The Last Bass Outpost

like the one on the left

I actually like the ExFactors. I still have my original one from 1985, plus some other early and rare ones. Even have one prototye that Fender offered to buy back that wasn't supposed to leave the factory.

Actually have Stu Hamm's with the Oakland Raiders graphic, plus an early prototype made for Neil Stubenhaus that he used on a lot of famous recordings & tours.

I found myself playing "funkier" when I used the Factors....more thumb and popping. But I almost always use them in the two passive settings, not active.

I'd played short-scale basses for the most part before getting the medium-scale ExFactor. That sort of led me into long-scales after getting used to the drop D longer scale range.

I also have one of Stu's non-drop D Factors. He told me he got that one because Joe Satriani kept bitching that the medium scale ExFactor E "wasn't fat enough."  He told me it was a Fender-made Kubicki but when I got it, it turned out to be a pre-Fender real neck that Fender had apparently build a body for and then attached one of their own "Fender Custom Shop" decals on the headstock!! Even odder....it was an orphanded spare neck from a VERY rare ExFactor set that came with a pair of interchangeable necks and matching dates/SN#s.....and I HAD the matching original bass with the other neck!!! Total coincidence. Probably would have searched in vain 100 years if I actually TRIED to reunite the set....did it by accident instead.

The Ferrari Red 20/20 arrived today. It was extremely well packed & had no issues, (except my wife thought it was the ugliest bass I'd ever dragged home!). I mentioned earlier that my Luna Silver bass wanted to be re-united with it's Redneck brother. As it turns out, the serial numbers were only 2 numbers apart! The Luna Silver ended in 89 & The Ferrari Red ended in 91. All of the other numbers matched. Uwe & Jules, when you get a chance, check your serial no's & see how close they are to these.