Club F-Bass (Part 6)

[DonovanBankhead]

Originally Posted by Tom7

If so, what are the pros and cons of "slab" necks?

From the man himself:

They are slightly more open sounding (less compressed).

Slightly less stable

No “laminate shift” on the back of the neck, as may happen on the multiple piece necks

[Tom7]

Originally Posted by KERMITNT

here is my beauty what a basss

Wow, congratulations and welcome to the club!

CLUB FBASS ROSTER
(Updated 12 May 2010)

1. George_Furlanet (Number assigned by club vote)
2. Tombowlus - BN4, BN5, VF5
3. Puff_father - BN5
4. Debassed - BNF5
5. ThumbyAche - BN5, GFC
6. brandonwong - BN6, BN6 custom, AC6, BNF5, BNF5(2), BN5 custom
7. Tom7 - AC6, BN5, BN6, VF5, fretted AC6
8. Erick Lam - Vintage Fretless 5
9. knarleybass - BN5, BN6
10. Reefer - BN5, BN4?
11. VinceLovesF - BN5, AC5
12. T._Brookins - BN5
13. DKB - BN5
14. Speyer - BN6 (b)
15. jmilky - BN5
16. edel - BN5
17. administrator - BN5
18. Dave Hill - BN5, (b)
19. FbassDave - BN5, BNF5
20. Vic - VF5
21. Georges_Abitbol - BN5 (b) (c)
22. xav_paris - BN5, (b)
23. Munjibunga - BN5
24. Toolmybass - ?
25. Modny - Studio5, Prototype
26. mikoespanol - AC5
27. Ron_Plichta - BN5
28. Gbarchus - BNF5
29. nuwavedc - BN5
30. JerryJ - BN5, BN6, AC5
31. yansdgr - BNF5
32. firebass - AC5, AC6
33. <reserved for the return of choad42>
34. donstrenz - Vintage 4 (stolen)
35. Gilsonite - Studio6
36. Tjluke - BN6, AC6
37. cabooke - BNF5
38. Brad Johnson - Studio5
39. MHemmber - BN4
40. FortressOne - BN5
41. dreamwood - BN6
42. wolfbass1025 - BN6, AC5, 2
43. funkydanbass - AC6
44. Phillip Jordan - BN5
45. Halftooth - BN5
46. thndrstk6 - BN6
47. funkifiedsoul - Vintage4
48. Trapeze Fan - BN5
49. Poppsyche - BN6
50. Groovy Bastard - BN6
51. Kemet09 - Vintage4
52. ModulusAcacia - AC5
53. bassjam - BN5
54. Bassconbeatz - BN6
55. Basses55 - BN5
56. Kevin Woods - BNF6
57. pierreganseman - BN5
58. DiDi G - BN6
59. Greggles - BN4
60. kotzman - AC5
61. Alphaman - BN6
62. remigioremigio - BN5
63. JensWest - BN5
64. eduardxtb - BN6
65. dveeus1 - BNF5, BN5
66. paulvienneau - BN6, AC6
67. bdgotoh - BN4
68. rabster - VF5, AC5
69. funkygeos - BN5
70. fusoid - AC6, BN6
71. WovenGraphite - BN6 (b), AC6 (b)
72. rnlytton - AC6, AC6-LW, BN5 (piccolo), 3 BN6s!
73. bardlute - AC5
74. chrisloe - BN6, b
75. Iposavad - BNF5
76. yinghock - BN5
77. pocketmonster - BN5
78. bassment bn5 - BN5
79. hairman - BN6, BNF5,
80. JOEP054 - AC5, BN5, VF5
81. p0k - VF5
82. jmilkey - BN5
83. Bass Junkie - AC4, (with a VF4 being built!)
84. narud - VF5,
85. BIg O - Studio 5, Passive 6, BN5, more photos
86. felicidade - BNF5
87. Drone80 - BN5
88. steve f - BN5
89. Fbassed - BN5, AC5
90. rick1906 - BN5
91. Romu - BN5
92. Bajosintrastos - BNF5
93. jimc - BN5
94. cfequa - BN5
95. mrbassman_de - AC5
96. Graham Monette - BN5
97. Shelly - VF5
98. tonenazi - BN5
99. Abacobob - BN5
100. jogi68 - BN5 (studio), BN5 (defretted), VF5, AC5, BN6, NY5, VF5
101. ManuBerdin - Studio
102. rvf42 - BN5
103. kuma9 - BN5 (wide nut)
104. jbay - BN6
105. INGALL'S - BN6
106. BIGGUY78 - VF5
107. KERMITNT-BN5
108. <Your name could be here!>

Former Fbass owners:
GRoberts, AJ Brown, JRB, jmondick, ursus, Freddy-G, Adrian Garcia, Yvon, dean82, smperry, Ryan_L, rodneyat, 123eranoid, Gordon of Eden, choad42, black.rose1402, blen dem, Jonno1707 - AC5, Quadzilla - BN4, BN5, ?, RoboChrist - BN4, blen dem - BN5, BassBoss - AC5, KJung - VF5,

[churchpark]

$1800 starting price at your favorite internet auction house. "Come and get it!"

