Fodera Club Part XIV

[Christian Houmann]

Do you know who is the owner?

www.connectionbult.com. I believe that the bass is sold but it still on their facebook page

 

[Christian Houmann]

I know, how could I?..lol

Wow! Congrats and More pics

 

[Brad Johnson]

My bass arrived today. I can't believe I waited SO long to buy it. I may start a thread detailing the whole experience. It was worth it, in every aspect.

Cheers, blessing and congratulations on a work of art to the Fodera team!

Congrats.

 

[TheDialog]

Yes

That's amazing looking. Can we see the whole bass?

 

[pringlw]

Yes

Wow that's nice!

 

[GHOST AT]

My bass arrived today. I can't believe I waited SO long to buy it. I may start a thread detailing the whole experience. It was worth it, in every aspect.

Cheers, blessing and congratulations on a work of art to the Fodera team!

Congrats Dan! I remember when you announced to everyone when you placed your order. I'm so happy for you!!!!!!!!!! I remember the rush when the Fedex truck arrived with my new Celinder Update three years ago. We all know the sacrifices you had to make to make this happen. Dreams come true indeed! Here's to many healthy years together I'm at a crossroad right now,I'm actually considering selling my Celinder to fund a Fodera . The tone I hear in my head has changed.Im thinking warmer (alder with Braz. board) And with great people like Jason by your side how can you go wrong! It would be great to feel like you are in one big extended family where any question is just an email away. I don't have that with Celinder . Though i hear Christian is trying to rectify that. Im going to have to do some soul searching. Think ill wait until the first of the year to make my decision.I cant afford both and for the most part, Im a one bass guy .Opinions anybody?

 

[steubig]

Yes

i thought so. wondering if you could comment on the sound/feel of it as a fingerboard. (jason, i you wanna chime in . . . )

it is quite striking looking.

thanks . . .

 

[steubig]

p.s. are those flats?

 

[Christian Houmann]

Photoshot

different light

iPhone

A little video

 

[Christian Houmann]

p.s. are those flats?

No. I will get back on the feel thing

 

[Just Thumpin']

Thanks so much for the kind words. The reality is that we built our customer service model around trying our best to treat our customers as we would our extended family. We feel about our instruments like they are part of us (thus the term "Newborns" on the website). Having been a customer of Fodera before becoming a Partner gave me some perspective on what they were doing well (building instruments) and what needed improvement (organization, frank customer communication, schedules, responsiveness, etc.)

We have a profound understanding that committing to a Fodera is a significant act monetarily, artistically and in terms of you placing your trust in us. We work incredibly hard to not let you down. As people, we don't get it right 100% of the time, but when we do blow it, we try to own up to it and fix things in the same way (hopefully) that we would want to be treated.

Alder with a Brazilian FB? YUM!

J

Congrats Dan! I remember when you announced to everyone when you placed your order. I'm so happy for you!!!!!!!!!! I remember the rush when the Fedex truck arrived with my new Celinder Update three years ago. We all know the sacrifices you had to make to make this happen. Dreams come true indeed! Here's to many healthy years together I'm at a crossroad right now,I'm actually considering selling my Celinder to fund a Fodera . The tone I hear in my head has changed.Im thinking warmer (alder with Braz. board) And with great people like Jason by your side how can you go wrong! It would be great to feel like you are in one big extended family where any question is just an email away. I don't have that with Celinder . Though i hear Christian is trying to rectify that. Im going to have to do some soul searching. Think ill wait until the first of the year to make my decision.I cant afford both and for the most part, Im a one bass guy .Opinions anybody?

 

[michele]

No, that wasn't aimed at you ... I remember reading at one point a comment about the MGS having not a huge bottom. I made my comment to be sure that no one think for whatever reason that the MGS is a bass shy instrument.

Fwiw my comment is not that is doesn't have a deep bottom, but that it doesn't have quite the same booty as my YYD. Both have low action and the same gauge strings so it is a pretty comparable setup. Whether it is the dual coils (I think they are a bit more mid forward) or something else I'm not sure. But my wife can tell from the other room which bass I'm playing and the YYD is always described as "the deep one" between the 3 Foderas. The koa/alder Monarch also doesn't have quite the same deep voice as the YYD.

Zero knock against the MGS. I freakin' love the bass. But if you want to talk deep bottom, my Rob Allen crushes all my Foderas on that count

 

[Lennard III.]

Our Standard strings are NOT tapered core. That is the AJ String set on 5String Dan's Bass...since it was built with the Presentation shape...we went with those strings...

J

Great !! Thanks for the info

Now I'm relaxed again

btw. nice idea to put the AJ set on the Presentation shaped Bass

 

[Damian Coccio]

No, that wasn't aimed at you ... I remember reading at one point a comment about the MGS having not a huge bottom. I made my comment to be sure that no one think for whatever reason that the MGS is a bass shy instrument.

I made that comment, it was one of my first impressions, and also provided a recording played with a light touch comparing it to a larger scale heavier instrument (34" imperial). Defining a deep bottom is a totally subjective thing and the important thing is that you are happy with your MGS. I am very pleased with mine as well, the instrument is pushing me in new writing directions, but going back I may have made an order of a 34" custom. Im stoked over the MGS, but TO MY EARS the shorter scale was a slight tone trade off from a low fundamental producing perspective, and I knew that going in, its just the physics. Again it's very subjective, but I'll bet there's a good reason why AJ plays a monster of a bass and if you like his tone, well that's how you get it ( along with technique of course ).

