Club F-Bass (Part III)

[WovenGraphite]

Originally Posted by dkb

Sadly, I've not had an AC come through me yet. Anyone want to order one so that I can play it?

There is an AC5 for sale in the bass classified section, saw it last night...

The problem with ACs is... they always lighten your wallet pretty significantly... even used...

[blen dem]

Sorry for the delay foks, been a lil busy with this baby... Had it's first gig this past Saturday and it did not dissappoint. More importantly, I love it and so does the rest of the band! Tom7, here's a couple of pics I promised ya. The Mark II paired w/AE112 Berg sounds pretty good but when stacked with my other AE112...WOW!

[thndrstk6]

Very nice!
I love the natural look.

[DonovanBankhead]

Very nice, indeed! Welcome to the club!

[Bassconbeatz]

Very nice, but the one blue one you had was super hot. Regardless, Fbass rules!

Originally Posted by blen dem

Sorry for the delay foks, been a lil busy with this baby... Had it's first gig this past Saturday and it did not dissappoint. More importantly, I love it and so does the rest of the band! Tom7, here's a couple of pics I promised ya. The Mark II paired w/AE112 Berg sounds pretty good but when stacked with my other AE112...WOW!

[Tom7]

Originally Posted by blen dem

Sorry for the delay foks, been a lil busy with this baby... Had it's first gig this past Saturday and it did not dissappoint. More importantly, I love it and so does the rest of the band! Tom7, here's a couple of pics I promised ya. The Mark II paired w/AE112 Berg sounds pretty good but when stacked with my other AE112...WOW!

Delay, yes, but WELL worth the wait... yeow!

This roster update swaps out blen dem's BN6 for his new BN5. Nice!




CLUB FBASS ROSTER
(Updated 21 May 09)
#00 George_Furlanet

1. Quadzilla - BN4, BN5, ?
2. Tombowlus - BN4, BN5
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
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)
22. xav_paris - BN5
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. Jonno1707 - AC5
41. dreamwood - BN5
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 -
56. blen dem - BN5
57. Kevin Woods - BNF6
58. pierreganseman - BN5
59. DiDi G - BN6
60. Greggles - BN4
61. kotzman - AC5
62. Alphaman - BN6
63. remigioremigio - BN5
64. JensWest - BN5
65. eduardxtb - BN6
66. dveeus1 - BNF5, BN5
67. paulvienneau - BN6, AC6
68. bdgotoh - BN4
69. xav_paris - BNF5
70. rabster - VF5
71. funkygeos - BN5
72. fusoid - AC6, BN6
73. WovenGraphite - BN6 (b), AC6 (b)
74. <Your name could be here!>

Former Fbass owners:
GRoberts, AJ Brown, JRB, jmondick, ursus, Freddy-G, Adrian Garcia, Yvon, dean82, smperry, FortressOne, Ryan_L, rodneyat, 123eranoid, Gordon of Eden, choad42, black.rose1402,

[thndrstk6]

Tom7,
I just noticed that Tombowlus doesn't have his new VF5 next to his name yet.

Here's a picture of it if you want to make it a link:
Club F-Bass (Part III)

[blen dem]

Thanks folks, sounds even better. I actually had the Natural BN6 with the Ebony Macassar FB now owned by WovenGraphite...miss it already. Maybe it's just me but I personally find the BN6 a lil too big, especially strapped on (balance is good just actual size). For some reason Roscoe SKB3006 feel more comfortable to me even with the 35" scale lenght as oppose to the obvious 34.5" of the F's...weird. Anyone else experience this?

Originally Posted by Bassconbeatz

Very nice, but the one blue one you had was super hot. Regardless, Fbass rules!

[Bassconbeatz]

My bad. I was thinking of Alpha's Fbass. Yes, the BN6 does have a bigger bod and perfect for a Sixer.

Originally Posted by blen dem

Thanks folks, sounds even better. I actually had the Natural BN6 with the Ebony Macassar FB now owned by WovenGraphite...miss it already. Maybe it's just me but I personally find the BN6 a lil too big, especially strapped on (balance is good just actual size). For some reason Roscoe SKB3006 feel more comfortable to me even with the 35" scale lenght as oppose to the obvious 34.5" of the F's...weird. Anyone else experience this?

[Tom7]

Originally Posted by thndrstk6

Tom7,
I just noticed that Tombowlus doesn't have his new VF5 next to his name yet.

Here's a picture of it if you want to make it a link:
Club F-Bass (Part III)

Whoa! How did I miss that?! Maybe I was waiting for his review and was going to link to that, meanwhile, I'll go with what we have. Thanks.

--- Edit: for some reason talkbass.com keeps dropping the links, so I'm going to post the roster update in another (fresh) post and see if it keeps them. Meanwhile...

[Tom7]

Cool, this post is keeping the links. Again, this update adds Tombowlus's very impressive VF5 to his membership number.

