For sale F-Bass VF5-J (Video Included)

basspedaler said:

Truly stunning! But no mention of what all those knobs do? Curious minds want to know..

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TheMartianBassist said:

Hello TB,

Finding myself curious to see if there’s any decadent trade offers out there.
Absolutely no clue what I’m interested in so feel free to PM me with your most delicious basses
I do prefer basses with tighter string spacing and a 2 octave neck. Those are the only two specifications that come to mind.
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Up for sale/trade is my F-Bass VF5-J.
Fully loaded, bells and whistles galore, custom ordered by me in 2017.
Lethal Ash/Maple/Maple jazz bass vibes and Marcus Miller slap tone for days.



Jewing it up with a corporate band I’ve been gigging with for a while in LA.
Can see/hear the bass in action.
(I’m Jewish myself guys… relax)

Bass is in showroom condition. Absolutely mint/flawless. Meticulously looked after, routinely cleaned, polished and professionally set up.

This bass has the 18mm customization option ($900). It changes the neck width, neck pocket and pickup size.
Perfect for those who prefer a faster neck on the VF5-J’s with slightly tighter spacing.

- Shipping/Insurance costs to be split.
- Willing to travel for a local pickup (up to 100 miles)

Specs:

- F-Bass VF5-J
- Gloss Transparent Seafoam Green
- Serial: 571117
- Weight: 10lbs even
- Year: 2017
- Body: Northern Ash
- Neck: Maple
- Fingerboard: Birdseye Maple
- Pearloid Block Inlays
- White Neck Binding
- 18mm String Spacing
- Pickups: Aguilar 5J-HC
- 70’s Pickup Position
- Straplocks
- Pearloid Maple Lead Serial Number

F-Bass Preamp:
(from the website)

“Our preamps are handmade right here in Hamilton using discrete components (transistors, resistors, capacitors) rather than over-engineered IC chips. This helps us achieve a more open and transparent sound that allows the instrument to translate its inherent tone without colouration. Our 3-band preamp controls Bass Boost, Mid Boost, and Treble Boost. When all are set flat at 0, there is no perceivable difference from your passive tone. This makes for an extremely predictable and shape-able tool to explore tones or to simply cater to various gigging environments. The 9V pre has a low draw allowing for approximately 500 hours of play. Now if your battery happens to die in the middle of a gig—don’t fret!— you can pop up the passive tone control to engage passive mode.”

VF Series Preamp Controls:

• 1st row starting closest to the neck: Neck Pickup Volume, Bridge Pickup Volume, Tone (pull up for passive mode, push in for active mode)
• 2nd row starting closest to the neck: Bass Boost, Mid Boost, Treble Boost

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