Squier Classic Vibe Bass VI Guitar Black

Second time I've gotten a screwed up offset from GC. Don't buy 'open box'. Evidently, that means screwed up electronics. So, more replacement of switches just to make it work.

I love the flexibility of the Bass VI. Being able to intersperse bass lines with more guitar oriented lines is great!

Hard to tune. You need a chromatic tuner as you will tune an octave down from EADGBE. Great piece!

I'd been toying with the idea of a short-scale 6-string bass for quite some time. I finally pulled the trigger, and am I glad I did! This thing sounds amazing! I had to put on new strings (the Fenders that come with it are not great for this guitar - too loose, creates buzzing and lacks clarity). I put some LaBella 767-6F flatwounds (.95-.26) on it, and it came alive! The tone is unbelievable. I got it for the versatility, but now - wow! I can't describe the improvement in tone over my Gibson and Fender basses. I played it in rehearsal last night, and everyone in the band was blown away. The short scale takes a little getting used to, but by the end of rehearsal it was fantastic! I normally play with fingers only, but I'm going to try a pick tonight. The strings are a little lighter and closer together, so I think that will help with articulation. A minor downside: It seriously needs a good setup. After the new strings, I needed to adjust the neck (of course, since they are heavier strings) and the intonation, which was not good out of the box, was definitely worse. You don't need a luthier for these adjustments. If you don't know how, you really should learn! Now it plays great, and I am really, really happy with this guitar.

As it arrived the action began was fine but the intonation on the low E was a full semitone sharp at the 12th fret. There wasn't anywhere enough room on the bridge to correct it. I tried to return it for a different bass but I was told the reward credits I had used as part of the purchase were one time use only and I really wouldn't have much of my funds back to purchase a different bass. Lesson learned make sure you only spend reward credits on things you can test in store before buying. Since they wouldn't take it back, I tried figuring out how to make it work. I got done Bella flat sounds, I flipped the bridge, I.tried shimming the neck to change the break angle. Everything short of a new bridge which I guess is my next stop. I'm disappointed in Squire and GC as a result of this purchase. Total bummer.

I'm an intermediate guitar player who records and does all my own setups and intermediate mods to guitars. Pros: good sound, all electronics work, feels more like a guitar than a bass to me, overall good build with caveats. Cons: frets are sharp- i'll need to file all of them (that's a lot of time). input jack is loose. i don't mean the nut; a brand new fender 1/4 cable wiggles in the jack. fits all my other guitars snugly. totally inadequate low E string. i changed just that string to a .100 diameter fender and it's fine now. other notes: intonates fine. i don't like the bridge but the very large strings seem to hold it way better than on a jazzmaster or jaguar. overall i like the guitar and hope to get some good early 80s alternative sounds from it but i would only recommend as a 3rd or 4th if you're set for guitars already (or bass guitars if that's your thing). too specialized for a primary guitar for most people, imo.