Fodera Club Part III

[steubig]

someone wanted to see a (more or less) plain top.

1991 Fodera fretless 6-string with lined ebony fingerboard, ebony top on mahogany body.

 

[lamarjones]

nice looking， anyone has its specs？thx

That was David Beasley's prototype fretless for the Beez Elite, or something like that. specs are.

Scale 36" 3 piece maple neck with slightly slimmer D profile
Madagascar kingwood board
Roller tuning machines custom made for me by bassist Gary Willis
Crotch walnut top and back
Custom wound Aero K pickup similar to one in fretted
Mahogany core purchased from a civil war era lumbar yard 11 years prior to my picking it out of Fodera's wood stash.

 

[Christian Houmann]

Does anyone here have any pics of Fodera basses with no fancy tops?
Or no Facings on the body at all,just "natural" varnish on them?
I'd be interested to see some.

This top is pretty plain but still amazing

 

[Christian Houmann]

Did Victor change his loved EMG from his Walnut Yin/Yang bass?

 

[Rich Treat]

Did Victor change his loved EMG from his Walnut Yin/Yang bass?

I don't think that that is Victor's bass. I am pretty sure that he was trying out a bass that was built for someone else. Some lucky bass-player out there gets to have a Wooten approved axe.

 

[Just Thumpin']

That is Vic's bass and that is a great observation...he was in the shop this past Friday to do a couple of things including working with Vinny on a radical new bass design (it should be complete late this year) and Joey on some possible different pickup options...nothing set in stone...just the research phase.

Did Victor change his loved EMG from his Walnut Yin/Yang bass?

 

[Rich Treat]

Ah, I saw a video on facebook of Vic playing a monarch that was going to a different buyer... I just realized it wasn't a yin-yang though.

 

[cnltb]

someone wanted to see a (more or less) plain top.

1991 Fodera fretless 6-string with lined ebony fingerboard, ebony top on mahogany body.

Thanks!

 

[cnltb]

This top is pretty plain but still amazing

Thanks!

 

[Christian Houmann]

That is Vic's bass and that is a great observation...he was in the shop this past Friday to do a couple of things including working with Vinny on a radical new bass design (it should be complete late this year) and Joey on some possible different pickup options...nothing set in stone...just the research phase.

Jason - I'm a Fodera nerd Also Vic has always the Fodera logo plate on headstock off on this bass
A lot of things happing at Fodera and I can't wait to see the results. Can you tell more about the new design

Also I found this picture on Janek Gwizdala's facebook. It's not him playing the Fodera I know. But is this his new Fodera MG. No preamp?

 

[TimothyGroovy]

I guess the pre is still on the bass, only the lighting makes the knobs seems disappear, if you look closely, there are some knobs (eq) still.

Jason - I'm a Fodera nerd Also Vic has always the Fodera logo plate on headstock off on this bass
A lot of things happing at Fodera and I can't wait to see the results. Can you tell more about the new design

Also I found this picture on Janek Gwizdala's facebook. It's not him playing the Fodera I know. But is this his new Fodera MG. No preamp?

 

[Christian Houmann]

I guess the pre is still on the bass, only the lighting makes the knobs seems disappear, if you look closely, there are some knobs (eq) still.

Yeah. You might be right. It's just strange that all the black hardware but not the black knobs preamp. Still the overall bass looks the same...

 

[theNoseBleedKid]

In terms of 'plain' Foderas there was a Holly topped Beez model that was gorgeous. Anyone got pictures of it?

Also: what top wood is the bass that hou posted?

 

[cnltb]

Any more basses with no top at all out there?

 

[syw902]

Pictures of the top I selected for my Emperor II 6-string!

Beautiful Top, Congratulations! Could you tell me detail spec?

 

[Just Thumpin']

Many Fodera Players (myself included) leave the logo plate off of the headstock so that it is easy to get to the truss rod to make adjustments when needed. Remember, these guys travel allover the world and a neck is going to move a bit when the bass goes from 20 degrees and dry to 90 degrees and humid...

As for the design of the new bass, I cannot share that at this time because it will truly be the first of its kind and will allow Victor some incredible, new artistic freedoms...

TB'ers WILL know first! Promise...

Jason - I'm a Fodera nerd Also Vic has always the Fodera logo plate on headstock off on this bass
A lot of things happing at Fodera and I can't wait to see the results. Can you tell more about the new design

Also I found this picture on Janek Gwizdala's facebook. It's not him playing the Fodera I know. But is this his new Fodera MG. No preamp?

 

[Just Thumpin']

Also: what top wood is the bass that hou posted?

assuming that you meant cnltb and not hou, that top is satinwood...same as on 1/2 of Vic's walnut Yin Yang...

 

[cnltb]

assuming that you meant cnltb and not hou, that top is satinwood...same as on 1/2 of Vic's walnut Yin Yang...

I haven't posted any bass pics

 

[Christian Houmann]

In terms of 'plain' Foderas there was a Holly topped Beez model that was gorgeous. Anyone got pictures of it?

Also: what top wood is the bass that hou posted?

That is actually Olive wood.

 

[Christian Houmann]

Many Fodera Players (myself included) leave the logo plate off of the headstock so that it is easy to get to the truss rod to make adjustments when needed. Remember, these guys travel allover the world and a neck is going to move a bit when the bass goes from 20 degrees and dry to 90 degrees and humid...

As for the design of the new bass, I cannot share that at this time because it will truly be the first of its kind and will allow Victor some incredible, new artistic freedoms...

TB'ers WILL know first! Promise...

Cool! Any thoughts on the bass in the picture?