Скачать или смотреть Building a GREAT short scale bass - The story behind the F Bass VF4 short scale, specs & demo

This unsponsored video details the process and collaboration behind the creation of the first F Bass VF4 short scale bass. The bass specs are provided in the video and listed below. Solo'd bass sound demonstrations are provided, running through different tone knob settings. *A clarification of spec from the first unveiling video of this bass is also provided.

Bass signal chain: Bass into a Line6 Pod Go with a model of my GK800RB, into the computer. No added EQ or compression to the bass.

Model: based off the standard VF4
Scale length: 30.75"
Scaled down body and headstock
Body: Alder
Neck: 3 piece Maple
Fretboard: Macassar Ebony
Frets: 21 vintage sized frets
Nut width: 1.5"
Bridge: Custom Hipshot bent plate, modified 18.5mm string spacing
Pickup: Aguilar 4P-60
Electronics: Passive volume and tone only. 250K pots, 0.047uf cap
Finish: Gloss Olympic white body, matching headstock. Semi-matte neck.
Tuners: Gotoh F Bass
Pickguard: (1) White pearloid (2) Red tort
Weight: approx. 7.5 lbs
Strings: Thomastik Infeld Flatwound 100-43


00:00 Intro
00:42 Unsponsored declaration
01:07 The starting point, Mustang bass
03:05 Why choose F Bass?
06:09 My first F Bass BN-4
06:48 Replacement SS neck?
08:22 2nd reveal!
09:21 Body shape and proportions
11:19 Wood selection process
13:20 Correction/clarification of compound radius
15:40 Bridge
16:29 String-through body
16:58 Electronics
18:23 Finish
19:25 White pearloid guard
21:17 Scale length 30.75"
23:10 Sound demo Tone 0%
24:24 Sound demo Tone 50%
25:33 Sound demo Tone 100%
26:42 Incremental opening of the tone control, from 0 to 100%
29:18 Weight
29:44 Balance
30:17 Included gig bag
31:22 Outro

Link to video about converting standard scale to short scale:
   • How to adapt/convert a standard 34" scale ...  

Link to my first short scale bass collection video:
   • My short scale bass journey, collection an...  


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