Club Fbass (Part 11!)

[Tom7]

Originally Posted by MuthaFunk

I did get to make it to this bash. It was a great time!! Unfortunately there was only one FBass cab there and I think it was the 212. I got to play through a little Tecamp 112 combo I think. It may have been a 110. It sounded great. I didn't get to hear the 212 until the band started up and then the room seemed to have a decent sound to it. The bass was a beautiful BN5 that sounded very full and articulate. The overall tone of the cab to me sounded like how I remembered when testing the cab in the shop. To me, it lacked projection. The tone was good but it was a subtle room filling bass that didn't seem to have a specific position on the stage. The 210 on the other had a definite aggressive sound to it and was clean and concise no matter where I walked in the shop. I really wish I could have heard it in a band context such as last nights customer appreciation night. Everyone seemed to have a great time. My thanks go out to George and all his staff that were there.

Thanks for the report.

[lebrett]

Originally Posted by Tom7

i don't know how you feel about 6-string basses, but if you are open to them, have you given serious thought to making your AC5 an AC6 instead? Not only is a 6 string so nice to have when you solo, but it is nice to play nearer the nut sometimes to help keep intonation precise. Also, it is sometimes convenient to have those harmonics.

I already own a BN6 (I should ask you a member number) and I don't feel that much comfortable with it. Not that the bass itself is not well crafted but 6 strings for me is not ideal.

But the tuning of both basses will be different : VF5 standard B to G and AC5 E to C. That's how my actual MF Fretless and MusicMan Stingray 5 are tuned. Which you can also see via the link to Flickr I posted earlier.

[bassman10]

Originally Posted by MuthaFunk

I did get to make it to this bash. It was a great time!! Unfortunately there was only one FBass cab there and I think it was the 212. I got to play through a little Tecamp 112 combo I think. It may have been a 110. It sounded great. I didn't get to hear the 212 until the band started up and then the room seemed to have a decent sound to it. The bass was a beautiful BN5 that sounded very full and articulate. The overall tone of the cab to me sounded like how I remembered when testing the cab in the shop. To me, it lacked projection. The tone was good but it was a subtle room filling bass that didn't seem to have a specific position on the stage. The 210 on the other had a definite aggressive sound to it and was clean and concise no matter where I walked in the shop. I really wish I could have heard it in a band context such as last nights customer appreciation night. Everyone seemed to have a great time. My thanks go out to George and all his staff that were there.

Thanks for the update on the bash... I'm from north of Quebec City and it was too far for me to go... But I'm glad that you gave us an update on the F Bass cab/cabs....

[bassman10]

Originally Posted by lebrett

I already own a BN6 (I should ask you a member number) and I don't feel that much comfortable with it. Not that the bass itself is not well crafted but 6 strings for me is not ideal.

But the tuning of both basses will be different : VF5 standard B to G and AC5 E to C. That's how my actual MF Fretless and MusicMan Stingray 5 are tuned. Which you can also see via the link to Flickr I posted earlier.

Salut Lebrett.... I wanted to know if MF still makes basses and guitars? I had a four string fretted bass made by them back in the 80's.... when I was in the army band in St-Hubert, and loved that bass.... Now I just bought myself a BNF 6 in May.... Est-ce que tu joues pas mal???

[lebrett]

Originally Posted by bassman10

Salut Lebrett.... I wanted to know if MF still makes basses and guitars? I had a four string fretted bass made by them back in the 80's.... when I was in the army band in St-Hubert, and loved that bass.... Now I just bought myself a BNF 6 in May.... Est-ce que tu joues pas mal???

En français sur Talkbass!!! Wow ça arrive pas souvent de voir ça! Yes MF still craft great basses. They are located in Montreal on Rue Guizot. Michel Fournelle and his team builds unique instruments that are a joy to play. One of which you can see here with someone you probably know : Fretless acoustic bass guitars

And you can see mine here : http://www.flickr.com/photos/22554248@N07/2378150149/

I will probably put it for sale when my AC5 will be ready.

As for playing, yes I do play quiet a bit but only for fun with friends. 2 different bands and one more with work colleagues who dare trying something! Un p'tit défi pour le fun!

And what about you?

