I’m going a little off topic but this seems to have become the Bass VI thread.
The Schecter Hellcat VI is selling for 30% off if anybody is looking for a really nice (expensive) Bass VI.
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I have ordered some strings from Stringjoy, the .095 rounds, to test.
Also ordered a Guykyer trem and roller bridge.
I also ended up putting the smaller capacitor back in, I decided that it made a bigger difference in the sound/tone.
Quite enjoying the HB so far, a very different animal to the 4 strings.
Playing some Shadows and Ventures type toons
The Hellcat is purty but way to much in Australian money
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I like reading these adventures with the bass VI. Keep the reports coming.
It’s way too much for me in any kind of money! 
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So some changes.
I got a Guyker not a Les Trem (honest) and roller bridge in the mail today 
Both fitted right into the ferrules already in place-no mods.
Because the trem is for guitars the bass strings were too thick so I did some surgery with a hi-tech hand drill and now they fit.
I took off the flats and put on the light weight rounds it came with as a test but also because I am swapping to some Stringjoy .95 rounds (when they arrive).
How does it play?
Well I spent the last couple of hours on guitar pro playing spaghetti western and 60’s surf music guitar parts with reverb and I like it.
I don’t really know how to use the wiggle stick so I am pretty light on it but did do some dives.
It seems to hold tuning reasonably well, I do lift it from time to time as I read that this helps return it to mostly in tune.
With the rounds it is bright again and I think I will keep it in rounds as everything else I have has flats or tapes.
It is now a bit of a weapon, I just need to get the skills to tame it 
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The Stringjoy strings were OK but did lose a lot of the bass compared to the flats.
Put the flats back on today and this happened to the low E:
Emailed Thomaan and I am hoping they will help replace it as it is only a coupla months old.
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Update,
Thomaan emailed me back overnight and it looks like they will mail me a replacement.
I can’t fault that for customer service.
Hopefully this one won’t break-not sure what happened as I had the same strings on previously
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That’s weird. I’m glad to hear they’re taking care of it.
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Yeah, I initially asked they what type they used so I can get a drop in and they just said they would send me one- very helpful.
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Haven’t posted in a while, but remember way back when I was gathering parts? I ordered a Straytrem bridge back in October, they said to wait eight weeks. Well, today I got the invoice and it’s shipping. The last part needed for the upgrade.
The bass itself is holding steady for March
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Just to give an update, the purple bass VI I have on order didn’t get herein December or March like it was supposed to. Now it’s going to be July.
I have a whole box of parts waiting for it. Sometimes second guess, but hey.