@@jfinester eb is Gibson an he played a jazz master near then which looked near enough the same
Great vid as always Zac!! my hero Eddie VH love the BASS VI. The tone of his Double neck on Round And Round...
Rock on!
Bill Pitman was the guy who got a Dano 6 in a music shop in L.A. And started using it the L.A studio system as a "Wrecking Crew" musician. Lot of Jan & Dean too. Also he uses one on the Wild Wild West Theme...BTW He recently turned 100 or was it 101 ?!
I too love the Bass VI and Bass 6 style instruments.
My first thought was are a Bass 6 guitar and a baritone guitar the same thing. Thanks for clearing that up right away! That Danelectro just has a thing that sounds great to me. Thanks for sharing this one Zac.
You are so welcome!
Thank you for a great video on the bass VI's. I was going to buy a Fender VI, but couldn't find one, so bought the Duane Eddy VI which was way more expensive, but a beautiful instrument. Duane makes it sound phonomenal in some UA-cam videos. Cheers and thanks again. Burch
Nice.
Anything Dano is cool but like the Bass VI.Not only did Jack Bruce use one with Cream (The Fool fail) but Peter Green used one on Rattlesnake Shake.
Thanks for the episode. I've always been curious about these Bass VI and there is not much good information available. One random question: do you think that playing these through a guitar amp damage the speaker? Cheers!
If at high volume it could. Especially with fuzz....
Maybe maybe not. I think that's mostly a myth.
..very,..very high volume,...a cheap compressor/limiter and you're gold...
Nice demo. I wish you had used a Fender amp for this. I've been using a 60s Teisco (Fender VI) copy. The vibrato and slight reverb setting on my silver-faced Princeton Reverb gives a more authentic sound on the Glen Campbell solos. My buddy's Dano baritone definitely has the old George Jones sound (White Lightnin') in spades.
There's just something special about the dano sound, I think that low e staccato part on Rebel Walk, which is frustrating because they're so rare. I wonder if fitting lipsticks to the squier would get there.
I have a bass VI and I put baritone strings on it. Very slight tweak to the setup and it plays flawless as a baritone.
I did the same thing. Awesome sound and feel.
I've played a Jerry Jones bari and recorded with it, but for live playing, I think I'll get the Squier V1 so that I don't have to do all the rethinking and transposing. I don't want to capo halfway up the neck - would be defeating the purpose! Can't believe I've just discovered you! OMG! Can you post a link to the Spotify Fender V1 playlist you mentioned? Can't find it. Just watched the Glen Campbell UA-cam video with the red Fender V1 from The Smothers Brothers Hour! Thanks!
I’m going to be honest here I didn’t know these existed. This is fascinating. I have to try one of these. Thanks Zac!
I have a late 2010 Jerry Jones 6 string bass that I imagine is very similar to the Dano 6 string bass. This Zac segment has inspired me to get that thing out of the closet.
You are so welcome
Same here - never heard of them until I watched this channel. Thanks to Zac, I've learned a ton and I've added a few more books to my library.
Thanks Zac, good demo and discussion. The tones from both of these are nice but the Squire has the better look to it.
Agreed!
What you played was that the first song that a fuzz type sound (caused by bad amplifier) was heard, in Marty Robbins' "Don't Worry About Me"? This song inspired the first fuzz pedal to be created and the start of guitar pedals.
Excellent comparison. As I've often said, the Danelectro sounds much better than the Fender, although the latter's flat-wounds won't have helped it. I've had 2 Bass VIs (original & Japanese - no difference in sound but they got rid of that dreadful rubber mute). Did anyone hear a difference using the 'strangle switch' ? - albeit in practise it just robs some bass. The floating tremolo system is horrible to use. I'm surprised that Zac wasn't more critical of the Fender bridge - there are so many articles on this in respect to intonation, not to mention the 6th string's tendency to roll off it - thankfully StayTrem are far better at making bridges than are Fender!
If I were in a position to design my own, I would want the slightly wider string spacing, Danelectro pick-ups (2 is sufficient), a StayTrem bridge or some form of modified Strat bridge/temolo system (although arguable if a trem is needed) but the Jaguar style body shape is nicest (even if it can be a nightmare unless using a proper strand).
hello, can you tell me please, what kind of strings are better for the squier VI ?? cheers from Argentina
Never in a million years would I have thought I'd like the danelectro the best.
