Club Fbass (thread 13)

[monsterthompson]

Just wanted to circle back and share:
- The Mac ebony fretboard sounds great and I don’t feel like I’m missing out on any highs or attack. Very happy with the tone.
- The DR Fat Beams experiment was a huge success for me. Compared to the FBass exposed core strings I feel like the Fat Beams are a little more of everything: a little more aggressive, a little more oomph and volume, a little more bass, low mids, and upper mids. All that with no “chorus” type effect or strange overtones when played with a pick or slap. It’s definitely less of a vintage vibe if that’s what you’re chasing, though. On top of that the Fat Beams can be found at a cheaper price and are much easier to track down thus they will be my string of choice for right now. Side note: I left the exposed core B string because the fundamental is so clear and solid. We’ll see if I change that later.

I’ve kinda wondered if the DR Long Necks are worth a look as a blend between exposed core and full wrap strings, or if it’s just a bad compromise.

 

[MattLplaysBass]

I’ve kinda wondered if the DR Long Necks are worth a look as a blend between exposed core and full wrap strings, or if it’s just a bad compromise.

I use them on my US Lakland 55-94 and love them, but it has the old barts so it’s NOwhere near as bright and clear as a BN5. For awhile it seemed like DR wasn’t making them (or at least they were out of stock everywhere), but they’re around now, so….

 

[monsterthompson]

Nice price on a BN5 with some wear and tear currently on Fretspot/Reverb. Anyone willing to go past cosmetics for the sound/feel might want to peek at this piano black & maple one.

 

[nonohmic]

Nice price on a BN5 with some wear and tear currently on Fretspot/Reverb. Anyone willing to go past cosmetics for the sound/feel might want to peek at this piano black & maple one.

Super nice.

Man I still cannot get over the $10k P bass on there. I really don't understand. Maple neck, like nothing crazy. And $9999. Ok then.

 

[monsterthompson]

Super nice.

Man I still cannot get over the $10k P bass on there. I really don't understand. Maple neck, like nothing crazy. And $9999. Ok then.

It says RARE. What more do you want?


The pine grey looks so good in pics but the one I saw in person didn’t flip my switch. I think the room lighting is very influential. It can be almost black in some pics/light, but change to an odd blended color in others. Gotta love F Bass for being adventurous.

 

[31HZ]

I use them on my US Lakland 55-94 and love them, but it has the old barts so it’s NOwhere near as bright and clear as a BN5. For awhile it seemed like DR wasn’t making them (or at least they were out of stock everywhere), but they’re around now, so….

Heard that, it took Hi-Beams to wake up my 55-94.

 

[bassballs27]

Here’s a shout out to Fbass and Reimer guitars

The VF5 is extra special.
Brazilian RW board built by Dan Minton!
So cool and the woods sing! Love it!

Beautiful Canadian builds:

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More stock Fbass pics for a Sunday afternoon:

 

[Justin Keoni]

Does anyone know the eq frequencies of the standard F Bass preamp?

 

[monsterthompson]

I once experimented with an EQ plugin showing graphics, and making adjustments to the F Bass EQ. I wasn’t able to get satisfactory approximations I felt comfortable with. I’d be curious to know.

 

[zortation]

Does anyone know the eq frequencies of the standard F Bass preamp?

Not sure, i think the real magic sauce is the linear taper pots

 

[31HZ]

I'm a year into my 20-24 month build timeframe. Is anyone else in here waiting for one?

 

[Dave Hill]

20-24 months is the typical build time these days?!

 

[monsterthompson]

Indeed

 

[MattLplaysBass]

I'm a year into my 20-24 month build timeframe. Is anyone else in here waiting for one?

Ouch- my MTD took about that long, it was a long wait (but overall worth it).

On the plus side, if you're in the USA, you’ll hopefully miss out on the t-word we’re not allowed to discuss

 

[Dave Hill]

I'm a year into my 20-24 month build timeframe. Is anyone else in here waiting for one?

What exactly are you waiting on, if I may ask?

 

[BassJuju]

I also have one in process, but a little further along. There a few really sweet BN's on fretspot right. I must resist ...

 

[monsterthompson]

Don’t remind me. I’ve had my eyes on a couple of those for no good reason.

 

[31HZ]

What exactly are you waiting on, if I may ask?

A fretless that matches the ergos of my BN6 Deluxe fretted, with emphasis on growl:

BN6 Deluxe Fretless
30mm/15mm "Smith-style" pickup placement
Preamp mids bumped to 600hz
Vol/Bal/Tone wiring
16mm spacing, 34" scale
3-piece maple body
Walnut top (with center "block", Smith-style) w/matching headstock
Gabon Ebony board, edge-lines, with AC-style dots above 12th fret
Pearloid Maple Leaf S/N
Matching ramp
Brass Hipshot A-style bridge (black)
Weight target 10 lbs
SIGNED BY GEORGE

 

[bassballs27]

I’ve recently experienced Fbasses products built in 2020 and 2021.
I feel even better than 2017 / 2018 builds which were quite good too
Both the 2020 and 2021 have been incredible. Unfortunately I could only keep one.

They’re really cranking out nice stuff.
So for those waiting on a build, they’ll make it worth the wait!

 

[dingmel]

A question for the AC Fretless owners out there. Has anyone tried LaBella Supersteps (from LaBella) with them? I understand that the Fbass exposed core strings are the same type of exposed core string made for them by LaBella, but they're not available where i'm from. Just wondering if those would work with the throughbody stringing that the AC uses. Also, has anyone tried LaBella tapewounds with the AC? Not sure if there are any tapewounds that can be used with throughbody basses.

Thanks!