Why I Play Bass…

So I mentioned in the last post that I would have to tell you about why I started playing bass in the first place.  We all have a story of why we started playing bass.  Some of us started on accident - maybe we were in a band with too many guitar players and not enough bass players, and since we were the only one that was humble, we agreed to play bass.  :D

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NEW mp3 files!

Nothing too fancy here, just a quick recording of a BN5 laying down the stuff.  This will be the backing track for an upcoming Youtube video I’m working on…

This next clip just shows the versatility of this bass.  I didn’t change any of the settings on the amp, just rolled off some  treble and boosted the mids on the bass.

NEW VIDEO CLIPS!!!

What started as filling a simple request has turned into an obsession!  Thanks are due to TalkBass member Tom7 for asking me to make a video of the FBass VF5 so that he could hear it and see it.  That’s how all of these videos came to be - once I made that first video, I was hooked!

They are also available at www.youtube.com/fretspot

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THE MOTHERSHIP HAS LANDED: F Bass VF5

VF5 Black & White

Why is it that I want to start every single one of these new F Bass posts with “HOT DAMN!”?  Could it be because every F Bass I get in is the most amazing bass ever built?  Probably!  Today is no exception.  Just arrived - the much anticipated - F Bass VF5!!!

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