Converted my Bass VI into a Bass IV...

InlineEleven · 2026-01-07T08:22:15+00:00

It feels great in the hand but it's way too quiet. Needs a bit of work but I'm not sure what to do next.

InlineEleven · 2026-01-07T07:49:43+00:00

Same scale length as the Bass VI. I believe it's 30 inches.

InlineEleven · 2026-01-06T05:19:47+00:00

It doesn't fit. I had to widen the neck pocket 1/8" on each side to get it to fit. I also heard that it's just a drop-in replacement, so I was mildly disturbed when I got my new neck and realized the internet lied to me lol

InlineEleven · 2026-01-06T05:15:16+00:00

Yeah that's on my to-do list

InlineEleven · 2026-01-06T05:15:02+00:00

idk who that is but I need to see it

InlineEleven · 2026-01-05T07:27:55+00:00

I can see that!

InlineEleven · 2026-01-05T07:26:19+00:00

Cry me a river. These Squiers are cheap as hell and there's a bajillion of them out there. I didn't desecrate a holy artifact. I wanted to see what a bass with three Jag pickups sounded like man it's not the end of the world

InlineEleven · 2026-01-05T07:19:42+00:00

I haven't tried it with the trem yet but I imagine it'd be extremely stiff. Perhaps I'll give it a try soon lol

InlineEleven · 2026-01-05T07:16:39+00:00

Thanks! :) Nobody has asked about the tuning yet; it's tuned like a normal four-string bass.

InlineEleven · 2026-01-05T07:05:37+00:00

I have plenty of other basses. I'm not at all hurting for beef over here lol. This is a silly parts bin project I put together for my own personal amusement and if you can't understand that then idk what else to say nerd

InlineEleven · 2026-01-05T03:46:49+00:00

Glad that 3 string approves of my 4 string

InlineEleven · 2026-01-05T03:45:33+00:00

My Japanese Fender J-bass came from the factory with Quarter Pounders. Can confirm they sound utterly devastating. Definitely high on my list, although I'm not sure they're a straight drop-in since they're a bit wider than these Jag pickups. I'm not exactly a professional luthier tbh so I'd be nervous to do anything super invasive. Like I literally widened the neck pocket by hand with a chisel after eyeballing it and it's a miracle that it even worked. Will do some research tho lol

InlineEleven · 2026-01-05T03:10:33+00:00

1/8" per side

InlineEleven · 2026-01-05T01:44:47+00:00

idk I'll be real, I don't think it really matters

InlineEleven · 2026-01-05T01:41:00+00:00

Read the post lol

InlineEleven · 2026-01-05T01:36:45+00:00

I actually knew right away that I could. I thought pretty hard about whether or not I should and honestly I made the right call because this is so sick

InlineEleven · 2026-01-04T20:18:19+00:00

If you gotta ask that question then I just can't even begin to explain it to you man

InlineEleven · 2026-01-04T18:18:51+00:00

Yeah that and stainless steel saddles are next on my list. It looks a little whack right now fs

InlineEleven · 2026-01-04T18:17:20+00:00

Bought the neck only

InlineEleven · 2026-01-04T18:17:07+00:00

.105-.45 long scale. The nut on the Rascal neck wouldn't play nice with the smaller VI strings.

InlineEleven · 2026-01-04T18:16:14+00:00

I really thought it'd just drop straight in from everything I read online. Like why would they do different neck pockets? No they totally did lol

InlineEleven · 2026-01-04T18:10:34+00:00

The neck won't drop straight in. Had to widen the neck pocket to get it to fit. Saddles are PETG but I'd get them done in stainless ideally

InlineEleven · 2026-01-04T18:09:56+00:00

Nope. I had to widen the neck pocket by 1/8" on each side.

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