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Ebony indeed. I am informed and believe that that one was cut from the same plank as Mike Pope's and Jason's basses. Nice and dark, eh?
OK, here it is! Emperor Deluxe, walnut body, maple burl top, Duncan dual coils. I've played it for about a half hour, and the tone is indescribably clean and tight, with a lot of variations possible. They all sound great. Jason got the action set perfectly for me ... medium low just like I like. Wow.
Oh, you want pictures? Fresh out of the camera.
Here with matching dog.
Now that is one seriously lovely bass.
I especially like the butterfly on this one, looks gorgeous against the maple burl
Beautiful bass Munji; congratulations!
Glad you went with the burl? If I remember, I was one of the few that voted burl in your informal poll...
What can you say about the walnut/ebony combination now that you've got one? I've had that in a fretless but not fretted (and not in a Fodera anyway).
Glad you went with the burl? If I remember, I was one of the few that voted burl in your informal poll...
What can you say about the walnut/ebony combination now that you've got one? I've had that in a fretless but not fretted (and not in a Fodera anyway).
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ENJOY the smell of your new Bass. The special Fodera smell was one of the best things I've ever smelled
they should bring out a perfume
nice Bass btw
they should bring out a perfume nice Bass btw
OK, here it is! Emperor Deluxe, walnut body, maple burl top, Duncan dual coils. I've played it for about a half hour, and the tone is indescribably clean and tight, with a lot of variations possible. They all sound great. Jason got the action set perfectly for me ... medium low just like I like. Wow.
Oh, you want pictures? Fresh out of the camera.
Beautiful grain! The Walnut will make that thing sound sooooo smooth and big! Great wood combos man! Congrats!
Thanks everyone. The tone is exactly what I had in mind. I was very concerned that it might not have that same Fodera tone I heard when Gard let me play one at Bass Central years ago. The walnut/maple/ebony combination nailed it, though. Smooth and big describes it nicely. None of my other basses have that sound. (That's not to say they suck, they just sound different.)
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question bump
What do you mean by split coils? I think typically that just refers to a dual coil PU where only one coil is used. As in, the two coils acting as one humbucker are "split" so that only one is used. At least that's how I understand it.
Love it! Your specifications are nearly exactly what I'd order if I were in a position to do so.
Enjoy it in good health.
Marshall
OK, here it is! Emperor Deluxe, walnut body, maple burl top, Duncan dual coils. I've played it for about a half hour, and the tone is indescribably clean and tight, with a lot of variations possible. They all sound great. Jason got the action set perfectly for me ... medium low just like I like. Wow.
Oh, you want pictures? Fresh out of the camera.
Here with matching dog.
What a nice bass. Enjoy it
I'm ordering a Emperor 5 but I can't decide if I should go with 19 mm or 18 mm (Narrow neck) at the bridge
My Emperor 4 has the same standard string spacing, but I don't want a 5 string neck that is to wide for me.
Anyone have experience with 18 mm spacing Fodera Neck?
My Emperor 4 has the same standard string spacing, but I don't want a 5 string neck that is to wide for me.
Anyone have experience with 18 mm spacing Fodera Neck?
I've played Foderas with everything from 16 to 18 (and obviously 19). What experience do you need? If you don't want a wide neck, then order a narrower spacing. Done.
I wouldn't really say 18mm is "narrow", though.
I wouldn't really say 18mm is "narrow", though.
Munj... that's one of the best looking Fodera's I've seen. Congrats... Beautiful! That top is just perfect!
Thanks Ken. Some may recall that I first had my eye on the top below, but I wanted something a little more subtle.
Just Thumpin'
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The Fodera Butterfly on Munjibunga's bass is one of my favorite recently too. It is truly absurd how much time goes into making the butterflies, inlaying them and then choosing the right one for a given bass...
The five pieces of each butterfly all start out as separate pieces and must be painstakingly matched to look as if they belong on the same butterfly. This has become a favorite rainy day past time at my house...my wife and I lay out hundreds and hundreds of pieces of wing-shaped abalone and the fun begins!
All in, at some point we figured that matching the pieces, putting the butterflies together, choosing them, inlaying them, etc., takes somewhere between 2 and 4 four hours -- PER BASS. A little bit nutty come to think of it, but lots of fun!
Munji...enjoy your Emperor. Thanks for trusting us to make it and we all hope that it is everything you wished it would be! Enjoy that butterfly (my wife Deb picked out its wings)!
The five pieces of each butterfly all start out as separate pieces and must be painstakingly matched to look as if they belong on the same butterfly. This has become a favorite rainy day past time at my house...my wife and I lay out hundreds and hundreds of pieces of wing-shaped abalone and the fun begins!
All in, at some point we figured that matching the pieces, putting the butterflies together, choosing them, inlaying them, etc., takes somewhere between 2 and 4 four hours -- PER BASS. A little bit nutty come to think of it, but lots of fun!
Munji...enjoy your Emperor. Thanks for trusting us to make it and we all hope that it is everything you wished it would be! Enjoy that butterfly (my wife Deb picked out its wings)!
TimothyGroovy
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I always love to see different butterflies on the headstock of different Fodera basses..
I did see some butterflies without black accent line.. is that an option or simply based on Vinny's artistic tastes?
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