I took another listen to that clip. Phew! I really think he should post more it would widen his notoriety.
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You guys probably remember the saga of El Mon selling his early 90's neck-through BNF-6. I followed that thread closely and was very surprised to hear in the clip that he posted just how open the sound of that fretless was.
Well, I couldn't quite swing it at the time, but lucky for me, some time later I saw it on The Low End. I had been working out on the Hanewinckel Signature fretless that I got from Xabicho, but I thought the speaking voice of the F was more to my liking, and Brian was willing to do a Hanewinckel+cash deal for the F. I think Brian might actually have never had a Haney in the store before.
So I have had it for a few months now and just started to record it the other day. Here is my first clip.
Hope you guys like it (although it ends rather unceremoniously ha ha). It's just me soloing over couple of major chords. The pre is mainly rolled off, I just pumped up the "tone" knob and added tad of mid to help it pop. It really is shocking to discover just how much bass is actually in there. And that is only the bridge pickup that I am using.
I have had fifteen fretless basses over the last 7 or so years and I sold every single one except for my Veillette (the Hanewinckel, I must say is missed, though). This F is an extremely pleasurable instrument to play.
Here is a pic:
I will try to pop in and respond if there is any interest. A huge shout out to El Mon for manning up and posting an extremely thorough clip of every tone combo a guy could reasonably expect to hear out of any bass. I would not have driven down to Nashville to try it if it weren't for him.
Tidbit===> If you notice, there are no screws in the bridge. It's only glued in. Me scare!!
Cheers.
Well, I couldn't quite swing it at the time, but lucky for me, some time later I saw it on The Low End. I had been working out on the Hanewinckel Signature fretless that I got from Xabicho, but I thought the speaking voice of the F was more to my liking, and Brian was willing to do a Hanewinckel+cash deal for the F. I think Brian might actually have never had a Haney in the store before.
So I have had it for a few months now and just started to record it the other day. Here is my first clip.
Hope you guys like it (although it ends rather unceremoniously ha ha). It's just me soloing over couple of major chords. The pre is mainly rolled off, I just pumped up the "tone" knob and added tad of mid to help it pop. It really is shocking to discover just how much bass is actually in there. And that is only the bridge pickup that I am using.
I have had fifteen fretless basses over the last 7 or so years and I sold every single one except for my Veillette (the Hanewinckel, I must say is missed, though). This F is an extremely pleasurable instrument to play.
Here is a pic:
I will try to pop in and respond if there is any interest. A huge shout out to El Mon for manning up and posting an extremely thorough clip of every tone combo a guy could reasonably expect to hear out of any bass. I would not have driven down to Nashville to try it if it weren't for him.
Tidbit===> If you notice, there are no screws in the bridge. It's only glued in. Me scare!!
Cheers.
Just got an email from F Bass. Marcel sent me some really nice studio shots/pics that they had archived of my BNF-6.
Hope I didn't derail the thread ha ha. I have heard and enjoyed Edmunds clips before. Makes me regret selling my AC5 more than I already do!
Hope I didn't derail the thread ha ha. I have heard and enjoyed Edmunds clips before. Makes me regret selling my AC5 more than I already do!
Can't imagine a fretless sounding better than that! Nice playing. Now I miss my BNF5. Tx. lol
Is that an alder body? What's in the neck?
Is that an alder body? What's in the neck?
You got a like and a subscribe from me on YouTube for that clip. I've watched some of your others so I'm surprised I wasn't already subscribed. Anyway,You guys probably remember the saga of El Mon selling his early 90's neck-through BNF-6. I followed that thread closely and was very surprised to hear in the clip that he posted just how open the sound of that fretless was.
Well, I couldn't quite swing it at the time, but lucky for me, some time later I saw it on The Low End. I had been working out on the Hanewinckel Signature fretless that I got from Xabicho, but I thought the speaking voice of the F was more to my liking, and Brian was willing to do a Hanewinckel+cash deal for the F. I think Brian might actually have never had a Haney in the store before.
So I have had it for a few months now and just started to record it the other day. Here is my first clip.
Hope you guys like it (although it ends rather unceremoniously ha ha). It's just me soloing over couple of major chords. The pre is mainly rolled off, I just pumped up the "tone" knob and added tad of mid to help it pop. It really is shocking to discover just how much bass is actually in there. And that is only the bridge pickup that I am using.
I have had fifteen fretless basses over the last 7 or so years and I sold every single one except for my Veillette (the Hanewinckel, I must say is missed, though). This F is an extremely pleasurable instrument to play.
Here is a pic:
I will try to pop in and respond if there is any interest. A huge shout out to El Mon for manning up and posting an extremely thorough clip of every tone combo a guy could reasonably expect to hear out of any bass. I would not have driven down to Nashville to try it if it weren't for him.
Tidbit===> If you notice, there are no screws in the bridge. It's only glued in. Me scare!!
Cheers.
That's just like Marcel to do that. The Fbass guys are absolutely first class people in addition to being first class craftsmen, which makes me feel even better about spending money with them.
That tone is so delicious, but I have to say the playing really is too.
I'm curious if Dave Hughes will comment.
If you guys haven't bought Dave's discs yet, you really should. It's great music and great bass playing with great tone...
But Dave doesn't play fretless Fbasses on the discs. He's got great tone so it's not like it is a glaring deficiency or anything...
But yours is so nice.
