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I have a three-piece band (guitar, drums and bass). We play a healthy mix of jazz (eg. Sunny, Sissy Strut, Red Baron, Mercy Mercy), some R&B influence (eg. Just the Two of Us, What's Going On), some contemporary (like Jack Johnson) and a bunch of originals that range from jazz to contemporary...

When I made my first Barefaced purchase, timezone/location definitely was not a major factor to me. Calling the UK from America (Pacific Time) and getting all the interaction and information I needed took staying up late all of once, which was a valuable conversation for me to figure out what...

I highly recommend reading all of the great material on Barefaced's website. The information delves as deep as you want to go and you will come away feeling a lot better educated on that aspect of your gear. That really helped me before making my first purchase years ago. Edit: Also, if you're...

This past weekend I finally got over to guitar center to get another Neutrik cable and hook up both cabs to my Mesa M9... and the results were unbelievably good! For over a year, I've been playing in various live situations with just the M9 and the BB2. In any indoor situation, it cut through...

I had an initial issue with my new Fodera which required some fret work. That was months ago. Since then, I've taken my baby everywhere, even as hot as 90 degrees outside. I routinely tweak the truss and keep it at 0.014" @ 8th fret. It plays incredibly well! The bass is super stable and the...

1. Look down the neck from the tuner end at the bridge saddles and make sure they are adjusted in height such that they are perfectly straight and not tilting, or this may cause a buzz 2. If a string buzzes while depressing fret 1, 2 or 3, you need to add more relief to the truss rod (lose). Do...

SoupOrMidget? This is the tiniest box ever. The FedEx guy didn't believe me when I told him my new bass speaker was in the box. Woohoo!

I have an Eden Glowplug with a 12AX preamp tube in it, but it takes 15V (so you have to use its own plug) and it isn't true bypass. Frankly I don't mind removing it from my pedal board, the M9 Carbine gives me some great tube pre-amp warmth. As a middle-aged bass player, that tube pre is hard to...

Is the Subway's voicing knob the same tonal profile as the voicing knob on the M6/M9 Carbine?

Thanks for bringing me up to speed Wasnex! The main features I really love on the M9 are that graphic EQ and the compressor built in. But now I'm thinking I could accomplish a lightweight substitute with a Mesa EQ pedal and a Subway D800. The 800+ looks very tempting though!

Uh can I buy some tubes for my Carbine M9 for future security? And also, the D800 or the D800+ is on my list, I need a backup amp. I might just come back up to Petaluma and bug you guys again, since I really loved my first tour of the shop 2 years ago :)

I was just browsing Mesa's site, looks like the M9 Carbine isn't being made anymore. I noticed a new Subway amp, the D800+ which has a ton of tonal control. That 6 lbs sounds nice! Wondering if that thing can be adapted with rack ears to be placed into a standard rack. I love my M9 Carbine, but...

I went with a 3U to give it 1" of cooling, but then added a shallow Korg rack tuner. That was almost two years ago. Recently, I played an outdoor gig in +100 degrees F. Gain was at 11 o'clock, Master at 1 o'clock, single 8 ohm cabinet. The amp was pumping out some really serious heat! Based on...

Do you adjust your crossovers at all? Do you think you gain anything with the second cone? I'm hoping the BB2 + SM2 saves me some space and weight, gives me a little versatility and pushes enough air outdoors when paired together to make the guitarist feel inadequate with his stack :)

And so, after a long awaited couple of years... Barefaced Cabinet #2 ordered!!! My BB2 has been just reliable and awesome as it was the day I bought it, but a Super Midget 2 will give me that boost I need for outdoor gigs. I started gigging with a working band part time and they've got stuff...

Yeah, I was summarizing. I see your raised eyebrow and feel compelled to answer it and write about this company that I now have more respect for than ever. This is my Fodera experience, and why I'm convinced that at some point in your life as a bass player, it's worth it to save money and own...

Ex-wife, so definitely not. This is the new girlfriend.

So it likes it when you drop the D?

I seriously LOL'd! Nice placement

Oooh really great wood grain in the fingerboard! Pope Custom preamp of course, endless amounts of tone. You won't need your amps knobs anymore!

Oooh did you post pictures on the Fodera Owners thread?

Uh oh! The Fender Jazz doesn't look too happy about this! It's giving the sleeping Fodera the evil eye :cool: 20180607_132857 by solarfly posted Jun 7, 2018 at 1:30 PM

Fender bass gives evil eye to Fodera arrival

My new Fodera just came back to me from New York after getting an adjustment. I really missed it! The conventional wisdom and advice is to let the bass acclimate to the room in the box for 24 hours. This is to avoid cracks and problems with the finish after the bass has been on a plane at...

The Fodera box is back

My official Fodera photos are up as of today! Spalted Maple Monarch 4 Elite - Fodera Edit: By the way, it's definitely Macassar Ebony for the fretboard

I went back up in count! Fodera Monarch Custom - 4 string Fender Jazz Elite - 4 string Ibanez ATK 305 (original 1996) - 5 string Breedlove Accousting bass - 4 string (this one gets picked up most by musicians visiting my place, they love grabbing this one and playing it)

Man I totally went the opposite direction! I bought a Fodera Custom shop with the Fodera/Pope Custom pre-amp. My musician friends (who absolutely love the bass by the way) have dubbed it "The Spaceship". But I love it, the controls are small knobs and short switches, perfectly accessible but...

This is the best I could do for a solo, it's training in progress! Been working on learning to solo for a while. I loved this jam on my Fodera. The bass sounds even better in that room, the mobile phone mic doesn't do justice.

Dude sit in a music store for a while with a Fender Jazz Elite, which has a C-to-D neck. It gradually changes shape as you move towards the neck, and also the cutaway of the body at the neck joint gives full access to the highest frets without any effort. That innovation to me (the graduated...

33", 22 frets, fretsize Small

17mm spacing, the same as my Fender Jazz Elite, which is what I originally based that off of. The neck on the Fodera is really playable, my hand doesn't get tired at all!

Thanks guys! This piece of Macassar ebony is really special. I really wanted the theme of coffee and cappuccinos, you know those swirls and patterns you get in a good cup, so I knew I wanted ebony with some character and pattern to it. I went through several choices and really took my time...

Man I'm on cloud 9 right now. I took it to the music school where I still take lessons, hang out and do open mic every Friday, my mentor was blown away by the tone and playability. Then I spent an hour on the stage working out tones with the house amp and drums in preparation for Friday. I'm so...

I'm IN!

YES! Right after I sent the above, the truck rolled up, it's all about TalkBass

Waiting for this FedEx truck to get here today is KILLING ME ARGH ARGH WHERE ARE YOU! The kid part of me wants to drive around the neighborhood and find him :) My bass is on there!

I have never in my life hit refresh so much on a FedEx tracking page. My new baby left the Sacramento Depot this morning! I might get it today!

I can't agree more! I really love my Fender Jazz Elite, been playing mine for about a year and a half. The quality is very good.