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Fodera Club Part II

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#561
Jin Kim said:
Thanks man. I am curious about sound too. I had different Foderas with many combination but it is first time to have semi hollow body.
Joey told me it sounds little airy & woody but still got solid sound also. & it is lighter than solid body for sure. He told me max. 2 lbs.
I can't wait to play it. A month & half away. :help:
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I did think of having semi-hollow body as well...but this is my first custom build Fodera.. so I have to stick with something safe.. haha :D


Looking forward to yours!
 
#563
Jin Kim said:
Thanks man. I am curious about sound too. I had different Foderas with many combination but it is first time to have semi hollow body.
Joey told me it sounds little airy & woody but still got solid sound also. & it is lighter than solid body for sure. He told me max. 2 lbs.
I can't wait to play it. A month & half away. :help:
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man thats ballsy! if youre curious about the sound and spending fodera money:eek: hope you dig it!
 
#564
I have received my Fodera guitar, I'd like to thank Just Thumpin for resetting my expectations on when to receive it and the crew for making sure that it happened, that should be a good sign of the new management.

This is basically a resurrection, the headstock was rebuilt due to water damage, and I guess there was a different kind of finish on it when they got it, it's now very different from what I remember. I think they slimmed the neck down a little as well, it was ordered as an electric classical guitar and Joey thought it was a good idea to take it down since that would limit who could play it. I agreed.

So, here are some pics of Fodera instrument number 81, a 1984 Fodera Monarch guitar. I guess it's still an '84?!?!

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#565
Jin Kim said:
OK, it seems like this is my time to show what mine will be look alike.
I've been to shop today to see some walnut top what Jason has mentioned here but I found my maple burl top which I had choose last year is just what I wanted.
Thanks to Jason, it is scheduled around Christmas time. Perfect gift for long waiting.

Mine will be
AJ 5 body shape, not presentation in term of AJ's thought.
walnut body with semi hollow body, burl maple top, 5 pc maple neck, 2 duncan dual pick up w/wooden cover
indian rosewood board-it is very dry & sounds great, 35/24, Pope pre amp
I was thinking going to 34 but Joey makes me to go back to 35. I believe him. My last 6 string was a monster.:crying:

Here's some pics.

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after photo edit
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back side
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board & neck
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I don't know which side will on top but it is up to Vinnie as he is the man of eyes.
Enjoy!!
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Wow that is probably the nicest burl maple i've ever seen!
 
#566
lamarjones said:
I have received my Fodera guitar, I'd like to thank Just Thumpin for resetting my expectations on when to receive it and the crew for making sure that it happened, that should be a good sign of the new management.

This is basically a resurrection, the headstock was rebuilt due to water damage, and I guess there was a different kind of finish on it when they got it, it's now very different from what I remember. I think they slimmed the neck down a little as well, it was ordered as an electric classical guitar and Joey thought it was a good idea to take it down since that would limit who could play it. I agreed.

So, here are some pics of Fodera instrument number 81, a 1984 Fodera Monarch guitar. I guess it's still an '84?!?!
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Ah HA!! Vinny had called the other day asking about the wiring for the PU selector switch. And here it is. And a guitar, TOO!
:D
 
#569
For those of you that don't know, Steuart has been patiently waiting for a really wild bass that he has thought out to the very smallest detail. The past three weeks has been brutal both for him and us in the shop as we have had to overcome one obstacle after another to get this beautiful instrument finished...

I honestly would have thought you would be celebrating your new instrument already, but between the oil finish, a bad batch of epoxy that we got (epoxy coated fretboard) and torrential downpours every other day making the oil take forever to dry, these last steps have been brutal....

Hopefully it will be fully dry on Monday! We haven't been able to work on it for two days...

Our Mantra in the shop this entire week has been, can we finish Steuart's bass today??

steubig said:
cool. i've always wanted a fodera guitar, but i figured the wait and expense exceeded my abilities on the instrument. (should have my new fodera bass within the next five days, right jason??)

course, if you ever wanted to sell the guitar . . .
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#570
sorry, jason, it was a rhetorical question. wasn't trying to get a response about that. (my bad)

i've waiting for the bass before i put a pic up or something—so i could "join the club."

of course, i don't think this is a wild bass (but what do i know). i always thought this was sort of like the fodera 6-string version of a 1954 p-bass (it's basically speced out to match one of my 1985 6-strings).

the wild one is the fodera 12-string (6x2).

also: emjazz, thanks for the kind words.
 