And I'm glad to see a 6er at work as well. I really don't like playing fretless basses that don't have a C string anymore. It really makes a difference for me to play closer to the nut and have those harmonics readily at hand.
By the way, I updated your club membership and it will be reflected in the next new member's list. The list is so long, I like to spare everyone the whole list whenever I can.
BTW, whoever the lucky person who got your old BNF6 should join in the club conversation as well.
BTW, whoever the lucky person who got your old BNF6 should join in the club conversation as well.
- Alder body wings, 7 piece Maple neck-through construction w/ Wenge stringers
- 34.5" scale
- F Bass single coil pickups
- Garry Poplawski PE-EQ Research/F Bass preamp
- Gabon Ebony fingerboard w/28 positions
- Approx. 9.6 lbs w/good balance
- Ebony bridge
You guys probably remember the saga of El Mon selling his early 90's neck-through BNF-6. I followed that thread closely and was very surprised to hear in the clip that he posted just how open the sound of that fretless was.
Well, I couldn't quite swing it at the time, but lucky for me, some time later I saw it on The Low End. I had been working out on the Hanewinckel Signature fretless that I got from Xabicho, but I thought the speaking voice of the F was more to my liking, and Brian was willing to do a Hanewinckel+cash deal for the F. I think Brian might actually have never had a Haney in the store before.
So I have had it for a few months now and just started to record it the other day. Here is my first clip.
Hope you guys like it (although it ends rather unceremoniously ha ha). It's just me soloing over couple of major chords. The pre is mainly rolled off, I just pumped up the "tone" knob and added tad of mid to help it pop. It really is shocking to discover just how much bass is actually in there. And that is only the bridge pickup that I am using.
I have had fifteen fretless basses over the last 7 or so years and I sold every single one except for my Veillette (the Hanewinckel, I must say is missed, though). This F is an extremely pleasurable instrument to play.
Here is a pic:
I will try to pop in and respond if there is any interest. A huge shout out to El Mon for manning up and posting an extremely thorough clip of every tone combo a guy could reasonably expect to hear out of any bass. I would not have driven down to Nashville to try it if it weren't for him.
Tidbit===> If you notice, there are no screws in the bridge. It's only glued in. Me scare!!
Cheers.
Kevin....Great tone and thank you for the clip!!!...outstanding!!
Thank you for those kind remarks. I actually like the cut, too, despite some of the slop in there. The thing that really gives me hope for this bass is hearing that throaty sound, the "crunch" on the low notes that must be coming from the tone knob and single-coil sound. I didn't "grow up" with Fender basses so it is only now that I have been coming to an understanding of that clank and crunch and special type of clarity that comes from the vintage tone knob. I thought for sure that I would have to "Thor" the board to get that sound. Frankly, I woudn't mind having the board coated. I would also consider lining it, because I do prefer a lined board.
Tom, thank you. I traded (+a little cash) the walnut F to Jim down at Atlanta Bass Gallery for a Roscoe that didn't work for me as well. I realize now that I was a bit impatient with that Roscoe, and also with a certain MTD redwood fretless 5 that I had. But the upshot of it is that I don't know who got the walnut F.
Now that I study the photos I can see that it is either a 5-piece neck or a 13-piece neck depending on how you count it.
Here are a couple of the F Bass studio shots before El Mon had the pre installed:
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Tom, thank you. I traded (+a little cash) the walnut F to Jim down at Atlanta Bass Gallery for a Roscoe that didn't work for me as well. I realize now that I was a bit impatient with that Roscoe, and also with a certain MTD redwood fretless 5 that I had. But the upshot of it is that I don't know who got the walnut F.
Now that I study the photos I can see that it is either a 5-piece neck or a 13-piece neck depending on how you count it.
Here are a couple of the F Bass studio shots before El Mon had the pre installed:
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Here is a link to a recording that I did a while back with my first BN5. It was a stock instrument with a maple board and ash body. It was recorded direct with a little bit of reverb. I thought that it might make a good "naked" sample of a stock BN5.
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You can hear Dave is favoring his bridge pickup with his BN6 and as usual, you'll enjoy his monster chops.
I love youtube.
You can hear Dave is favoring his bridge pickup with his BN6 and as usual, you'll enjoy his monster chops.
I love youtube.
Great clip, thanks! That Bach print was moving just subtly enough for it to be hypnotizing with your playing. I think I've just quit smoking. Wait, I've never smoked. Anyway...
Is that a maple fingerboard or ebony?
I'm glad that you liked it. It was a maple fingerboard? I don't have that bass anymore. I have since replaced it with a 24 fret BN5 with an asian ebony fingerboard.
By the way, I updated your club membership and it will be reflected in the next new member's list. The list is so long, I like to spare everyone the whole list whenever I can.
BTW, whoever the lucky person who got your old BNF6 should join in the club conversation as well.
I want that bass!!!!
Thanks a ton Randyt!
Ok, it's a very nice day outside. I took my BN6 on the patio for a bit of noodling. Then decided to take a picture under the natural light. It resulted in a much better picture.
Here's a demo video of my bass, by Jason Raso for Ultimate Basses (not me.) There was a delay in posting as there were some lighting issues on the video.
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Kev, that was a killer cut. I had an important year or so working on the Cello Suites a loooong time ago. Now I want to learn that Solfegiatto with my TRB-6. You got me goin', Dude.
Cheers.
Cheers.
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