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Club Fbass (thread 13)

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I want to say the GFC's were 34", made in the late 90's, and were more akin, tonally to the "studio" models F bass used to make and recently reissued (more fundamental in the tone and slightly thicker?) . Maybe someone can correct me/extrapolate, I'm sure I've bastardized this response. lol.
 
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J.Wolf said:
I want to say the GFC's were 34", made in the late 90's, and were more akin, tonally to the "studio" models F bass used to make and recently reissued (more fundamental in the tone and slightly thicker?) . Maybe someone can correct me/extrapolate, I'm sure I've bastardized this response. lol.
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Thanks, and yes I would be interested in anything anyone can offer that can educate me on these models.
 
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wthompson007 said:
Dave Hill said that one (or both, I don't know), of those may be a GFC.
If so, what is a GFC, how does it differ from a BN? What year were they produced?
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Yes, George Furlanetto Custom. I have the autumnburst one and it's an L5 model. I have only ever seen 4-5 of these models out there so these are pretty rare. The main difference is that it has a flatter neck profile, 70's pickup placement and completely made by George himself (I heard that somewhere). These are also 34.5" scale like the bn5's.
The year is 2001 and I believe it was originally sold at the bass exchange in California. The natural 5-string that has floated around TB was originally at jimmy coppolo's shop "New York guitar and bass boutique" and I chose to buy my 2002 black "nyc" Bn5 instead of that one at the time.
 
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ThumbyAche said:
Yes, George Furlanetto Custom. I have the autumnburst one and it's an L5 model. I have only ever seen 4-5 of these models out there so these are pretty rare. The main difference is that it has a flatter neck profile, 70's pickup placement and completely made by George himself (I heard that somewhere). These are also 34.5" scale like the bn5's.
The year is 2001 and I believe it was originally sold at the bass exchange in California. The natural 5-string that has floated around TB was originally at jimmy coppolo's shop "New York guitar and bass boutique" and I chose to buy my 2002 black "nyc" Bn5 instead of that one at the time.
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I stand corrected, on most accounts. ;)
 
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I had a chance to buy one a couple years ago, maybe even from you. Prob should have jumped on that. I like the BN look a little better, but based on my tone and feel preferences, I bet the GFC would really suit my desires.
 
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ThumbyAche said:
Yes, George Furlanetto Custom. I have the autumnburst one and it's an L5 model. I have only ever seen 4-5 of these models out there so these are pretty rare. The main difference is that it has a flatter neck profile, 70's pickup placement and completely made by George himself (I heard that somewhere). These are also 34.5" scale like the bn5's.
The year is 2001 and I believe it was originally sold at the bass exchange in California. The natural 5-string that has floated around TB was originally at jimmy coppolo's shop "New York guitar and bass boutique" and I chose to buy my 2002 black "nyc" Bn5 instead of that one at the time.
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Cool, thanks for the info. If it sounds as good as it looks you're very fortunate to have a rare gem like that!
 
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Pics of Fbasses? I'm in.

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The GFC was kinda like a forunner of the vf series way before they came out. Only several were made and the specs above were accurate as far as I can remember although I think there is a chance they were 34”, but I might be hazy on that. It was like a cross between a BN and a Jazz. Marcel had one..maybe the first, for years before he came into the company.
 
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basses55 said:
The GFC was kinda like a forunner of the vf series way before they came out. Only several were made and the specs above were accurate as far as I can remember although I think there is a chance they were 34”, but I might be hazy on that. It was like a cross between a BN and a Jazz. Marcel had one..maybe the first, for years before he came into the company.
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Thanks
Pretty awesome that only a few were made. Collectors item???
 
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wthompson007 said:
Was????
Does that mean she's no longer with you?
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Yep sadly they’ve all come and gone. I miss that Sunburst six string and the AC five like crazy, but I can’t afford to be a collector so I'm more of a trader
 
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