Club Fbass (thread 12)

[Tom7]

Hi everybody, I'd like to submit my entry to the club and get a number. I've had my BN5 now for a little over a year now. Custom ordered in 2012 from FretSpot.com (thank you Donovan!). Pretty standard specs...gloss brown burst finish on the body, maccassar ebony board, chrome hardware. The couple twists are white dot inlays and an extra light piece of swamp ash for the body (the bass weighs only about 8.5 lbs )

I know I am preaching to the choir, but I am constantly blown away by how incredible it is. The construction and playability are unreal and the combination of the pickups and preamp are really versatile. I play a lot of styles but my main band is an original hard rock/metal group. Not the typical setting for an F bass (just a guess ) but the BN5 flat out kills. The bridge pickup with the mids dialed in can sound downright aggressive and has no trouble cutting through a dense mix of 2 guitars, keyboard, and a loud drummer. I've really come to appreciate how the bass, no matter what the setting, always seems to retain its voice.

Cheers to the F bass family for putting out such phenomenal instruments. Here's a photo from a recent gig.

Mike

Thanks for jumping in! Isn't Donovan great?

CLUB FBASS ROSTER (Part 1 of 3)
(Updated 19 August 2013)

1. George_Furlanet (Number assigned by club vote)
2. Tombowlus - BN4, BN5, VF5
3. Puff_father - BN5
4. Debassed - BNF5
5. ThumbyAche - BN5, GFC
6. brandonwong - AC6-Standard, BN6-Limited Edition AC Replica, BN5, BN6, VF5, Vintage Fretless 5
7. Tom7 - BN5, BN5, BN5, BN6, BN5, BN5,, AC5,
8. Erick Lam - BN5
9. knarleybass - BN5, BN6
10. Reefer - b, BN4?
11. VinceLovesF - BN5BN5
12. T._Brookins - 2
13. DonovanBankhead - BN5
14. Speyer - BN5, (b)
15. jmilky - VF4
16. edel - BN5,, (BNF5)
17. administrator - VF5
18. Dave Hill - BN5 (b), c
19. FbassDave - BN5(b)
20. Vic - BN5
21. Georges_Abitbol - BN5 (?) (Studio5)
22. xav_paris - Prototype, AC5
23. Munjibunga - BN5, BNF5
24. Toolmybass - BN5
25. Modny - BN5, BN6
26. mikoespanol - AC5
27. Ron_Plichta - BNF5
28. Gbarchus - AC5
29. nuwavedc - VF5 pj
30. JerryJ - BN5, Vintage 4, Studio6
31. yansdgr - BN6
32. firebass - BNF5, AC6, Studio5
33. choad42 - BN4
34. donstrenz - BN5 (stolen)
35. Gilsonite - 2
36. Tjluke - BN6, AC6
37. cabooke - BN5
38. Brad Johnson - BN6
39. MHemmber - AC5
40. Deevit / FortressOne - 2, (AC6)
41. dreamwood - BN5, VF5
42. wolfbass1025 - BN6, Vintage4, BN5
43. funkydanbass - BN6
44. Phillip Jordan - BN6, Vintage4
45. Halftooth - BN5
46. thndrstk6 - AC5
47. funkifiedsoul - BN5
48. Trapeze Fan - BN6
49. Poppsyche - BN5
50. Groovy Bastard - AC5
51. Kemet09 - BNF6
52. ModulusAcacia - BN6
53. bassjam - BN4
54. ad9000 - AC5
55. Basses55 - BN6, BN5
56. Kevin Woods - BN5
57. pierreganseman - [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
58. DiDi G - BN6
59. Greggles - BN6
60. kotzman - BN4
61. Alphaman - VF5
62. remigioremigio - AC5
63. JensWest - BN5
64. eduardxtb - AC6
65. dveeus1 - BNF5, BN5
66. paulvienneau - BN6, AC6
67. bdgotoh - BN6
68. rabster - b, AC6
69. funkygeos - b
70. fusoid - BN5 (piccolo), AC5
71. WovenGraphite - BN6 (b), BNF5 (BN5)
72. rnlytton - AC6, AC6-LW, BN5, 3 BN6s!
73. bardlute - BN5
74. chrisloe - BN5, VF5, VF5
75. Iposavad - BN5
76. yinghock - BN6, BNF5 with rosewood board!
77. pocketmonster - AC5
78. bassment bn5 - BN5, VF5, BN6
79. hairman - VF5, VF5,
80. JOEP054 - BN5, AC4, VF5, Studio 5, Passive 6, BN5
81. p0k - more photos, BNF5
82. jmilkey - BN5
83. Bass Junkie - VF5, (with a VF4 being built!)
84. narud - BN5,
85. BIg O - BN5, AC5, BN5
86. felicidade - BNF5
87. Drone80 - BNF5, BN5
88. steve f - VF5
89. Fbassed - BN5
90. rick1906 - [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
91. Romu - AC5, BN5
92. Bajosintrastos - BN4
93. jimc - (2), BN5 #2
94. cfequa - BN5
95. mrbassman_de - VF5, BN5, BN5 George_Furlanet, BN4
96. Graham Monette - BN5
97. Shelly - VF5
98. tonenazi - BN5
99. Abacobob - BNF5