Grady Martin played a Dano Bass 6 with fuzz effect on Martin Robbin's Don't Worry record, correct? I think you mentioned that awhile back in one of your videos.
Yes, Will. Did a video on it.
Nice video Zac. I'd like to ask a question. My Danelectro 56 RI Baritone has a 29-3/4" scale and came with 13-62 D'Addario strings tuned to B and it has the same bridge as your Dano Bass 6. How do you think it would work out If I put a set of those Ernie Ball strings for Bass 6 on it and tuned it to E? Would it become a true Bass 6 instead of a Baritone sound and work just as good?
They will work great. Get the ones in the link, they are the right ones.
Coming from Blues-Rock, i'm always going to associate the Fender Bass VI with Jack Bruce and the first Cream album.
I’m just curious, but since the Squier one is named “Bass” VI, what if these instruments are played through a bass amp? I’ve been watching many videos which are playing Bass VI, but nobody played through a bass amp.
I have a hard time making choices so If I can I usually go for both also.
Are there particular amps you prefer to use with your bass vi? And any thoughts on the Gretsch Bas vi?
Anything without an old low wattage speaker. I prefer a Deluxe Reverb or Vox AC10
Would you say the Fender can do a Beach Boys sound? I want the Fender (or Squier) because the Beatles used one, but I also love that Wrecking Crew sound.
Hello Zac, thank you for this great video. I love Danelectro guitars. And I have always loved the sound of the six bass on Glen`s recordings.After watching your video I tried to find where I can order the Hodad Bass 6 but couldn't find any, used or new. Could you tell me please what you know about how and where to get one? Greetings from Germany and a big THANK YOU. Joe
You must find a used one. Dano stopped making them
Dig way deep and listen to Bert Kaempfert. That’s where I first heard the tic tac bass😊
To this day, no one got a six string bass to growl, snarl and roar like Duane Eddy. He had a couple of Dano's. Check out his The Twang's the Thang album....recorded in 1959 !! Still sounds great all these decades later.
I’ll take either
They’re both fun
Nice vid zac they’re not my sort of thing but I still enjoyed you teaching me about them in your way.
Also to say I’ve brought my first tele its a 2008 Mexican with I think it’s trying to go for the vintage vibe with what you’d call the original specs or close to that anyway it’s a sunburst all round it’s a fine guitar and only cost £320 with a hard case I think that’s a bargain.
I might buy an American soon 😂
Great review ... thanks
My pleasure
Being a big fan of both Baritones and Bass 6s, I've got to say that I much prefer the 'scooped/hollow' EQ of the Dano; but a whammy bar seems a must-have on these instruments.
SO, which is better?
NEITHER...
I ended up making a Frankenstein-Fender-bodied version (for the whammy-bridge), but I used an original 60s Dano lipstick pickup, and also an original 60s Teisco Goldfoil pickup (neck). (The Goldfoils are well known for their scooped EQ.) So my choice is a bit of a one-of-a-kind, but I think it has the best of both worlds; Dano tone with Fender playability and better bridge construction, plus the ubiquitous whammy bar... (I ultimately used a Bigsby!) I also opted on one of my iterations to make an 8 string version, with the two middle strings set up with octaves. Very eclectic; it sounds out of this world... I call it my Bronco-Bari-8. It lives in various tunings, but most often is in G, so in between true Baritone (A or B) and the Bass 6 (E); but it is mostly used to support Keef-Cooder-style open G tuned (5 string?) or even "Bajo-Quinto" guitars...
*I use a system of post-it notes stuck to the back of each headstock* noting the String Brand and type - (flats, rounds, ground/half-wound, scale-length, Metal type, Zebras, etc): the date installed: string gauge info: and tuning range for each of my untraditionally strung/tuned instruments. Also sometimes noted is the length of time actually used to track or play which sessions.
Often after each session, these instruments will have the tension slacked-off (by a minor third or so) in order to alleviate the uneven stresses placed upon the neck (and tops/bracing for acoustics) for these non-traditional excursions into tuning no-man's-land... As long as you keep track of your intended tuning range and the string gauges you've installed (via the post-it-notes), there is no issue with using these instruments in other dispositions or configurations from which they were originally intended. A string tension calculator such as tension.stringjoy.com/ is useful if not essential!
