I listened to soundclips of some FBB basses (wenge fb, wenge in neck at some point) and they sound great. Bartolini electronics as well..
Xush what preamp do yours have?
Xush what preamp do yours have?
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- Thread starter Drake Kennedy
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I've got various preamps.
The customs I've designed and posted soundclips to have their specs on respective pages. #51 has a Bartolini NTMB preamp, with adjustable mids. #62 has an Aguilar OPB3. They both sound huge to me, I like them a lot. I really enjoy the 3 p'up config on #51 too, glad we did that. Seemed a little overkill at the time, but it's actually quite useful.
The others I bought used, I'd have to check his page to remember what preamps they have.
The customs I've designed and posted soundclips to have their specs on respective pages. #51 has a Bartolini NTMB preamp, with adjustable mids. #62 has an Aguilar OPB3. They both sound huge to me, I like them a lot. I really enjoy the 3 p'up config on #51 too, glad we did that. Seemed a little overkill at the time, but it's actually quite useful.
The others I bought used, I'd have to check his page to remember what preamps they have.
Im mid-happy, so i think id want to go with that too.
Sigh, so far away. But i think if i ended up waiting that long, itd be worth it
Sigh, so far away. But i think if i ended up waiting that long, itd be worth it
It really is, believe me!
Getting to see your 'creation' come to life... it is a really special feeling to play an instrument that is your 'dream configuration.'
I still don't think I could do any better than #51 for a main bass.
definitely worth the wait.
Getting to see your 'creation' come to life... it is a really special feeling to play an instrument that is your 'dream configuration.'
I still don't think I could do any better than #51 for a main bass.
definitely worth the wait.
Ill have to consider that. Thanks guys for the suggestions. Being a teenager and indecisive, my tastes will probably change in the next.. however many months it takes me to make money, but thatll be fun 
I'll just toss in my 2 cents...
I own ... (I hope the little woman isn't reading this) four FBB's; #013, #020, #1067, & #m080. They all have their own voice and sound phenomenal. The last two accompany me to all gigs and recording sessions. I'm still amazed at the variety of tones I can pull out of #1067. And #m080 is just an amazing sounding fretless. It's about as close to the fretless sound in my head (no, it's not tinninitis
) as I could get.
I highly recommend Matt and his basses!
I own ... (I hope the little woman isn't reading this) four FBB's; #013, #020, #1067, & #m080. They all have their own voice and sound phenomenal. The last two accompany me to all gigs and recording sessions. I'm still amazed at the variety of tones I can pull out of #1067. And #m080 is just an amazing sounding fretless. It's about as close to the fretless sound in my head (no, it's not tinninitis
) as I could get. I highly recommend Matt and his basses!
You own 1067? Man thats a sweet bass. How do you go about designing a modified shape, do you draw it and show it to him?
Cliff Bordwell
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While at Matt's shop I played one of his earlier 5 string basses #55, probably from 2 years ago. It is thick from front to back. The width of the neck reminds me of my G&L, and that's a 4 string. It is very playable. I have long fingers and tend to place my thumb behind the fingerboard. My #66 is not as thin front to back as my G&L but has a thinner jazz size width.
If #84 had a lighter facing like the burl elm of #86, I would have brought it home with me. Absolutely incredible.
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If #84 had a lighter facing like the burl elm of #86, I would have brought it home with me. Absolutely incredible.
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I emailed Matt and got the dimensions on the current necks, and they seem good.
Cant wait till the summer when i can start to even think about affording one of these.
Cant wait till the summer when i can start to even think about affording one of these.Figjam said:
Well I'm not much of a 'designer'... I liked his original Atlas style bass (#33?), especially the shape of the horns, so I told him I wanted those horns and the butt end of another bass he had built. I was intentionally not too specific because I wanted Matt to contribute his own signature style to the design.
I'd say his Atlas and the Lupis are my favorites shapes.
Jon Chewning said:I own ... (I hope the little woman isn't reading this) four FBB's; #013, #020, #1067, & #m080. They all have their own voice and sound phenomenal. The last two accompany me to all gigs and recording sessions. I'm still amazed at the variety of tones I can pull out of #1067. And #m080 is just an amazing sounding fretless. It's about as close to the fretless sound in my head (no, it's not tinninitis
I highly recommend Matt and his basses!
Jon, if you're playing out in the Bay Area, let me know. I'd love to see one of your basses in person to compare with #002.
Marshall
smperry said:
Yeah, the closest I've gotten gig-wise to the bay area is Vacaville. We haven't really stormed any closer than that for venues.
I can say that the difference between number's 13 & 20, and 67 and 80, has been more consistency in style and just improvement overall in Matt's luthiery. That doesn't say anything at all about tone, just more at ergonomics. My later ones are more comfortable to play for longer periods.
I am the proud new owner of 016-99. This is one of the older ones, but damn this is hands down one of the finest basses I have ever played. The tone is extremely versatile. The night I got it I took it to practice and after the first song my band mates suggested I never bring any other bass than her. Amazing work. Once I can save money for a new one I will defintely call this cat up and order a nice SC.
