The figuring on that neck is amazing !! It almost blends in with the pattern on the couch cushions. My Bn5 and early "65" Jazz are the only 2 basses I have that I will never ever sell. JimNew ramp, new strap.
Worth the 3 hour drive home in terrible weather.
I took a bunch of pics today at the shop that I will post when I have a min.
Great afternoon in any case....
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Funny, I thought the same thing about the cushions.
The figuring is man made as diamondwood is epoxy and birch, but I agree that it is kinda neat. The coolest thing about that board is the partial fretlines IMO. Very cool.
George made a crazy good bass in any case and I love it.
I will post some pics tonight... Alain Caron's new bass, Dave Swift's new bass, etc. Very cool visit for me.
Me again.
As I mentioned earlier, I spent yesterday afternoon at FBass and had a blast. Marcel was cool enough to put up with me and my bass geek questions for a couple of hours while George built my ramp and fixed a small finish issue. Jeff, Tom and the rest of the FBass gang (I forget everyone's names!) are all great. They obviously love what they do. Jeff and I even talked about and looked at wooden pickup covers for an abnormally long time. Only demented bass geeks would talk about something like PU covers for ages. Thanks Jeff! (Jeff is a TB stalker, so I know he will read this.
).
In any case, my ramp is perfect as are the chip repairs. George is a master for sure. It took him a good 90+ minutes to get the ramp and repairs done and the cost was less than expected.
The basses coming out of FBass these days are just amazing. The new finishes and wood options are super cool. Also, George may or may not have mentioned something about the possibility of a headless travel bass down the road.
Here are my crappy iPhone pics. Enjoy!
The palatial FBass Global Headquarters in beautiful Hamilton, Ontario (TiCats SUCK!
):
Wood (FBass has enough ebony and rosewood to last longer than me!):
Maple for necks:
Necks!
Ash neck (cool upgrade and I love the ebony!):
The shop:
Forget what wood this is but it is the first time it was used on an AC as I recall. Looks like walnut but not sure it actually is. Amazing top in any case!
An amazing neck thru for NAMM. Is this the rosewood? Don't remember. Killer in any case!
Bodies:
More necks:
Bodies getting ready for paint:
One of the bodies:
One of the coolest FBasses I have ever seen! Roasted neck PJ5. Super cool top too (rosewood?). This will be unreal when completed:
Dave Swift's new bass without the cool PU cover. It is big to accommodate a P, MM or other PUs. The neck is just stupid. He must be a huge dude as the neck is massive. Baseball bat:
Alain Caron's new bass:
More bodies:
Basses:
One of the coolest basses I have seen. A 29" scale BN4. Almost cute but is as quality a bass as any other FBass. Not cheap though. Too bad as it would be the ultimate travel bass!
There you have it!
As I mentioned earlier, I spent yesterday afternoon at FBass and had a blast. Marcel was cool enough to put up with me and my bass geek questions for a couple of hours while George built my ramp and fixed a small finish issue. Jeff, Tom and the rest of the FBass gang (I forget everyone's names!) are all great. They obviously love what they do. Jeff and I even talked about and looked at wooden pickup covers for an abnormally long time. Only demented bass geeks would talk about something like PU covers for ages. Thanks Jeff! (Jeff is a TB stalker, so I know he will read this.
).In any case, my ramp is perfect as are the chip repairs. George is a master for sure. It took him a good 90+ minutes to get the ramp and repairs done and the cost was less than expected.
The basses coming out of FBass these days are just amazing. The new finishes and wood options are super cool. Also, George may or may not have mentioned something about the possibility of a headless travel bass down the road.
Here are my crappy iPhone pics. Enjoy!
The palatial FBass Global Headquarters in beautiful Hamilton, Ontario (TiCats SUCK!
):Wood (FBass has enough ebony and rosewood to last longer than me!):
Maple for necks:
Necks!
Ash neck (cool upgrade and I love the ebony!):
The shop:
Forget what wood this is but it is the first time it was used on an AC as I recall. Looks like walnut but not sure it actually is. Amazing top in any case!
An amazing neck thru for NAMM. Is this the rosewood? Don't remember. Killer in any case!
Bodies:
More necks:
Bodies getting ready for paint:
One of the bodies:
One of the coolest FBasses I have ever seen! Roasted neck PJ5. Super cool top too (rosewood?). This will be unreal when completed:
Dave Swift's new bass without the cool PU cover. It is big to accommodate a P, MM or other PUs. The neck is just stupid. He must be a huge dude as the neck is massive. Baseball bat:
Alain Caron's new bass:
More bodies:
Basses:
One of the coolest basses I have seen. A 29" scale BN4. Almost cute but is as quality a bass as any other FBass. Not cheap though. Too bad as it would be the ultimate travel bass!
There you have it!
Great photos!!...I m always blown away by how you (me) are treated when you go to FBASS!!...they treat me better than my family does!!!..LOL
Very true. Those are the 3 that I have had amazing dealings with. Roscoe and MTD are up there as well.
No idea why any luthier selling expensive basses would have bad customer service. Hell, even Rondo has great CS and their basses start at $129!
Great photos, thx for posting! Man, between your two Foderas and your new fretless BN5 I can't imagine you not covered for any gig! I believe you have some cool fenders as well. I really really dig my VF5 (see avatar). Have had it for almost 6 months and it's the only bass I play. I do have a Fodera on order set to be completed next August but I can't imagine letting the VF5 go when that arrives even though I'm usually a 1 bass kinda guy. Just so versatile and ridiculously comfortable to play. George, Marcel & the crew truly make bada$$ instruments!
Very true!
After buying and selling just about everything, I am set. I would like to eventually get a 33" scale maple board BN5, but right now I am focusing on happily playing the 2 Monarchs and the fretless FBass. My Fenders almost never get played but I will never sell them as I have had them forever and both record great. I haven't really played 4's in years though.
Great pics, thanks! From the look of the outside of the building I don't think a break-in robber would even bother, but that's probably the idea
Just wondering, did you see any of the Studio models laying around? I'm wondering if they are only special order or if George has a couple he keeps in stock? Jim
Didn't see any Studio models. I was going to ask Marcel about Studios as I wanted to see one in the flesh. I like the idea of the streamlined body and different control placement, but just forgot. Sensory overload, I guess!Great pics, thanks! From the look of the outside of the building I don't think a break-in robber would even bother, but that's probably the idea
Re: the outside... it is totally fine IMO. FBass is a woodshop in an industrial area. I don't expect they get many visitors other than the odd dealer, endorsing artist and bass geeks like me. Fodera is very similar.
There isn't an option for .5mm spacing if you use the custom Fbass builder on their website. But, it looks like the list price to change to any spacing is $850. I would suggest calling/emailing them to see what they will do. They are very helpful in getting you exactly what you want.
-Rich
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At 16.2mm, I can conclude Randy, that you are extremely precise in all of your life choices. I admire that.
LMAO....ya somethings I just cant get around!!!...George probably was thinking WTH is with 16.2mm when he set it up!!
Mark Wilson
Supporting Member
Waddya think?
I think you were last seen heading to a gig/rehearsal with the FBass with a raging hangover.