#571
lamarjones said:
Hey, by any chance do you know what the controls do? I figure vol vol tone, I guess if one of the vol knobs is all the way down there is no signal.

Yeah, this thing is a trip. :p
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I couldn't begin to tell you what the functions of the controls are. Vinny did it to his taste. I imagine he used some standard wiring from some paradigm but I wouldn't know what. Jason would be the man to find that out.

If I had to guess I'd say vol/vol/tone + the PU selector. So if the switch favors one PU, and you turn that volume down, you'd hear no signal at all. I would THINK, and again I'm speculating, that with the PU selector in the center, each volume would control only the volume of each PU. Like a passive J bass. But that's assuming my assumptions are correct. There are SO many ways to wire a guitar like that, all of which are perfectly fine. Best to get it from the horse's mouth.
 
#572
It's my pleasure. I'm definitely an admirer of your playing and your artistry. I look forward to seeing a picture of your new bass.


steubig said:
sorry, jason, it was a rhetorical question. wasn't trying to get a response about that. (my bad)

i've waiting for the bass before i put a pic up or something—so i could "join the club."

of course, i don't think this is a wild bass (but what do i know). i always thought this was sort of like the fodera 6-string version of a 1954 p-bass (it's basically speced out to match one of my 1985 6-strings).

the wild one is the fodera 12-string (6x2).

also: emjazz, thanks for the kind words.
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#573
Just wanna generate some opinions, I'm thinking of going 33' or 34' on my Matt Garrison 6.. Is 33" can handle a B nicely (with no extend headstock) ? I will play almost everything and technique on a bass.. I will go for 26 frets, any slap tone difference between 33' and 34'?

I'm thinking... :hiding:

Every constructive input is welcome. :hyper:
 
#574
I can't speak as a Fodera owner, but my 33" scale 6 string has an amazing B string. It can be done. No one knows my bass is a 33" scale as far as when they hear it...they just hear a great solid bass that's very even and clear across the entire bass. It's good to use a lighter touch though and to have strings that aren't too loose feeling (I use Fodera strings on my bass...I like them a lot).
 
#575
emjazz said:
I can't speak as a Fodera owner, but my 33" scale 6 string has an amazing B string. It can be done. No one knows my bass is a 33" scale as far as when they hear it...they just hear a great solid bass that's very even and clear across the entire bass. It's good to use a lighter touch though and to have strings that aren't too loose feeling (I use Fodera strings on my bass...I like them a lot).
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Thanks! How about slap?! :smug:

Any advantage you can take from a 33' scale instrument?
 
#576
-Timothy- said:
Just wanna generate some opinions, I'm thinking of going 33' or 34' on my Matt Garrison 6.. Is 33" can handle a B nicely (with no extend headstock) ? I will play almost everything and technique on a bass.. I will go for 26 frets, any slap tone difference between 33' and 34'?

I'm thinking... :hiding:

Every constructive input is welcome. :hyper:
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i heard matt's, and talked to him about his, 33-inch scale 5-string. as i recall he has it tuned low E to high C . . . but he has a hip shot on the low E that takes it down to a low C (?). seemed to do the trick very, very well. it's not a low B, but you just took a low E down a major 3rd and all the implications of the string tension along with it.
 
#577
-Timothy- said:
Thanks! How about slap?! :smug:

Any advantage you can take from a 33' scale instrument?
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I like the sound of the bass with this scale length, and it's also easier for someone like myself with smaller hands. I can play the bass for hours without feeling fatigued. I also have narrow spacing as well so the bass is smaller all around.

edit: I think it sounds great for slapping, but since I don't ever slap I'm not really a good person to ask....I can only listen to that style of playing for so long.
 
#578
I agree with Andy, a 33" can have just as good a B string as a 34". It depends on many, many variables of which any could effect the outcome of a 34" just as much as a 33". So if you like the way 33" feels, go for it. If Fodera is building it, it'll probably be rockin'.
 
#580
Thanks all bros's input!!

As I got a small hand as well, even I can handle a 20mm spacing 6 string with no problem,I just simply want more relaxing playing.

My Fodera may have 16.5mm spacing, seems 33' is a possible way to go! :hyper::hyper:
 
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