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Fodera Club Part XX

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#183
Just Thumpin' said:
By definition they are not Bona Signature models:

http://www.fodera.com/Main/BassModels.aspx?SeriesID=17

They might be Richard Bona "style," but not Richard Bona Signatures. At least not as sold by us.

J
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dealers have been selling ash/olive/maple board imperials, regardless of what pickup type, as bona models long before that page was on the website. sounds like things have gotten more specific like with the presentation?
 
#184
Anti-bass-snob rules... :)

1.) Be humble. There are a f**k ton people out there way better than you are, and they're probably humble to boot.

2.) Be open-minded. You can always learn something valuable from any new experience.

3.) Don't assign musical/inspirational value with price. Instrument selection is as personal as it gets. Some people will find their inspiration with an $8000 instrument, some people with a $300 instrument. Both cases are completely and totally valid, and do not need to "justify" to each other.

4.) Pity, but don't p*ss on people who don't understand rules 1-3 and choose not to learn by example or polite input. Just be happy you "get it" and move on.

Thanks, please drive through. :)
 
#185
Vic said:
Anti-bass-snob rules... :)

1.) Be humble. There are a f**k ton people out there way better than you are, and they're probably humble to boot.

2.) Be open-minded. You can always learn something valuable from any new experience.

3.) Don't assign musical/inspirational value with price. Instrument selection is as personal as it gets. Some people will find their inspiration with an $8000 instrument, some people with a $300 instrument. Both cases are completely and totally valid, and do not need to "justify" to each other.

4.) Pity, but don't p*ss on people who don't understand rules 1-3 and choose not to learn by example or polite input. Just be happy you "get it" and move on.

Thanks, please drive through. :)
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Great post. I just thank God every day that I am able to enjoy playing bass. Don't sweat the small stuff. This thread has been very helpful
 
#187
narud said:
dealers have been selling ash/olive/maple board imperials, regardless of what pickup type, as bona models long before that page was on the website. sounds like things have gotten more specific like with the presentation?
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+1

Jason, I recently had you guys email me an appraisal for my Imperial for insurance purposes, and all you had on file (since the bass is from 2005 and before the newborn system) was that it was a Bona sig. But it isn't a Bona sig, just very close ;).
I have to imagine that pretty much any ash body/olive top/BE maple Imperial with EMGs was called a Bona sig and then maybe as time went by things got a bit more specific. I even emailed Phil about it to confirm that it wasn't the wrong appraisal and he said it wasn't.
 
#188
I also remember seeing basses labeled as Bona sigs with Bartolinis and Aeros before Bona himself had switched to EMGs. It seems like the classifications became more strict, like Presentations, though it seems strange to retroactively say something is no longer a Bona sig (or no longer a Presentation).

Makes a lot of sense currently, though, to keep a signature bass one very defined thing.
 
#191
iwearpumas said:
Just curious, to the Fodera owners, why did y'all choose Seymour Duncan pups over EMGs?
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Well EMGs are SIGNIFICANTLY different in both sound and design compared to the more vintage style Duncans....all personal taste I think. I've had EMGs in other basses and didn't really dig them....
 
#193
I had never heard the SD fodera pickups in person. The fodera basses I had played on before mine were aero, emg or bartolini. Main reason was the work I had to do with the SD custom shop while working at gibson. They were always super nice and helpful and I figured if fodera had been working with them for so long how bad could they be. It was really a shot in the dark but I'm glad I did it. The are absolutely superb.

iwearpumas said:
Just curious, to the Fodera owners, why did y'all choose Seymour Duncan pups over EMGs?
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#194
Things have definitely been more specific on our end since at least mid-2010, but it looks like some of the Dealers may be a little "looser" with terminology, which actually does a dis-service as tonally there is no comparison between EMG's and Duncans -- to my ear, that can have every bit as big a difference as using different body woods...

Jason

narud said:
dealers have been selling ash/olive/maple board imperials, regardless of what pickup type, as bona models long before that page was on the website. sounds like things have gotten more specific like with the presentation?
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#195
Yes, the level of detail available to us pre-2009 is extremely limited. Only Vinny's handwritten build log and even that has proven to not always be 100% correct. Nowadays we maintain a detailed database with the Specs for every instrument that we build right down to the strings and action that it left the shop with...

Cheers,

J


bassdoubler said:
+1

Jason, I recently had you guys email me an appraisal for my Imperial for insurance purposes, and all you had on file (since the bass is from 2005 and before the newborn system) was that it was a Bona sig. But it isn't a Bona sig, just very close ;).
I have to imagine that pretty much any ash body/olive top/BE maple Imperial with EMGs was called a Bona sig and then maybe as time went by things got a bit more specific. I even emailed Phil about it to confirm that it wasn't the wrong appraisal and he said it wasn't.
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#196
I have never personally seen it or played it, but here is what I "know" about it...

32" scale
"Double Cutaway Monarch, unique design"
20 frets
1+3 PH
Passive
Mahogany Body
Walnut Burl Top
East INdian RW FB (with Ab Blocks)
Duncan Soapbars
Completed 3/8/06

Hope that helps!

Jason


cnltb said:
Jason,
I wonder if you might have some info on Meshell Ndegeocello's bass...
Still trying to find out more about it.
Thanks :)
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#197
Angus said:
I also remember seeing basses labeled as Bona sigs with Bartolinis and Aeros before Bona himself had switched to EMGs. It seems like the classifications became more strict, like Presentations, though it seems strange to retroactively say something is no longer a Bona sig (or no longer a Presentation).

Makes a lot of sense currently, though, to keep a signature bass one very defined thing.
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Does anyone know if when Richard Bona bought his bass (I understand he got it second hand) it already had the Bartolinis in it, or did it still have the original EMGs which Richard then swapped out for Bartolinis?

I actually prefer his Bartolini sound to his EMG sound but at the end of the day Richard knows HIS sound best.
 
#199
Done the top wood choosing last week... and here you go.. My Emperor BO 6. Another waiting is start, but it is comparatively easier for me now because my first order waiting is 27 months...:hiding:

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Spec:
Model: Emperor 6 Bolt-On
Top Wood: Curly Walnut
Body Wood: Ash
Fingerboard Wood: Brazilian Rosewood
Neck Wood: 3-pc Rock Maple (Flamed Center)
Neck Joint: Bolt-On
Scale Length: 34" (Extended B)
Strings: 6 (17.5mm spacing)
Frets:24 (Large)
FB Inlay: Mother-of-Pearl Dots
Pickups: Fodera / Duncan Dual Coils (Ebony Cover)
Preamp: Fodera / Pope Custom Shop 3-Band
Control Layout: Emperor Layout
 
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