Club Fbass (Part 4)

[hairman]

Originally Posted by Tom7

Wow, here is a clip of a guy playing a BN6 who is a lot more ambitious than I am!

Hat's off to you, Harry!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rybxS5LoG3A

Well what can i say? ... It's me playing that piece on my beloved BN6.

THANKS guys!

BTW; Tom7, Can you put me on the list of F-bass users (being nr 80 i guess)? I own, as you know by now, a BN6 as well a BNF5 .... (some pic's on my myspace profile, as well @ F-bass.com-gallery-users!!)

Thanks again!
Harry.

[Vic]

Originally Posted by hairman

Well what can i say? ... It's me playing that piece on my beloved BN6.

THANKS guys!

I hate you.

[DonovanBankhead]

Hey Tom,

Can you swap out the link for my BN5 to this post? This is my current FBass:

[bassment bn5]

Thanks for making me member #79.

Let me tell you a little more about getting my bass. As you know I went to the factory and chose the guitar blank out of about 20 or so that George had made and were waiting for orders. I went with a highly grained ash body and a maple board, which is pretty standard. George said it would take 6 weeks because of the gloss finish. Since I ordered a 3 coloured sunburst (although I was pretty tempted by the blue burst Tom Bowlus has) I guess it needs to be painted 3 times. George explained that the gloss needs to cure for 2 weeks (and was emphatic that they wouldn't shorten that time by even one hour) in order to get the proper lasting result.

Later I wondered whether I should have gone for the satin finish for a silkier feel and the possibility that it wouldn't show marks as readily. But once I saw how the gloss enhanced the grain and the depth of the finish I was glad to have chosen the gloss. I'll just have to be super careful.

So after week 5, I decided to call the factory and see what the story was. The phone was immediately answered and the female voice on the other end, without evening saying "hello", said - "I'll bet you're calling about your bass". I guess they have call display at F Bass... Anyhow, the person who answered turned out to be Sarah, who builds the basses. She then advised me that she was working on it at that precise moment and it would be ready tomorrow. Talk about not sleeping much that night...

When I arrived at the factory, she brought it downstairs and my eyes almost popped out of their sockets. It really turned out well. George showed up and gave it the once over to make sure everything was fine, and then I left. I played it for 9 hours straight the first day, 6 hours the second day and gigged with it last night.

It was bright sounding because of the new strings but I was able to EQ it down to the sound I like. It is super comfortable to play and the only position adjustment I have had to make is to my right hand which naturally falls too close to the bass pickup (I think that is because the bass seems slightly shifted to the right with the body shape and strap configuration). It is perfect for slap style though.

So I'm sorry for going on at length about this experience but I just have to say that George and everyone I dealt with at F Bass, were awesome. The product and customer service are fantastic and I would endorse the purchase of this bass 100%.

[tombowlus]

Originally Posted by dkb

Hey Tom,

Can you swap out the link for my BN5 to this post? This is my current FBass:

Wow, that is a sweetie!

[Tom7]

Originally Posted by hairman

Well what can i say? ... It's me playing that piece on my beloved BN6.

THANKS guys!

BTW; Tom7, Can you put me on the list of F-bass users (being nr 80 i guess)? I own, as you know by now, a BN6 as well a BNF5 .... (some pic's on my myspace profile, as well @ F-bass.com-gallery-users!!)

Thanks again!
Harry.

Well, technically club membership requires you to post a photograph here so we can all oo and ah, but as of now, that rule has been expanded to include posting a video link. Now we can oo and ah over the bass AND the player!

This roster update edits Donovan's link, and welcomes Harry to the Fellowship of Bassists Who Know.

CLUB FBASS ROSTER
(Updated 04 September 2009)
#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) (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. 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. rabster - VF5, AC5
    
70. funkygeos - BN5
71. fusoid - AC6, BN6
72. WovenGraphite - BN6 (b), AC6 (b)
73. rnlytton - AC6, AC6-LW, BN5 (piccolo), 3 BN6s!
74. bardlute - AC5
75. chrisloe - BN6
76. Iposavad - BNF5
77. yinghock - BN5
78. pocketmonster - BN5
79. bassment bn5 - BN5
80. hairman - BN6
81. <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, blen dem

[Tom7]

Originally Posted by dkb

Hey Tom,

Can you swap out the link for my BN5 to this post? This is my current FBass:

Wow, I'm officially baffled. What happened to the roasted maple fingerboarded maple topped beaut I've been coveting?

[Tom7]

Originally Posted by bassment bn5

Thanks for making me member #79.

