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Fodera Club Part XII

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#201
Jason

If anyone wanted to "retro-plek" their Fodera, will that be an option (obviously for a fee)?

I don't think mine need it but I've always been intrigued by the idea of the Plek.

Thanks
JC
 
#202
Can someone please help I'm Having a horrible time trying to inotate my fodera...

Basically heres the problem lest say I'm trying to tune my E... My open string is in tune..The 12th fret is sharp... when i adjust the inotation screw accordingly the open string then goes out of tune while the 12th fret goes in tune... I cannot get the 2 notes to get into perfect tune

I cannot for the love of god get my E's to be in tune with each other
 
#204
Absolutely. We will be sending around a Club Fodera email in the next day or two with pricing information...

I really do NOT mean this to be a plug, but Joey and I were both amazed at how basses that we thought played "perfectly," felt and sounded even better after being Plek'd. In the end that was the big selling point for us in terms of our decision to buy one. Again, it is just a tool, but in the right hands it is a pretty powerful one!

J

Joelc73 said:
Jason

If anyone wanted to "retro-plek" their Fodera, will that be an option (obviously for a fee)?

I don't think mine need it but I've always been intrigued by the idea of the Plek.

Thanks
JC
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#205
Okay, this may sound obvious, but are you re-tuning the E string after adjusting the intonation screw?

If you are and you still cannot intonate the string properly it could be a bad string. It's rare, but every once in awhile it happens...

Hopefully this helps!

J

cire113 said:
Can someone please help I'm Having a horrible time trying to inotate my fodera...

Basically heres the problem lest say I'm trying to tune my E... My open string is in tune..The 12th fret is sharp... when i adjust the inotation screw accordingly the open string then goes out of tune while the 12th fret goes in tune... I cannot get the 2 notes to get into perfect tune

I cannot for the love of god get my E's to be in tune with each other
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#206
Just Thumpin' said:
Finally, there is a huge difference between using a Plek as one of the last steps in what is already, to my knowledge, one of the more excruciatingly perfectionist build processes I am aware of, and having a lesser made instrument Plek'd in the hopes that it will somehow deliver a miracle. A Plek machine is merely a tool and, we believe, in the right hands a really wonderful one. Our job is to continue to be the very best builders we are capable of being and that will and does involve change.
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:crying: That's real dedication to "perfecting" the perfection of each bass you produce. I've heard a PLEK machine is selling at a jaw-dropping price...

I'm allured again to the idea of ordering a Fodera for my upcoming decade birthday...
 
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cire113 said:
Can someone please help I'm Having a horrible time trying to inotate my fodera...

Basically heres the problem lest say I'm trying to tune my E... My open string is in tune..The 12th fret is sharp... when i adjust the inotation screw accordingly the open string then goes out of tune while the 12th fret goes in tune... I cannot get the 2 notes to get into perfect tune

I cannot for the love of god get my E's to be in tune with each other
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Bad String?
 
#209
sprocket123 said:
Because of their leadtime too , should ve written still maybe ...lol
anyways
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Ah ok, but don't fprget that The world of Wal has changed drastically since Pete died and for some time they were not doing business at all, if I'm not mistaken.Considering all that I think they are not doing all that badly either. :)
 
#210
Absolutely. EVERY Fodera from now on gets a Plek and yes the darn machines ARE very expensive and that has always been / will always be our "problem." If / when we find better materials, a better way to do something, or a better machine we have a nasty habit going for it even though we tend to personally sacrifice things financially as owners. But, as you all hopefully realize, if we were in this for the money there are a LOT better ways to achieve that end. This is just what we love to do and when you see ways to improve on your work how can you not go for it?

b-for-beatles said:
Jason,
Will the MGS go plek'd?
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#215
Old School Vinny literally giggles and shakes his head every time we do one. He NEVER thought the day would come that he'd like a machine. LOL!

J

P.S. Don't get me wrong, Old School has its place in MUCH of what we do...but in playing a perfectly level, consistent playing surface we have come a long way baby!!

tommixx said:
me to! Have to wonder if it really could be that much better? But I trust them and if thats what they are doing now I am definitely going to do it!

Peace,

T
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#216
Just Thumpin' said:
Old School Vinny literally giggles and shakes his head every time we do one. He NEVER thought the day would come that he'd like a machine. LOL!

J

P.S. Don't get me wrong, Old School has its place in MUCH of what we do...but in playing a perfectly level, consistent playing surface we have come a long way baby!!
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what happens if the neck, frets obviously, has some slight wear on it from time....
 
#217
The same thing as with a regular fret job -- as long as there is enough material on the frets so that they can be ground down to make them all even there is no problem. On the other hand, if some of the frets are so worn that they cannot be ground down more and need to be then they would need to be pulled and replaced -- again, the same as when doing conventional fretwork.

But the beauty of the Plek is that it does an incredibly detailed scan of the entire FB BEFORE any work is done so that we can decide on the optimal strategy to deal with any issues. And then we always have the option of doing nothing at all if the frets are all really worn...

Hope this makes sense!

J

jumbodbassman said:
what happens if the neck, frets obviously, has some slight wear on it from time....
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#219
Jason: This is sacrilege. Not unlike the dark days of '89 when Vinnie decided to use (shudder) an electric sander. It's also a known fact that woodworking by candlelight is more "artistic". What's next? Power drills? Email? ;-)

In all seriousness: You all have a very thoughtful approach to applying new technology and techniques to old arts and creativity. That's a great thing.
 
#220
Thanks so much. We take very seriously the responsibility of keeping the "Old World" artistic aspects of what we do alive while using modern tools to further our goal of being as good as we can possibly be.

J

thehess said:
In all seriousness: You all have a very thoughtful approach to applying new technology and techniques to old arts and creativity. That's a great thing.
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