Another interesting and informative source of history on this topic: check out the recent Get Back movie for both John and George's extensive use of a Bass 6 on songs where Paul is necessarily off the bass and playing piano. For some odd reason guitar players John and George seemed to have to be able to access those two additional strings (B and E) in order to play bass credibly. It's a testament to George Martin's production ability that he was able to salvage usable bass tones out the Bass 6 for those songs... And truth be told John's non-traditional and unfettered approach to 'bass-playing' did actually produce some very interesting and creative bass lines!
I am chosing a dano over a fender because I think that whammy bar in a rhythm beast will just make it sound unstable. If I could I would buy both tho
In Nashville these were referred to as a "tic-tac" bass. I played My first studio date on a Dano.
Good work
Thank you so much 😀
The current Danelectro baritone (that is, the instruments currently marketed as baritones) are 30" scale (or 29.75", if you prefer. The only real difference between a Danelectro baritone and a Danelectro bass 6 is the strings. And maybe the nut slots.
The current Baritone is a 6-string version of the 56 "dolphin bass" 4-string bass.
Other baritones and bass-6's since the '90s have been 6-string versions of various other Danelectro 4-string basses. The one on the video is based on the Hodad bass
Could Danelectro Baritones be restrung and reused as a Bass VI
@@ProfessionalsProfessional yes
@@mcgreiveyy thank you what amp would you recommend? This is a unique instrument where a guitar amp might cut out the low frequencies but a bass amp might cut out the high frequencies. And how would you tune it? An octave lower or A to A?
@@ProfessionalsProfessional A good bass amp won't cut the highs. A bass has highs that have to sound nice. But a bass amp is also meant to put out low notes clearly, without blowing up.
If your intention is to use the bass vi as a bass with high notes, use a bass amp. Or if your intention is to play it on the bridge pickup, as a kind of lower baritone, maybe a guitar amp is what you want.
Is there neck dive on the Danelectro? As well, it's hard to see in the video and pictures, but does this have a nut that could easily be replaced? I want to get a guitar in this scale length range and actually convert it to a baritone. I think it's relatively common to do with Bass VIs, but I'm not sure what's going to be the better option, especially if I want to put a trem on it.
Fender makes baritone Squier Telecasters you should check out
Both are very cool! I like the growl of the Dano better!
6th position is bridge pickup alone, which does have less bass.
Intriguing instruments Zac. I’m going to have to dig out my SRV records. I’m sure that Jimmie Vaughan played Bass VI on some of his stuff. Maybe on some of the Fab. T-Birds records as well.
Jimmie used one for sure on "Tuff Enuff"
Thanks for this, Zac. I understand "needing" both of these; the Dano has a lot more character, but sort of falls down on features compared to the Fender.
Question: You keep mentioning using "both" pickups, but these are both 3-pickup instruments. Do you mean "both the neck and the bridge pickups, but not the middle one"?
right, the 2 outer pickups
WOW!!!!!!! THANK YOU ZAC, FOR REVIEWING, AND DEMONSTRATING/COMPARING THESE TO AWESOME "BARITONE)/BASS GUITARS!!!
WHAT DO YOU RECOMMEND FOR SOME SUITABLE AMPLIFIERS, AND EFFECTS,??!!!
i would be interested in seeing a comparison between the danelectro baritone and the longhorn baritone
Ever play a Telecaster Bajo Sexto? I'm a little prejudice, but I think it's got a lot more character than the Bass VI.
Also, the story of paying for another guitar player was a humorous thing that Harold Bradley used to throw in as a self-deprecating joke.
Your Bajo Sextos are hard to find, Fred. Jorgenson has one that I saw him play, but I have never gotten to actually play one. Honored that you would chime in!!!!!
"And if it snows that stretch down south
Won't ever stand the strain"
I’m curious why the Ernie ball set doesn’t work for the fender. Is it just a length issue?
They are not long enough because of how far away the tailpiece is from the bridge.
Hey Zac, question for you: what is the length of the neck on the Hodad, from nut to where the neck meets the body? I have a Danelectro Innuendo from that same era as the Hodad, with the same Mosrite-esque body. I am wondering if I could shift the bridge farther away on the Innuendo and get the 29.5" scale length, to create a Hodad-like Bass VI sound. I am wondering if the Hodad and the Innuendo have basically the same necks and fret spacing, and I just need to adjust the bridge. Any thoughts?
