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Anthony Jacksons new Fodera bass

#141
AJ travels with it in a regular gig bag and insists on carrying it on the plane. I am honestly not certain if he buys an extra ticket for it...

J

Shedua511 said:
Out of curiosity: AJ tours a lot, a there special precautions taken with the Presentation II?
I assume it is more "fragile" that its solid body predecessor: does it get its own seat on a plane as a rule? I don't suppose AJ travel with twin Presentations...
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#142
He goes back to #10 for a while until we build him another. Sadly, that's about it -- unless one of the five other folks that have one on order would agree to temporarily share theirs with AJ. We are delivering two more PII's over the next two weeks. One is identical to AJ's and one has a Spruce top and back...

J

mark beem said:
Good question. Is there a contingency plan should something devastating happen to this bass?
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#148
Just Thumpin' said:
AJ travels with it in a regular gig bag and insists on carrying it on the plane. I am honestly not certain if he buys an extra ticket for it...

J
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I love the scene on the Hiromi Live at Marciac DVD extras section where the band is getting off an airplane and tiny little Hiromi is carrying AJ's bass down the stairs! It almost as big as she is!
I too was surprised to see it being carried in just a fairly normal gigbag....
 
#149
joebar said:
is it me or does that bass look huge?
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Munjibunga said:
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reminds me of this:
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good looking piece though.
 
#153
Clarification - is it the PII (roman numeral 2) or P11? When I read the Bass Gear article I thought it was #11 in the Presentation series, not model II or whatever.

And while I'd agree it's not for everybody (and not for me), I think the point is rather the exercise between artist and luthier of crafting a great artist's ideal instrument, and what you learn in the process that you can apply to other instruments, not coming up with a mass-production object.
 
#156
PII

This one is actually the 12th iteration of a contrabass that has been built for AJ. #11 was an attempt to go back to 34" scale and it was not acceptable to AJ.

J

hrodbert696 said:
Clarification - is it the PII (roman numeral 2) or P11? When I read the Bass Gear article I thought it was #11 in the Presentation series, not model II or whatever.

And while I'd agree it's not for everybody (and not for me), I think the point is rather the exercise between artist and luthier of crafting a great artist's ideal instrument, and what you learn in the process that you can apply to other instruments, not coming up with a mass-production object.
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#157
Form follows function and because of where AJ rests the bass on his leg when he plays, a side jack was not a reasonable solution...so, the very clean looks of the front of the instrument are somewhat sacrificed in order to ensure that AJ can play the instrument the way he feels is best. We make those kinds of decisions often here at Fodera -- always trying to err on the side of providing the player for whom we are building the optimal function for their playing style.

Regards,

J

chris_b said:
What a great looking bass..... except for that plug socket on the front!
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#158
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I took a screenshot from the video linked above (what an amazing solo and unique approach btw! I think we all get what he means by "bass gutiar" now).
It seems the bass extends quite a bit to the side in AJ's typical playing position: have you ever considerd moving the xlr output to the rear of the instrument?
 
#160
joe vegas said:
i've been listening hard to AJ for almost 30 years, and this effects combination is something new i think...
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Yeah Joe, that's why it caught me off guard. I hadn't heard that from him before. It took me a minute, as I thought for a split second "when did AJ start using a high F string???". I knew that couldn't be right and then I saw/heard him turn the effect off.

I love that AJ is willing to be so obsessive (in the best way possible) to get an instrument that is the best acoustically sound electric instrument that can be built for him, while also experimenting from time to time with very "non acoustic" electronic sounds. It's funny, the longer I play the more I realize that my early listening of AJ while I was learning the instrument is stronger than I understood it to be. I go a different direction sound wise in some respects, but there is also the continual desire to have a more "acoustic" sounding e. bass that will blend with true acoustic instruments, and not sound/feel out of place. It's a very different approach than the majority of e. bass players out there. When I was young and learning, it was players like AJ, Steve Swallow, Steuart Liebig and yourself (Joe) who I had records of that made a big impression. E. bass surrounded by acoustic instruments...and it worked! As far as Anthony and his career, he really has set the bar for the instrument and for the e. bass guitar as an artistic expression. For that I'll always be grateful.
 

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