Club F-Bass (Part II)

[Jerry J]

WHOA! Tom, you have done an incredible job here. My hat is off to you. Far beyond the call of duty.

Thank you for the GREAT JOB.

[puff father]

Originally Posted by Tom7

Of course one reason for Club FBasses' low total of posts per day is because owners of Fbasses get calls for gigs and don't have as much time to burn online

Cheers,
Tom

lol! Hmmm, wait a minute, that's not me...

Awesome job Tom7! I always check the F Bass club thread and there are times that the only ones here are me and the crickets. I look forward to this becoming a more lively place in no small part due to your efforts.

Thank you!

Al

[tombowlus]

Here are some F Bass shots from NAMM, in case y'all are interested.

















Here is Vic playing a darned nice VF5 (which he ended up buying!)

[bassjam]

Originally Posted by Jerry J

WHOA! Tom, you have done an incredible job here. My hat is off to you. Far beyond the call of duty.

Thank you for the GREAT JOB.

+1.Great job.Im glad to be on the list of users.(FBass user I mean )

[funkydanbass]

Great job Tom. Here's the obligatory pic repost:

[Phillip Jordan]

sweet. I'm 44!!!!!!

[Jerry J]

I am GASSING big time for an AC5. Too bad I don't have the bucks for one right now.

[gregbackstrom]

Originally Posted by puff father

Re-post pics? Well ok! I have no shame!



Picked it up on May 12, 2006

That IS a pretty bass!

[Tom7]

Originally Posted by tombowlus

Here are some F Bass shots from NAMM, in case y'all are interested.

Here is Vic playing a darned nice VF5 (which he ended up buying!)

Definitely interested! Thanks!

That is interesting about Vic taking that VF5. I considered it briefly as well, but then opted to get the VF5 from Donovan. It's my understanding that except for the bridges, they are identical.

Vic's bent plate is no doubt a truer 60s vibe, but I loved the tone of Donovan's youtube videos too much to resist the VF5 with the BA5 bridge.

At any rate, LOVED the photos. Thanks again.

[Tom7]

Originally Posted by Jerry J

WHOA! Tom, you have done an incredible job here. My hat is off to you. Far beyond the call of duty.

Thank you for the GREAT JOB.

[Blushing] Thanks, Jerry.

Originally Posted by puff father

lol! Hmmm, wait a minute, that's not me...

Awesome job Tom7! I always check the F Bass club thread and there are times that the only ones here are me and the crickets. I look forward to this becoming a more lively place in no small part due to your efforts.

Thank you!

Al

Thanks, Al. I hope it stays more lively... and that guys will put their club number in their signature so that everyone else can see how many Fbass players we have around here.

Originally Posted by bassjam

+1.Great job.Im glad to be on the list of users.(FBass user I mean )

[Laughing] Yeah, thanks for clarifying which "user" you are. I'd hate to see you take a leave of absence from the club to complete a 12 step program.

[Tom7]

Originally Posted by Jerry J

I am GASSING big time for an AC5. Too bad I don't have the bucks for one right now.

I was just re-reading your gear list... I think it is cool that with all that fantastic gear, you feel you still "need" an AC5.

Also, it was cool to see you like Demeter and Accugroove stuff as well.

I have a Demeter HB 600 head and an Accugroove El Whappo cabinet that are the perfect showcase for my Fbasses.

[Tom7]

I was amazed a few years ago when they officially declared obesity a disease. I told my coworkers I was thinking about calling in fat....

Anyway....

I thought I'd let y'all know I'm calling in sick to this forum for the next few days. I'll be at a film festival, and it starts early and goes late and I don't know how much I'll be online, and if I am, it will probably only be browing from a phone.

So if you guys have suggestions about the club roster, I'm not ignoring you; I'll see them and respond next week.

Cheers,
Tom

[Tom7]

Originally Posted by funkydanbass

Great job Tom. Here's the obligatory pic repost:

That is an awesome pic! It really is.

I've updated the club roster with your photo link. Thanks.

[tombowlus]

Originally Posted by Tom7

Definitely interested! Thanks!

That is interesting about Vic taking that VF5. I considered it briefly as well, but then opted to get the VF5 from Donovan. It's my understanding that except for the bridges, they are identical.

Vic's bent plate is no doubt a truer 60s vibe, but I loved the tone of Donovan's youtube videos too much to resist the VF5 with the BA5 bridge.

At any rate, LOVED the photos. Thanks again.

Happy to share! And yes, to my ears (and apparently Vic's, too!) that VF5 had something really special going on. In fact, it even won an award...

[Georges Abitbol]

Thanks tom,

Originally Posted by tombowlus

I really like this one!

[barteroo2002]

I see that nobody has really mentioned the little yellow Fbass Box in the bottom right of this pic? Is it an outboard preamp??
Just wondering if any of the NAMM visitors checked it out at all? I would have expected it to have a mention?
Of course, it could just be a miscellaneous Yellow Box in which case I apologise for taking attention away from the VF5!! Hehe...

Originally Posted by tombowlus

[jonno1707]

Yes that is an outboard op amp stomp box pre that George is working on...
I cant wait for him to officially launch it as his on board pre's are one of my favorite in the biz...

[tiz_1]

I'm not an fbass owner (yet) but I am shopping and fbasses are at the top of my list.

What are the benefits / downside of the wood bridges on the fretless 5 or 6 string models? Most seem to have the wood bridge and I would think you are then stuck with the string height and intonation (does that matter on a fretless?).

Thanks for any advice on this.

--Kevin

[tombowlus]

Originally Posted by barteroo2002

I see that nobody has really mentioned the little yellow Fbass Box in the bottom right of this pic? Is it an outboard preamp??
Just wondering if any of the NAMM visitors checked it out at all? I would have expected it to have a mention?
Of course, it could just be a miscellaneous Yellow Box in which case I apologise for taking attention away from the VF5!! Hehe...

Here you go!

[jonno1707]

Originally Posted by tombowlus

Here you go!

How did it sound????????