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Fodera Club Part X

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#662
God help me if I fall in love with single cuts too!! I actually DO love them but try never to fall too hard for them becasue it could spell financial doom...

J

jumbodbassman said:
awesome bass.

I really need to get a single cut one of these days....:help: 3 monarchs and 2 emporers is clearly not enough. just ask Jason
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Just Thumpin' said:
God help me if I fall in love with single cuts too!! I actually DO love them but try never to fall too hard for them becasue it could spell financial doom...

J
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Did someone say singlecut?

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I have a 4-string sibling that is almost done so evidently I've fallen and I can't get up. Thankfully I don't dig the J shape so the Emperor doesn't tempt me but I fear that a singlecut Fodera will float through my transom at some point - maybe sooner rather than later, much to the chagrin of my budget.
 
#665
Sorry! 30th Anniversary is NEXT year...2013 and yes, there will be two very wonderful instruments at the 2013 NAMM Show to celebrate our 30th...

J



jumbodbassman said:
J - you still haven't answered my question ( probably just missed it as i was on vacation....) about the Namm release. Is it the 30th Anniversary or is that coming later in the year???

Jimmy
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Just Thumpin' said:
Once the cat is our of the bag on the new Standard, remind me to tell you the story about how many hours of A/B testing, discussion and lost sleep went into selecting the parts and electronics for it. Many people from outside our little circle would call the process that we went through flat out insane. We think that it's fun.
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Hey, if it ever gets to be too much, give me a call. I'll gladly suffer the consequence(s). ;)
 
#669
Just Thumpin' said:
I have been playing both a YYS and a YYD for over a year now. My YYS was our first prototype (YYS1P) and I took it home in December of 2010. I am very much looking forward to Nostatic's comparison as based on what he has written about the YYS, it will undoubtedly be a thorough and objective look at both.

Trying to be as objective as I possibly can, my conclusions are:

1. The YYS is a wonderful instrument in its own right that has nothing to apologize for. It is flexible tonally, has a wonderful feeling neck and is very much "Fodera." I have played it in small rooms, larger venues (nothing with more than 200 people, unfortunately) and across multiple genres. It has never skipped a beat or made me wish that I had "more" bass in my hands and own several Monarchs that cost at least three times as much...

2. That said, if you did buy a YYD and paid roughly 2.5 times the cost of the YYS, you would NOT be disappointed that you did. The ergonomic differences from the sculpted heel (if you play in the upper register), additional tonal depth coming from the Custom Shop Preamp and the general awe that I personally feel (and presumably others who are into what we are doing here at Fodera would feel) when looking at all of the joined wood, YY-related designs make it worth the bucks.

Interestingly, I personally thought that after putting my YYS through its paces for 3-4 months and making sure that we worked out any bugs before we put the instruments into full production, I would either sell mine or give it back to the shop as a shop bass. However, I actually have not been able to part with it as I really enjoy playing it. True, if I could only keep one, it would be one of my YYD's (I have two -- one with EMG's and one with Duncan Dual Coils), but the YYS is such a fun, great sounding bolt-on that it has very happily become part of my Monarch Dozen.

I cannot wait to hear Nostatic's third party impressions as I have, undoubtedly, drank the Fodera Koolaid (despite always trying to be completely objective).

At the end of the day, I would love nothing more than to figure out a better way to "skin the cat" and make a $4,750 instrument sound and play indistinguishably from a $12,500 one. Unfortunately, one of the great wonders here at Fodera has been that EVERY decision we make, every part, every step, EVERY nuance DOES make a difference that you can both feel and hear in the final instrument.

Once the cat is our of the bag on the new Standard, remind me to tell you the story about how many hours of A/B testing, discussion and lost sleep went into selecting the parts and electronics for it. Many people from outside our little circle would call the process that we went through flat out insane. We think that it's fun.

Cheers,

J
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THAT! Thanks, Jason, that was really insightful and helpful.
 
#671
Tom7 said:
Agreed. Is it me, or do single cuts somehow look better when they are 4 string? Personal preference of course, but I'm realizing I like single cut 4 strings now. Hm.
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There is something definitely interesting about them in 4 strings.

I've played a MG4 that now resides at Atlanta Bass gallery and Steve Rosati's AJ4 at last years' NAMM winter show, both of them looked, felt and sounded drop dead sexy.
 
#672
Tom7 said:
Agreed. Is it me, or do single cuts somehow look better when they are 4 string? Personal preference of course, but I'm realizing I like single cut 4 strings now. Hm.
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I agree - that actually looks perfectly "balanced" visually. It depends on the width and contours on the body imho.

I'm an outlier though as I strongly prefer the Monarch body shape over everything else and really am not a fan of the offset Emperor/J-style body.
 
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nostatic said:
I'm an outlier though as I strongly prefer the Monarch body shape over everything else and really am not a fan of the offset Emperor/J-style body.
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I agree - at least as it relates to the Monarch body. To me the Monarch is just a perfect package. It has beautiful lines, and is entirely functional and well balanced (both visually and physically). Monarchs to me are simply a masterpiece. But obviously you have to like smallish basses.
 
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pringlw said:
I agree - at least as it relates to the Monarch body. To me the Monarch is just a perfect package. It has beautiful lines, and is entirely functional and well balanced (both visually and physically). Monarchs to me are simply a masterpiece. But obviously you have to like smallish basses.
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This is what I think about Emperor 1 and 2 bodies. Not to compare Fodera to fender, but it's kind of like the different personal preferences between Pbass and Jbass bodies, Monarch/Emperor.

(don't hate me for the analogy):hiding:
 
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