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Club Fbass (thread 12)

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#521
thewildest said:
Hi there, with the departure of our drummer 6 months ago we stopped gigging until last night, where with our new drummer I had the chance to bring "Thor" to the stage, a rare FBass AC6 Fretted which was previously owned by Tom who graciously keeps this club growing stronger.
As it happens after a while not playing, there are a lot of misses here and there, and the sound is not ideal, but I feel the amazing harmonics this beast could cut through anything.

"Meridiane" is a Bossa/Jazzy/R&B/Bossa piece, and "El Mejillón" is a cuban-sounding salsa that builds finishing in a wave of mojo-cooking rhythm we have lots of fun playing. I hope you like them!



Regards,
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Yeow! :eek: Thor is definitely in good hands!

What strings are you using again?
 
#522
zortation said:
No consensus. I use R. Cocco steels and absolutely love them. Great feel, very responsive, long lasting.
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Man, I just received a killer 5 string jazz bass to review, and beyond the fact that the bass smokes, the strings immediately stuck out as awesome feeling/playing. Turns out they're R.cocco. Wow. I had no idea how nice they were. Theyre gonna be my next string experiment on the VF5.
 
#525
J.Wolf said:
Man, I just received a killer 5 string jazz bass to review, and beyond the fact that the bass smokes, the strings immediately stuck out as awesome feeling/playing. Turns out they're R.cocco. Wow. I had no idea how nice they were. Theyre gonna be my next string experiment on the VF5.
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Thanks for the heads up, Jake.

Here's an interesting demo of them on an ash-maple bass.

 
#530
I recently bought an Fbass BN5 Here on TB. It came to me with broken in La Bella super steps on it. It sounded great, I mean great. Well I tried to order some Fbass strings from Fretspot, but he was out. Instead I got some of his Fretspot strings, similar to both the Fbass and Super steps in that they are exposed core. So far the Fretspot strings sound a bit brighter and more aggressive than the super steps did. I can say that if you are looking for the same feel as the super steps, but want a brighter more aggressive tone, the Fretspot strings may be for you. I like them, but may continue experimenting with strings on this bass. I think I like the more mellow sound of the super steps.

My question is could you guys tell me the difference between the super steps and the Fbass strings? Is one more aggressive/brighter than the other?
 
#531
I know, no pic no bass. Here's a lo-fi shot.

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#534
I received this BNF 5 on monday, and I just simply can't stop play it !

I bought it used from Donovan at Fretspot.
She get a check-up from Fbass before coming to me.

Once again, Donovan and Marcel at Fbass provided a first class sevice.
When you buy from a different and far country, you have to be confident in the people you buy from, and you can really trust Fbass and Fretspot.

So the bass is in excelent condition, fingerboard have been wooled and oiled.
I asked some more dots on the upper part of the fingerboard.

Super neck carve, so easy to play and a tone that I love.
What to want more ??
on other fretted :help:

The thing who surprise me is that you can have the Jaco sound and a very large range of other sounds in a few buttons check.

Tom7, I would be happy if you have a number in stock for me !
 

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#535
asbs said:
I received this BNF 5 on monday, and I just simply can't stop play it !

I bought it used from Donovan at Fretspot.
She get a check-up from Fbass before coming to me.

Once again, Donovan and Marcel at Fbass provided a first class sevice.
When you buy from a different and far country, you have to be confident in the people you buy from, and you can really trust Fbass and Fretspot.

So the bass is in excelent condition, fingerboard have been wooled and oiled.
I asked some more dots on the upper part of the fingerboard.

Super neck carve, so easy to play and a tone that I love.
What to want more ??
on other fretted :help:

The thing who surprise me is that you can have the Jaco sound and a very large range of other sounds in a few buttons check.

Tom7, I would be happy if you have a number in stock for me !
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Sure thing!

CLUB FBASS ROSTER (Part 1 of 3)
(Updated 12 October 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 - Vintage BNF6
  53. bassjam - BN6
  54. ad9000 - BN4
  55. Basses55 - AC5, BN6
  56. Kevin Woods - BN5, 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)
 
#536
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, VF5
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. widjarjar - 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)
 
#537
Today's roster update welcomes asbs and his gorgeous BNF5 with custom fingerboard dots.

And you are right: it is time to add a fretted BN5 to the family. :smug:

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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
250. bassam0222 - BN5
251. asbs - BNF5
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#540
Kevin Woods said:
Beautiful BNF-5, asbs.

That looks like a Himalayan salt lamp up on the bookshelf, too. Nice - nothin' says cool better than some spacey fretless lines accompanied by salt lamp ions...oh yeah!

Cheers.
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Thank you !
Yes it is an himalayan salt lamp on the bookshelf, suppose to be wealthy and bring positive ions.

Fbass build really special instruments.

I am moving from France to New Caledonia in 10 days.
This kind of move make you feel what is really important in your life, because you have to make choice beetwen what come with you or not, and this bnf5 is for sure an important part of me that will folow me as shadow.
You can feel that the Fbass team put them heart in this instrument.
You know, this is the difference beetwen a hand made and a industrial process....
 
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