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Fodera Club Part VI

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#941
I did not mean to say that we would NOT offer it on basses manufactured after 2011, just that we would not offer it for any basses being built this year (unless they are Viceroys). We will revisit this again in the fourth quarter of the this year as we start our business planning for 2012...


thepontif said:
So as you see above, Jason and co. have decided they don't want to offer the sliding PU on anything other than the Viceroy. That said, the sliding pu assembly has only been made so far for the plastic 5 string and narrow 6 string covers. However anything CAN be done. I think the future is going to dictate what versions are considered for production.
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#942
Thanks, I never owned neck-through, just wonder how it's gonna feel.

thepontif said:
I just like bolt-ons. Plus, the tweaker in me likes to know that a significant change wouldn't require a whole new bass. Not that I'm wanting to change anything.

Plus, the Viceroy is already $12,650 list. If it were a neck-through with a solid top, I believe it would be even more.
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#943
My Emperor are getting close :)

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Let us all share the love for those amazing Fodera basses
 
#944
Interesting picture!
Nice ace on that!

A question:
It very much looks as though the neck is only have it's initial thickness as it enters the body with the rest of the thickness made up of other wood.
Is that accurate?
If it is...what is the reason for thinning the neck like that at this point?
Thanks! :-)

Oh.. something else:
What is the blue tape8?) on the fingerboard for?
does it have to do with not hurting the board when crowning the frets(although they too look covered in the picture)?
 
#945
Actually, the basses are made with the illusion that only the initial thickness enters the body. On a neck-through instrument (the way we build them), the neck runs through the entire body.

Now, if you are asking about thickness, this is correct...the thickness of the neck billet is constant throughout and we add a Tone Block to the back of the neck where it sits in the body to add thickness and allow us to alter the tone of the instrument by varying the material that we select for the Tone Block...

The blue tape is to cover the fingerboard and frets during the finishing process so that it does not get covered with paint...our fretj obs are usually done PRIOR to the bass going into the spray booth...

Cheers,

J

cnltb said:
Interesting picture!
Nice ace on that!

A question:
It very much looks as though the neck is only have it's initial thickness as it enters the body with the rest of the thickness made up of other wood.
Is that accurate?
If it is...what is the reason for thinning the neck like that at this point?
Thanks! :-)

Oh.. something else:
What is the blue tape8?) on the fingerboard for?
does it have to do with not hurting the board when crowning the frets(although they too look covered in the picture)?
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Just Thumpin' said:
Actually, the basses are made with the illusion that only the initial thickness enters the body. On a neck-through instrument (the way we build them), the neck runs through the entire body.

Now, if you are asking about thickness, this is correct...the thickness of the neck billet is constant throughout and we add a Tone Block to the back of the neck where it sits in the body to add thickness and allow us to alter the tone of the instrument by varying the material that we select for the Tone Block...

The blue tape is to cover the fingerboard and frets during the finishing process so that it does not get covered with paint...our fretj obs are usually done PRIOR to the bass going into the spray booth...

Cheers,

J
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Thanks for the info!
So the neck is really only as flat all the way through as teh piece that can be seen a the back end...interesting.
The neck is just a little less than half the body's thickness?
So the neck on this particular instrument is quite shallow then?
 
#951
Just Thumpin' said:
I did not mean to say that we would NOT offer it on basses manufactured after 2011, just that we would not offer it for any basses being built this year (unless they are Viceroys). We will revisit this again in the fourth quarter of the this year as we start our business planning for 2012...
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Sorry I didn't word that right. I didn't mean to suggest it wouldn't ever be available in another instrument besides the Viceroy. I left out the word "yet" in my last post.
 
#957
Routing is done after the first 3-6 coats of spray (depending on the bass) but before the final coats. Generally our basses get 9-12 coats of spray during the finish process. And, as I've mentioned before, we do not use any grain filler...

fretless_guy said:
Jason,
It looks like this bass has already been sprayed. Do you normally route the pickup cavities and drill holes for the bridge screws after the bass has been finished?
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