Club Fbass (thread 13)

[mngnt]

Thanks @Tom7!

 

[ranat]

Hi guys, just made a simple vids as my love expressions for my Fbasses.
BN5.
VF5.

 

[Tom7]

Hi guys, just made a simple vids as my love expressions for my Fbasses.
BN5.
VF5.

I like how in the first video, you put your hand over the G string like you are going to pluck it, then restrain yourself and move on without that extra, percussive pop. Anyway, both were well done and I enjoyed them; thanks for posting them here.

 

[blueacid4l]

In addition to the response from @zortation , you may want to consider talking to George or Marcel directly for their input. There have been a few tweaks to the VF neck/body construction over the years, and if I remember correctly, these changes affected how similar they are to the "classic" jazz tone you may (or may not) be looking for.

Unfortunately I can't remember whether the earlier or later designs would be what you're after - Perhaps someone else can chime in as well.

I appreciate all the input guys! I reached out to F Bass directly, but haven't received a response. Has anyone swapped out their F Bass Singles for different pups (Nords, Duncan, EMG,)? I should be able to estimate if the Aguilar Swap will work from those specs... Thanks!

 

[Gnal]

@ranat thanks for sharing, those were great!

 

[mngnt]

I appreciate all the input guys! I reached out to F Bass directly, but haven't received a response. Has anyone swapped out their F Bass Singles for different pups (Nords, Duncan, EMG,)? I should be able to estimate if the Aguilar Swap will work from those specs... Thanks!

David Hughes has a few YouTube videos comparing Aguilar pickups to the stock F-Bass pickups.

It's a BN not VF, but might give you idea. Here's the first one:



Edit: just realized that first one is pretty boring... These are more interesting

 

[mikkoantt]

Hi
Can I join the club? Here is my bn 5.
- Mikko

 

[mngnt]

Beauty!

 

[Gnal]

Nice BN5 @mikkoantt !

 

[Steve Clark]

I went a little bit crazy in the last couple of years. The best basses I've ever played.

My F Basses

• Steve Clark
• Dec 11, 2016
• 6
• fbass

 

[mngnt]

I went a little bit crazy in the last couple of years. The best basses I've ever played.

My F Basses

• Steve Clark
• Dec 11, 2016
• 6
• fbass

What a collection!

Is a VF5PJ next?

 

[Gnal]

Beautiful basses @Steve Clark

 

[Tom7]

Today's roster update adds a VF5 and a BN5 to Steve Clark's membership, and welcomes mikkoantt and his BN5 to the club. Congratulations, guys.

CLUB FBASS ROSTER
(Updated 11 December 2016)

