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I LOVE the other one, though, the sound (on Bass Club Chicago) is utterly stupendous, though! QUOTE]
Is there a link to the sound clip of the burl one?? Can't afford one, but love to listen
. Thanks.
He should listen to Dirty Harry !!!
Don't encourage him. I bet you he's a Bayern fan and you know what they're like......Crazy! But in a good way
(ok, most of my FIFA time I was always playing at ManU )
Yes, 36" scale would be tough for me too. It seems that the holly is the winner. I didn't expect to have the winner so soon
No one has voted for the 36". That is why it's still for sale...
c'mon dude - I'm from Frankfurt ! this is the only club that's worth to be a fan of
Has anyone here seen or own a Fodera similar to the one below? This was sold last September by mrbassmande in Germany. Not sure if got sold to someone on this side of the pond. I will be looking to buy my first Fodera (used) this summer and this one has all the specs I wanted including ebony board and vintage frets. I sent a note to the original owner but haven't heard back.
Anyone own something similar they may sell in the near future?
Fodera Imperial 5 Koa
Premium Grade Koa Top
Walnut Body wings, Alder Tone Block
5-piece Ash Neck (1.000 USD upgrade)
Ebony Board, 24 small frets
Extended B
34 scale
Black Hardware
Seymour Duncan Dual Coils in Koa wooden covers
Newest Pope preamp (2010 model)
Bayern have already won it - I guess since three/four games... and they have 4 more to go... they are unstopable this year - but last week was a good week for germany - who is Barca ? who is Real ?
Has anyone here seen or own a Fodera similar to the one below? This was sold last September by mrbassmande in Germany. Not sure if got sold to someone on this side of the pond. I will be looking to buy my first Fodera (used) this summer and this one has all the specs I wanted including ebony board and vintage frets. I sent a note to the original owner but haven't heard back.
Anyone own something similar they may sell in the near future?
Fodera Imperial 5 Koa
Premium Grade Koa Top
Walnut Body wings, Alder Tone Block
5-piece Ash Neck (1.000 USD upgrade)
Ebony Board, 24 small frets
Extended B
34 scale
Black Hardware
Seymour Duncan Dual Coils in Koa wooden covers
Newest Pope preamp (2010 model)
Hey guys,
Since the discussion has included some posts about Holly, I thought I'd let you know what Jason told me today when I was on the phone with him, talking about, af all things, a possible holly top for another bass for me
He said that while the holly in the pictures looks white, it is, in actuality, an off-white, cream type of color. The more you accent the contrast, the more it looks whitish or creamy; if you use a black fretboard (ebony) and/or black hardware, it looks more white; using a rosewood board, and/or gold hardware, it takes on a more cream hue. I did not ask I'm whether holly ages toward a yellow hue. But then, any white instrument I've seen that ages toward yellow (which have been 100% painted white instruments, by the way) looks even more distinguished! For whatever the info and my opinion are worth
One last point. Jason also said, and I'd tend to agree with him, that holly as a top is something you would really have to want/like. Many folks would ask why one would pay a premium (and you WILL) for a holly top, and then have it look very much like a painted top. Holly, in the size/quality necessary for a solid top is VERY rare, and getting rarer, as is ebony (you all may know, or not, that Gibson is no longer using ebony, due to scarcity, and is now using Richlite, an awful compound substance composed of paper and resin, instead of ebony, on its Les Paul Custom guitars). So keep in mind the rare combination of woods in that holly topped Emperor II!!
All that said, I'm quite sure holly has its own unique beauty, particularly in person. More motivation to purchase that holly beast!!!
Hey guys,
Since the discussion has included some posts about Holly, I thought I'd let you know what Jason told me today when I was on the phone with him, talking about, af all things, a possible holly top for another bass for me
He said that while the holly in the pictures looks white, it is, in actuality, an off-white, cream type of color. The more you accent the contrast, the more it looks whitish or creamy; if you use a black fretboard (ebony) and/or black hardware, it looks more white; using a rosewood board, and/or gold hardware, it takes on a more cream hue. I did not ask I'm whether holly ages toward a yellow hue. But then, any white instrument I've seen that ages toward yellow (which have been 100% painted white instruments, by the way) looks even more distinguished! For whatever the info and my opinion are worth
One last point. Jason also said, and I'd tend to agree with him, that holly as a top is something you would really have to want/like. Many folks would ask why one would pay a premium (and you WILL) for a holly top, and then have it look very much like a painted top. Holly, in the size/quality necessary for a solid top is VERY rare, and getting rarer, as is ebony (you all may know, or not, that Gibson is no longer using ebony, due to scarcity, and is now using Richlite, an awful compound substance composed of paper and resin, instead of ebony, on its Les Paul Custom guitars). So keep in mind the rare combination of woods in that holly topped Emperor II!!
All that said, I'm quite sure holly has its own unique beauty, particularly in person. More motivation to purchase that holly beast!!!
