My two cents. I've owned two B6's.
I have one that was made in 2008 (silver badge) that I've had for almost 10 years now. I found it for sale locally not long after I first found out about the instruments. When I played it I knew immediately I had to have it and I've had it ever since.
I had the opportunity to trade into a much newer black badge version about 6 years ago. Since they come up for sale fairly rarely, I thought it would be cool to own both and see if there were differences. I figured I would just keep the one I liked better and sell off the other. I ended up keeping it much longer then expected as it was also a very good instrument, but there definitely were differences. You could easily tell the two guitars apart, hands down. I ended up finally selling it this year because I wanted the money for other things and I didn't need both.
Over the last 10 years I've sought out as much information as possible about these rare and hotly debated instruments. It hasn't been easy but it was fun although maddening at times. There is so much misinformation out there and the internet is full of opinionated people who don't know what they are talking about... luckily there are some who do as well.
Either way I've collected a lot of information over the years that I'm happy to share with anyone who's interested in these rare birds and the truth as I know it. They are not for everybody no doubt, but they are very cool and the story and lore that surrounds them is interesting to me and some others. I will say I'm not interested in the hate that is sometimes displayed for the guitars and the builder... we're just talking guitars here after all and it should stay fun but also truthful.
I respect the opinions of those who said they did not like the sound of the guitars...I have not found this to be the case. If they didn't sound good I wouldn't have paid for them. The sound of a guitar is subjective to say the least and I don't think there is a guitar brand out there that doesn't have polar opinions on the sound it has. There are others that say the build quality has been bad...I have not found this to be the case either, but again, you are welcome to your opinions via your experiences, and I welcome the discussion and info. As I said, they are not for everybody and what makes one player happy will not please another. That's why there's chocolate AND vanilla.
In short, I'm happy to discuss with those who may be interested. I don't know everything, but I know a lot and I got it from very reputable sources.
This is my first post here btw as I just found out about the forum from a player buddy who's on here somewhere. Happy to be here!