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Fodera Club Part V

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honkylips said:
Great new website! I just had a couple of questions. First, the newborn section features three Emperor 5 string basses with extended B headstock. The Masur Birch Emperor appears to have a significantly wider headstock and body. Is this actually the case, and if so is this something a customer can request?

Second, I registered my Foderas on the new site and wondered if this information might be used in the future to compile a comprehensive database of sold instruments including photos. I would be happy to supply photos of my instruments if that is the case. Could be really cool. Anyway, my apologies in advance if either/both of these questions have been answered elsewhere.
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It looks like the full-bass picture was stretched without maintaining the aspect ratio. In the rest of the pics, the body looks normal. I think the Emperor Elite models have a larger headstock than the Deluxe models. Either that, or it's to accomodate the extended B string, for those who believe in that sort of thing. However, I believe they will make a body wider if you ask for it.
 
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We definitely tend to lean more towards the more articulate sounding 70's bridge pup position, however we use the 60's position fairly frequently for people looking for a vintage sound...the NYC's are NOT universally 70's spacing...

Wilbyman said:
while we are on this discussion, i have noticed that most foderas with j pickups have them in the 70s position....even the rosewood/alder nyc's. every one in a while you will see a 60's setup but it seems rare. is this vinnie and joey's personal preference, as i believe joey's personal emperor had a 70's j setup?
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There are two things going on with the Masur Birch Emperor...

1. It is slightly distorted due to the photo having been incorrectly cropped...thus the whole instrument appears wider than it actually is. As for the headstock, it has an Extended B and that does make the headstock wider...

2. The registration data about individual instruments will be used to keep track of where our instruments are...obvioulsy during the warranty period for that purpose...

BTW, the site will have international registration and purchase capability enabled in approximately one more week!

honkylips said:
Great new website! I just had a couple of questions. First, the newborn section features three Emperor 5 string basses with extended B headstock. The Masur Birch Emperor appears to have a significantly wider headstock and body. Is this actually the case, and if so is this something a customer can request?

Second, I registered my Foderas on the new site and wondered if this information might be used in the future to compile a comprehensive database of sold instruments including photos. I would be happy to supply photos of my instruments if that is the case. Could be really cool. Anyway, my apologies in advance if either/both of these questions have been answered elsewhere.
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#206
Rich Treat said:
What is the standard set up for dual coils regarding the parallel and series wiring, and what are the tonal benefits of each?
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I think they do parallel as a matter of course. With the dual coil pups they use now, parallel has the same output level as single, and is still fairly bright. It's also the quietest setup. The pickup impedance drops to half of the single coil impedance which contributes to the lack of buzz, etc.

Series gives a 6dB volume boost and is thicker and darker than parallel but some of the high highs are retained. It's generally fatter. Since the signal goes up 6dB, so does the noise floor, so it can be buzzy. The pu impedance is double that of a single coil.
 
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thepontif said:
I think they do parallel as a matter of course. With the dual coil pups they use now, parallel has the same output level as single, and is still fairly bright. It's also the quietest setup. The pickup impedance drops to half of the single coil impedance which contributes to the lack of buzz, etc.

Series gives a 6dB volume boost and is thicker and darker than parallel but some of the high highs are retained. It's generally fatter. Since the signal goes up 6dB, so does the noise floor, so it can be buzzy. The pu impedance is double that of a single coil.
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Thanks again for the info!
 
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Thanks for clarifying the distorted photo. I know the extended B headstock is wider than normal, but (before knowing the photo was distorted) it still appeared much wider than the other two Emperors with extended B's in the Newborn section. Actually, call me crazy but I really like the look of the E5 in "distorted" view. Too bad it would probably weigh in around 17lbs...
 
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Here's some very preliminary data from an fMRI piano experiment... showing Mike Pope's functional imaging in a subtraction map between trading fours (improvised) and trading fours (memorized). This map shows intense activation of Broca's area during interactive improvisation, a cortical region known to be involved for expressive language function in the brain. I don't want to get into too many details at this point, but really cool for early data; thanks Mike! It'll be interesting to compare your results with the other subjects.
 

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climb said:
Here's some very preliminary data from an fMRI piano experiment... showing Mike Pope's functional imaging in a subtraction map between trading fours (improvised) and trading fours (memorized). This map shows intense activation of Broca's area during interactive improvisation, a cortical region known to be involved for expressive language function in the brain. I don't want to get into too many details at this point, but really cool for early data; thanks Mike! It'll be interesting to compare your results with the other subjects.
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That's very interesting! This is way over my head but cool nonetheless. :D
 
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