Club FBass (Part 5)

[world.jeremy]

Hey thndrstk6, do you mind doing a mockup for me? A BN6, Natural finish with black grain. Black hardware, rosewood fingerboard, and a matching ramp. Not sure about satin or gloss finish though. Maybe one of each Thanks

 

[thndrstk6]

Hey thndrstk6, do you mind doing a mockup for me? A BN6, Natural finish with black grain. Black hardware, rosewood fingerboard, and a matching ramp. Not sure about satin or gloss finish though. Maybe one of each Thanks

Here you go. Let me know what you think. It's hard to get a high gloss look on a light wood layer.

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[world.jeremy]

Thanks thndrstk6, those look real nice. I will definitely be part of this club one day. I might have to take a trip down to George's shop soon

 

[thndrstk6]

Yeah he is one of the most inviting and nice hosts you will ever meet. Definitely call him
up and set up a time to check out his shop.

Your mockup idea is very similar to my BN6. Just go to page one of this club thread to
see it. Glad you like the mockups. Let me know if you get anymore ideas.

 

[world.jeremy]

Yeah I saw your bass on here before. He sure does make beautiful instruments. From reading through this club it sure shows that they have amazing customer service. I don't think once there was anybody that complained about their experience with George. Now I just have to actually play some of his basses and I think I will be 100% sold.

 

[thndrstk6]

Yeah I was really surprised by his customer service. If I e-mailed them I usually got an
e-mail back within 24 to 48 hours. Sometimes I got a return e-mail within the same
hour I sent it. I was able to get in contact with him personally and setup a one on one
tour of his shop. It was an overall great experience. It's part of the reason I back
Fbasses so much. Not to mention my BN6 and other Fbasses I've played are amazing in
their tone, feel, and overall unique vibe. Another thing is that they are consistently good.
I've played some good basses from one company in one place and some bad ones from the
same company in another. No matter where I go every Fbasses I've played sounds
great. I can't wait to order my next one.

 

[Drone80]

Here you go. Let me know what you think. It's hard to get a high gloss look on a light wood layer.

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Very Nice!!

Hi thndrstk6,
Thks very much for helping me create the candy apple green mockup previously
I saw this on the net.. it blew my mind..

I hope you would help create a mock up of the same version with a maple neck with the chrome badass V bridge for the 70's VF5.

Thks in advance

 

[JOEP054]

Here you go. Let me know what you think. It's hard to get a high gloss look on a light wood layer.

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That is without a doubt my next F Bass purchase. Incredible. These mockups are killing me (in a good way). Awesome.

 

[basses55]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I heard from one of his dealers that F bass will not have a booth at NAMM 2010, he will have instruments at various amp manufactures etc... but no actual F bass booth.... bummer, I always love the photos that were taken at his booth.....

No booth at this year's NAMM. But there will be instruments there.

BTW yesterday we were testing out a VF5 fretless..first one I played . Alder, 60s, Gaboon ebony board. Very cool!

 

[Tom7]

As I await the UPS van with herring breath -- er, I mean BAITED breath -- a thought tumbles around in my mind...

Are we supposed to ship basses with the strings loosened or tightened.

I've received them both ways, but I've always wondered what I should be doing when I send them. Does anyone know?

 

[Vic]

As I await the UPS van with herring breath -- er, I mean BAITED breath -- a thought tumbles around in my mind...

Are we supposed to ship basses with the strings loosened or tightened.

I've received them both ways, but I've always wondered what I should be doing when I send them. Does anyone know?

IMHO, there's no reason to take tension off. I think all that does is create a problem on the receiving end to have to wait for the neck to settle back in again, which could take a whole day in some cases. If the bass is packed properly, it should be fine.

 

[Tom7]

Here's a couple more for fun. I made a new template for the BN series. The dimensions are a lot closer to the real thing now.

Graffiti:
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Oh, now this is SO COOL!

As much as I love natural wood look on basses, this is my new favorite BN4.

