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Fodera Club Part VIII

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Bernie Connors said:
Here's Hiromi Uehara, Anthony Jackson and Steve Smith at Estival Jazz 2011. These videos were just posted yesterday and I threw them all into a playlist for easy watching. This trio is a dream-come-true for me as I've wanted to see Hiromi and AJ playing together on a full album for some time and Steve is one of my absolute favorite drummers.

Enjoy!!!

Hiromi: The Trio Project - Live at Estival Jazz 2011
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Thanks Bernie! I saw Hiromi, AJ, and Simon Phillips in early June and was similarly blown away. The album is great too.
 
#384
wrp said:
Michael was kind enough to let me have Vinny match the neck on his bass for my new instrument. Been waiting a long time (3+ years) to have this one spec'd and built:

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Sort of a mix of the AJ Presentation design and the Garrison hoolow body. I'm expecting "delivery" sometime around the end of Spetember.
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WOW !
 
#385
Hey Steuart! This is the bass I've been blabbing about for the past 5 years when I see you at NAMM. I'm hoping all of these concepts that have been rolling around in my head result in the perfect instrument for me. I can't ask for a better team than Vinny, Joey, Jason and company!
 
#387
wow, there seem to come a lot of "top & back" basses out of the shop the last time...very impressive....

are the basses thicker then ? or does the body "core" wood gets thinner then ?
 
#388
This is the only oak-necked Fodera that I have ever heard so it is very hard for me to draw any generalizations -- especially given the fact that it is a 6-string fretless. All I would be doing is speaking theory...sorry!!

Rich Treat said:
Hey, Jason. Would you mind talking about the tone of this oak neck? Any comparisons to more common neck woods? Thanks!

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#390
This was mine. Alas, I am officially out of the 5-string club. I have tried three times now and although this is one heck of a bass, I just think about our instrument (for my own playing!) in 4-string terms and am completely happy with how I can express myself that way. Joey bet that after a month straight of playing 5-string I would never go back to 4...oh well!!

nickbass79 said:
I bought the Laurel Monarch 5 that was on the website. It should arrive tomorrow. I can't wait!!!
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#392
Wayne --

That's a REALLY old version of your Production Sheet that you posted...some things have changed!

J

wrp said:
Michael was kind enough to let me have Vinny match the neck on his bass for my new instrument. Been waiting a long time (3+ years) to have this one spec'd and built:

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Sort of a mix of the AJ Presentation design and the Garrison hoolow body. I'm expecting "delivery" sometime around the end of Spetember.
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#393
The reality is that there is no one right formula. AJ swears by 6 and God knows I would kill to have 1/10th his talent. But as someone who plays as much for the love of it as for a vocation (probably more for the love of it, these days), why push yourself to do something that you don't really feel? I totally, utterly dig 4-string. It's in my soul. I don't really love playing 5 or 6-string...in the month that I didn't play anything but the 5-string I really felt down. Like part of myself was missing. Oh well, it's just who I am and I am comfortable with that...

J

steubig said:
imho, the way to really convert is to not play a 4-string after you get the 5-string. aj opined as much about the 6-string. i followed that advice and it worked for me. ymmv.
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#397
We don't use Mahogany for necks...it's just too soft (in our opinion) for bass...

I would really rather avoid an "in theory" discussion. I hope that you understand...

J

nickbass79 said:
Jason
So compared to Maple, Mahogany, or Ash necks what are the tonal differences with the Oak? Your theoretical opinion is alright.
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#398
It depends on your scale length and playing style. A person that plays really heavy and digs in AND wants a 33" scale would probably be disappointed in the B-string whereas someone with a light touch that is ding more chording and solo work might really dig the short scale and not mind the B-string. It's all a question of compromising the right way for the person that we are building the bass for...make sense?

J

gracebass777 said:
Would a Matt Garrison signature model 5-string strung B to G work well? (rather than strung E to C?)
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#399
Just Thumpin' said:
We don't use Mahogany for necks...it's just too soft (in our opinion) for bass...

I would really rather avoid an "in theory" discussion. I hope that you understand...

J
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Talking of mahagony...
and sorry in case ai have missed it coming up in the past( or just forgotten)
How would it compare to alder in terms of tone when used as a body( generally speaking of course):)
 
#400
Still on the warm side (like Alder), but a bit more focused and well-balanced throughout the tonal spectrum (Alder is somewhat more warm, low-end centric). Mahogany has unmistakeable clarity and presence in the mids and the highs are a bit more forward too.

Mahogany is a great all around body wood...this is why Mike Pope and Vinny chose it for the "tonal chameleon" that is the Viceroy...

Hope that helps!

cnltb said:
Talking of mahagony...
and sorry in case ai have missed it coming up in the past( or just forgotten)
How would it compare to alder in terms of tone when used as a body( generally speaking of course):)
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