| Reviewer
| Larry Richardson
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| Experience
| 25 Off and On
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| Email
| Lwrichsr@netscape.net
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| Review date
| July 02 2002
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| Manufacturer
| F-Bass via New York Bass Boutique
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| Model
| BN-5
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| Price
| $3,000.00
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| Item owned for
| 1-2 years
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| Bass type
| 5 string fretted
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| Neck join
| Bolt-On
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| Neck construction
| 34.5" Scale, three-piece maple neck.
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| Fingerboard
| 22-fret maple fingerboard.
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| Body
| Swamp ash body
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| Finish
| Lacquer Finish
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| Pickups
| Two hum-cancelling pickups.
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| Hardware
| Hipshot Bridge, Gotah Tuning Machines
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| Electronics
| Defeatable three-band EQ.
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This is another great bass purchase, I bought this first of a kind F-Bass
at the New York Bass Boutique. It's the first of its kind to have the
reverse tuning machines, two up top, three on the bottom. It's a 35-1/2
scale neck, with a little heavier swamp ash body for better tonal quality.
It has to be the most playable bass I have, a little more playable than my
custom Ambush bass, and that's saying a lot.
What I like most are the electronics. A wide variety of sounds are
possible with the neck pick-up volume control, bridge pick-up volume
control (with push/pull hum-cancelling or single coil option),
active/passive (push/pull) tone control and bass, mid-range, treble boost
controls. It has a monster "B" string, with a warm clarity unmatch by
any bass I've heard. The F-Bass is a great finger playing bass in either
mode passive or active. Super sustain, great slap bass especially with the
single coil option. Cut the neck pick-up back to get that Jaco sound.
George Furlanetto does the pick-ups and electronics on his basses, at least
he did with the F-Bass I have per Jimmy's specifications (Owner of the
Bass Boutique), so you have in my opinion a true vintage Fender
Jazz/Precision Bass sound, with many other sound options.
What I like most about the F-Bass is the quality and simplicity of
contruction. Not a lot of add-ons, George's approach is simple, less is
more, no vanity with the exotic top woods, stringers and soforth. The
result is a very well balanced, exotic in its own right, and outstanding
instrument. I would stongly recommend the F-Bass if you are looking to
move up to the high-end basses. Just like my Ambush bass I never go to bed
without play my F-Bass.
| Construction
| 98% | 
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| (Very Solid Construction)
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| Appearance
| 98% |
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| (Bare Bones, Less is More.)
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| Playability
| 100% |
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| (Pure Joy, Nothing you can't do.)
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| Sound
| 100% |
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| (Great sound in either passive or active)
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| Value
| 100% |
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| (Highly Recommended.)
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| Overall
| 100% |
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| (A must have bass.)
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