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Fodera Club Part XIX

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#323
Plastic covers for dual coils are flat. Wooden covers are normally flat but can be radiussed. Ramps are usually radiussed.

J

Plunger said:
Hey everyone..I'm locking in my specs tomorrow, and I had a quick question I never thought to ask Jason or Phil..do the Dual Coil PUP's have a radius to them? For that matter, do their ramps have a radius? I assume that "Spray Finish" refers to the ramp being cut to match the rest of the top...which would be how I would like to do it.
I have made ramps for my basses in the past, but this might be something I want to leave to the experts.
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#324
Leonard --

KILLER photos!!! I hope that you are well!!

J

Lennard III. said:
last weekend :) - I can't live without this Bass anymore...

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#325
Thrilled to hear your take on your E5S. And yes, the one-piece neck was all about simplicity of design and being able to minimize the complexity of the overall build...

Regards,

Jason

SRFSterling5 said:
Let me say that my wife was the one that told me "that thing is smooth like butter." I ran it though my Eden Navigator preamp through a Jamhub to get the direct tone, listening carefully to the nuances of the notes. If this is a Standard model, I can only imagine what the custom stuff is like. The neck is utterly perfect in feel, more flat and wide compared with my FBass BN5. I really like it. Tonewise, very versatile. I tried playing along with some Eric Clapton and Anita Baker stuff just to see how the bass sits in the mix. Very nice, not a sparkly high end, but more of a mellow high end. Not like a Marcus Miller type tone, but a more refined top end. Midrange boost and cut really gives you a lot of tonal options to get it just right for practically anything you throw at it. I even got a pretty convincing P bass tone playing along with some old Linda Ronstadt stuff. The low B is pretty good, not as defined as my Fbass, but it does rattle the walls. I'm gonna experiment with a tapered and open core B to see if I can tighten it up a bit. The Fodera strings that came with it feel and play really nice. Again, I think the B string is really a matter of personal taste and as I said before, I'm gonna mess around with it a bit to get it where I want it. The setup on this thing was utterly perfect and I haven't messed with anything. Just a quick tune and I was off playing. Weight wise, not really an issue (advertised as 10lbs but it doesn't feel any heavier than the other fives that I have. Construction wise, flawless. I was actually looking to see if there were some blemishes or finish flaws but this has got to be the best made bass I own, period. I have to say that the Fodera attention to detail is amazing. I cannot thing of any way there could be improvement to this. Just awesome. The only compromise that I can see was the use of a flat one piece neck vs the multi-laminate and angled headstock as on the custom stuff. This I think was more of an efficiency call rather than a cheapening of the product. Face it, multi-laminate necks take more time to build, and set up. Going for batch manufacturing, this would not make sense IMO.

Bottom line I would have no hesitation in recommending this bass to anyone. Yeah, it is expensive but once you play one, that goes away real fast. Worth every penny. Do I want another Fodera? No question, yes. Just gotta get rid of a few things first. LOL
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#326
You cannot make that change as the wood holes for the custom need to be in a different position...

That said, if you did make the change, it would not change the high end unless you modified the jumper settings...

J

otto B said:
Question; If I change the standard preamp to a custom preamp on a ES5, would the high end spark more
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#327
ENJOY! Glad you took the plunge and that one is a fabulous example of its type!!

J

bThumper38 said:
Hey guys long time listener, first time caller, So I've been chomping at the bit for this one, and the timing just worked out for me. She's in Fedex hands right now and due to arrive tomorrow. I don't know how you all can wait two years for a bass, I'm having a hell of a time waiting two days. Special thanks to JASON for taking the time to talk to me last month and decide which way I wanted to go whether it be special order or not. This one is spot on what I want from woods, body style etc........Can't wait to have her in my hands. Her name is Frida............:hyper::hyper::hyper: here's the newborn link.....................http://www.fodera.com/Main/NewBornDetails.aspx?FeaturedItemID=619
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#330
No, we have not. Bloodwood would need to be a spray finished FB (like Maple), or it would oxidize and turn brown. From having held (and tapped) pieced of bloodwood, I think that it would not be anywhere near as bright and bell-like as Ebony...of course this is pure conjecture...

J

Zentner said:
Has Fodera ever used Bloodwood as a fretboard? I've heard it's tone compared to that of Ebony...
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#332
It will not "squash the tone," it will, however, significantly brighten the overall tone of the instrument and it will add roughly a pound to the instrument's weight (compared to a "normal" top).

J

ursusaltered said:
Feedback needed: I am currently getting ready to order a new custom build and I was considering an ebony top, ash body, Birdseye fingerboard. Someone recently told me to stay away from ebony tops because it will squash the tone. Anyone have any feedback on tone of that combination. I do a lot of tapping and slapping
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#333
I have had the good fortune to play a umber of them and own #73 (a Monarch 4-string -- what else?). They are wonderful IMHO...they are where it all started. They tend to be a bit more variable in terms of shapes, feel, finishes and tone as back then every instrument was a true one-off and there was no "history" upon which to draw from. On average they also tend to sound MORE modern to my ear than what we are building today as many of them had EMG's and the early HAZ preamps pumped out loads of gain...

Let's say that we all like them enough that we are doing a series of 6 instruments this year built exactly the same way (The VW Limited Edition Monarch)...

ursusaltered said:
What is your guys' experience with the early Foderas?
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#335
Awesome link Jason! What an amazing Fodera moment! I am glad you had a great vacation! Thanks for the input about the ebony top. I have been going back and forth between that and a brazilian Rosewood. I am in absolute love with your BR bass! One of my favorites.
 
#338
Very light tops like Buckeye, heavily spalted Maple, etc., tend to not have a significant impact on tone. They act more like a neutral filter would on a camera. But very heavy, dense tops (especially Ebony) definitely impact tone.

Most of the time, unless the top is very heavy and dense (like Ebony, Olive, Bubinga, etc.), the top wood is the last piece of the puzzle we consider when thinking about overall tone. Body wood is usually first followed by neck material, then comes fingerboard...

Regards,

J

iwearpumas said:
So Fodera tops do add to the tone? Even Buckeye Burl?
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