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11-27-2012, 11:27 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Little Rock, AR | | The pickup covers and ramp for my bass were made this way. Wenge foundation with Pau Ferro top. If it works it works. Quote:
Originally Posted by gkbass13  Yeah. It will be primarily Wenge, which will be visible from the sides, but the top laminate will be gaboon ebony, to match the dark nature of the plastic dual coil pickup covers.
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11-27-2012, 02:22 PM
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From Jason a short time ago! |
11-27-2012, 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by nuwavedc From Jason a short time ago! | Nice 
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11-27-2012, 02:25 PM
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11-27-2012, 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Stephent28 Excuse my ignorance but what is a "ramp" and what is it used for? | It's the block of wood that sits between the two pick-ups as seen on a Richard Bona or Matt Garrison model. It facilitates moving your thumb back and forth without the gap that would be there without the ramp. And it works really well. |
11-27-2012, 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by nuwavedc From Jason a short time ago! | Yum. 
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11-28-2012, 02:22 AM
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11-28-2012, 07:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Hou | Wow!
I love that burst?... and on a Fodera? Too cool!
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11-28-2012, 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by nuwavedc From Jason a short time ago! | Superb. Absolutely superb. |
11-28-2012, 02:55 PM
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11-28-2012, 03:50 PM
| | | | Here are my two "vintage" basses: '99 emperor with no top/sunburst alder body and Brazilian board and my '11 emperor with northern ash body. They are spot on nailing the '60s and '70s sound and feel.
One thing I've noticed is that the alder used by fodera is heavier then the old fenders. I like this as the sound I get is more focused and less hollow.
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11-29-2012, 06:07 AM
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Originally Posted by roadkill2309 Superb. Absolutely superb. | Yeah this is first true custom built to my specs with Fodera. I'm real excited about it, every other bass has been a get it quick and somewhat a compromise on specs. Although I love my namm buckeye imperial with the ash neck and the mgs isn't bad either...  |
11-29-2012, 07:34 AM
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11-29-2012, 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by nuwavedc
Yeah this is first true custom built to my specs with Fodera. I'm real excited about it, every other bass has been a get it quick and somewhat a compromise on specs. Although I love my namm buckeye imperial with the ash neck and the mgs isn't bad either... | Will you post the specs again
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11-29-2012, 08:24 AM
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Will you post the specs again | With pleasure Hou, thanks for asking!
Emp II (reduced size)
33" scale, 26 fret
17.5mm spacing strung E-C, drop d tuner
2+3 headstock
Ebony fb with abalone blocks
Koa top
Light walnut back
Ash tone block
Maple neck, flame center piece
TK pickup spacing, ebony covers (pickups are my ramp)
Black hardware, emperor control layout
Will look roughly like the mockup pic ( my body proportions aren't right) |
11-29-2012, 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by nuwavedc
With pleasure Hou, thanks for asking!
Emp II (reduced size)
33" scale, 26 fret
17.5mm spacing strung E-C, drop d tuner
2+3 headstock
Ebony fb with abalone blocks
Koa top
Light walnut back
Ash tone block
Maple neck, flame center piece
TK pickup spacing, ebony covers (pickups are my ramp)
Black hardware, emperor control layout
Will look roughly like the mockup pic ( my body proportions aren't right)
| Gonna be a great bass. Almost similar to my specs on my coming MG 5
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11-29-2012, 11:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Stephent28 A fEARful stack, some YingYang, and a purring cat to make everything right with the world! | Did you match the cat to the bass or the bass to the cat. Seems to be a flamed maple cat ;-) |
11-29-2012, 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Hou Gonna be a great bass. Almost similar to my specs on my coming MG 5 | Awesome, cant wait to hear it. When is it due? I looked back and didnt see your spec, whats the woods?
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11-29-2012, 01:49 PM
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Similar specs as this one Janek Gwizdala's bass
But with this Bolivian Rosewood top and side dots only  
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11-29-2012, 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Hou Should be done around April
Similar specs as this one Janek Gwizdala's bass
But with this Bolivian Rosewood top and side dots only | I saw the top, which is awesome, very unique. ANd it will make the transition to the thru neck look a lot better, that's the way to do it IMHO.
Good deal, 16.5 mm like Janek has is a good move, wished I would have considered that a little more. I actually moved the mgs bridge saddles in all the way to narrow it up. It just makes all the difference for chording.
Should be a cool and playable combo. I look forward to another Hou video with new bass.
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