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The Danelectro's shipped with Baritone strings, but if you switched them over to a 6 string bass set of strings it was a 6 string bass... same scale length etc. The 6 string bass set is all wound strings- the baritone set has a plain B and E string.
Danelectro also used to make a really nice 6 sting bass string set- wish I could still get 'em.
A 6 string bass set for a regular P bass type instrument would be heavier gauge.
Also- I've found that reverb and tremolo help get the charicteristic 6 string bass tone- a twin reverb works great.
Another great 6 string bass sound is the early James Bond soundtracks- I always wondered how they got that guitar sound til I realized it was a bass.
Also check out "the Lonely Surfer" by Jack Nitszcshke- 6 string bass with an orchestra is an awsome sound....
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