[thewildest]

Bonjour!!!!! I am going tomorrow to MF coincidentally, to get back one of my instruments I sent for adjustment. MF have a fretless 6 string bass on display that is an absolutely beauty for whomever would like to pay them a visit, very nice instruments and world class services by great luthiers there. Totally recommended, probably the best in town.

If it wasn't for my galactic BNF6 I would be thinking about their instruments a lot.

Enchanté de vous voir ici les amis, a plus,

[ElMon]

Wanted to hit my FBass brethren up about my unique BN6 Fretless neckthru 6'er with 18mm spacing and an AC6 bridge. A few of you international folks have hit me up and I've been hesitant to ship overseas. Well, I've come to my senses if any of you are interested.

FBass BN6F Fretless, Neck thru, w/18mm Spacing

Awesome bass but I've come to terms with my inability to get around on the C string live. Wish I could keep her just for recording.

On a side note, I really didn't need to see that George is making his vintage series in a PJ5!!!

[bassman10]

Originally Posted by lebrett

En français sur Talkbass!!! Wow ça arrive pas souvent de voir ça! Yes MF still craft great basses. They are located in Montreal on Rue Guizot. Michel Fournelle and his team builds unique instruments that are a joy to play. One of which you can see here with someone you probably know : Fretless acoustic bass guitars

And you can see mine here : http://www.flickr.com/photos/22554248@N07/2378150149/

I will probably put it for sale when my AC5 will be ready.

As for playing, yes I do play quiet a bit but only for fun with friends. 2 different bands and one more with work colleagues who dare trying something! Un p'tit défi pour le fun!

And what about you?

Originally Posted by thewildest

Bonjour!!!!! I am going tomorrow to MF coincidentally, to get back one of my instruments I sent for adjustment. MF have a fretless 6 string bass on display that is an absolutely beauty for whomever would like to pay them a visit, very nice instruments and world class services by great luthiers there. Totally recommended, probably the best in town.

If it wasn't for my galactic BNF6 I would be thinking about their instruments a lot.

Enchanté de vous voir ici les amis, a plus,

Enchanté de vous vois aussi les amis Québecois... Yeah, I used to be a musician in the Canadian Armed Forces, and retired in '92. Came back to the Saguenay, and found out that there wasn't that much music being played anymore, but still managed to get playing with 5 or 6 different groups at a time until a drunk driver hit me head-on the 23rd of October 2010. Since then I've been out of commission playing-wise and haven't been able to play since or even try my new BNF6 that I bought in May. I'm very sad about my situation, and don't think that my health and physical condition will allow me to play much music in the future, but who knows... I'm hoping to try and get better as much as possible, and get to playing my upright bass, my Yamaha TRB 6IIP and especially my new BNF 6.... Sorry about all of this, I'm not looking for pity at all, just updating you guys about me a little bit. So I'll finish off by saying it's great to meet up with a couple of guys from my province here in Canada.... Salut à vous deux, et j'espère bien vous reparler bientôt...

[lebrett]

Originally Posted by bassman10

Enchanté de vous vois aussi les amis Québecois... Yeah, I used to be a musician in the Canadian Armed Forces, and retired in '92. Came back to the Saguenay, and found out that there wasn't that much music being played anymore, but still managed to get playing with 5 or 6 different groups at a time until a drunk driver hit me head-on the 23rd of October 2010. Since then I've been out of commission playing-wise and haven't been able to play since or even try my new BNF6 that I bought in May. I'm very sad about my situation, and don't think that my health and physical condition will allow me to play much music in the future, but who knows... I'm hoping to try and get better as much as possible, and get to playing my upright bass, my Yamaha TRB 6IIP and especially my new BNF 6.... Sorry about all of this, I'm not looking for pity at all, just updating you guys about me a little bit. So I'll finish off by saying it's great to meet up with a couple of guys from my province here in Canada.... Salut à vous deux, et j'espère bien vous reparler bientôt...

I feel for you man! Hope you get better in the near future! Lâche-pas!

