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>Hi
>
>I do remember reading or hearing once, that a good way to go to get your
>hands on a reasonably affordable 6-string bass was to get a baritone guitar
>(fretted or unfretted as per choice) and then string it with some specially
>made D'Addarios. If I remember, the type particularly mentioned was the
>XL155. I could be wrong on the model number because I didn't write it down
>straight away although I meant to.

The Fender Six string baritone has been around for years.  That guy 
who used to play in the Lovin Spoonful and went on to a solo career 
tears one up.   They kind of came back into vogue about 6 or 7 years 
ago.  I saw a lot of them in music stores back then.  Lately I have 
been looking for a used one of those.  I played one a little it was 
really cool.  Not exactly like a modern six string though because 
they are designed to have the low string be a an E rather than a low 
B like on the modern ones.  Have the bottom four strings of a 5 
string bass set on my Fender Jazz bass.  Unfortunately it does not 
really handle the low B as well as a "real" 5 string bass.

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