I had a Godin BG5 for a little while. It had SD active soap bars. Pretty nice bass, just not for me.
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Funny thing is you don't see Long and McQuade supporting too much of the Canadian made basses. A scattered Dingwal or F Bass, and Traynor also Godin. But No Furys! did they ever carry Lado? How about Hammersmith, well they do carry Larvee now, but did they carry their electrics when they did them?
This baby is Canadian, and (perhaps it is the monarchy thing Canada still has going on) it definitively is the king of fretless. Since it got upgraded with a set of piezo pickups and it is a tone monster.
FBass BNF6-Piezo
Weird topic for a musician site but I'll play:
1982 Rock Bass, Lake of the Woods, Ontario at summer camp. Too small, threw it back.
1982 Rock Bass, Lake of the Woods, Ontario at summer camp. Too small, threw it back.
The only Canadian bass i've played is my Godin Shifter Classic 4. A really nicely made bass that sounds great and has a very nice neck. Great value for money...... especially at the stupid low price I bought mine for second hand. 
Now that i've had it a couple of years my only real criticism is that the bridge appears to have tarnished much more than any of my basses. I keep telling myself i'll pull it apart and polish it back to its original glory...... one day.
Now that i've had it a couple of years my only real criticism is that the bridge appears to have tarnished much more than any of my basses. I keep telling myself i'll pull it apart and polish it back to its original glory...... one day.
Yep, had Lariveé basses and guitars in the 80's/early 90's. Very well made and great playing instruments.
Ok, I wasn't sure. I lived home in Newfoundland at the time, and we never had an L and M in those days. I got hit by their bug about 6 or 7 years ago when they moved into my town
I haven't owned any of their basses, but that was the shop I took my basses to for service and customization for the 6 years I lived in Montreal. Super nice guys and they do great work at fair prices with reasonable turn-around time.
While I was there, I've played a bunch of their basses. All were excellent in terms of tone, feel, and set-up.
I was very impressed by a Godin Shifter 5 that I had a chance to try out.
Are they made of wood like normal basses? It felt odd, as if parts of it were made of plastic or something.
Are they made of wood like normal basses? It felt odd, as if parts of it were made of plastic or something.
I rocked an F bass BN6 for 15 years, but recently traded it for a Rob Allen fretless. Wouldn't mind getting a BN5 some day!
My two Canadian basses, Godin A4 & Bass BN5, love them both.
They do have a good reputation, from what I gather. I'm curious / interested by their headless basses but the body shapes they show on their web site are a bit too "out there" for me. No idea what one of their builds can go for, either.
I prefer this traditional Canadian bass
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you're right - i remember when larrivee launched in socal, but part of their operations are still in canada. from the larrivee website:
larrivee said:
in 2008, all of larrivee moved to california.
The BN5 just might convince me to cross the border again!My two Canadian basses, Godin A4 & Bass BN5, love them both.
Odyssey/Attilla was another great West Coast builder now long gone.