They all sound very similar to me. I don’t think I could tell the difference blindfolded.
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Eight Foderas Compared
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They all sound very similar to me. I don’t think I could tell the difference blindfolded.
They all sound good. And I think he owns them all!
I think he might be posting videos for a dealer of some sort or maybe he is the dealer.
First and last ones*. They're all of a type though.
*(on repeat listening, #1 & #5. #6 kind of aggressively scooped low mids)
*(on repeat listening, #1 & #5. #6 kind of aggressively scooped low mids)
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The all have that Fodera richness and not clarity. Some of them sound too mid scooped for my personal taste. Some are extremely balanced. Others are very mid prominent. None of them have that “just right” Fodera sound that I love.
I hear the just right Fodera tone from alder / rosewood with Seymour Duncan Dual coils ala Sharay Reed.
I hear the just right Fodera tone from alder / rosewood with Seymour Duncan Dual coils ala Sharay Reed.
Very similar, I like the ash body ones most I think... was very intrigued by the walnut body model.., that has a little something interesting in the tone the others didn't (I think). Could have been many other factors too though.
Dude can play, I'm sure he sounds amazing on a Squier too.
Dude can play, I'm sure he sounds amazing on a Squier too.
I’ll say this …… they don’t sound like Fenders to my ears. I think that gets said a lot but I just don’t hear it. Fenders are not this rich , full, or dynamic. Fenders don’t have that clarity up and down the neck either.
That seems likely. I seem to recall in another video he said he owned a bunch of nice ones.
If you're of a modest age, seeing the title "8 Foderas" might make you think of The 3 Tenors or The 6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon.
But if you're as old as I am, your mind goes directly to Tommy Garrett.
But if you're as old as I am, your mind goes directly to Tommy Garrett.
The differences between them is subtile, and the Fodera preamps are so sensitive that just slightly tweaking the controls could move them even closer to each other. The Ash ones are my favorites probably because I play ash Lakland 55-94's and the video tells me they're ash. I have to admire the way those Fodera Pickups sound through their preamp. It's pretty spectacular.
