Fodera Club Part XIX

[loulou_26]

Here is a good point of view from Jason last month :

"A Walnut / ebony instrument is going to sound completely different. The lows are going to be more focused and percussive and there will be a lot brighter, more bell-like highs (from the Ebony). I would not expect there to be more mids in this combination (compared to the Mahogany bodied instrument), but what you might be experiencing in that frequency range is more focus and less "bloom."".
Here is the link :
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f8/fodera-club-part-xviii-964616/index17.html#post14051610

I have a conflict in my mind regarding these two combinations of wood:

- ash body with birdseye maple fingerboard
- walnut body with ebony fingerboard

I'm looking for articulate, deep, punchy sound. Something like '60 Fenders. Can you please share your thoughts and experiences?

 

[Mitchthebassplayer]

haha

 

[Christian Houmann]

I have both walnut/ebony and ash/rosewood (tulipwood) and I like the different sound of them

 

[Christian Houmann]

nice, but i thought the fingerboard was gonna be blue.

somewhat disappointed.

Haha. Didn't like the bluewood

 

[Christian Houmann]

http://www.fodera.com/Main/NewBornDetails.aspx?FeaturedItemID=631

Hou,

Your bass looks great, congrats!

Thanks.

Still a few days til I will get it. Real time mobile picture

 

[Vic]

Oh yeah.... I buy a hard copy of your magazine every month, read it and then return it.

I kid, I kid.

Dude, if ever given the chance, we gotta' get a beer together. First round's on me.

 

[Vic]

AWESOME headstock on that 5 string!

 

[Baird6869]

Dude, if ever given the chance, we gotta' get a beer together. First round's on me.

Definitely.

 

[tombowlus]

Oh yeah.... I buy a hard copy of your magazine every month, read it and then return it.

I kid, I kid.

LOL!

 

[Just Thumpin']

The Extended-B serves a theoretical functional purpose and the look is dictated by the desire to have as much of the string behind the nut as possible. There have been far too many debates about the "value" of the Extended-B to rehash them in detail here. That said, IMHO, for someone going with a B-string on a 33" scale, I would personally recommend an Extended-B. For 34" and above, i think it's purely personal preference...

J

I don't wanna' seem harsh, but I agree. Looks REALLY wonky to me, and honestly, I can't imagine the B having any issues whatsoever on the other two designs. The ES5 I played had a superb B string, and it was the median B (2+3... the one I'm getting), and a 34" scale. Needed absolutely no improvement whatsoever... at least IMHO.

 

[DELACIUS]

Thanks.

Still a few days til I will get it. Real time mobile picture

I remember the day I got mine... Wow that's a beauty

 

[KoaFodera]

Thanks.

Still a few days til I will get it. Real time mobile picture

Looking forward to a family photo with all 3 basses, Hou. Enjoy!

 

[Mitchthebassplayer]

that top is stuupppidddddddd....enjoy Christian I'm jealous!

 

[SRFSterling5]

Thanks.

Still a few days til I will get it. Real time mobile picture

That is beautiful. Congrats.

 

[gridchin]

Does anyone regrets choosing walnut/ebony over ash/BY-maple?

Cheers!

 

[chris.gotfunk]

Does anyone regrets choosing walnut/ebony over ash/BY-maple?

Cheers!

I have to admit... I'm a die hard ash/bem fan. But, when I got my AJ5 (used), I was worried it would lack that snap and bite. Mine is walnut body, ebony top and ebony fb. I can tell you that in single coil mode, it has the spank and stank I associate with ash/maple. I do have to dial in a bit more bass when going from dual to single, but it's def a great sound. I'm sold on this combo for a best all around combo for my ears. It's got great clear lows, clean precise highs and the mids sit right where I like them.

 

[sergioman]

Thanks.

Still a few days til I will get it. Real time mobile picture

similar wood patter, same wood supplier? (although the mat wood looks more like cocobolo, so maybe same supplier as alembic instead). simply joking, of course...

 

[nostatic]

I have to admit... I'm a die hard ash/bem fan. But, when I got my AJ5 (used), I was worried it would lack that snap and bite. Mine is walnut body, ebony top and ebony fb. I can tell you that in single coil mode, it has the spank and stank I associate with ash/maple. I do have to dial in a bit more bass when going from dual to single, but it's def a great sound. I'm sold on this combo for a best all around combo for my ears. It's got great clear lows, clean precise highs and the mids sit right where I like them.

Yup - walnut/ebony is my choice as well, with chambering thrown in for good measure.

 

[Mitchthebassplayer]

Yup - walnut/ebony is my choice as well, with chambering thrown in for good measure.

does the chambering alter the tone? I just assumed it made it a bit lighter and more acoustically resonant....

 

[steubig]

does the chambering alter the tone? I just assumed it made it a bit lighter and more acoustically resonant....

wouldn't that last change the "tone"?