I agree. I would love to visit some day. I'd be too embarrassed to try out a bass there though. Talently challenged.
Enjoy the benefits of a premium membership!
Upgrade Account
-
TalkBass has been independent since 1998. Add your voice.
Create a free account to reply to discussions, view embedded media, and browse with fewer display ads.
Join free Log in
Want zero display ads or expanded classifieds tools? Compare plans.
- Status
I agree. I would love to visit some day. I'd be too embarrassed to try out a bass there though. Talently challenged.
Just Thumpin'
Commercial User
- Mar 7, 2008
- 4,534
- 1,664
- Disclosures
- Manager and Partner, Fodera Guitars (10/14/09 - 12/16/19)
I remember that NYC very fondly. I have always been shocked that it took so long to find a home. It sounds very similar to the E5SS (the E5S with the Maple FB)...
Cheers,
J
Cheers,
J
Im not that good at the bass, but I ordered one any how. I did felt super embarrased when I would demo the basses at the shop.
Hey man, I've shared the stage with Hedley, played with Royal Caribbean, jammed with Scofield... And kept a cool head. But when it came time for me to play my emperor standard and have joey stand over me and explain everything, my hands were trembling. Couldn't play a note.
Now THAT'S performance practice. Those guys could start a side project!
Now THAT'S performance practice. Those guys could start a side project!
Yeah, I am not one of those guys who goes to a music store and plays my fastest, funkiest most impressive licks. When I demo a bass I usually do some slow chromatic stuff up and down the neck to get a feel for the instrument and see if the neck is straight, check for dead spots. etc. It is sorta clinical but that's how I've always done it.
On one of my early visits to Fodera I was sitting with Joey playing a bass that I was about to buy. Joey ("the bass whisperer") is so patient and supportive that I was not too nervous playing my feeble stuff in front of him. What did make me nervous was having Matt Garrison in the next room having one of his basses worked on! Don't know if he could hear me (probably not) but it did worry me a little. I've since gotten to know Matt a little and he's a sweet guy; really should not have been concerned. I think I commented to Jason that I was nervous playing with Matt Garrison around but was kinda happy that Anthony Jackson wasn't in that day! He just smiled! (I am under that impression that the place in under lock-down when Mr. Jackson visits so they probably wouldn't have let me in anyway!)
On one of my early visits to Fodera I was sitting with Joey playing a bass that I was about to buy. Joey ("the bass whisperer") is so patient and supportive that I was not too nervous playing my feeble stuff in front of him. What did make me nervous was having Matt Garrison in the next room having one of his basses worked on! Don't know if he could hear me (probably not) but it did worry me a little. I've since gotten to know Matt a little and he's a sweet guy; really should not have been concerned. I think I commented to Jason that I was nervous playing with Matt Garrison around but was kinda happy that Anthony Jackson wasn't in that day! He just smiled! (I am under that impression that the place in under lock-down when Mr. Jackson visits so they probably wouldn't have let me in anyway!)
- Jan 7, 2008
- 2,196
- 224
- 39
- Disclosures
- Endorsing Artist: Olinto, La Bella, JuleAmps, Epifani
That's funny. I never get nervous doing my thing in front of people. Even in front of joey or any of the Fodera guys. But in front of a bassist I look up to, I'm like a nervous wreck. One time I had Richard Bona literally in my face at a gig and I wanted to die. I don't even really remember even playing cause I was so nervous I like blacked out haha....fortunately that hasn't happened in a while.
Btw, if anyone's interested, my band released some footage from our recent sold out show at the City Winery in NYC. Sound guy wasn't great (it was his 2nd night on the job and he had never done sound before....I know....) but we managed to pull it together for the most part. One is a blues tune and the other is a hebrew jam with a really famous Israeli bouzouki player. Some sweet Imperial action!
Soulfarm - Your Heart
Soulfarm - Kumi Roni
every time i play in front of other bass players, i know that they i know i'm a fraud.
oh well.
oh well.
2 thoughts:
1. Im so glad I'm not the only one who freezes up playing in the shop.
2. Mitch's (Bassdoubler) band, Soulfarm is amazing to see live.
1. Im so glad I'm not the only one who freezes up playing in the shop.
2. Mitch's (Bassdoubler) band, Soulfarm is amazing to see live.
I never thought about that until now, thanks.
Now I am all paranoid and will likely just play the first couple of bars of Mustang Sally, pack up my new Monarch and drink some wine when I am at Fodera in Feb.
Plus, they are really expensive basses. Nobody actually plays these things do they?
Now I am all paranoid and will likely just play the first couple of bars of Mustang Sally, pack up my new Monarch and drink some wine when I am at Fodera in Feb.
Plus, they are really expensive basses. Nobody actually plays these things do they?
I think the most self-conscious I got was at NAMM a few years ago. I was at the F-bass booth and George had just come out with the AC signature fretlesses. I was talking to him about them as I was playing a Zon Lightwave fretless at the time and he told me to check it out and tell him how it compared sonically to my bass. I sat down to start playing and notice a guy coming up to chat with George. That guy is Alain Caron. Yeah, no pressure playing a bass where they guy who it was named after is standing 3' away 
KoaFodera
Commercial User
I sat down to start playing and notice a guy coming up to chat with George. That guy is Alain Caron. Yeah, no pressure playing a bass where they guy who it was named after is standing 3' away
None at all, especially when 'that guy' is one of the masters on fretless.
People who are really great at something are usually over being competitive and typically appreciate others at lower levels for where they are at. They know how hard you've worked to get there. So don't be shy and if they give you any subtle comments ... LISTEN! You might not even grok what they are saying in the moment, so make note of their exact words.
I find myself getting angry with Fodera. They put out such beautiful basses, and I know I can't afford them. Well I can, but it's not a good financial decision to keep buying basses for $12k. I currently have one on order (as we all know), but I can't help that I want another. Then there are so many options, its impossible to have all the combinations. I'm thinking about getting a second job just so I can have a supplemental income so I can buy more basses. Smh
No speculation as to the soon to be released new standards? I'm hoping there's a 6 six string model.
All you really need are two 4-stringers (fretted and fretless), two 5-ers (fretted and fretless), something with a shorter (or longer) scale and tighter (or wider) string spacing (for variety), and, if you are sticking with all Foderas, maybe one of those hybrid things! That is only five or six basses, so what's the big deal?!
The problem starts if you also play a 6-string (or two!).
Better start saving those shekels kiddo!
DJH
Supporting Member
- Dec 5, 2007
- 598
- 194
- Disclosures
- Endorsing Artist: Aguilar Amplification, DR Strings, Carvin Guitars, Fodera Guitars, Mono Cases
Man, the top on your bass is stunning! (I assumed the bass in your profile pic is yours... Lol)
I can barely wait to be at NAMM this week. I'll prob set up camp at the Fodera booth until the announcements are made!
Pumas, I would not worry too much about satiating your desire for more until you have played the one you are getting. I've had this lady for a week and a half. Once you see and hear yours, you may become quite content. The more I play the more I seem to bond with the instrument. It sounds soooo good. It fits like a glove to. I still would like to try another combination of woods and string numbers, maybe a standard, but for now, I am very very happy.
Attachments
- Status
