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How does F Bass get that perfectly grindy tone on their BN basses? I played a BN5 at a guitar show a year ago and I'm still thinking about that sizzle.
It’s really quite simple, actually:
- Start with the proven combo of an ash body bass with a maple neck (fingerboard woods are optional).
- Add the best sounding, easiest to use preamp available.
- Add pickups that were made to work with that preamp.
- Put those things in a bass that is beautifully and ergonomically made. It helps if the designer was also a good bass player as well.
- Set up with the perfect strings and a great, standard low action.
Sooo, about a day spend with my new VF6. All i can say is WOW. I know Fbasses are great but this one is somethig special! It plays really even and loud acoustically. With amp its like 60's jazz with extended strings and really MEATY tone! Today I was playing it and suddenly realized that EQ was flat and I was loving how it sounded so big and clear. B-string is huge and C-string isnt thin sounding at all. I have to do some kind of demo of this bass for you guys...
I’ve been wanting a BN5 for a long time but have started to take notice of this VF5 PJ. I mainly play a Fender Elite 5 with the TI Jazz Flats. I’m thinking of the BN5 or this VF5. I love the idea of a P and thought a PJ would be perfect for what I think I want the sound coming out of my fingers to sound like. I’ll probably put TI Jazz Flats on it too.
Anyone have any thoughts on this?
F-Bass VF5-PJ Lake Placid Blue
F-Bass VF5-PJ Lake Placid Blue | Music Force Global Networks | Reverb
Anyone have any thoughts on this?
F-Bass VF5-PJ Lake Placid Blue
F-Bass VF5-PJ Lake Placid Blue | Music Force Global Networks | Reverb
BN5 and VF5-PJ are going to be different animals (of course depending on the woods!)... What kind of sound are you after? If you like using flatwounds I quess you like more warm/traditional tones? I would say that PJ with flatwoundsb (and alder+rosewood combo) would be very nice and versatile bass. P pickup alone goes straight to motown etc. both pickups together is close to jazz but more scooped mids (in my experience) and soloed J goes straight into jaco-town!
I think that the BN’s are the true Fbass. IMO the VFs were simply made to capture some of the “gotta be a Fender” crowd.
Yup. I'm just glad they decided to keep the FBass "aesthetic", instead of turning the VF's into some FSO...
These are my favorite kinds of posts in this thread. Thanks for updating us!
Thought I'd share a snap of my upcoming BN5 Marcel was kind enough to share
It'll have the classic ash/maple/maple combo, with a pearloid pickguard.
It'll have the classic ash/maple/maple combo, with a pearloid pickguard.
Hi all,
Can someone tell me if the bridge pickup with passive tone rolled all off on a BN can cop that dark, wooly jazz bass-like sound or will it be still bright?
I've owned some active basses whose passive tone knobs did not roll off inthe same that a traditional passive tone does...
Hope that makes sense!
Can someone tell me if the bridge pickup with passive tone rolled all off on a BN can cop that dark, wooly jazz bass-like sound or will it be still bright?
I've owned some active basses whose passive tone knobs did not roll off inthe same that a traditional passive tone does...
Hope that makes sense!
Extremely excited to show you my completed F Bass BN5 custom order.
Shout out to the guys at Bass Centre here in Melbourne for being super cool to work with to commission this build with F Bass. I think F are amongst the highest calibre of builders in the world! Their customer service during the build time was outstanding too.
F Bass BN5
Ash body
3-pc Quartersawn maple neck, maple fingerboard
Transparent shell pink
Deluxe leather F Bass gig bag
Videos to come when I have time!
Shout out to the guys at Bass Centre here in Melbourne for being super cool to work with to commission this build with F Bass. I think F are amongst the highest calibre of builders in the world! Their customer service during the build time was outstanding too.
F Bass BN5
Ash body
3-pc Quartersawn maple neck, maple fingerboard
Transparent shell pink
Deluxe leather F Bass gig bag
Videos to come when I have time!
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