Fodera Club Part VII

[steubig]

well, they used different plastics for the first three movies than they did for the second group of three.

that's why the second group of movies was so bad—they used bad-sounding plastic.

 

[KoaFodera]

I'll bet they used Tiger Maple for Trinity because... well... she was a real tiger. Or should that be tigress?

Getting back to Fodera basses... wood covers for me, all the way. A classy option to put the icing on the cake.

 

[KoaFodera]

Sounds nice--did you consider any other heel blocks besides alder?

In keeping with my aim to get close to 10 lbs, it was just Ash and Alder as considerations. My suggestion to use Alder instead of Ash got a thumbs up from Vinny and Jason.

From the back, it will look similar to this Newborn:

http://www.fodera.com/Main/NewBornDetails.aspx?FeaturedItemID=37

 

[Steveman]

Damn, this Imperial II is CLASSY

 

[climb]

More tonewood questions--

Swamp ash vs. northern ash--anybody care to chime in here? I know several other builders (Sadowsky, Sukop) look for really light-weight and resonant swamp ash, which appears to be less often used by Fodera, who I think favor northern ash as having more bottom to the tone. Do I have this right?

 

[ono69]

Damn, this Imperial II is CLASSY
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great!figured walnut top+ebony fret?

 

[claudeshag]

What kind of plastic were the Storm Troopers' uniforms in "Star Wars" made of? That sounded great.

Mike!!! You're killing me!!

 

[KoaFodera]

Long shot here. Any chance one of the forum members has a photo of the Osage Orange Emperor ll bass that was on the old Fodera website?

 

[Angus]

It's easy to get from the Internet Wayback Machine website- but it's down right now for some reason. I'll check back later and see if I can grab it for you.

 

[cnltb]

Walnut neck/ walnut body...
Has this combination ever been done by Fodera?
and...
What sonic results might one expect?

 

[Just Thumpin']

Actually, this is incorrect. Most of the Ash that we use as a body wood IS Swamp Ash. However, depending on where it grows and which part of the tree that you take the wood from, the density of this species can vary considerably. We like medium weight swamp ash far better than the lighter stuff...from a tone perspective. The instruments tend to have deeper lows and are overall more resonant and alive sounding...IMHO...

More tonewood questions--

Swamp ash vs. northern ash--anybody care to chime in here? I know several other builders (Sadowsky, Sukop) look for really light-weight and resonant swamp ash, which appears to be less often used by Fodera, who I think favor northern ash as having more bottom to the tone. Do I have this right?

 

[Just Thumpin']

Nope and I doubt that we ever will. Walnut would not make a great neck wood on a bass...

Walnut neck/ walnut body...
Has this combination ever been done by Fodera?
and...
What sonic results might one expect?

 

[metalstorm]

Why is this?

 

[emjazz]

Jason, who's the young up-and-comer with the new Masur Burl EmpII?

 

[Joelc73]

Walnut neck/ walnut body...
Has this combination ever been done by Fodera?
and...
What sonic results might one expect?

I've not seen that on a Fodera but I've had a few MTD's come through my hands with that combo. They've all been fretless. It's an interesting sound but a bit too warm and smooth for my personal tastes.

 

[Just Thumpin']

Walnut is too soft to make a good neck wood. It would have to be artificially stiffened (with graphite rods, or something similar) and we just don't like to do that...

J

Why is this?

 

[cnltb]

Thanks for the insight.

 

[climb]

Actually, this is incorrect. Most of the Ash that we use as a body wood IS Swamp Ash. However, depending on where it grows and which part of the tree that you take the wood from, the density of this species can vary considerably. We like medium weight swamp ash far better than the lighter stuff...from a tone perspective. The instruments tend to have deeper lows and are overall more resonant and alive sounding...IMHO...

Thanks for clarifying; very helpful as usual.

 

[j-raj]

Damn, this Imperial II is CLASSY
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There is a fretless version very similar to that one at The LowEnd, that used to be owned by Richard Bona.

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[ono69]

anybody knows if fodera has used rosewood as neck？thx