| Reviewer
| Brad Maestas
|
| Experience
| 14+
|
| Email
| fbass@sbcglobal.net
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| Review date
| December 05 2002
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| Manufacturer
| F Bass
|
| Model
| BNF-5
|
| Price
| $2000.00 (used)
|
| Item owned for
| Less than 1 month
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| |
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| Bass type
| 5 string fretless
|
| Neck join
| Bolt-On
|
| Neck construction
| Rock maple, 3-piece
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| Fingerboard
| Macassar Ebony, 28 positions, 34.5" scale
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| Body
| Maple core with alder wings, 3-piece
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| Finish
| Sunburst Lacquer
|
| Pickups
| Hand made by George F. with Alder covers
|
| Hardware
| Black
|
| Electronics
| Passive, Neck Volume, Bridge Volume, Tone/Single Coil Tap
|
| |
|
I have successfully cured my B.A.S. (Bass Acquisition Syndrome)! I'd like
to thank my friends and my family for being there when I needed them and
especially Dr. George Furlanetto in Hamilton, Ontario. Seriously, there
is no way to put into words what I get back from this bass while I play
it. I get an equal amount of spiritual and physical satisfaction from
having it in my hands. The sunburst finish is perfect in every way. The
sound is even more indescribable.
There is not a single piece of plastic on the bass (except of course, some
of the electronics). The knobs are turned african blackwood. The bridge
is hand-made out of macassar ebony. The nut and saddle are bone. It has
through-body stringing. The fingerboard has lines only on the sides of
the neck and from the 12th position up to the 28th(!), small circular
pearl markers are inlaid into the face of the fingerboard between the D
and G strings. VERY easy to stay in tune. I can see how the body shape
can take some getting used to if you've never seen one but I'm in love
with the shape now. Especially the way the headstock complements
everything else. He's now offering, as an option, a "reverse-tuner"
headstock configuration so the B string has farther to go between the nut
and the tuner. Apparently this makes the B string sound more clear.
It's hard to believe that the B string on my bass, without the reversed
headstock, could be more clear than it already is. The sound and feel of
this bass is exactly what I've been looking for for a very long time.
The only thing I can recommend is for you to just go out and buy one (or
another one) now! I could keep going on about all the types of tones you
can coax or about the ergonomics and timeless style but I'd rather just
tell you to not wait any longer to get one. This is absolutely the most
exciting time we could possibly be bass players (and humans) and George is
undoubtedly one of the most clever, careful and masterful luthiers to be
found in the world, and, in my opinion, quite possibly the history of the
world.
| Construction
| 100% | 
|
| (Solid as a rock and light.)
|
| Appearance
| 100% |
|
| (Drool-time.)
|
| Playability
| 100% |
|
| (The finest.)
|
| Sound
| 100% |
|
| (Mwwwaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaa)
|
| Customer Service
| 100% |
|
| (George is committed to making you a happy customer with a lifetime guarantee |
| regardless if you are the original owner!)
|
| Value
| 100% |
|
| (When you get a used bass, you're getting a 200% rating in value.)
|
| Overall
| 100% |
|
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