Tweak it a bit to look more psychedelic than graffiti, put another string on it or two, and I'll start to miss my groovy old VW van.

 

[Tom7]

IMHO, there's no reason to take tension off. I think all that does is create a problem on the receiving end to have to wait for the neck to settle back in again, which could take a whole day in some cases. If the bass is packed properly, it should be fine.

Cool. Thanks, Vic.

I'm sitting with a laptop by the foot of the stairs near the front door. Our doorbell is kinda wimpy and cannot be heard everywhere in the house -- especially with the kids home.

I don't want to take any chances that there will be an infuriating sticky note on the door instead of a bass in my hands today!

 

[Tom7]

IMHO, there's no reason to take tension off. I think all that does is create a problem on the receiving end to have to wait for the neck to settle back in again, which could take a whole day in some cases. If the bass is packed properly, it should be fine.

I realize I should REALLY know this already, but what about temperature?

Whenever a bass is cold, I always wait to play the bass until it has warmed up near room temperature. Is there any risk to playing a bass when it is very cold?

 

[Vic]

I realize I should REALLY know this already, but what about temperature?

Whenever a bass is cold, I always wait to play the bass until it has warmed up near room temperature. Is there any risk to playing a bass when it is very cold?

It's not so much what the temperature is of the bass when you play it as much as it is the fact that you do NOT, especially with laquer, want the bass to warm up or cool down too quickly. So if you pull it out of a 30 degree case and start playing it in a 75 degree environment, that's a "shock" to the instrument, it'll warm up at a rate where the difference between the finish movement and the wood movement will result in a risk of finish checking.

In fact, I think the risk is specifically warming up, but I personally wouldn't risk either way... even with poly.

In short, IMHO, don't do it.

What I do is I crack the case and just let it warm up slowly laying on the floor. Depending on the case/bag design I might even shove some kind of soft object under the bass to let the air circulate around it more evenly.

 

[J.Wolf]

It's not so much what the temperature is of the bass when you play it as much as it is the fact that you do NOT, especially with laquer, want the bass to warm up or cool down too quickly. So if you pull it out of a 30 degree case and start playing it in a 75 degree environment, that's a "shock" to the instrument, it'll warm up at a rate where the difference between the finish movement and the wood movement will result in a risk of finish checking.

In fact, I think the risk is specifically warming up, but I personally wouldn't risk either way... even with poly.

In short, IMHO, don't do it.

What I do is I crack the case and just let it warm up slowly laying on the floor. Depending on the case/bag design I might even shove some kind of soft object under the bass to let the air circulate around it more evenly.

+1 Tru dat- take it from the guy who got too excited upon the mid-winter delivery of his AC5 and pulled the ice cube/bass out of the case too soon..... hairline spider web cracks on the pickup covers was my reward for impatience. Its pretty much imperceptible thankfully, and has no effect on the functionality of the bass, but I *will* be much more patient next time.

 

[Tom7]

That is without a doubt my next F Bass purchase. Incredible. These mockups are killing me (in a good way). Awesome.

I realize it isn't exactly the same, but it is in great shape, only $2,600 and is available now in the talkbass classifieds, if you are so inclined...

 

[Tom7]

+1 Tru dat- take it from the guy who got too excited upon the mid-winter delivery of his AC5 and pulled the ice cube/bass out of the case too soon..... hairline spider web cracks on the pickup covers was my reward for impatience. Its pretty much imperceptible thankfully, and has no effect on the functionality of the bass, but I *will* be much more patient next time.

Thanks, guys.

I always open the case for a peek, then set the new bass on the floor in the case (closed) and leave it there, sometimes for a day but always for hours...

But today I definitely am tempted to play sooner, so I VERY MUCH appreciate your cautionary tales. I'll be patient.

 

[thndrstk6]

Drone80, here you go:

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I'm really into the first one.

 

[Vic]

I always open the case for a peek, then set the new bass on the floor in the case (closed) and leave it there, sometimes for a day but always for hours...

You'll be just fine.