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Oh,OK, pot became legal in Canada last October
Hahahaha probably. This is a weird mistake. Nobody is perfect and 20% off for that is pretty sweet.
I think they should have put a strap pin on both horns and called it a bass for lefties who like to play right handed basses upside down.
I really like the F preamp and I would like to upgrade one of my other basses with this particular preamp.
However, my understanding is that it is not possible to order an F Bass preamp.
Is there an aftermarket preamp (with passive tone control) that comes close to the F preamp ? If the bass / mid / treble controls are boost and cut, this is no big deal.
However, my understanding is that it is not possible to order an F Bass preamp.
Is there an aftermarket preamp (with passive tone control) that comes close to the F preamp ? If the bass / mid / treble controls are boost and cut, this is no big deal.
The Nordy 3b is close imo if you don’t mind that it is a boost cut circuit. It has a passive tone control that operates in either passive or active mode.
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The 40th Anniversary and the Studio 5 got another workout at our last gig:
Unfortunately I believe not. You can certainly ask Marcel if he is willing to sell you one.
I do want to make the comment that the F bass preamp is really amazing, and I believe works best with an actual Fbass rather than other basses. Alot of time and energy went into the design and specs of the preamp to be voiced to suit Fbasses. I think you will get the best result by getting an Fbass with their proprietary preamp.
If memory serves, and I could definitely be wrong about this, FBass made an outboard preamp for a short time. I'm not sure if they sold out and didn't make another batch, but contacting Marcel would be the right next step.
Hi Guys... I don’t go on here much anymore but wanted to share this one, which I also emailed to George and Marcel.
My band is recording an EP, I went to the engineer’s place to track bass and he showed me this! It’s a 1990 that he’s had since 1993. It played amazingly well, clean and clear up and down the neck; AND he said he hasn’t adjusted the truss rod or even done a setup in 20+ years!
My band is recording an EP, I went to the engineer’s place to track bass and he showed me this! It’s a 1990 that he’s had since 1993. It played amazingly well, clean and clear up and down the neck; AND he said he hasn’t adjusted the truss rod or even done a setup in 20+ years!
HOLY CRAP!!! That thing is drop dead beautiful!!! Who is going to see the extra dots? My Dog? Elves? Supine drunks at gigs? Squirrels? BUY!!! BUY NOW!!!
The outboard preamp was the Big F Boost. It is not available anymore on their website and I would have preferred a drop in solution.
In fact, I really like how the F preamp enhances the passive tone of the bass and makes it alive, full and rich like no other preamp I have had (but I have not had a lot).
I think a drop on pre would be tough as the pots are soldered to the board. They would have to make one with flying leads, I believe.
Perhaps the dwarves who dance around the Stonehenge monuments during a Spinal Tap concert.
Are you saying that this bass was originally supposed to go to Derek Smalls?
Definitely! Pairing Spinal Tap with FBass would bring them to the next level, as long as he’s not planning free form jazz explorations in front of a rock n roll crowd.
Jeanine did say that Spinal Tap was supposed to go before Puppet Show...
That's a good one! Tell you what, if you build me a wall of Fame like have have your beauties hanging on, I'll think about it.
I can relate,I bought my BN5 18 years ago and have adjusted the neck exactly once since then.I adjusted the action just once also to see if it could go lower without any fret buzz, it did