CLUB FBASS ROSTER
(Updated 21 May 09)
#00 George_Furlanet

1. Quadzilla - BN4, BN5, ?
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
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)
22. xav_paris - BN5
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. Jonno1707 - AC5
41. dreamwood - BN5
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 -
56. blen dem - BN5
57. Kevin Woods - BNF6
58. pierreganseman - BN5
59. DiDi G - BN6
60. Greggles - BN4
61. kotzman - AC5
62. Alphaman - BN6
63. remigioremigio - BN5
64. JensWest - BN5
65. eduardxtb - BN6
66. dveeus1 - BNF5, BN5
67. paulvienneau - BN6, AC6
68. bdgotoh - BN4
69. xav_paris - BNF5
70. rabster - VF5
71. funkygeos - BN5
72. fusoid - AC6, BN6
73. WovenGraphite - BN6 (b), AC6 (b)
74. <Your name could be here!>

Former Fbass owners:
GRoberts, AJ Brown, JRB, jmondick, ursus, Freddy-G, Adrian Garcia, Yvon, dean82, smperry, FortressOne, Ryan_L, rodneyat, 123eranoid, Gordon of Eden, choad42, black.rose1402,

[Georges Abitbol]

and now I'm thinking buying another one...

[George Furlanet]

Originally Posted by WovenGraphite

Ok, so I am having fun my new BN6.

I am replacing the strings (Blend em liked the Ken Smith, a bit dark and thick for me) with George's perfectly balance sets.
The setup (string height) is now all wrong on the BN6 since this new set has the exposed core.
The F Bass site mentions the following heights:

Our standard string heights at the 22nd fret, measured from the top of the fret to the top of the string are "B" 6.5mm, "E" 6mm, "A" 5mm, "D" 4.5mm, "G" 4mm, "C" 3.5mm.

This is *very* high (I know millimeter, not inches), do you guys know if this is with exposed cores?

I took 2mm off each string and it's ok...

Make sure your neck is as straight as possible, with about a half a millimeter relief. This makes a HUGE difference in height "feel" and stiffness.

[Vic]

Originally Posted by Georges Abitbol

...and now I'm thinking buying another one...

WOW!!! That is a KILLER top!

[WovenGraphite]

Originally Posted by George Furlanet

Make sure your neck is as straight as possible, with about a half a millimeter relief. This makes a HUGE difference in height "feel" and stiffness.

Thank you George, I'll give it a try.
Neck relief is indeed around 1.5 to 2mm... I'll follow your instruction on the FAQ to make it straighter. Thanks!

[thndrstk6]

Just curious... has anyone tried Fbass strings on any of their other basses?

If so how did they sound and feel on it?
Was there any problem with the naked core on the bridge?

[WovenGraphite]

I tried on a Fender Marcus Miller 5... too much mid range.
The preamp isn't too good on that bass so could be that to start with.

[Dave Hill]

My action is currently at (mm): "G" 3.5, "D" 4, "A" 4.5, "E" 5, and "B" 5.5 (measured from top of 22nd fret to top of string. I could probably lower it slightly, but I consider it to be medium action; good full tone, no fret buzz. I strike pretty hard as well. Relief is maybe 0.5 mm at the 12 fret (holding the string down at the first and last fret). Action height is such a function of the player, though. Set it where you like it and don't worry about what George or anyone else says (all due respect).
I played a gig a couple weeks ago where the instruments were supplied by the venue. The guy before me played an old P-bass, and I thought it sounded great, so I grabbed it from him on his way off the stage. Turned out the action was so low it sounded like a fart when I played it...sounded horrible.

[speyer]

Originally Posted by Dave Hill

My action is currently at (mm): "G" 3.5, "D" 4, "A" 4.5, "E" 5, and "B" 5.5 (measured from top of 22nd fret to top of string. I could probably lower it slightly, but I consider it to be medium action; good full tone, no fret buzz. I strike pretty hard as well. Relief is maybe 0.5 mm at the 12 fret (holding the string down at the first and last fret). Action height is such a function of the player, though. Set it where you like it and don't worry about what George or anyone else says (all due respect).
I played a gig a couple weeks ago where the instruments were supplied by the venue. The guy before me played an old P-bass, and I thought it sounded great, so I grabbed it from him on his way off the stage. Turned out the action was so low it sounded like a fart when I played it...sounded horrible.

+1

I have set up my bass to the suggested specs on the fbass website... but because I hit pretty hard, my bass sounds much better with higher action to suit my playing style.

I've got mine set up somewhere between 1-2mm higher across all the strings, and she plays and sounds superb.

Setting up your bass to reflect what feels and sounds best to you is important. IMO

Pat.

[Sterling_Bass]

That's a beauty. I really like that top. Congrats.

Originally Posted by Georges Abitbol

and now I'm thinking buying another one...