Pale moon ebony fingerboard series#

When putting so much effort into our design, finishes, and sourcing beautiful tone woods, the last thing we want is to disrupt that aesthetic flow with plastic. Our BN’s are also made with a slightly extended bass horn to bring the first position in a little closer when playing with a strap.

This allows for easier access to the end of the fingerboard and maximizes comfort in the seated position. Our treble horns are curved outwards, set further back into the body, and carved to match the curvature of the fretting hand. Through careful design and consideration of each component’s weight (down to the ounce), we ensure perfect balance whether playing in the seated position or strapped in.

The steel core is completely exposed over the saddle for maximum contact producing excellent clarity, a clean fundamental, and piano-like sustain.

Pale moon ebony fingerboard series#

These exposed-core strings were developed in tandem with our BN series and have been continually improved since their inception in the mid 1980’s. To control these lower frequencies even further, we string up our BN’s with custom F Bass exposed-cores made for us by LaBella. We also don’t shy away from a medium to medium-heavy weight build as we find it adds solidity to the low end and packs serious punch through the mids. This 0.5” scale length extension adds clarity to the low B while maintaining a thick and musical G & C. That’s why our 5 & 6 string BN’s are made with a 34.5” scale length.

We love a big bass tone though can’t stress enough that it has to be focused and controlled. Now if your battery happens to die in the middle of a gig-don’t fret!- you can pop up the tone control to engage passive mode. The 9V pre has a low draw allowing for approximately 500 hours of play. This makes for an extremely predictable and shape-able tool to explore tones or to simply cater to various gigging environments. When all are set flat at 0, there is no perceivable difference from your passive tone. Our 3-band preamp controls Bass Boost, Mid Boost, and Treble Boost. This helps us achieve a more open and transparent sound that allows the instrument to translate its inherent tone without colouration. Our preamps are handmade right here in Hamilton using discrete components (transistors, resistors, capacitors) rather than over-engineered IC chips. To eliminate 60-cycle hum associated with traditional single-coils, simply pull up on the bridge volume knob to engage hum-cancelling mode. While the focus is still a strong midrange and clear high end, the overall tone is thicker, smoother, and with none of the grit or grain in the higher frequencies. Our pickups take the Jazz Bass single-coil a few steps further. The passive tone control functions whether in passive or active mode enabling it to modify a different set of frequencies than the ones affected by the active tone controls. The two separate volumes allow you to blend the two pickups in any amount of each, not limiting you to the fixed levels of a blend control. The addition of the very natural sounding preamp allows for variability towards more modern sounds. This bass produces a thick rich sound reminiscent of a good vintage tone with a sweet rather than harsh high end however, retaining the ability to cut through a mix. We’re often asked how our BN series differs from our VF series-the BN is a bigger yet more refined and “polite” tone that can still get plenty aggressive when asked. The result is a big yet controlled bottom end, a rich punchy midrange, and a high end that is articulate yet sweet. The F Bass pickups and preamp are natural & transparent though offer the flexibility of a modern active bass. The BN series’ voice leans heavily on the wood choices and design of the instrument itself, with the electronics designed to simply enhance those attributes, rather than color them. While it has roots stemming from the original Jazz Bass, it has slowly morphed into our signature sound, feel, and look. The BN series is the product of 40+ years of F Bass evolution. Description F Bass BN5 Pale Moon Ebony Top with Matching Headstock Body: 2pc Ash Nature Finish with Black Grain Enhancement, Matte Sheen Macassar Ebony Fingerboard Black Hardware FBass Gig Bag