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Club Fbass (Part 4)

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Tom7 said:
You guys are right, we need to talk about #1.

Quadzilla founded the club originally, but in reality all he did was say, "Here's the club, I'm #1" and never bothered to keep the numbers or the club going. I thought Fbass deserved more than that, so I went through and reorganized it, and assigned numbers, and created links so people could tour everyone else's Fbasses, and naturally I assigned Quadzilla #1.

However, I've been seeing in posts he's made elsewhere that he's sold off his Fbasses. I PM'd him about it and he acknowledged he sold his BN4, and when I asked him if he had any other Fbasses still, he never answered back.

Therefore, it appears that he's vacated his spot, but I hate to bump him from #1 without knowing for sure. Among other things, if I have to restore him back to #1, that would cascade and affect everyone else.

As for what to do with cherished spot #1...

My favorite idea is to assign that to George Furlanetto. Not only is he a Gold Supporting Member of Talkbass.com, but as we all know, he himself frequently comes to the club to answer questions with an authority and credibility no one else here has. Truly he is a member of this club, and #1 is rightfully his. At first I hesitated to do this, thinking it might look weird to make him his own #1 fan, then I woke up and realized he is not Miley Cyrus and this is not a fan club. We are more like alcoholics anonymous. :-) Here we gather to advise and support each other, and guide those coming here contemplating a significant gear investment.

Other ideas for the number 1 include:

a) Give it to Tom. He's next in line and certainly influential and it woud be GREAT for the club to have in his signature: "Fbass Club #1."

b) Give it to Donovan. No other bass seller does anywhere NEAR as much to evangelize Fbasses as Donovan.

c) Give it to Mitch. Mitch is instrumental (pun intended) in R&D of Fbasses. Mitch is a very well respected player with monster chops and humble heart, and is a TREMENDOUS help to many of us as we consider Fbass purchases.

d) Give it to me. Actually, I don't care, I love having #7, but then again I'm not sure if everyone, particularly the new guys, know that in THIS club, it is the #7 guy who is doing the roster updates. Taking #1 would help with that, but frankly I'd rather see George, Donovan, Tom or Mitch get it.

Anyone want to weigh in with an opinion on this one?
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Hey Tom, thanks for considering me .

Either you or George would be most appropiate IMO, and I see its been taken care of :)

You have been such an enthusiastic and key fan of FBass while also keeping this thread alive and kicking that I dont think anyone would think twice if you were #1. In the end, the number is not really the issue, its the passion we share for these basses and bass in general.

Mitch
 
#702
basses55 said:
Hey Tom, thanks for considering me .

Either you or George would be most appropiate IMO, and I see its been taken care of :)

You have been such an enthusiastic and key fan of FBass while also keeping this thread alive and kicking that I dont think anyone would think twice if you were #1. In the end, the number is not really the issue, its the passion we share for these basses and bass in general.

Mitch
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Thanks, Mitch, but I'm too self conscience to assign #1 to myself really, especially when giving #1 to someone else would be for the better of the club. Besides, #7 works pretty well for Tom7 I think.

Thanks again for your help in evaluating this fretted AC6, and for the great help you give us behind the scenes.
 
#703
Tom7 said:
Thanks, Mitch, but I'm too self conscience to assign #1 to myself really, especially when giving #1 to someone else would be for the better of the club. Besides, #7 works pretty well for Tom7 I think.

Thanks again for your help in evaluating this fretted AC6, and for the great help you give us behind the scenes.
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No problem!
 
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thndrstk6 said:
Bass Junkie, here's your mockups. I did a few extra for fun.

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I'm not gunna lie...as awesome as my VF5 looks in black I have always been a sucker for white with tort. Anyone wanna trade? haha.
 
#711
p0k said:
Played my VF5 in church today...sounded awesome. I'm loving this bass. Just had to share :)
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Glad to hear that. Same experience here: I played my BN5 in church for the first time on Sunday. As the luck of the draw would have it, I bought the BN5 a few months back and then ended up playing electric guitar the next 5 or 6 times I was on. (Even when I was scheduled on bass, twice a guitarist got sick or was out of town and they asked me to switch over.)

We were in our smaller venue playing a pretty aggressive rock set this week, and I found that dialing up the low by close to half and cutting the passive tone by about half got the sound right where it needed to be in that mix (through the fairly bright Epi UL410 cab). With a light touch the tone was beautiful and smooth, but some bits needed a little more snarl and I had to get a bit rough with the bass. The slap tone, which I used just a few times for a big accent, was really fat.

I think the BN5 will be an overall better fit for our mellower contemporary service (where the warmth will really shine through), but it did better in this environment than I expected after getting the EQ dialed in just so. One tip for all of you BN5 players: turn it up louder. The bass takes volume very well... only gets better and doesn't bother anyone. In fact, it seems that they like it. :D :bassist:

The bass was an exceptionally good fit for the song "Came To My Rescue" due to the extreme dynamics. You church players will hopefully be familiar with that one...

I will be playing bass for our three Christmas Eve services this year, which we hold in the gym (to accommodate the huge crowd). Afterward, I will write up a bit of a review on the overall BN5 experience to date. Should have a Sunday morning in our normal, main venue under my belt by then as well. I've loved the sound in my studio at home, but that isn't terribly interesting to write about. ;)
 
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from the Korean dealer's site:

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wow, that caramel burst is incredible! I need me one of them..
 
#716
firebass said:
Actually that's the Korean F Bass dealer.

Here's the Japanese dealer's site
p://www.sleekelite.com/
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[Laughing!]Reminds me of an old joke...

What do they call someone who speaks 3 languages? Trilingual. What do they call someone that speaks 2 languages? Bilingual. What do they call someone who speaks 1 language? American.
 
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