Be sure to get one with 36 frets 
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I see a slide lap bass in my future.
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Yeah, in a sensible world I would agree with you, but, hey, let’s go nuts sometimes and venture up onto that C string 
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BEAD was definitely enough for me 
BEAD is actually too much for me, I don’t really have the use for such a low range. My favorite tuning is Drop-C# , or Drop-C if I really really need to go low.
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I found myself never really going lower than drop D anyway, yeah.
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My new toy. It’s a cheapy Douglas 6 string. I bought it through Guitar Center Charleston, SC.
The neck is like an aircraft carrier compared to the Ric next to it. But I wanted to give it a shot as soon as I heal up enough to go for it.
I have it tuned BEADGC
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That looks really nice @Phud. Keep us updated on what you think of it.
If do add another bass, it could very well be a 6 er.
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Well it’s been about a year for this 6 string, and I Love it 
!!! I even bought another one.
I’ll even have more fun when I can plug it into a real amp. 
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Well looks like I’m taking the plunge. Was going to put this off till next year, but not going to get a better deal. Ordered a B206SM
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Nice!!!
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Thanks. I’m pretty happy. The body is ash and fretboard rosewood, if I don’t like the electronics or pickups this is a good platform to mod. A darkglass tone capsule and nordies would make for a nice bass.
If I can tame the six strings that is lol
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Willing to bet the pickups and electronics will be just fine.
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Looks gorgeous for sure!
Yeah, that is hard… I bought a relatively cheap (but OK) Harley Benton 6-string a while back, but I can’t claim that I am wearing that thing out in the shed 
I wanted to get into chordal work on bass, but my fingers aren’t quite cooperating…
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Yeah so am I. Just saying worst case. It’s not Squier after all
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The top is spalted maple. And it’s not expensive so it makes me wonder what I’m paying for on some of the big guys basses. Must be that nameplate.
I have motivation though, one of the players I’m a fan over uses a 6 exckusively, and I can’t play any of his basslines on a 4.
And also I was writing a song and I was limited by the G string. And chords would have helped too. Like I said, motivation.
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That is a great starting point, for sure!
But as the saying goes: it takes 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration 
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Just curious, why not a 5 string? Or do you already own a 5 string…
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My second ever bass that I bought was a Yamaha 5-string. I still have it, it’s an awesome bass, and for a long time, it was my main bass. I guess I got a bit cocky then and decided I would give a 6-string a try.
As the 6-string even more ruthlessly exposed some of my weaknesses (cough muting cough), I decided to mainly focus on 4-strings for the time being. That said, I often pick up the 5-string Yamaha and now also own a 5-string Ibanez fretless 
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Oh a 5 string fretless must be nice. I really start to like Ibanez more and more. Just asked Mac this question but how many basses you got now? Asking for a friend 
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