From the heel to the nut it is a little over 22.5 inches
@@AskZac thank you so much! I am now realizing that the neck would ideally have to have the 12th fret positioned at exactly half the scale length, so a neck for a 25.5" scale would have it's 12th fret 12.75" from the nut, and a 29.5" would have the 12th positioned at 14.75" from the nut. Soooo, I'm probably going to have to try a different approach!
The Danelectro sounds so much better to my ear!
I always go with what sounds good to me Zac, that's the point of it all, right. In this case, I have to say the Danelectro, I thought it was clearer sounding by far, that pains me to say as I've always been a big Fender guy, but I thought the example of Wichita Lineman sounded awesome on the Danelectro, and a little too flubby on the Fender, nice job on that BTW
I believe that a Dano was used on the recording of Wichita Lineman. I remember hearing that Glen Campbell borrowed Carol Kaye’s Dano for the session. If Zac or somebody could confirm that, I’d greatly appreciate it.
Zac I have a Danelectro just like the one in your video. I found it in a pawn shop a few years ago. Do you know what year it is. And Model. I can't find any info about it.
I think 2000
So, Danelectro is usefull more if tuned from B to B fourth lower than guitar, while Fender VI is good from E to E an octave bellow the guitar. Somehow, I find both instruments to be interesting to have around.
Zac, I find it odd that you'd need a EQ pedal for the Dano. I have the exact same model, and when I put the rotary switch in the 6th position, I get that low cut sound.
That's the bridge pickup on its own. It does not have a bass-cut, but it is the position with the least amount of bass.
I wish I could buy the bridge on that danelectro.
Hi Zac. Great video! Have you ever tried flats on that Dano? Thank you
Not yet!
@@AskZac I’m curious if I can put la bella bass vi flats on it…
I don't think the LaBellas will work on the Dano.
Why didn't you demo the Fender with strangle switch? You can get plenty of "doinky hollow" sounds... The Dano does have a bit more pipe sound. Don't own a Dano but have a Sq 6 and it sounds like a big Jag.
It’s funny about how guitar collectibility goes… I got my 90s u2 6 string bass new for $230.00, still have it..
When I was a kid in the 60s I had a 1961 Fender Bass VI. It only had three switches instead of four, and the pickups were different than yours
That was the earliest version. I wish you still had it!
It’s called a bass and it covers the same frequencies but bass players rarely use them. I know some guys used them briefly but no bassists stuck with them. They have a thin sound. It works better as a deep sounding guitar.
I am a guitarist and put some flat wound strings on a Squier Bass VI. I use it with my hx stomp and track bass lines like that. Makes it easier on me because it feels more familiar but, you are indeed correct. Most people use it as a lower or extended range sounding guitar. Really cool instrument I would recommend to any guitar player looking for more sounds or to track simple bass stuff.
No mention or Robert Smith’s iconic use of the Bass VI? It’s all over the Disintegration album as a lead instrument used in the upper register.
Not to assume but Zac doesn't necessarily strike me as a Cure fan
I heard those tunes growing up in the 80s. I like his use of the instrument.
@@AskZac very distinctive and a nice counterpoint to the classic country tic-toc bass sound you highlight in this vid. PS - I never knew there was a Danelectro predating the Fender.
Weirdest thing happened I played my squier cv bass vi for the first time in two months and the thing was perfectly in tune.
I had the hodad and got rid of it because bridge bowed like yours did. There’s probably a replacement that drops in, but I couldn’t find one in 2002
Still no replacements.....
I wish I could see Bob Weir and the Wolf Brothers at the Ryman. My wife and I are moving but Nashville is not on her list.
Great stuff , as I'd mentioned in an earlier video feedback , I was smart enough to buy a Jerry Jones six string bass and a J.J. baritone . Love them both , because it's a sickness I am always looking for something different . My wife just doesn't understand , but then does any of them ? 🤔
My wife, "When you gonna sell some guitars?"
No they don't... I told my sons " if anything happens to me, don't sell the guitars for what I told your mum I paid for them "..!!!