1. George_Furlanet (Number assigned by club vote)
2. Tombowlus - BN4, BN5, VF5, VF-P4, Studio 5,
3. Puff_father - BN5
4. Debassed - BNF5
5. ThumbyAche - BN5, GFC
6. brandonwong - AC6-Standard, BN6-Limited Edition AC Replica, BN5, BN6, VF5, Vintage Fretless 5
7. Tom7 - BN5, BN5, BN4, BN6, BN5, BN5,, AC5,
8. Erick Lam - BN5
9. knarleybass - BN5, BN6
10. Reefer - b, BN4?
11. VinceLovesF - BN5BN5
12. T._Brookins - 2
13. DonovanBankhead - BN5
14. Speyer - BN5, (b)
15. jmilky - VF4
16. edel - BN5,, (BNF5)
17. administrator - VF5
18. Dave Hill - BN5 (b), c
19. FbassDave - BN5(b)
20. Vic - BN5
21. Georges_Abitbol - BN5 (?) (Studio5)
22. xav_paris - Prototype, AC5
23. Munjibunga - BN5, BNF5
24. Toolmybass - BN5
25. Modny - BN5, BN6
26. mikoespanol - AC5
27. Ron_Plichta - BNF5
28. Gbarchus - AC5
29. nuwavedc - VF5 pj
30. JerryJ - BN5, Vintage 4, Studio6
31. yansdgr - BN6
32. firebass - BNF5, AC6, Studio5
33. choad42 - BN4
34. donstrenz - BN5 (stolen)
35. Gilsonite - 2
36. Tjluke - BN6, AC6
37. cabooke - BN5
38. Brad Johnson - BN6
39. MHemmber - AC5
40. Deevit / FortressOne - 2,, (AC6)
41. dreamwood - BN5, VF5
42. wolfbass1025 - BN6, Vintage4, BN5
43. funkydanbass - BN6
44. Phillip Jordan - BN6, Vintage4
45. Halftooth - BN5
46. thndrstk6 - AC5
47. funkifiedsoul - BN5
48. Trapeze Fan - BN6
49. Poppsyche - BN5
50. Groovy Bastard - AC5
51. Kemet09 - VF5
52. ModulusAcacia - BNF6
53. bassjam - Vintage BNF6
54. ad9000 - BN6
55. Basses55 - BN4, AC5, BN6
56. Kevin Woods - BN5, BN5
57. pierreganseman - BN5
58. DiDi G - BN6
59. Greggles - BN6
60. kotzman - BN4
61. Alphaman - BN4
62. remigioremigio - VF5
63. JensWest - AC5
64. eduardxtb - BN5
65. dveeus1 - BNF5, BN5
66. paulvienneau - AC6, AC6
67. bdgotoh - BN6, BN6
68. rabster - b, AC6
69. funkygeos - b
70. fusoid - BN5 (piccolo), AC5
71. WovenGraphite - BN6 (b), BNF5 (BN5)
72. rnlytton - AC6, AC6-LW, BN5, 3 BN6s!
73. bardlute - BN5
74. chrisloe - BN5, VF5, VF5
75. Iposavad - BN5
76. yinghock - BN6, BNF5 with rosewood board!
77. pocketmonster - AC5
78. bassment bn5 - BN5, VF5, BN6
79. hairman - VF5, VF5,
80. JOEP054 - BN5, AC4, VF5, Studio 5, Passive 6, BN5
81. p0k - more photos, BNF5
82. jmilkey - BN5
83. Bass Junkie - VF5, (with a VF4 being built!)
84. narud - BN5,
85. BIg O - BN5, AC5, BN5
86. felicidade - BNF5
87. Drone80 - BNF5, BN5
88. steve f - VF5
89. Fbassed - BN5
90. rick1906 - BN4
91. Romu - AC5, BN5
92. Bajosintrastos - BN4
93. jimc - (2), BN5 #2
94. cfequa - AC6, BNFF6
95. mrbassman_de - BN5, VF5, BN5 BN5, BN5 (studio), BN5 (defretted), VF5, AC5, BN6, NY5, Studio
96. Graham Monette - BNF5
97. Shelly - BN5
98. tonenazi - BN6
99. Abacobob - VF5