[Tom7]

Originally Posted by churchpark

$1800 starting price at your favorite internet auction house. "Come and get it!"

I hope it finds a good home, a bass like that deserves it.

Unfortunately for you though, the vast majority of us here already have BN5s or BN6s.

But good luck with your sale.

[Dave Hill]

Originally Posted by churchpark

$1800 starting price at your favorite internet auction house. "Come and get it!"

Nice bass, but, why don't you try the classified forum?

[churchpark]

It's been there since last week and I'm desperate?

[Dave Hill]

Good answer.

[rbolanos]

Hello fellow TB'ers.
I would like to let you know that I had the pleasure to visit George Furlanetto's F bass factory yesterday!!! its only 1/2 drive hour for me.
Eventhough, I did have a 05 BN6 with maple back a few years, I went to try out a spanking new maple board BN6.
and all I can say is WOW!!!
We spoke a bit about different body and fretboard woods and that bass had the natural finish, and it looked just perfect, it also has the new more durable finish.
I am officialy re-hooked with F basses again, this time around, I did notice a different vibe from the bass, it had more punch,presence, the slap sound......just incredible right on your face kind of sound!. He told me that the new F bass might sound a little different from the one I had (also natural and maple board). there have been some slight changes in the preamp through the years, and he is continously improving his basses.
I am now considering another BN6, and I might join this club soon....
George as always a class act guy, and he even told me he might coming down to Lula lounge (Toronto live music venue)next saturday, to see a tribute show we are doing for the great Celia Cruz (salsa legend) as he just came back from the island himself.

Now I got the F bass disease again.. and I think I know the remedy! Hope to join this club sooner than later.

RB

[francoprof]

Originally Posted by rbolanos

Now I got the F bass disease again.. and I think I know the remedy!
RB

Hey rbolanos, like many others, I've got the disease too and must I say, I checked with OHIP (Ontario's universal health coverage) to see if the BNF6 I've got on order was covered ... alas. Now, unless I can persuade my doctor that my sanity/well being depends on it, guess I'll break my piggy bank BTW, I'm also planning on getting a BN6 in the near future : I used to have an early 90' studio 6 passive model which, IMO, lacked punch for slap. How was your experience with the one you tried ? What did the wider string spacing (19mm vs 17.5 found on many other 6ers) feel like for finger and slap style ? How did the low B feel/sound like? Anything else you found worth mentioning ?

Cheers !

[francoprof]

Calling all (most) FBass owners I'm curious to know about your string changing habits (i.e. do you change certain strings more often ; approx. how long does the brilliance last when slapping ; what brand do you prefer on your BNF / BN and why ; nickel or steel ; do you have advice/tips to make them last longer, etc.)

Cheers !

[churchpark]

Great!

[DonovanBankhead]

I change them all at the same time - and I use F Bass strings. Of course, I get them at cost, so that helps.

On the VF, I've enjoyed the DR Marcus Miller, but with the F Bass B string...

[chrisloe]

Originally Posted by rbolanos

Hello fellow TB'ers.
I would like to let you know that I had the pleasure to visit George Furlanetto's F bass factory yesterday!!! its only 1/2 drive hour for me.
Eventhough, I did have a 05 BN6 with maple back a few years, I went to try out a spanking new maple board BN6.
and all I can say is WOW!!!
We spoke a bit about different body and fretboard woods and that bass had the natural finish, and it looked just perfect, it also has the new more durable finish.
I am officialy re-hooked with F basses again, this time around, I did notice a different vibe from the bass, it had more punch,presence, the slap sound......just incredible right on your face kind of sound!. He told me that the new F bass might sound a little different from the one I had (also natural and maple board). there have been some slight changes in the preamp through the years, and he is continously improving his basses.
I am now considering another BN6, and I might join this club soon....
George as always a class act guy, and he even told me he might coming down to Lula lounge (Toronto live music venue)next saturday, to see a tribute show we are doing for the great Celia Cruz (salsa legend) as he just came back from the island himself.

Now I got the F bass disease again.. and I think I know the remedy! Hope to join this club sooner than later.

RB

I agree 100%. I just got my new BN-6 from Donovan about a month and a half ago, it is truly an amazing instrument. It plays and sounds just incredible. This is the happiest I have ever been with a bass in 26 years of playing and the best buying experience I have ever had. George and Donovan will be getting my order for my next bass in the spring...

[jij04002]

Like others, I soooooooo wish that I could join this club...For me, by way of an AC5 or AC6 (preferably AC6).

As far as owning basses goes for me, I like to have 2, maybe 3. One 5 string jazz and one fretless. I currently have both covered, but I am really thinking about off-loading my fretless Ric for an AC. Even with my particular Ric being unique and the fact that Ric has put fretless production on hiatus, it wouldn't be able to cover the cost of a NEW AC, and it seems like people around here don't want to get rid of theirs (who can blame you)!They are the best sounding fretless IMO, and I am sure they feel great to play as well.

