The third clip from the F Bass VI Tone Guide! In this demo we opted for a simple, classic octaver tone from the VI. By using the neck and bridge pickups simultaneously, players can achieve a naturally thick dry signal from the neck pickup in addition to the articulation and clarity of the bridge pickup (courtesy of @lollarpickups). We found that this setting tracks quite well with the @aguilaramp Octamizer, and that the dry/wet signals meshed in a very natural way. We envisioned this sound in a

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We're excited to announce that the full F Bass VI Tone Guide is now live on YouTube! In this final Instagram clip, we opted for an arpeggiated chord progression to make the Bass VI sound as close to a guitar as possible. Using the exceptionally clean middle pickup from @lollarpickups with the tone knob at 100%, we found that this sound is perfectly clean, articulate, and responsive to fingerstyle guitar parts. All four clips that we posted on Instagram are contained within the full tone guide on

https://bit.ly/3yeonnk | Have YOU ever played a Bass VI? Designed by Fender, it debuted in 1961 as an instrument that might split the difference between guitar and bass, for both guitar and bass players alike, offering a unique playing experience in standard bass tuning (one octave down from a guitar), but with closer string-spacing and 30” scale-length. While the original vintage editions were discontinued by Fender in 1975, they’re now available once again from Fender Custom Shop in CME’s BASS