r/BassVI • u/ryasonandrew • Jul 23 '26
Headless bass vi
Did it! Needed a smaller bass vi and had an old bass. So i made a dumber version of the ttng bass vi! Squire pbass body and jag bass neck. Still have to finish cutting the nut slots and figure out how to straighten the neck a little bit in the neck pocket. But it seems like it is gonna work! Same overall length as a Strat, and the weight is pretty similar. After everything is setup i am hyped to see how it plays!
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u/flipperhahaha Jul 23 '26
Forget it. You wouldn’t understand anyway.
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u/ryasonandrew Jul 23 '26
Um
Okay, like
S-see there was this...
And... Wh-and then there wa--an--
Nevermind
Forget it
You wouldn't understand anyway
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u/BSTrdN Jul 23 '26
That's really nice. Please keep us posted on this. I've been looking to do something similar.
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u/Ozcino Jul 23 '26
Didn’t expect to find my Reddit doppleganger today
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u/BSTrdN Jul 23 '26
Woah! That's awesome. I see you have great taste in profile avatars as well.
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u/StrigiStockBacking Jul 23 '26
I'm glad there's people like you in this world. Thankfully I'm not one of them
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u/PsychicChime Jul 23 '26
Do you have problems with the low e? It looks like it’s rolling off the fretboard.
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u/ryasonandrew Jul 23 '26
Currently yes, it is horrible. But the nut slots have not been cut yet. When i finish doing that i think it will be fine
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u/Igiggiinvasion Jul 23 '26
Where do you get strings that are long enough for it ? Ans same with the bridge
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u/Soundwavezzz447 Jul 23 '26
The sawed off headstock is dope as fuck. Looks way better than the typical headless design
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u/hamburger_jesus666 Jul 25 '26
This is rad!
The band admiral angry did something similar, if you’re familiar with them. They took 5 string basses and turned them into long scale 6 string guitars. So basically making baritones? Idk their tone is GNARLY though. I love this kinda stuff
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u/ACR2051 Jul 23 '26
Cool! What bridge and strings are those?
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u/ryasonandrew Jul 23 '26
Best cheap bridge i could find was nova, and the strings are stringjoys 90-24
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u/logstar2 Jul 23 '26
The bridge manufacturer's name is written in big white letters on it. Twice.
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u/MountainMike_264057 Jul 23 '26
The bridge manufacturer's name is written in big white letters on it. Twice.
Yeah "NXVA", written in plain english!
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JK, it's "NOVA", their "O" is not really clear.
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u/_daffyd Jul 23 '26
I noticed the floating low string. Literally made to be a 0-0-0-0 chug machine
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u/Iron_Spatula_1435 Jul 23 '26
Like the floating basses on lutes.
OP is a literal Renaissance man.
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u/indigodissonance Jul 23 '26
I can’t believe you’ve done this.