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Fodera Club Part XIV

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nuwavedc said:
Very cool, right on, the chording is fun with it - I can't put it down. I'm working on doing more standards playing chords/melody and this bass makes it a lot more fun. Super comfortable, Like zero fatigue. Ill be trying some other string materials to see how the bottom is related to that, but like you said it's good as it is.
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I dig your solo work. I used to do fingerstyle folk guitar but this is a different beast and since picking up a bass some 25 years ago I've been focused mostly on...well, playing it like a bass.

My goal was to be able to do duo/trio gigs and fill out things a bit more. So far so good, but I need to get comfortable with more voicings and get used to integrating more walking bass into things. Nothing that 'shedding can't fix. Just like most things in life.

Well, 'shedding won't improve my looks but that is another story...
 
#562
nostatic said:
I dig your solo work. I used to do fingerstyle folk guitar but this is a different beast and since picking up a bass some 25 years ago I've been focused mostly on...well, playing it like a bass.

My goal was to be able to do duo/trio gigs and fill out things a bit more. So far so good, but I need to get comfortable with more voicings and get used to integrating more walking bass into things. Nothing that 'shedding can't fix. Just like most things in life.

Well, 'shedding won't improve my looks but that is another story...
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Hey thanks, I appreciate that especially coming from a good player like yourself. Btw, I forgot to mention I had a few lessons with Anthony I guess 4 or so years ago at bass specialties. Great guy and teacher, was just too far for me to drive. Does he do the Skype thing or are you local?
 
#564
steubig said:
because i have a few down moments here.

the final two basses, the pickups are not quite done, we're sort of in "skunk works" mode with them, but i figured it was more about the wood anyway.

on the left is 1989, walnut body, ebody fretted fb, maccassar ebony top.

on the right is 1991, mahogany body, ebony lined fretless fb, ebony top.
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Those are my favorite looking of yours....I could live with just those two....amazing.
 
#566
steubig said:
i think the thing you guys are feeling about the low end on the mgs is probably the lighter string.
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I'm going with shorter scale, lighter strings and maybe pickups too...I guess that's almost the whole bass...LOL

Anyone have a 33" with a big bottom?

Anybody have input on the difference between Fodera steels and nickel strings as far as the low end is concerned? 25 years still haven't compared them. Only thing I know is nickels chew up my fingers less.
 
#567
I had a Rob Allen Mouse with a 30" scale and it had gobs of booty. I don't think it is the scale length.

fwiw I don't necessarily think the MGS is bass-shy. Well, compared to my RA it is but pretty much everything else is. :D Part of it may be that the MGS has very defined mid-range. You can push the tone around with the eq however you want though.
 
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nostatic said:
I had a Rob Allen Mouse with a 30" scale and it had gobs of booty. I don't think it is the scale length.

fwiw I don't necessarily think the MGS is bass-shy. Well, compared to my RA it is but pretty much everything else is. :D Part of it may be that the MGS has very defined mid-range. You can push the tone around with the eq however you want though.
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I used to be a serious audiophile, so I dig this stuff. It's like a bass player's wine tasting.

Here is test comparing the MGS to an Imperial with both bassesin passive mode.

First up is the 34" Imperial, ash neck, ash tone block, walnut back, buckeye top, ebony board
Switch set to humbucker mode > open strings > major scale > switch set to single coil mode > open strings > major scale.

Then is the MGS:
Repeat sequence

http://soundcloud.com/damian-coccio/imperial-to-mgs-comparison

To save time, I just kept the blend pots at 50%.

The MGS Isn't lacking IMO either. But there is a difference.
 
#572
nuwavedc said:
I'm going with shorter scale, lighter strings and maybe pickups too...I guess that's almost the whole bass...LOL

Anyone have a 33" with a big bottom?

Anybody have input on the difference between Fodera steels and nickel strings as far as the low end is concerned? 25 years still haven't compared them. Only thing I know is nickels chew up my fingers less.
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Im using nickel strings on my MG 33". Compared to the smith I used to play which was a 34" (maybe 34.5?) the fodera has more "bottom". The thing with the mg is the range of tones I can get out of it is much larger than any other bass I have played. So with all the controls on it it takes some time to find out what settings work for you, it took me about a week of tweaking through the controls to explore the whole tonal range of the instrument.
The other thing about the MG is that it requires a lighter touch, so if I attack the MG with the same intensity as the smith or a fender then I feel it loses some of its low end.

Im not a steel guy, I tried steels once but they are too bright for my liking. I personally like to keep nickels on and make them last as long as I can, to me worn out nickels are great (they sound like bright flats).
 
#575
Jazzkuma said:
Im using nickel strings on my MG 33". Compared to the smith I used to play which was a 34" (maybe 34.5?) the fodera has more "bottom". The thing with the mg is the range of tones I can get out of it is much larger than any other bass I have played. So with all the controls on it it takes some time to find out what settings work for you, it took me about a week of tweaking through the controls to explore the whole tonal range of the instrument.
The other thing about the MG is that it requires a lighter touch, so if I attack the MG with the same intensity as the smith or a fender then I feel it loses some of its low end.
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Agreed, definitely has more bottom then my smiths did and requires a real light touch.
 
#576
nuwavedc said:
I'm going with shorter scale, lighter strings and maybe pickups too...I guess that's almost the whole bass...LOL

Anyone have a 33" with a big bottom?

Anybody have input on the difference between Fodera steels and nickel strings as far as the low end is concerned? 25 years still haven't compared them. Only thing I know is nickels chew up my fingers less.
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All other things being equal, a shorter scale should result in MORE booty with a longer scale tightening up the tone.
 
#578
Hou said:
IN!

FoderaEmperor4.jpg


FoderaEmperor5.jpg
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That 4 is absolutely stunning.
 
#580
Lennard III. said:
what's going on with the newborn's ??

I can only see the first 6 ones :bawl: :cool:
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Click the 'view all' next to the 'search' button. I think they decided that showing too many by default would exceed most people's capacity for viewing beautiful instruments. :-)
 
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