Hopefully soon enough...

[basses55]

Originally Posted by jij04002

Like others, I soooooooo wish that I could join this club...For me, by way of an AC5 or AC6 (preferably AC6).

As far as owning basses goes for me, I like to have 2, maybe 3. One 5 string jazz and one fretless. I currently have both covered, but I am really thinking about off-loading my fretless Ric for an AC. Even with my particular Ric being unique and the fact that Ric has put fretless production on hiatus, it wouldn't be able to cover the cost of a NEW AC, and it seems like people around here don't want to get rid of theirs (who can blame you)!They are the best sounding fretless IMO, and I am sure they feel great to play as well.

Hopefully soon enough...

I'm throwing in with you on the AC....one of the very best instruments I've ever played. They have also been extremely consistant out of the factory which is a factor that is almost as important as anything else when ordering new.

[jij04002]

Originally Posted by basses55

They have also been extremely consistant out of the factory which is a factor that is almost as important as anything else when ordering new.

I'm glad you posted this because it is a good point, and is very true.

I won't get into the consistency or Ric's coming out of that factory, but let's just say it isn't the "best". My particular Ric is great and I really have no issues with it, but I have read other accounts that were less than desirable. Either way, it is certainly good to know that such an expensive instrument as the AC is consistent right out of the gate.

[Tom7]

Originally Posted by rbolanos

Hello fellow TB'ers.
I would like to let you know that I had the pleasure to visit George Furlanetto's F bass factory yesterday!!! its only 1/2 drive hour for me.
Eventhough, I did have a 05 BN6 with maple back a few years, I went to try out a spanking new maple board BN6.
and all I can say is WOW!!!
We spoke a bit about different body and fretboard woods and that bass had the natural finish, and it looked just perfect, it also has the new more durable finish.
I am officialy re-hooked with F basses again, this time around, I did notice a different vibe from the bass, it had more punch,presence, the slap sound......just incredible right on your face kind of sound!. He told me that the new F bass might sound a little different from the one I had (also natural and maple board). there have been some slight changes in the preamp through the years, and he is continously improving his basses.
I am now considering another BN6, and I might join this club soon....
George as always a class act guy, and he even told me he might coming down to Lula lounge (Toronto live music venue)next saturday, to see a tribute show we are doing for the great Celia Cruz (salsa legend) as he just came back from the island himself.

Now I got the F bass disease again.. and I think I know the remedy! Hope to join this club sooner than later.

RB

I'd love nothing more than to be looking at the photo of your new bass and giving you a number. Thanks for posting.

[Tom7]

Originally Posted by basses55

I'm throwing in with you on the AC....one of the very best instruments I've ever played. They have also been extremely consistant out of the factory which is a factor that is almost as important as anything else when ordering new.

+1. I own two, a fretless AC6 and a fretted AC6... and have been fantasizing about a 3rd...

This one would have an ebony board, redwood top, be chambered and have piezos of course, but would be fretted with just 24 frets, have a neck pickup in the BN6 position, and the top would combine woods so that the body showed a big bass clef sign. Sigh.

[Ewo]

Originally Posted by YCBass

Hi, just wondering if any of you gentlemen (or ladies???) happen to own both a BN6 and a USA MTD 635 and if you happen to have a pic of them together.

Just trying to compare the body sizes... 5 strings ok too.

Pretty please.



Thanks in advance.

Hey, I didn't forget! The BN5 arrived yesterday, so I put it next to the 535. I tried to guess at the kind of comparisons you wanted to make. Tell me if you think of something else.




The BN5 has 22 frets, and the 535 has 24, so here's a full shot of both.




I'm pretty picky about balance, and I'm happy with both of these basses. The BN5 tends to put the neck just a little more upright; I'm guessing this is because of the slightly larger body and longer upper horn.

The MTD reaches the 13th fret.



The BN5 reaches the 11th fret. (Dog hair courtesy of...um...my dog!)



Here are closeups of the neck heel on each. The MTD has the usual glue joint with a tilt-back headstock, while the BN5 is carved so the entire headstock sits back behind the neck. It looks a bit odd to me, but it works fine: no string rattle in the nut, and the heel doesn't even get close to being in the way of my fretting hand.





And from the front:



Weighed them with the stand-on-bathroom-scale-and subtract-your-body-weight method:

BN5 is 9.4 lbs. 535 is 8.6 lbs.

[basses55]

My God Tom, your home is is going to be the Louvre of Fbasses....

Originally Posted by Tom7

+1. I own two, a fretless AC6 and a fretted AC6... and have been fantasizing about a 3rd...

This one would have an ebony board, redwood top, be chambered and have piezos of course, but would be fretted with just 24 frets, have a neck pickup in the BN6 position, and the top would combine woods so that the body showed a big bass clef sign. Sigh.