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Club Fbass (thread 13)

#3,682
2008 VF5 - ready for duty.
Fun Show!

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#3,684
ThumbyAche said:
Ha!
Yes, so my vf4pj has a 60's p bass pup and a 4jhc pup in the 70's position.
I like to favor the bridge pickup a tad and the tone is growly and barky. Like a rabid dog with the passive tone barely up. Cuts in the mix. Bomb!
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How do these blend together? I.e. 70s location bridge single with sweet spot P? No issues with volume balance between these?

Asking since I'm looking for similar setup myself...
 
#3,686
soong said:
congrats! Was this a commissioned build? What was total build time? I think mine is due April!
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Thanks. Yeah, I ordered it through him at the end of May 2019. I thought he'd said it would be 10 months, but it ended up being quicker. Maybe since it was a pretty standard build?

Now sadly I have to wait until Thursday for it to arrive- 8 months went by pretty quick, but 4 days is going to drag :D
 
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#3,689
soong said:
I’ve always been a blend pot on active basses dude, do people really think VVT layout is more versatile, practically in real life situations? I’m normally both on, or just one on anyway.
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I used to love blend pots as well. Then, I got an F Bass and haven’t missed the blend. They can make you a blend pot if you want, but I find VVT very practical. I have way more control over output and the tone I want to achieve in that moment. Super versatile.
 
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I'd love to hear what a buffered blend (a la Audere) would sound like with the F-Bass pickups. I've always found that both VVT and VBT, passive, are only slightly better than a 3 way switch. ie with VV knobs set at 100% & 90%, the ratio of sound is not 100/90 but almost indistinguishable from 100/0... to my ears anyway.
 
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My Fodera and one of my BN6s have volume / blend. I do like that this control configuration gives you more control over your volume, but I *FAR* prefer volume / volume.

Tone just matters more, and vol/vol gives you more flexibility to find the right tone than vol/blend.

From my 1978 Fender Jazz to my newest bass, and all the former bases I have ever owned, they all sound more open and clear with both pickups are fully up on the bass than if both pickups were dialed up 50%, then boosted at the amp to have the same volume. The tone is affected slightly on a vol/blend bass.

Besides, what does a blend knob actually do?

If a blend knob is at the notch, straight up... what does that even mean? Is that 50% neck pickup and 50% bridge pickup? Is it 100% of both pickups? Because those are two slightly different tones.

And what if I dial the blend halfway to favor the bridge pickup, what does that mean?

Is that 25% neck, 75% bridge?

Is that 50% neck and 100% bridge?

Whichever the right answer is, mathematically speaking, a blend knob cannot reach the range of tones that two volume knobs can.

Yes, it is convenient to adjust your volume with a quick flick of your right hand, but I really would rather have the tone I want, and adjust my volume another way.

For instance, depending on the venue size, I sometimes use a pedal to control the volume.

Vol/blend has its convenience, but I prefer the tone sculpting of vol/vol.
 
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Dave Hill said:
I think George has said that VV provides a more pure tone(?). Probably subtle, if so ...
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I wish I had George's ears. I remember when I first looked into getting an FBass, I didn't know what to think of his comments about tone and variation.

I'm no where close to George still, but at least now I can hear some of what he's talked about.

I was told that Nordy some years back changed the shape of their neck from a p-bass-ish profile to a j-bass-ish one, and found the difference was audible too.

I'm not sure *I* could tell, but that's what people have said.
 
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The Deluxe upgrade is sick!

- Handwound F Bass humbucking pickups with the single-coils loosely based off of the old vintage singles.

- Each pickup has a 3-way toggle switch for series (thick, dark, and compressed), single-coil (spanky, bright, and open) and parallel (tonally between the first two modes).

- The pickups are exposed pole with taller magnets to add a little shimmer and clarity at the stock factory pickup height.

- Wired up with Tara Labs audiophile-grade wiring to ensure the purest tone possible.

- Includes an upgraded Deluxe Gig Bag
 
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Tom7 said:
Actually, that is a photo of a regular BN5 with a walnut top.
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Actually, the linked image I posted showed both in the original IG post, but you had to click on the arrow to scroll to that one :laugh: Thanks for posting the full pic and the details.

I've been lusting for a BN5, and this is not going to help the GAS.
 
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