Club FBass (Part 5)

[RoboChrist]

VF5 tobacco burst, rear routed controls.

 

[George Furlanet]

GAH!!! WOW!

Are you gonna' have one of those at NAMM?

No, these are all Japanese custom orders

 

[Vic]

No, these are all Japanese custom orders

So what's the upcharge for rear route, or is it a free option?

 

[Dave Hill]

VF5 tobacco burst, rear routed controls.

Reminds me of the beautiful TB BN5 I had:

 

[emjazz]

VF5 tobacco burst, rear routed controls.

Damn you George.......a rear routed VF5 with Dominique's specs, a half pickguard and a ramp between the pickups.....that would be the last general purpose bass I'd ever have to buy (bass that isn't my 6 string)......wow.

 

[Tom7]

Wow, I love these basses.

 

[Tom7]

Reminds me of the beautiful TB BN5 I had:

Wow, that really IS beautiful.

 

[RoboChrist]

Regarding the zipper on the Protech bags, I did ask if they could be larger and heavier duty. It seemed to me the weakest characteristic. Overall it is the best comercially available bag I found (until I have mine made of course). They are lightweight and very sturdy.

I owned one of your bags from the early 00's and found it perfect. If I recall the zipper stopped near the bottom...Undercover bags? They were great.

 

[George Furlanet]

I owned one of your bags from the early 00's and found it perfect. If I recall the zipper stopped near the bottom...Undercover bags? They were great.

My original bags were made by Levys Leathers. They have stopped making them.

 

[Dave Hill]

I have a couple of the Levy Fbags, and if they had some sort of rigidity to them, they'd be perfect. I like the fact that the zipper does NOT extend along the bottom of the bag, because no matter the size of the zipper, if it comes open with the the bass on your shoulder, it's not going to be pretty.

 

[George Furlanet]

My new bags will be more rigid. I think these will be the best bags ever.

 

[Tom7]

My new bags will be more rigid. I think these will be the best bags ever.

Have you guys checked out Invalid Link Removed?

I dislike gig bags mostly out of paranoia, but you can see from this video this is a very rigid bag. In fact, for the first time, I think I'd like a bag, this bag, more than I would hardshell cases even. This is good stuff.

 

[DonovanBankhead]

Yeah, I've started using the term "Gig Case". I don't know if that's a standard term or not, but it seems appropriate...

 

[Tom7]

Yeah, I've started using the term "Gig Case". I don't know if that's a standard term or not, but it seems appropriate...

Nice. You may have coined a new term their.

 

[Tom7]

Here is a quick clip of Oleg playing an Fbass BN5 with his smooth Jazz ensemble. I'm glad he posts frequently; he usually provides a steady diet of very tasty Fbass samples for me to chew on.

 

[Bryan R. Tyler]

Just a reminder to you guys that George can't answer any pricing questions in the open forums (or post any unsolicited pics), so please keep any questions of those kinds to private message/email. Thanks

 

[George Furlanet]

OOOOPS! My mistake. I forgot to adhere to the rules that keep the forum uncluttered.
No problem. Easy fix.

 

[thndrstk6]

I have a feeling there's some heavy PMing going on right now. LOL

 

[Tom7]

I have a feeling there's some heavy PMing going on right now. LOL

[Laughing!] Yep, but it looks like the confusion is all cleared up now and all is well.

 

[thndrstk6]

That's good. I still don't know where George broke the rules but as long as everything is chilled out, I guess it doesn't matter.