100. jogi68 - BN6, [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
101. ManuBerdin - BN5, BN5, BN5 (wide nut), BN6, lined AC6, BN6, VF5
102. rvf42 - BN5
103. kuma9 - BN5
104. jbay - BN5, BN5
105. INGALL'S - BN5
106. BIGGUY78 - BNF6
107. KERMITNT-BN6
108. Ewo - BNF5
109. frizzle - BN5
110. t0t0m - Vintage BN5
111. blen dem - VF5
112. francoprof - b, AC5
113. bassistck - AC4
114. Sirmike75 - BN6
115. Stereo Joe - AC6
116. starKee - BN5, (AC5)
117. eaflyaway - BN5
118. hyperba55 - BN5, Studio5, BN4
119. penny0072001 - BN5
120. TheSiberian - BN6 + piezo, BN6
121. PhillM47 - BN6
122. zortation - BN6, Studio5, BN5
123. tcydennis - VF5
124. wellso74 - BN5 NYC, AC6
125. boomski - BN5
126. nemo - BNF5, BN6
127. maritimer - BN4, BN4
128. olegsulimov - BN4, BN5, [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
129. Slammyapple - BN5
130. jephil - AC6
131. MVPBASS -VF5, VF4, BN4 32.5"
132. lindseyp - VF5
133. J.Wolf - BN6, GRoberts, BN5
134. Karelbass - AJ Brown, JRB, BN5
135. uilleann13 - VF5
136. jmondick - ursus
137. BN5,
138. BN5 - BN5, BN6
139. Adrian Garcia
140. Yvon
141. Freddy-G - dean82Ryan_L, rodneyat, 123eranoid
142. Gordon of Eden
143. choad42
144. black.rose1402
145. <removed>
146. AC5
147. BN4
148. BN5
149. BNF5
150. BN5
151. AC5
152. Jonno1707 - now belongs to mrbassman_de
153. Quadzilla - VF5, BN6, vintage fretless 6
154. pEJi - BN6
155. blen dem - BN6
156. BassBoss - BN5 (BN5)
157. KJung - BN5
158. Bassconbeatz - BN5
159. Dennis Kong - BN5,
160. copasetic - VF5
161. brooklynbassguy - VF5
162. thomasjbass - VF6
163. Maurizo Rolli - BN6
164. widjarjar - Studio 5, Fretted BNF5
165. Tomkiss - BN5VF5, BN5
166. midijab - BN5
167. taylor - BN5
168. rodsnhawgs - BN5
169. TheBasicBassist - BNF5
170. Aram - BN6
171 Ramon Levy - BN6
172. PazzoBasso - BN5
173. thenothing - BN5
174. curt basner - BN6
175. magichand - BN5
176. dbalatero - b, Studio 5
177. ElMon - BN5
178. MrKool - BN5
179. Richard_P_Harve - BNF5, AC5, BNF5
180. davecheng - AC6 (VF5)
181. bass4worship - BN5, BN5
182. w0x0f - VF5
183. kbuschmann - BN4, BN5, BN6LE
184. mVC - BN5, BN5
185. dirtbird - VF5
186. jaws - BN6
187. Gr8tbass - AC5-Classic
188. pbrand - VF5
189. jbo - BN5
190. kulasterol - BN6
191. kantonart - Studio 5
192. metalstorm - Custom sized BN6
193. fzbassman - BN6, BN6 (Dave Hughes)
194. scubaduba - BNF5
195. Jraewood - BN5
196. dslapster64 - BNF6
197. Morfman6 - fretted AC6 (Thor)
198. YCBass - BNF6
199. skb5string - BN5, BN5, BN5, BN5, BN5, BN5, VF5

200. dessunx - BN6
201. Alex - BN6LE Replica, AC6
202. thewildest - BN5, BN4
203. bassman10 - AC6
204. edzaa- VF5 (70s)
205. Danny R. - BN4, BN6
206. sha975 - BN5
207. Arabesque-bass - VF6, (AC5)
208. 74jb - BNF6
209. bigjames - BN5, BN6
210. biggreddbass - BN4
211. maddanthony_59 - VF5
212. Stewthebassman - VF5,
213. ialma - BN5
214. gridchin - VF5, BN5, BNF5
215. swedebass - AC5
216. Bassco - BN5
217. betavision - BNF5
218. Sywannab - BN6, BN4
219. tallbass - BN5
220. Mikey69 - BN6
221. jibreel - BN5
222. greenrositti - BN6, BN6, AC5, VF5
223. austentatiousC - 1987 Fbass
224. kokorollc - Fretted AC6, 2
225. jdbutler238 - BNF5
226. moorebass - AC5
227 hexbass - BN6
228. lebrett - BN4
229. Ron Clark - BN6
230. RandyT - BN6, (BN5)
231. swpyne - BN5
232. b1644 - BN5
233. Alex Zavolokin - BN5,
234. Black Bart - BNF5
245. Kevin Freeby - BN6
246. TolorenceEJ - GFC5
247. ryanowens - BN6
248. dbok - VF5
249. Mike_R30 - VF5, VF4p
250. bassam0222 - BN5
251. asbs - BN4 (Angelica), BN5 (Tracy)
252. jebmd - BNF5, BN5
253. jwr - BN5 (lefty)
254. smeet - BNF5
255. McMillions - BN5
256. jdy - [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
257. Woolber - VF5
258. RUFFRYDE - BN5
259. Baird6869 - BN6
260. Mark Wilson - BN5
261. Addison - BN5
262. akukulich - BN5
263. JesseMalaska - BN5, AC5
264. roogbass - BN5
265. Maiden Bass - VF5
266. Dave Scovell - VF4pj
267. robthebassplaye - pre-BN6
268. chris lykins - VF5
269. dudi8 - BN5
270 Steve Clark - AC5, AC4, BN6
271 sorgas - VF5
272 RickyTee - VF5
273 sok monkey - BN5, BN5
274 bassballs27 - BN5, VFMJ5
275 eusie - VF5
276 Tritone - BN5
277 antontanzil - BN5
278 RBJ11 - George_Furlanet
279 Gnal - BN4
280 ovialexm - BN5
281 phatmon - VF5
282 AMJBASS - VF-P4
283 ranat - Studio 5
284 mikkoantt - BN5
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[mngnt]

