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What he said above..... My best basses are on the heavier side.

I'll throw in my .02 and agree.

Not my thang, but that is a lovely beast. Congrats!

gravesbass wrote:What he said above..... My best basses are on the heavier side.

same is true for guitars.
you can tell if a les paul is a lemon just by it's weight.

What a beautiful piece of art that is, Mark.
Love the translucent blue finish.
I saw Michael League of Snarky Puppy playing in Rotterdam a while ago and he has a BN in the same color with a maple neck.
When do you expect to receive the bass?

Weight is such a subjective thing... the two lightest basses I've ever owned were two of my best sounding basses to my ears... 8.25 and 8.5 lbs respectively.

The heaviest bass I ever owned sounded like dogshit... and almost every other bass I've owned and has been in the 9-9.5 lb range or so. Some have been amazing and some haven't been that great, even though they weighed the same.

I'm not at all denying that weight might be a contributing factor to tone, but I don't think there's any evidence to support that heavier basses are more likely to sound better than lighter basses or vise-versa.

There are good sounding heavy basses and crappy sounding ones... good sounding light basses and crappy sounding ones.

Even if "good tone" wasn't such a personal thing, I think it's affected by a ton of different factors, with overall weight being toward the bottom of the list.

@LeftyClover: thanks for the comments Ken. I'm just in the process of gathering funds to finish paying for it. Probably 3 to 4 weeks including shipping time before I see it. Thankfully it's not crossing any international borders.

Funds are gathered. Bass on the way tomorrow... film at 11.

That is exciting Mark enjoy your NBD!

Thanks Brian. Of course, it shipped today, it's scheduled for delivery on Friday, and I won't be here because we're going on a road trip to the West Coast of Vancouver Island and won't be back until the end of the day Friday. Aaaaarrrggghhh!!! That means I have to wait until Monday... double aaarrrrgggghhh! :/

Hi guys, got my new F Bass BNF-5 this evening. Stunning bass but waiting to see it in the light of day for the full effect. Also need to do a slight truss rod adjustment after shipping across the country during this cold snap. Will tackle that tomorrow. Gonna take a while to get used to playing without lines again. The woodshed is calling.

Cool Mark! Need pics of course Enjoy - nothing more fun than woodsheding with a new bass