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Fodera Club Part X

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#261
Heresy, Eric, heresy! Fodera = normal ... NOT

Regarding strings, I think it all depends on you. Back in the Motown days, some players NEVER changed strings. But if you're feeling like you've lost life in the strings you're playing, I'd say change 'em. Then again, that can get pretty pricey.
 
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curt basner said:
Heresy, Eric, heresy! Fodera = normal ... NOT

Regarding strings, I think it all depends on you. Back in the Motown days, some players NEVER changed strings. But if you're feeling like you've lost life in the strings you're playing, I'd say change 'em. Then again, that can get pretty pricey.
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i have some thomastik flatwounds on two foderas that are at least five years old . . . rounds i beat into submission. depends what you like as a sound.
 
#264
The Fodera nickel strings are a good nickel string. I've tried a lot of them (Zon Ultrasound, DR Sunbeam, Dunlop, D'Addario, etc) and the Foderas are my favorite. As for how long they last it depends on a couple of factors:

- what tone your prefer
- how much you play
- how much you sweat

I find that a nickel string will pretty quickly lose the piano-like pingy tone and settle into a nice warm sound with some brightness. Then it is a slower loss of highs. If you really dig that initial new string sound then you probably have to change them every week or two if you play a lot every day. As others have said, some guys like their strings less lively and some never change them unless they break them.

I play/gig a lot and find that I can go about a month before I find myself wanting to change strings. The good thing about the Fodera (both strings and bass) is that even when the strings have lost the bright edge they still have a very good tone. Not sure how much of that is the string, how much is the preamp/pups, how much is the rest of the instrument. But even if the strings sound fairly "dead" (especially if I play it back to back with another bass with new strings), on a gig those "dead" string cut nicely. I think I'm at about 5 or 6 weeks on this last set and did a 2 hour gig last night. The strings are definitely on the tired side when I play alone but in a band context they did the job.

fwiw I have yet to change the La Bella nylon flatwounds on my Rob Allen (had it about 1.5 years), but that is a different beast.
 
#272
lsu921 said:
FYI guys, there is a used Fodera Monarch (standard I'm pretty sure) on GC's used site. $3599.
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The only Standards that I'm aware of are the YY and the upcoming Emperor. That one looks like it has EMG pickups, which used to be available on Fodera basses. There's no doubt in my military mind that Jason can set our minds straight on this.

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#273
Absolutely...unlike years ago we finished the last instrument that is going to NAMM several weeks ago. We no longer rush to do them all at the last minute (the way it happened until 3 years ago). We now build the NAMM bass slots into the regular production schedule so that they are being built all year long and then stored until the show...

We will be bringing...

8 New Customs
3 Certified Pre-Owned Customs
4 New YYS
1 YYS for Demo
1 E5S for Demo

Cheers,

Jason


Hou said:
Is Fodera ready for NAMM :)
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#274
That's one of the "original" Monarch Standards...GREAT price for it assuming that it has no issues. Buy that...update to the new Standard Preamp and put a new bridge on it and...YUM, you've got a heck of a bass at a great price...

Also, yes, at the moment the only Standards that we are producing are the Yin Yang and the Emperor 5. Of course, post NAMM that will be different...

J

Munjibunga said:
The only Standards that I'm aware of are the YY and the upcoming Emperor. That one looks like it has EMG pickups, which used too be available on Fodera basses. There's no doubt in my military mind that Jason can set our minds straight on this.

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#275
cire113 said:
How often do you guys change strings?

Also does it matter if i take all the strings off at once?..

Ive had my fodera about a week play about 3-4 hours a day minimum and looks like my fodera DIAMOND strings already old.. lol

Is there anything special about the Fodera strings.. They seem like any other good quality bass string to me


Its kinda bad now playing a fodera is just normal so it doesn't feel special its like I'm used to it lol
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Fodera Diamond strings (Nickels and SS) have impressed me very much. I use them since almost two years on every recordings session, they sound great, stay in tune and articulate very clearly.

I change them every four weeks while normal playing/gigging, and for every recording session of course.
 
#276
Here's a question for all you Fodera experts.

I have already mentioned that I've placed an order for a 5 string Matt Garrison shape bass. I recently was looking at the Newborns page at the Fodera site, looking at all the prior Garrison or Garrison shaped basses, and found one where the 5th (lowest) string had an extender tuner installed. I have to admit to being intrigued. I have a few basic questions.

First off, I read somewhere that a bass extender can lower the string from E to Low C, or anywhere in between. Is this accurate? Secondly, since it wasn't clear on the posting for the particular bass I'm talking about, I'm assuming that this 5 string bass is strung E to B, rather than B to G, that is, the dropped string would be lowering a string tuned to E rather than dropping a string tuned to low B. Is it possible to put an extender on a low B string to drop it even further, or is that impossible due to either 1) mechanically not possible for the extender tuner, or 2) that a low B string detuned even further won't be playable due to the string being overly 'floppy'. I ask these questions in the interest of possibly making my new bass as totally flexible as possible.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.
 
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curt basner said:
Here's a question for all you Fodera experts.

I have already mentioned that I've placed an order for a 5 string Matt Garrison shape bass. I recently was looking at the Newborns page at the Fodera site, looking at all the prior Garrison or Garrison shaped basses, and found one where the 5th (lowest) string had an extender tuner installed. I have to admit to being intrigued. I have a few basic questions.

First off, I read somewhere that a bass extender can lower the string from E to Low C, or anywhere in between. Is this accurate? Secondly, since it wasn't clear on the posting for the particular bass I'm talking about, I'm assuming that this 5 string bass is strung E to B, rather than B to G, that is, the dropped string would be lowering a string tuned to E rather than dropping a string tuned to low B. Is it possible to put an extender on a low B string to drop it even further, or is that impossible due to either 1) mechanically not possible for the extender tuner, or 2) that a low B string detuned even further won't be playable due to the string being overly 'floppy'. I ask these questions in the interest of possibly making my new bass as totally flexible as possible.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.
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I have an extender installed on my Garrison tuned B-G. I drop the B to an A. I don't use it a lot, but it can be quite effective.
 
#278
Joelc73 said:
I have an extender installed on my Garrison tuned B-G. I drop the B to an A. I don't use it a lot, but it can be quite effective.
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Joel, is your Garrison 33" and a 3 +2? If so, how well does the B play without babying the attack?
 
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