[thewildest]

Originally Posted by bassman10

Enchanté de vous vois aussi les amis Québecois... Yeah, I used to be a musician in the Canadian Armed Forces, and retired in '92. Came back to the Saguenay, and found out that there wasn't that much music being played anymore, but still managed to get playing with 5 or 6 different groups at a time until a drunk driver hit me head-on the 23rd of October 2010. Since then I've been out of commission playing-wise and haven't been able to play since or even try my new BNF6 that I bought in May. I'm very sad about my situation, and don't think that my health and physical condition will allow me to play much music in the future, but who knows... I'm hoping to try and get better as much as possible, and get to playing my upright bass, my Yamaha TRB 6IIP and especially my new BNF 6.... Sorry about all of this, I'm not looking for pity at all, just updating you guys about me a little bit. So I'll finish off by saying it's great to meet up with a couple of guys from my province here in Canada.... Salut à vous deux, et j'espère bien vous reparler bientôt...

I am so sorry brother, here goes all my energy to you with the best wishes for a speedy recovery.... But as they say, if there is life, there is hope.
If it would bring you some encouragement and you are able to go to enjoy some music, let me know /send me a pm, I will send you tickets for our gig next december 15, we play at the Petit Medley, if you want to come and see some music.

[Stewthebassman]

Hello fellow F Bassers!
I have a C string buzzing issue, have had it for years, on my BN6 (1999). It's better or worse with the weather, but should I send it to George for a look?

Here's a small video describing the issue. It doesn't really change with neck adjustments.


http://youtu.be/pqKPEt2j1BE

[olegsulimov]

Originally Posted by Stewthebassman

Hello fellow F Bassers!
I have a C string buzzing issue, have had it for years, on my BN6 (1999). It's better or worse with the weather, but should I send it to George for a look?

Here's a small video describing the issue. It doesn't really change with neck adjustments.


http://youtu.be/pqKPEt2j1BE

Hello, Stew! Do you hear the buzz in the cabs? If you don't I don't think it's a problem

[olegsulimov]

I've found two recently added videos with Alex Zavolokin and his Fbass.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjbvWq3n8E4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iUDm8zq-eg

[Stewthebassman]

Originally Posted by olegsulimov

Hello, Stew! Do you hear the buzz in the cabs? If you don't I don't think it's a problem

It depends on the volume, but nonethless you can see the curve near the nut, not sure that's how a neck should look....

[Randyt]

[quote=Stewthebassman;13532659]Hello fellow F Bassers!
I have a C string buzzing issue, have had it for years, on my BN6 (1999). It's better or worse with the weather, but should I send it to George for a look?

Here's a small video describing the issue. It doesn't really change with neck adjustments.


Stu...do you have a machinist rule...you can check bow in neck...with these seasonal weather changes...it is bound to affect your Fbass...also, has the frets lifted...do you see any weird gaps under frets??...
Outside of that...its a "99"...maybe its time for a little setup back at head office>>???

[Stewthebassman]

Hi Randy,


Thanks! I checked and the frets are good.

In fact I just got off the phone with George and he's going to do just that....give the old girl a refresh!

[Randyt]

Originally Posted by olegsulimov

I've found two recently added videos with Alex Zavolokin and his Fbass.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjbvWq3n8E4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iUDm8zq-eg

Thanks for the video...totally dig it!...great solo....By chance is the guitarist visually impaired?

[Randyt]

Originally Posted by Stewthebassman

Hi Randy,


Thanks! I checked and the frets are good.

In fact I just got off the phone with George and he's going to do just that....give the old girl a refresh!

Stew:....good idea...its in good hands...and they always do WAaaayyy..more than just your "average set up" too!!!

[Karelbass]

Guys, i need some help if you would be so kind. But please disregard this question if it's too way off topic.

1) what distortion/overdrive pedal works best with F-Basses? Here in the Philippines, we don't have alot of options regarding dist. pedals so i'm taking a shot with amazon.com. I just tried a friend's Wooly Mammoth pedal but i honestly couldn't control it. So i'm trying to look for something tamer but still keeps the integrity of the bass.

Thanks so much for the help guys

[Stewthebassman]

Originally Posted by Randyt

Stew:....good idea...its in good hands...and they always do WAaaayyy..more than just your "average set up" too!!!

Thanks! I'm really looking forward to playing the bass post-op!!