(Continued)

 

[Tom7]

CLUB FBASS ROSTER (Part 2 of 3)
100. jogi68 - BN5 (studio), BN5 (defretted), VF5, AC5, BN6, NY5, [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
101. ManuBerdin - Studio, BNF5, BN5, BN6, VF5
102. rvf42 - BN5
103. kuma9 - BN5 (wide nut)
104. jbay - BN6, lined AC6
105. INGALL'S - BN6
106. BIGGUY78 - VF5
107. KERMITNT-BN5
108. Ewo - BN5
109. frizzle - BN5
110. t0t0m - BN5
111. blen dem - BN5
112. francoprof - BNF6, BN6
113. bassistck - BNF5
114. Sirmike75 - BN5
115. Stereo Joe - Vintage BN5
116. starKee - VF5, (b)
117. eaflyaway - AC5
118. hyperba55 - AC4, BN6, AC6
119. penny0072001 - BN5
120. TheSiberian - BN6 + piezo, AC5
121. PhillM47 - BN5
122. zortation - BN5, Studio5, BN4
123. tcydennis - BN5
124. wellso74 - BN6, BN6
125. boomski - BN6
126. nemo - Studio5
127. maritimer - BN5, VF5
128. olegsulimov - BN5 NYC, AC6, [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
129. Slammyapple - BN5
130. jephil - BNF5, BN6
131. MVPBASS - BN4, BN4, BN4
132. lindseyp - BN5
133. J.Wolf - BN5, AC6
134. Karelbass - VF4, BN4 32.5", VF5
135. uilleann13 - BN6
136. GRoberts - BN5
137. AJ Brown
138. JRB
139. jmondick
140. ursus
141. Freddy-G - BN5
142. Adrian Garcia
143. Yvon
144. dean82
145. smperry
146. Ryan_L
147. rodneyat
148. 123eranoid
149. Gordon of Eden
150. choad42
151. black.rose1402
152. Jonno1707 - AC5
153. Quadzilla - BN4, BN5
154. pEJi - BNF5
155. blen dem - BN5
156. BassBoss - AC5 (now belongs to mrbassman_de)
157. KJung - VF5
158. Bassconbeatz - BN6
159. Dennis Kong - BN6, vintage fretless 6
160. copasetic - BN6
161. brooklynbassguy - BN6
162. thomasjbass - BN5
163. Maurizo Rolli - BN5
164. widjajar - BN5
165. Tomkiss - BN5, VF5
166. midijab - VF5
167. taylor - VF6
168. rodsnhawgs - BN6
169. TheBasicBassist - Studio 5
170. Aram - Fretted BNF5
171 Ramon Levy - BN5
172. PazzoBasso - VF5, BN5
173. thenothing - BN5
174. curt basner - BN5
175. magichand - BN5
176. dbalatero - BNF5, BN6
177. ElMon - BN6
178. MrKool - BN5
179. Richard_P_Harve - BN5, AC5, BN6
180. davecheng - BN5 (b)
181. bass4worship - Studio 5, BN5
182. w0x0f - BN5
183. kbuschmann - BNF5, BN5, BNF5
184. mVC - AC6, VF5
185. dirtbird - BN5
186. jaws - BN5
187. Gr8tbass - VF5
188. pbrand - BN4
189. jbo - BN6LE
190. kulasterol - BN5
191. kantonart - BN5
192. metalstorm - VF5
193. fzbassman - BN6, AC5-Classic
194. scubaduba - VF5
195. Jraewood - BN5
196. dslapster64 - BN6
197. Morfman6 - Studio 5
198. YCBass - Custom sized BN6
199. skb5string - BN6, BN6 (Dave Hughes), BNF5

(continued)

 

[Tom7]

I'm trying to think of someone else... a club member who plays hard rock as well with his BNx... rats, it's not coming to me.

Anyway, my BN5 started me on that slippery slope years ago... I had just 4 basses and was very happy with them. Then I got my BN5 and wow, that was a revelation and a joy.

They are so flexible, the most versatile fretted bass I can think of.

