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Got me lefty Hellcat VI Thursday, hit the road Friday for a gig in Monroe LA. It played/sounded great, I'm very happy. This is my fifth VI but my first lefty since I got my first VI in 1990.

Cool! I've got the older humbucker version of the Hellcat. Curious how they differ in sound to the newer single coil ones. The thing I love about these is how versatile (and unique) they are. Run it through a bass amp and you can hang with the best of 'em in the low register. But play it with a pick through a good 'ole Fender Twin with a touch of vibrato and a wash of reverb and you're instantly transported to spaghetti western land.

Wow, they're offering those lefty again?! I have been interested in those but when I had some disposable cash they had stopped making the lefthanded version.

It looks much more traditional with the 3 singles in there (which is to say, awesome! ) Congrats on the new VI!

GAS!

What other VIs did/do you have? How does it compare?

Monroe? Geez, I am 20 miles from there and did not play on Friday. I coulda been there.



...and, Very nice!!!

My first, in 1990, was a Jerry Jones Longhorn VI, then a few years later a reissue Fender VI. I then sold those but missed having a VI so I bought a Gretsch single-cut that I had modded to double-cut so I could play it lefty. Then another JJ Longhorn.
Of those I still own the Gretsch.

Sweet! Agreed on all counts- I like this more authentic look and layout much better!

I believe they made the pickup change in 2012, I too prefer the Jag pickups. This sounds like my 90s Fender VI.

As a fellow "reverse stringer" one thing that can drive us nuts is tune-o-matic bridges, especially when they're "pre-angled" lefty like this- I've encountered a few basses that were just impossible to intonate strung backwards as a result. How did this one work out for you- did you have enough room to intonate properly?

JUST enough room. That was my only concern when I ordered it, but I had a plan; my repair guy works for Collings Guitars and is VERY good,(he did the work on my Gretsch above, making it a double-cut, moving the switch, moving the pickguard) if it wouldn't intonate I was gonna have him move one of the bridge studs back a bit.