Anyone ever play a Bass VI?

I bought one in 2022 because Chicago Music Exchange had a special run in purple.
It's very difficult for me to get used to, due to the string spacing and the distance between the bridge and the tailpiece.
Still cool as hell though...

Is it Squier or Fender proper? Been thinking about getting one but don’t want to lay out a lot of money in case I don’t like it.

They recently brought it back, I think is a Vinterra model. The neck says Fender VI instead of Bass VI. But I really was talking about a real one from the 60’s. Those are pricey.

I've had two of the Squier Bass VIs cross the bench. Both arrived with factory setups that left a lot to be desired. A little TLC went a long way however - fun, badass instruments.

Either/or ... but a high gain guitar amp is more fun.

I want to try it ABY with both a guitar and bass amp and try to EQ the lows out of the guitar and add some effects processing to the higher frequencies.

And I agree about the setup, I had played a couple floor model Squiers before I got this one (shoutout to Cohen and his awesome Youtube gear page "SpiralCasterPlaysPedals" out of Baton Rouge).

Mine already had some nice work done and a great setup and it was noticeably improved from the models I had previously played. He had already put on some flats and some cool custom hardware too. I've been having a blast on the thing.

Here is some messy soloing in rehearsal for reference:

I really like them but I've never played one. Lennon played it quite a bit on The White Album, Abbey Road and Let it Be.

I love the chunky sound.

I think George played it on Old Brown Shoe and Two of Us.

Yeah I have a few. I love them.

The lady from Blonde Redhead plays a really nice vintage Teisco TB-64. That's another example of a Bass VI driving the melody.

I have a few Burns Barracuda's and a TB-64 copy. The holy grail of Bass VIs, other than the original Fender Bass VI from the 60s, is the Robert Smith Bass VI made by Schecter. Smith also played the Bass VI on lots of songs.