Hi all,

Just an "almost Christmas" thread bump, and a question for everyone here: what's your go-to amp and cab combination at the moment?

I currently have the eden 410xlt & LMIII that I picked up when I first started playing. I'm now in the market for a better (and smaller) cab.

Today, I'm leaning towards a pair of Audiokinesis tc112s - they would serve double duty as mains for basement studio jamming etc. But then I'll read a thread on fearful, or watch the Ed friedland video on his f112, and I'm back on the fence.

As I'm only closing in on 2 years of playing, I haven't yet arrived at "my tone". This is partially why I went with a BN6, for versatility, and why I'm interested in a relatively flat (and thus versatile) cab. I'd rather do the coloring with fx or eq when necessary.

Very interested to hear what you guys like along with your BNs, and any input & suggestions you may have for me.

(as an aside, I recently picked up a pair of shure se535s. After some messing around with tips, I'm quite impressed with them. My wife's band has gone all IEM, and since there is both gear and musician overlap with my own band, it's likely we'll be primarily IEM once things get rolling. I don't think this will eliminate the need for a proper setup, but I'm not sure...)

 

[Tom7]

I'd like to hear what people say too.

My practice amp is a Roland Cube.

The amp in our rehearsal room is Carvin 600w. It has an old school SWR vibe.

When we play small, intimate venues we all play through Bose L1 PA columns, even the drummer who plays on high end electronic drums by Roland so we have complete control of our volume and sound. These Boses are very clean, and let us hear each other extremely well as we play. But while the guitarists have to color tone heavily with pedals, I play FBasses and have beautiful tone from the get go.

When I play larger venues, I have a tube amp head, a Demeter HB600, and an 88 lbs Accugroove El Whappo cabinet. I don't know if either are being sold still, but I *love* them, and haven't felt a need to move to the more modern alternatives -- especially since I am a very part time bassist.

 

[zortation]

... and why I'm interested in a relatively flat (and thus versatile) cab. I'd rather do the coloring with fx or eq when necessary.

Acme

Very interested to hear what you guys like along with your BNs, and any input & suggestions you may have for me.

$1500 will get you a brand new pair of Acme Low B-2. That setup will allow you to play any gig anywhere. But if you go that route you'll need an excellent sounding amp that can push 1000 watts, because he uses high excursion woofers that suck massive amounts of juice. Also if you're a big slapper I would not recommend them, they have big booty.

 

[firebass]

I sold my BN years ago, but I play my AC and VF through an Acoustic Image Focus 2, and an Accugroove Tri-115 for big gigs where I need to make the earth move, or a Yamaha 12" cab for smaller gigs....

To Tom7's point about more modern alternatives... I think the Acoustic Image holds its own against anything, period.
The Accugroove is a bit big but still sounds better than all the other cabs I directly A/B'd it against to date.

 

[JRB]

I use a TC212 v1 and Mesa D800 with my vf5. Love the setup. The Mesa adds a little color/warms and the cab is neutral and sounds amazing. I find that a modern efficient 112 can pass, but it is to small for my band even at practice (which is a 9 piece soul/funk band).

 

[mngnt]

View attachment 1011417I use a TC212 v1 and Mesa D800 with my vf5. Love the setup. The Mesa adds a little color/warms and the cab is neutral and sounds amazing. I find that a modern efficient 112 can pass, but it is to small for my band even at practice (which is a 9 piece soul/funk band).

How's the B with that cab?

 

[mngnt]

Acme

Bah, I'd heard of them but hadn't done any reading yet.

Now I'm on some sort of 3-way fence!