Great episode, Zac! Thanks for the comparison. Being a lefty, I don't know how many opportunities I would ever have to demo a Bass 6 or a Bass VI. In your opinion what instrument is more versatile... a Bass 6/Bass VI or a baritone? Its a selfish question, as there seem to be more lefty baritone options...
The baritone can cover more guitarish sounds if needed.
Eastwood, Schecter might make lefties
Yeah get a baritone and heavier strings, and tune it down A-A for easier chord conversion. So a "G" chord will be the key of C, for example.
It depends on what you’re using it for. If you play more chords and melody, the baritone might work better. But if you capo a Bass VI at the 5th fret, you’ve got an A-A baritone! If you plan to use it more as a bass, the Bass VI is the one to go with. It would be the same scale length as a short-scale 4-string bass like a Gibson EB-3 or a Fender Mustang bass.
I played a baritone through an OC-2 as bassist in a band for a while. Octave through a bass amp, bari through a guitar amp. It was nutso huge in a great way.
Very informative episode but I was a little confused. Even though both guitars have 3 pickups you were saying "both" pickups when not using just the bridge pickup.
I like the 2 outside pickups together
Zac - by chance is this the sounds we hear in "Killing Time" by Clint Black and perhaps "Little Ways" by Dwight Yoakam? *If it's mentioned in the vid forgive me - I haven't watched the whole thing yet - the phone keeps ringing this AM.
"Killing Time" was a Jerry Jones bass 6, "little ways" was a baritone.
@@AskZac Nice - thanks!
No one ever plays bridge and middle pups on bass 6. I'm curious how "stratty" a bass 6 can be.
I have a Danelectro Innuendo baritone from 2000. And it IS a baritone, not a Bass VI-it has a 29-1/2” scale. I have it in A-A baritone tuning, but I suppose I could use those Ernie Ball Bass VI strings, if they’d work with the tuners and the Strat-style vibrato bridge-which came locked down and I’ve never unlocked it. Three Strat-style single-coil pickups and built-in battery-powered effects-tremolo, analog delay (which sounds awful), and fuzz (which isn’t too bad.) Dano made these in 6-string guitar, 12-string guitar, and baritone versions, and I’ve seen various models in blueburst, redburst, and (like mine) three-tone sunburst, all with white pearloid pickguards. They had the same quasi-Mosrite shape as the Hodad, but no mother-of-diving-board tape on the sides. It’s pretty heavy so it must be a solidbody-don’t know what kind of wood. These were even cheaper than regular Danos-I think I paid $250 new with a bass case. The whole Innuendo series didn’t last very long-they came out around 2000 and lasted maybe four years. I wonder if I really could string it up as a Bass VI without too much trouble!
You can string it with the Ernie Ball strings in the description for E-E tuning
Danno invented the 6 string tic-tac bass or at least was early to the table. Are the Danno baritones identical to the old Danno 6 string basses?
similar specs.
Good vídeo saludos desde Lima - Perú
Didn't Steve Earl use the Bass VI for Guitar Town?Love finding out the tricks and specialized instruments used in the studio to get those iconic sounds. Like Nashville tuned guitars,Baritone guitar, BassVI ect.
That's Richard Bennett playing his 50's Dano Bass VI..and wow what a great sound and wow what a great record!
@@sampage4772 Thanks my friend, Ive always tried to play it on my guitar and it never sounded just right. I had no idea the Bass VI or Baritone guitars existed. Really glad to be exposed to this new world of sound
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As previously mentioned, it was recorded with a Bass VI, but his current guitarist, Chris Masterson, has used a baritone for years.
I want one in left hand but I have never found one yet.
Hey there. Had my bass 6 squier for 8 years now and its just sat there unplayable due to the low e problem. I fixed the posts shimmed the neck but was still no good. Didnt want to return it or sell because i really wanted it to work.. anyway dusted it off other day and put an old abr off an epi sheraton on it and to my surprise it fitted perfectly. I shimmed for more neck angle and have to put the neck radius onto the saddles but thats nothing. What a terrible design flaw from the factory. I see all these videos and a lot of people dont know about the failed design and unusability of these guitars from stock. As a bonus the strings are lined up perfect on the neck now too , not like as it came with the high e falling off the fret board every time you barely looked at it. Glad i kept hold it now could be used as a stage instrument its that stable and accurate. Cheers.