Jason put it quite well:

This has not been my personal experience at all. Having heard hundreds of different Fodera instruments of varying scale lengths, in GENERAL, the longer the scale length the more articulate, resonant and "deep" the low-B sounds to my ear. That is not to say that these differences are necessarily "better" or "worse."

I find the same to hold true with pianos.

Of course, there are always instrument to instrument variations, but I have definitely experienced a generalized pattern...

The awesome thing is that it's an amazing instrument and that you are enjoying it.

 

[Mulebagger]

A little clip giving my Emperor Standard some love at a recent gig. Check out the video Caravan for one of my originals.

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Love how this bass can bring the spank. Thanks again to Jason and the Fodera for coming up with such a well designed and sonically versatile bass.

Derrick

 

[DELACIUS]

I know, how could I?..lol

Omg this looks beautiful... need more photos

 

[Damian Coccio]

Thanks so much for the kind words. The reality is that we built our customer service model around trying our best to treat our customers as we would our extended family. We feel about our instruments like they are part of us (thus the term "Newborns" on the website). Having been a customer of Fodera before becoming a Partner gave me some perspective on what they were doing well (building instruments) and what needed improvement (organization, frank customer communication, schedules, responsiveness, etc.)

We have a profound understanding that committing to a Fodera is a significant act monetarily, artistically and in terms of you placing your trust in us. We work incredibly hard to not let you down. As people, we don't get it right 100% of the time, but when we do blow it, we try to own up to it and fix things in the same way (hopefully) that we would want to be treated.

Alder with a Brazilian FB? YUM!

J

Being a business owner I interact with a lot of companies and get to feel first hand the result of a company's culture and business ethic.

Fodera is a dying breed of company IMHO. I've been nothing short of blown away with the people, the product and the ethic driving it.

 

[michele]

No problem bro, we all hear with our own ears and we're all trapped into the dangerous game of putting sounds into words!
Of course I know the piano-like sound of a long scale instrument: I owned a 36' Carl Thompson and I remember feeling my guts shaking whenever I hit an F on the 1st fret of E string. But nonetheless, there's someone out there who thinks Lincoln Goines '33 scale lacks something in the low end department? I don't think so...
FWIW I've had a 32" scale CB that blew away a lot of 34' contenders.
That's to say that, in the end, scale lenght is just an ingredient of the whole recipe for a killer low sound.
Again, my message is that a potential buyer of a MGS shoul have no fear about the instrument being bass shy.

I made that comment, it was one of my first impressions, and also provided a recording played with a light touch comparing it to a larger scale heavier instrument (34" imperial). Defining a deep bottom is a totally subjective thing and the important thing is that you are happy with your MGS. I am very pleased with mine as well, the instrument is pushing me in new writing directions, but going back I may have made an order of a 34" custom. Im stoked over the MGS, but TO MY EARS the shorter scale was a slight tone trade off from a low fundamental producing perspective, and I knew that going in, its just the physics. Again it's very subjective, but I'll bet there's a good reason why AJ plays a monster of a bass and if you like his tone, well that's how you get it ( along with technique of course ).

Jason put it quite well:


The awesome thing is that it's an amazing instrument and that you are enjoying it.

 

[Damian Coccio]

No problem bro, we all hear with our own ears and we're all trapped into the dangerous game of putting sounds into words!
Of course I know the piano-like sound of a long scale instrument: I owned a 36' Carl Thompson and I remember feeling my guts shaking whenever I hit an F on the 1st fret of E string. But nonetheless, there's someone out there who thinks Lincoln Goines '33 scale lacks something in the low end department? I don't think so...
FWIW I've had a 32" scale CB that blew away a lot of 34' contenders.
That's to say that, in the end, scale lenght is just an ingredient of the whole recipe for a killer low sound.
Again, my message is that a potential buyer of a MGS shoul have no fear about the instrument being bass shy.

No it's not bass shy we agree.

 

[fivestringdan]

Thank you so very much!

In short I would recommend the shop to anyone. As soon as I opened the case, (btw the new cases should be called "mobile luxury safes"!!) I knew it was the correct decision. Through the hours of playing and inspecting the instrument I have been discovering more reasons. Shoot me a pm or email, I have a lot to say on the matter.

Congrats Dan! I remember when you announced to everyone when you placed your order. I'm so happy for you!!!!!!!!!! I remember the rush when the Fedex truck arrived with my new Celinder Update three years ago. We all know the sacrifices you had to make to make this happen. Dreams come true indeed! Here's to many healthy years together I'm at a crossroad right now,I'm actually considering selling my Celinder to fund a Fodera . The tone I hear in my head has changed.Im thinking warmer (alder with Braz. board) And with great people like Jason by your side how can you go wrong! It would be great to feel like you are in one big extended family where any question is just an email away. I don't have that with Celinder . Though i hear Christian is trying to rectify that. Im going to have to do some soul searching. Think ill wait until the first of the year to make my decision.I cant afford both and for the most part, Im a one bass guy .Opinions anybody?