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Fodera Club Part XXII

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l have an Igig bag, but I'm pretty sure they won't let me take it onboard because it looks big. I wanted a soft-case that wasn't too heavy, that had great protection and for me the Igig came top.

Lennard III & Rainer did recommended the Harvest gig-bag but I didn't think it offered the best protection. Now, Mitch-the-Bassplayer is probably the sharpest dude round these parts when it comes to getting his bass on board and he currently uses a Harvest bag. That's where it has the advantage "It looks deceptively small," and they make a bag specifically for a 33" MG....Mmmm!

DELACIUS said:
If I go with airplane, I always carry bass with me to the plane, in a gig bag.

Did that many times, now last time I did it was in 2012, no idea if rules have changed?

btw, you can always ship it with FedEx or something if you are scared of planes, but that cost a lot...
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Good idea, Headless 33" scale? Don't know why but I just don't get on with headless guitars..

emjazz said:
This is the issue that I feel makes a headless bass design all the more important. I don't have one myself now, but I will be getting one in the future for times when I need to fly. I've been lucky with flying with my bass in the past (with a Mouradian gig bag, bringing it on the plane), but I'd feel better knowing I'm walking on with a shorter instrument that will fit in any overhead.
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The last time I carried a bass on board was flying home to Ireland from New York with a bass I purchased there. I walked up to the check-in desk with the bass in a gig bag and the girl behind the desk said "You can't carry that on board" I just looked at her confidently and said "But I brought it over with me on board and they said nothing to me" then she just looked at me and said "Oh, okay so" and let me take it on board. I just put it in the overhead bin and it was fine. :D
 
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This might not work for everyone but I recently saw Tom Kennedy comment on this very subject. He said that since he has recently been playing and traveling with an E5S (which is a bolt-on) he first tries the gate with the bass intact. If they say no he takes it out of it's bag and takes the neck off right on the spot and has no problems getting it on the plane. Of course this is a little inconvenient (and you are out of luck if you have a neck-through) but it works since the bass is now about half it's length.

(By the way, these last two lengthy Fodera threads have really cut down on my productivity at work but I can't help looking at them anyway!)
 
#226
Good point about the temperature in the hold. I guess a solidbody guitars & basses aren't effected as much as hollowbodied or chambered designs.

asbs said:
Long time ago (in my 20 years), I use to travel a lot with an acoustic Ovation bass, in a single hard shell.
After many trip (UE, Asia, OZ and Tahiti), I get the bass damaged (the join between the top wood and the body broke).
But it was the extremly temperature changement who did it.
(when the plane flying, the luggage compartment of the plane turn very cold)
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Ok, what airline & did that confident look come with a wink?..LoL

TheShape101 said:
The last time I carried a bass on board was flying home to Ireland from New York with a bass I purchased there. I walked up to the check-in desk with the bass in a gig bag and the girl behind the desk said "You can't carry that on board" I just looked at her confidently and said "But I brought it over with me on board and they said nothing to me" then she just looked at me and said "Oh, okay so" and let me take it on board. I just put it in the overhead bin and it was fine. :D
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I've been considering this option for some time.

Davidg said:
This might not work for everyone but I recently saw Tom Kennedy comment on this very subject. He said that since he has recently been playing and traveling with an E5S (which is a bolt-on) he first tries the gate with the bass intact. If they say no he takes it out of it's bag and takes the neck off right on the spot and has no problems getting it on the plane. Of course this is a little inconvenient (and you are out of luck if you have a neck-through) but it works since the bass is now about half it's length.

(By the way, these last two lengthy Fodera threads have really cut down on my productivity at work but I can't help looking at them anyway!)
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#237
Thanks for all the replies re flying! I know that this has been covered elsewhere, but I specifically wanted to see what Fodera owners were doing, and also a lot of the other threads are not up to date with the new cases.
Some comments. Those Accord cases look great! I'd love to see one! Invalid Link Removed
Regarding temperature and humidity changes. The SKB Roller cases are pretty airtight and offer some protection. In the days of Anvil type cases we used to smear Vaseline along the seam to make them more airtight.
I also used to take the necks off my Fender and Lakland basses and pack them in a large Delsey hard shell suitcase with my clothes. Not an option with my neck- thru Foderas.
For now I'll stay with the gig bagin the SKB case. Technically these are oversize by a small margin but I have yet to be charged for this. I just flew out of Austin TX woith two of them The charge posted on United Airlines website was $70 each or $200 for oversize, but they actually only charged me $20 each! I didn't ask, but I think it was something to do with their frequent flyer program.Thanks again!
 
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LugzyDee said:
I've been considering this option for some time.
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Is a great idea.

I recall Jason mentioning that Fodera added threaded inserts to the body of Tom's bass to accommodate regular neck removal.

Jason, Is this an option or something that can be done after the fact easily by Fodera?

I personally only travel with a bass a few times a year for corporate gigs and generally bring my mangled old Fender Jazz, but the ability to avoid checking a bass as baggage and being able to bring a great bass anywhere would be a good thing for most players.
 
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nostatic said:
I'm with Anderson - no complaints. Typical homeowners/renters will not cover instruments that are taken out to gigs.

Life is way to short to drag around lesser instruments when you've got a Fodera at home. The only reason a non-Fodera goes on one of my gigs is because:

a) I want to cop an upright vibe as much as possible (take the RA)

b) I want a more "vintage" look (take the Lull P4)

Frankly, as of late neither of those exceptions are getting followed. I dig the tone I get out of my Monarch 5 fretless and I don't give a crap what the drummer thinks my bass should look like :D
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Compared clarion and Anderson and went with Anderson. Like 150 per year for 2 "fedoras"

So it's off to Gc tomorrow to return the junker. Thanks for straightening me out guys!
 
#240
Hey gang. I thought I'd stir the pot with a controversial blog post I made. Guaranteed to rub some of you the wrong way. :hiding: Now before you go flaming, take a deep breath and remember that tone is absolutely subjective. My colorful hyperbole is mostly for entertainment - it's hard enough to get people to read a whole post! :cool:

Most of the clips I reference are of Fodera basses, so I'm linking here. Curious what people think!

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The TL;DR version: I'm presenting the possibility that so many clips of master musicians/instruments playing with what I consider sub-par tone (for a variety of reasons) could potentially influence a generation of younger players to favor a bad sound.
 
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