CLUB FBASS ROSTER (Part 3 of 3)
200. dessunx - BN5
201. Alex - BN6LE Replica, AC6
202. thewildest - BNF6, fretted AC6 (Thor)
203. bassman10 - BNF6
204. edzaa- BN5
205. Danny R. - BN5, BN5, BN5, BN5, BN5, VF5
206. sha975 - BN6
207. Arabesque-bass - BN5, (AC5)
208. 74jb - BN4
209. bigjames - AC6
210. biggreddbass - VF5 (70s)
211. maddanthony_59 - BN4
212. Stewthebassman - BN6,
213. ialma - BN5
214. gridchin - VF6, BNF6
215. swedebass - BN5, BN6
216. Bassco - BN4
217. betavision - VF5
218. Sywannab - VF5, BN5
219. tallbass - VF5
220. Mikey69 - BN5, BNF5
221. jibreel - AC5
222. greenrositti - BN5
223. austentatiousC - BN6
224. kokorollc - BN4, BN5
225. jdbutler238 - BN6
226. moorebass - BN5
227 hexbass - BN6
228. lebrett - BN6, AC5, VF5
229. Ron Clark - 1987 Fbass
230. RandyT - Fretted AC6, (2)
231. swpyne - BNF5
232. b1644 - AC5
233. Alex Zavolokin - BN6,
234. Kinetic Shadow - BN5
245. Kevin Freeby - BN6
246 TolorenceEJ - BN6
247 ryanowens - BN5
248 dbok - BN5
249 Mike_R30 - BN5
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[Tom7]

Here's a very interesting video clip every Fbass owner should watch all the way through at least once.

It is a 70s oriented Fbass VF5 (ash body, maples finger board, 70s pickup positions) being played by a guy is a thin tank top shirt and jeans (you don't see his face except for his chin).

He describes the song as "country/fusion" and plays using modern slap technique and tapping with a twangy 1-4-5 country flavored song.

I love the tone (of course) and in fact think it is one of the nicer 70s oriented VFs I've heard. The playing is impressive; you can see that guy is working his tail off.

In terms of the song, there are enough dislikes expressed to underscore that while a cool fusion, country people might not particularly appreciate it, nor funk or jazz bass people.

But in my opinion it should have been done. Clearly this bassist put a lot of work into pulling off this idea, and I like how fresh the idea is is, even if I won't be adding it to my Flecktones playlists.

http://youtu.be/39u1vtXff1Y

 

[Mike_R30]

Thanks for the warm welcome and the number. I'm really excited to be a part of the club and share my experience.

Tom, to answer your question, yes it was a pleasure dealing with Donovan. He was very friendly and helpful throughout the process. I would not hesitate to give him a call if I had the funds to order another F bass.

 

[Randyt]

Thursday FBASS Bump!!!!!

 

[Tom7]

Laughing. How 'bout some more 70s VF5 slap?

 

[Tom7]

Actually, it's also time for some BN5 love too though, isn't it?

What gets me about this clip is how easy he makes it look -- from his hands you'd think he was bored.

 

[Tom7]

And for those who missed it, here is an hour and a half Alain Caron performance he gave on March 30, 2012 with a 4-piece band (bass, drums, guitar, keyboards).

I LOVE youtube!

 

[Randyt]

Hey Tom...the video clips are the same..LOL...could you post link to the AC video please

thanks ...

 

[Black Bart]

And for those who missed it, here is an hour and a half Alain Caron performance he gave on March 30, 2012 with a 4-piece band (bass, drums, guitar, keyboards).

I LOVE youtube!

Nice! Thanks for this.

 

[Tom7]

Hey Tom...the video clips are the same..LOL...could you post link to the AC video please

thanks ...

Rats. Sorry. Here's the correct link.

 

[Karelbass]

hey guys! haven't posted in a long time. here's something fresh from this side of the globe

hope everyone is happy and healthy

 

[Tom7]

I was just going to post that here... glad I didn't. It's better to have you come by more often. [wink]

BTW, I was thinking about your band... to me it's one of those things where you wonder: how could they all be in the same place at the same time with that kind of talent? I love it.

 

[Karelbass]

I was just going to post that here... glad I didn't. It's better to have you come by more often. [wink]

BTW, I was thinking about your band... to me it's one of those things where you wonder: how could they all be in the same place at the same time with that kind of talent? I love it.

hehe i will be present more often now. i'm a relatively new dad and i've finally adjusted to the changes in my day to day routines.

thanks for the appreciation! i love my band too we all met each other in the session circuit and decided to do a bunch of originals whenever we all had free days.

 

[Randyt]

Well, most of you are aware that I have placed my order for another custom AC6. I just have to say, that I absolutely love every ounce of this process working with FBASS...My technical specs of the bass wont change other than wood, but every detail is brought to the fore front with these guys...A huge thank you goes out to George, Marcel, Jeff and the rest of the team at FBASS!!.
I have gone with a full Walnut (chambered) body and five piece Ash neck!!..The "WALLACE" will be an incredible bass...the process is just in its infant stages but Marcel and Jeff are excellent at keeping me abreast of the build...when I get some new pics I will post for you. Attached is a pic of the my walnut top...its the one on the far left!!!!

 

[bassam0222]

Can I join club? First one is mine and can't wait....

 

[Randyt]

Can I join club? First one is mine and can't wait....

Very nice...totally dig the line up!!!

 

[Dave Hill]

Those photos of the Fbass "ready to ship rack" never fail to make me drool. So glad I already have one. She'll have been with me for 10 yrs next month...still #1!

 

[TolerancEJ]

Awesome lineup.