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Fodera Club Part X

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All of our custom instrument have angled back pegheads...but not the necks themselves. The first two Standards have had flat pegheads. There has been a LOT written about our three different neck joints throughout the Fodera Club threads. It is a very complex subject. That said, from punchiest sounding to most sustain they work this way...

Bolt-on
Dovetail
Neck-through

Hope that helps!!!

Regards,

J

michele said:
Question for Jason: have Fodera basses some degree of neck back-angle or is the neck parallel to the body? And, with regard to this particular subject (the way neck insert into the body) are any differences between bolt-ons, set-necks and neck-throughs?
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#229
Had stage-side seats at Yoshi's last night for 2 sets with Mike Stern, Richard Bona, Dave and Bob. I've seen Mike plenty of times, but this was my first time seeing Richard live...he's amazing, and even in a low-volume venue his use of dynamics was incredible. Also realized how active he is with his bass' onboard controls, and tweaking stomp boxes! What a musician...

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Of course Stern, Weckl, and Bob Francescini aren't bad either...:D
 
#232
Really glad to know it!
I wasn't referring to the pegheads but at the neck themselves.
The reason behind my question is that the last two basses I had were clearly built around the idea that givin' to the neck a back-angle of some degree will let your fretting hand stay kinda behind of your plucking hand. This was done to contrast your fretting hand feeling "out in front" when playing in the first frets region.
While at the beginning I was fascinated by the concept I learned at my expenses the downside of it: while playing in first positions the more you back your fretting hand the more your elbow tends to stay near your body thus the more you bend your wrist at a bad angle.
Unfortunately it isn't something that you realize immediately: I have some years of playing under my belt and could play a chunk of wood with strings attached if needed and feel no pain about it. But it's actually after some quality time spent with an instrument that you start to investigate about the little discomfort and ask yourself why.
So I am really glad about what Jason answered and I'd even think that a very little back-angle is ok ... but those two instruments of mine had very generous back-angles.


Just Thumpin' said:
All of our custom instrument have angled back pegheads...but not the necks themselves. The first two Standards have had flat pegheads. There has been a LOT written about our three different neck joints throughout the Fodera Club threads. It is a very complex subject. That said, from punchiest sounding to most sustain they work this way...

Bolt-on
Dovetail
Neck-through

Hope that helps!!!

Regards,

J
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#233
Garey said:
Had stage-side seats at Yoshi's last night for 2 sets with Mike Stern, Richard Bona, Dave and Bob. I've seen Mike plenty of times, but this was my first time seeing Richard live...he's amazing, and even in a low-volume venue his use of dynamics was incredible. Also realized how active he is with his bass' onboard controls, and tweaking stomp boxes! What a musician...

Of course Stern, Weckl, and Bob Francescini aren't bad either...:D
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Saw Mike with Richard, Bob F and Dennis Chambers at Jazz Alley in Seattle 3 years ago. Richard is second only to Anthony Jackson on my list of favorite bassists that I've seen with Mike.
 
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Garey said:
Had stage-side seats at Yoshi's last night for 2 sets with Mike Stern, Richard Bona, Dave and Bob. I've seen Mike plenty of times, but this was my first time seeing Richard live...he's amazing, and even in a low-volume venue his use of dynamics was incredible. Also realized how active he is with his bass' onboard controls, and tweaking stomp boxes! What a musician...

normal_IMG_0742.jpg


Of course Stern, Weckl, and Bob Francescini aren't bad either...:D
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Thanks for the pic Garey... i love Yoshi's saw Vic there with Chick Corea.. I'm sure it was a great place to see Mr. Bona. :-)
 
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thehess said:
Saw Mike with Richard, Bob F and Dennis Chambers at Jazz Alley in Seattle 3 years ago. Richard is second only to Anthony Jackson on my list of favorite bassists that I've seen with Mike.
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Stern did Bass At The Beach with us a few years ago as a special guest...Gregg Bissonette on Drums and a rotating bass chair filled by Steve Bailey, Victor Wooten, and Mike Pope. Pope played Piano on the tunes he wasn't playing bass on. Wow. A completely different approach every song...top shelf players make some amazing things happen!
 
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Garey said:
Had stage-side seats at Yoshi's last night for 2 sets with Mike Stern, Richard Bona, Dave and Bob. I've seen Mike plenty of times, but this was my first time seeing Richard live...he's amazing, and even in a low-volume venue his use of dynamics was incredible. Also realized how active he is with his bass' onboard controls, and tweaking stomp boxes! What a musician...

Of course Stern, Weckl, and Bob Francescini aren't bad either...:D
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Nice. He is so great! They also have dvd out with this setup. Did he use his Walter Woods amp?
 
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Garey said:
Had stage-side seats at Yoshi's last night for 2 sets with Mike Stern, Richard Bona, Dave and Bob. I've seen Mike plenty of times, but this was my first time seeing Richard live...he's amazing, and even in a low-volume venue his use of dynamics was incredible. Also realized how active he is with his bass' onboard controls, and tweaking stomp boxes! What a musician...

Of course Stern, Weckl, and Bob Francescini aren't bad either...:D
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Nice. Mike Stern also have a dvd out with his setup. Did he uses his Walter Woods amp?
 
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