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I did not know that the '63 - 64 Bass VI had a mute
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Me neither but Wikipedia did:NickS wrote:I did not know that the '61 Bass VI had different pickups
The original issue Bass VI had three Stratocaster-style single coil pickups (although the internal construction was more similar to the Telecaster's bridge pickup with its metal base and mounting screws), which were mounted in special chrome rings and were controlled by a panel of three on/off slider switches rather than the conventional three-position switch.
Fran wrote:I love how this place is basic as fuck.
ekwatts wrote:I'm just going to smash it in with a hammer and hope it works. Tone is all in the fingers anyway.
I think they stopped shipping with the mute, and moved to using Jaguar/Jazzmaster bridges, which aren't as wide, making intonation more difficult. Saved them money, though.J0K1 wrote:Was the mute removed in 65?
Donate to Ankhanu Pressekwatts wrote:That's American cinema, that is. Fucking sparkles.
Interesting. So did they first change the saddles, then bridge and finally the mute was left over?Ankhanu wrote:I think they stopped shipping with the mute, and moved to using Jaguar/Jazzmaster bridges, which aren't as wide, making intonation more difficult. Saved them money, though.J0K1 wrote:Was the mute removed in 65?
Poking around, they moved fromJ0K1 wrote:Interesting. So did they first change the saddles, then bridge and finally the mute was left over?Ankhanu wrote:I think they stopped shipping with the mute, and moved to using Jaguar/Jazzmaster bridges, which aren't as wide, making intonation more difficult. Saved them money, though.J0K1 wrote:Was the mute removed in 65?
Donate to Ankhanu Pressekwatts wrote:That's American cinema, that is. Fucking sparkles.
Ankhanu wrote:Poking around, they moved fromJ0K1 wrote:Interesting. So did they first change the saddles, then bridge and finally the mute was left over?Ankhanu wrote: I think they stopped shipping with the mute, and moved to using Jaguar/Jazzmaster bridges, which aren't as wide, making intonation more difficult. Saved them money, though.
.: 1961 - no high-pass filter, weird ass pickups with chrome surrounds
.: 1962 - add high-pass filter, Jaguar pickups
.: 1964 - threaded saddles to single channel barrel saddles
.: 1972ish, maybe 1974 - Jaguar bridges and stopped shipping with a mute