Fodera Club Part XVII

[tightbidness]

Not sure if any of you night owls caught Michael Kiwanuka with the Roots and members of the Daptone crew on Jimmy Fallon last night. Mark Kelley played his green NYC 5 with a mute. Amazing performance.
http://www.spin.com/articles/michael...y-fallon-video

Kelley has been playing an Emperor Standard most nights lately.

[Just Thumpin']

Actually, mine will only be the third one...

J

Originally Posted by kamakiriad7

Hear, hear.

I'm excited to see how your bass will look when completed - you don't see a lot of single coils in wooden covers!

[Just Thumpin']

LOL, I will try to post a photo of the top on Tuesday. There is only enough left of it for one more instrument. Not sure that it will fit an EII...I will check.

J

Originally Posted by curt basner

Jason - Any chance you can post pictures of the top wood you are considering? Who knows, depending upon what it looks like...I might consider taking the leftovers for an Emperor II with that super mahogany for body wings and an ash tone block...

[Just Thumpin']

Yes, no question there is a difference. The true single coils sound a bit more open with a touch more presence and "air." Hard to describe, but unmistakeable if you hear them side by side. Keep in mind, what you lose in absolute tone in single coil mode, you gain in not having to deal with 60-cycle hum when you solo one of the PUP's. That said, Joey, Vinny and I have yet to hear any kind of "noiseless" or humbucking PUP that sounds like a great set of single coils...I am just not sure that it is mechanically / physical possible...

J

Originally Posted by michele

Sorry if that's already been discusserd but do you think that's a noticeable difference between duncan single coils and d'uncan dual coils operating in single coils mode?

[mike salazar]

Matt Garrison Standard #16 available now at San Diego Bass.

[nostatic]

Originally Posted by Just Thumpin'

Yes, no question there is a difference. The true single coils sound a bit more open with a touch more presence and "air." Hard to describe, but unmistakeable if you hear them side by side. Keep in mind, what you lose in absolute tone in single coil mode, you gain in not having to deal with 60-cycle hum when you solo one of the PUP's. That said, Joey, Vinny and I have yet to hear any kind of "noiseless" or humbucking PUP that sounds like a great set of single coils...I am just not sure that it is mechanically / physical possible...

J

This is a constant topic with the Sadowsky guys. As far as I can tell, a single coil is a single coil and any trickery you perform to hum cancel is going to affect the tone. No hiding from physics.

I've warmed to the dual coils, and they are versatile. I've also gotten over my "no JJ" bias, but if I only could have one pickup it would be a P.

[bassdoubler]

Right on!

[Belka]

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lWQM0kE...eature=related

Here's a Fodera factory visit that might interest some of you. At about 02:00 there are a couple of single coil 5 string Emperors the guy tries out, followed later in the video with a tryout of his new dual coil Imperial.

Given that there are variable in strings and woods, it still seems to me that the single coil basses have that 'air' you guys were talking about, and a kind of more 'bouncy' quality to the sound for want of a better word.

Still, the dual coil pickup in single coil mode still sounds pretty good.

Unfortunately the video is in Russian so although it's long it's not going to be that interesting for most of you.

[narud]

Originally Posted by Belka

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lWQM0kE...eature=related

Here's a Fodera factory visit that might interest some of you. At about 02:00 there are a couple of single coil 5 string Emperors the guy tries out, followed later in the video with a tryout of his new dual coil Imperial.

Given that there are variable in strings and woods, it still seems to me that the single coil basses have that 'air' you guys were talking about, and a kind of more 'bouncy' quality to the sound for want of a better word.

Still, the dual coil pickup in single coil mode still sounds pretty good.

Unfortunately the video is in Russian so although it's long it's not going to be that interesting for most of you.

wish i understood russian! interested in whats being said when theyre looking at the removable truss rod.

[DirtPoorRobins]

I put up a nice review of my Fodera Monarch Madrone burl, although its more a review of the process than the bass, but we all know everything that comes out of that shop is smoking and my superlatives of amazingness can only go so far. I'll be doing some recordings next week when I get my Monique Tardis preamp in.

NBD: Fodera Monarch Madrone Burl

[Belka]

Originally Posted by narud

wish i understood russian! interested in whats being said when theyre looking at the removable truss rod.

I know Russian and what they're saying is that if the neck gets screwed, you take out the truss rod, flip it over, and hey presto, the neck's fixed.

[Munjibunga]

Originally Posted by mike salazar

Matt Garrison Standard #16 available now at San Diego Bass.

Bass San Diego. They have a bunch of Foderas right now, including a Yin Yang Standard.

[narud]

Originally Posted by Belka

I know Russian and what they're saying is that if the neck gets screwed, you take out the truss rod, flip it over, and hey presto, the neck's fixed.

wonder why more builders arent using a removable truss rod?

[Hou]

My amazing Fodera Emperor Elite 5 is now for sale
http://basschat.co.uk/topic/197048-f...5#entry1941025

[nuwavedc]

Originally Posted by nostatic

This is a constant topic with the Sadowsky guys. As far as I can tell, a single coil is a single coil and any trickery you perform to hum cancel is going to affect the tone. No hiding from physics.

Sort of...traditional hum bucker construction can change the tone for a variety of reasons, like additional inductance or more pole pieces but an active hum bucker meaning that a hum pickup coil is summed in actively can have very little tone impact if it isn't string driven. Alembic has done some of this I believe.

Honestly though the two configurations I've used single coils have been bridge and neck together for killer slap tone which bucks and bridge soloed with all the highs rolled off (Jaco). Scs have never been a problem for me, but I've had horrible hum from bass pickup shielding issues, especially with light dimmers in the area.

I couldn't ever give up my Duncan hum bucker sound though. The clanky tone I get with the bridge soloed seriously cuts.

[nuwavedc]

Originally Posted by Hou

My amazing Fodera Emperor Elite 5 is now for sale
http://basschat.co.uk/topic/197048-f...5#entry1941025

Nice. Wish you the best on the sale, it's a beauty

[cnltb]

Originally Posted by nuwavedc

Scs have never been a problem for me, but I've had horrible hum from bass pickup shielding issues, especially with light dimmers in the area.

light dimmer problems is something I've experienced with Humbuckers too.

[Baird6869]

Originally Posted by Munjibunga

Bass San Diego. They have a bunch of Foderas right now, including a Yin Yang Standard.

I spent some time yesterday looking at their website.... Wow, do they ever have a great selection of Foderas, Roscoe, Alleva Coppolo, etc. Incredible.

[iwearpumas]

Just curious, is every Mike Pope preamp in a Custom Fodera customized meet the sound desired by the buyer?

[nostatic]

You could ask. There are some options for mid freq, active/passive vs kill switch, etc.