5 string

F Bass has been around since the late 70s by luthier George Furlanetto and his team making fine instruments in Hamilton Ontario ..   BN5 was my first ever high-end hand made instrument . And here’s comes their most famous , the “King of Fretless” Alain Caron Signature Fretless bass .   

Soon after Musicman Stingray was introduced in the mid-late 70s, active bass had become the new fasion when it comes to electric bass design. High output, active EQ . Stuart Spector probably built basses that represents this thick, puchy to hell the best. that is a very distinct sound for 80s