A renown boutique instrument builder often spent most they career to design, make and then to perfect their signature product.  I’d say a BN5 is the one that made the name for Fbass.  And few decades later, they’ve decided to revamp their signature product to bring it up to a new level.  I’m lucky enough to have my hands on one of the

Here's comes another best work that a top builder can possibly offer in the high end bass world.  This is what Fbass brought to the Namm show in 2018 to please the bass society.  

Another etude done .    progress is now getting slightly better ..  this would be my main goal to finish for the next few month.   I'm actually getting more and more excited learning these etudes .. 

2 more exercises from Slap It!!

Another etude from Mr. John Patitucci's book - 60 melodic etudes for bass.  It's a great adventure so far.

My first attempt on learning a slap based song...    

this is a live version of Les Claypool's famous bass solo piece  "The Awakening" .   I have had this mp3 file in the computer for at least 10 years ..  never thought about working on it until few month ago I heard a kid in a local music store playing this tune ..  

my first thought of the roland gk pickup kit was just about drilling the extra side jack for the 13pin connector and drilling a tunnel under the hex pickup to the control cavity, something that i could mess around with my dremel tool.  apparently i was totally wrong after talking to mr. george furlanettl, the luthier who makes my bass.  and

my main bass since winter 2011. / Updated 2013-05-08

- fbass bn (bolt-on neck)

- 5 string

- swamp ash body

- transparent red finish

- 3 pieces maple neck, 4 bolts 

- maple fingerboard with dots on the side

- bone nut

- 34.5" scale

- hipshot b style