Ha, ha! Well, that explains that! I'm sure it's as strong as ever. Something like that would never deter from purchasing such a bass (it's more the money aspect, and the lack thereof...) when it's coming from someone as reputable as George.
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george put a hipshot a and a neck pickup cover before shipping it. ill pull in the spacing when it gets here. and marcus style bass or not, i dont like playing a jazz without a neck pickup cover!
Really? Those pickup covers drive me crazy.....There's a great sound that you can get from playing right over the neck pickup.
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I tried to get into one a while back, but I just hated it. I guess it just boils down to what you're used to.
Tom7
I'm so bright, my mom called me son! ;-)
While I'm thinking of it Joe, which bass did you use on Lusitanos?
Anyway, back to the topic at hand, except for the string spacing, you and I appear to have very similar taste in alder rosewood VF5s.
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I have my pickup cover off now, in part so I could put the finger ramp on, and when the second part of my finger ramp gets here, I'll put it back on and give it another go.
But I LOVE my VF5 with this bridge.
Oops, I gotta go. I'll talk more about it later.
CRAP! And here I thought you were gonna' gang up on Tom7 with me on the bent plate... there went those plans... (sound of toilet flushing in the background)...
Tom7
I'm so bright, my mom called me son! ;-)
[Laughing!] Actually, with Joe's hipshot, your bent plate and my BAV, we'll have to form our own gang together 'cause otherwise we lack a quorum.CRAP! And here I thought you were gonna' gang up on Tom7 with me on the bent plate... there went those plans... (sound of toilet flushing in the background)...
Tom7
I'm so bright, my mom called me son! ;-)
By the way, Steve, speaking of the smooth tone of the BN5, I thought you might be interested in seeing who else shares your taste in basses...It's been a long time coming but I've finally got a bass that makes me feel like there's no reason to look in the TB classifieds anymore...
A hearfelt thanks to Donovan Bankhead for helping me to score this amazing instrument. Donovan was really patient with me over the past month or two and really went above and beyond the call to make this happen. BRAVO to George F for making the best damn bass I've ever played!
You've heard it all before but.... tough!
The preamp is just completely usable. It puts an enormous palette of tones at your disposal. The action is very low and easy with no noise or buzzing. The neck contour feels perfect to my hand. Fit and finish are outstanding and the cocobolo top is really exceptional. Look carefully at the figure in the wood. It looks like a face to me - two eyes, nose, and fu manchu mustache. This bass really kicks ass, no other way to put it.
I'm in love with the BN-5!
I'd be happy to take a number if you've got an extra, Tom.
Tom7
I'm so bright, my mom called me son! ;-)
I'm trying to remember if George told me in an email, or if he mentioned here that Dominque DiPiaza's VF5 has narrower string spacing as well...
And Hadrien seems to really like it...
As does Nathan East.
And that your bridge, Vic.
i like that sound too, but i get close enough by resting my thumb on the cover and playing right behind it. for slap, my motion is so much cleaner when i have that cover on. i like the sound of thumping hard like marcus and larry, but without the cover, i go so hard the string smacks the pole pieces. with the cover on, i get the attack i want without that tiny bit of extra follow through that causes the noise.
that was the 78 jazz. beastly bass. im just as happy with the vf5 though right now for that sound.
the cover doesnt get in my way for the ramp i use, because ive found for what i do and what i need it for, the ramp between the pickups doesnt really do anything for me. heres a picture of what i have on my fernandes
ill be picking up my ramp for the vf5 next week and have measurements taken to get one made for the 60's vf5.
Substitute BN-5 for VF and this statement applies to me perfectly.In a nutshell, user preferences.
The VF, on the other hand, was pure magic for me from the first note... and haven't regretted it for a second.
I just love the tonal palette of the BN-5. That 'wet' thing nails it for me. Nevertheless, I have a feeling that a VF-5 will find it's way into my arsenal when funds permit.
Yeah man, Marcus has good taste!By the way, Steve, speaking of the smooth tone of the BN5, I thought you might be interested in seeing who else shares your taste in basses...
I'm trying to remember if George told me in an email, or if he mentioned here that Dominque DiPiaza's VF5 has narrower string spacing as well...
And Hadrien seems to really like it...
As does Nathan East.
And that your bridge, Vic.
YES!!!!! That's perfect! George, if you're reading this, did you keep the measurements to make more with that neck??? Damn!
unless im trippin' that neck doesnt look any more narrow if at all. doesnt dominque use full spaced basses?
RoboChrist, here's your studios:
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Maybe it's just that the nut is narrow....I can't tell for sure. Wishful thinking. I know that his old Fodera that he had for a short time had narrow spacing. I've seen him with other basses with full spacing though.....just goes to show you.....
the vf5's come standard with a 1.75 nut (like a stingray 5) which is definitely more comfortable to me than the fodera's 1 7/8 nut. i would have never bought two of these if they had a full spaced nut.
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