Let me tell you a little more about getting my bass. As you know I went to the factory and chose the guitar blank out of about 20 or so that George had made and were waiting for orders. I went with a highly grained ash body and a maple board, which is pretty standard. George said it would take 6 weeks because of the gloss finish. Since I ordered a 3 coloured sunburst (although I was pretty tempted by the blue burst Tom Bowlus has) I guess it needs to be painted 3 times. George explained that the gloss needs to cure for 2 weeks (and was emphatic that they wouldn't shorten that time by even one hour) in order to get the proper lasting result.

Later I wondered whether I should have gone for the satin finish for a silkier feel and the possibility that it wouldn't show marks as readily. But once I saw how the gloss enhanced the grain and the depth of the finish I was glad to have chosen the gloss. I'll just have to be super careful.

So after week 5, I decided to call the factory and see what the story was. The phone was immediately answered and the female voice on the other end, without evening saying "hello", said - "I'll bet you're calling about your bass". I guess they have call display at F Bass... Anyhow, the person who answered turned out to be Sarah, who builds the basses. She then advised me that she was working on it at that precise moment and it would be ready tomorrow. Talk about not sleeping much that night...

When I arrived at the factory, she brought it downstairs and my eyes almost popped out of their sockets. It really turned out well. George showed up and gave it the once over to make sure everything was fine, and then I left. I played it for 9 hours straight the first day, 6 hours the second day and gigged with it last night.

It was bright sounding because of the new strings but I was able to EQ it down to the sound I like. It is super comfortable to play and the only position adjustment I have had to make is to my right hand which naturally falls too close to the bass pickup (I think that is because the bass seems slightly shifted to the right with the body shape and strap configuration). It is perfect for slap style though.

So I'm sorry for going on at length about this experience but I just have to say that George and everyone I dealt with at F Bass, were awesome. The product and customer service are fantastic and I would endorse the purchase of this bass 100%.

Don't apologize for "going on at length about this experience," we can all relate. Besides, I love to hear the behind the scenes stories of things, thanks.

Oh, and extra kudos for using the word "emphatic." That may be a talkbass first!

BTW, the way my hands sweat, the strings would not have been bright still after 15 hours of playing. I'm envious.

[Tom7]

Originally Posted by Vic

I hate you.

[Laughing!]

[DonovanBankhead]

Originally Posted by Tom7

Wow, I'm officially baffled. What happened to the roasted maple fingerboarded maple topped beaut I've been coveting?

Same bass, but the sunlight versus indoor lighting makes the fretboard look lighter in the picture vs. the video... In reality it's probably somewhere in between... Still the best FBass ever made though...

[Dave Hill]

Originally Posted by dkb

Still the best FBass ever made though...

Oh , I don't know...I think that one may be in GA.

[Vic]

Originally Posted by Dave Hill

Oh , I don't know...I think that one may be in GA.

Nope, IL.

[thndrstk6]

Nice looking BN6:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOMXrPav-5U

[hairman]

Thanks for adding me, i'm honoured to be added to the growing list of the F-bass member club!!

Vic, please don't hate me

Here some F-bass pic's:
my BN6


And my BNF5


Hope it's enough for ooh's and aah's!

Cheers,
Harry.

[DonovanBankhead]

Dang it! These are new underwear I just ruined! You should have at least warned us so I could have gotten a towel or something!

[tombowlus]

Originally Posted by Vic

Nope, IL.

Funny thing, you are all wrong! It's in Ohio. And stranger yet, it only has four strings!

[Vic]

Originally Posted by hairman

Thanks for adding me, i'm honoured to be added to the growing list of the F-bass member club!!

Here some F-bass pic's:
...
Hope it's enough for ooh's and aah's!

Cheers,
Harry.

WOW!

Vic, please don't hate me

With a pair of F's like that YOU MAKE IT PRETTY DARNED HARD! Dude, I have always LOVED his blue bursts in particular. NICE!

[hairman]

Originally Posted by dkb

Dang it! These are new underwear I just ruined! You should have at least warned us so I could have gotten a towel or something!

lol ... Sorry dkb, i should have warned ya all, ... but perhaps it's also a little naive ... doesn't any F-bass make you need a diaper?

Originally Posted by Vic

WOW!

With a pair of F's like that YOU MAKE IT PRETTY DARNED HARD! Dude, I have always LOVED his blue bursts in particular. NICE!

Okay thanks.

the most beautyful about this finish i think, is that it turns into a purple'ish color with artificial lights on it!
I don't know if this is special just for this finish, or any F-bass finish, but man I LOVE IT!!!

[gnasher1993]

Originally Posted by hairman

And my BNF5

What's that finish called? The burst looks really deep, I love it .

[thndrstk6]

It looks like the neon burst only a little faded or something.