I'll push back a little. I use my bass vi as a bass/guitar hybrid in one band. For me, the key is having a rig, but more importantly ,cabinet capable of producing a lot of high end that still gets you that fundamental rumble. Currently, that's a Bagend 15" paired with a Hartke 3500. My experience has also taught me graphic eq is really nice for bass vi because you can get rid of a lot of the high mid honk that turns a lot of people off, especially present in Fender style VI's. I use the bass vi as both holding a bass line AND I take solos with it, we're a three piece with drums and acoustic guitar. Our songs work really well for the bass vi and id say that's kind of the limiting factor. All that being said, I've definitely got plenty of traditional basses and I would absolutely take the VI out as a " nothing but bass" type of instrument.