Here’s a great pic from Marcel @ FBass showing the location differences between jazz pickup in the 60’s position vs the 70’s position.
The tonal differences are primarily that the 70’s position has a more midrange and a bit less low end…
Category: F Bass
NAMM FBasses Announced!
Our friends @ FBass have just announced the special NAMM basses! Prices shown are retail. If you see one that you want, drop me a line and I’ll hook you up!
VF4 #, 230811 List: $4,375.00 maple/alder, 70s bridge pickup placement, Olympic white Finish $725.00
VF5 # 850511 List: $4,125.00, Alder/Rosewood, Sunburst/Tortoiseshell, Black Bakelite knobs
VF5 # 840511 List: $3,750.00, Ash/ Maple, natural, W/B/W pickguard, Chrome/black knobs
BN5 # 760511 List: $3,750.00 , maple/ash, natural/black finish, Chrome hardware
BN5 # 940611 List: $4,125.00, Asian Ebony/ash, Sunburst,
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THE MOTHERLODE OF FBASS SHIPMENTS
Holy crap! This is the largest FBass shipment I have ever received!
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Another THRILLED Customer!
This is my new friend Ramon. He just bought a beautiful FBass BN5 with a ramp – this bass really came out amazing – as you can tell by the smile on his face! :D
NEW FBass BN5 – You’re My Boy, Blue!
This is a BRAND NEW, September 2011 F Bass BN5 in a Blue gloss with black enhanced grain finish. 34.5″ scale (gives you a great B-string while still being comfortable to play), maple fingerboard and KILLER sounds! Comes with an AWESOME FBass Contego Gig Case!
And the pickup covers have flame maple on the edges – too cool!
NEW FBass BN5 Asian Ebony!
This is a BRAND NEW, September 2011 F Bass BN5 in a natural gloss finish. 34.5″ scale (gives you a great B-string while still being comfortable to play), ASIAN EBONY fingerboard (for sexy good looks and maple-like sound) and KILLER sounds! Comes with an AWESOME FBass Contego Gig Case!
The GRAIN on this bass is so CRAZY it almost looks like it’s been tattoo’d on! :D And the pickup covers have flame maple on the edges – too cool!
FBass BN5 Transwhite, MOP Blocks, Binding – This is the SHIZZ! :D
This is a BRAND NEW, September 2011 F Bass BN5 in a Trans-White gloss with black enhanced grain finish. 34.5″ scale (gives you a great B-string while still being comfortable to play), ebony fingerboard with MOTHER OF PEARL BLOCKS, Black binding on the body and headstock, and KILLER sounds! Comes with an AWESOME FBass Contego Gig Case!
Did I mention Blocks? And BINDING?!?!?! Shnikes! :D
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NEW FBass BN5 Natural Ash/Maple GLOSS
This is a BRAND NEW, September 2011 F Bass BN5 in a natural gloss finish. 34.5″ scale (gives you a great B-string while still being comfortable to play), maple fingerboard and KILLER sounds! Comes with an AWESOME FBass Contego Gig Case!
The GRAIN on this bass is so CRAZY it almost looks like it’s been tattoo’d on! :D
