Damian Coccio
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Steve, many thanks.
Picture #2 Man wins by a mile, it's that's killer sombrero. As for the EII it looks comfortable for your playing position. I wear my basses a little higher, so not sure how it would feel. Gotta try one, that's the only way to tell.
Ha ha. Pic #2 was a Mexican Halloween gig. I often wear my bass higher, especially with 34" scale. The Emp is 35". I vary to save my back.So long as I can keep my wrists straight most of the time. It all works for me with these basses.
I asked the very nice guy that makes Aero pickups that question. He said that the C string being thin vibrates between the pole pieces. Thus creating the dead C string effect. One pole picks that string much better. Aeros answer to this is his square bobbins.
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Where? My 10 pack I bought at the shop in March is almost done!
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KoaFodera
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I know, I'm being a wuss... A knock, scratch a bump here'n there all adds character, but I don't like my little babe getting hurt.. It feels like it just had it's first playground fight.
Nooooooooooooooooooooo!
Just Thumpin'
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We have not completed enough of them to answer with a true "average," that said we believe they will be roughly 9.75 - 10.5 pounds on average...
Regards,
J
Regards,
J
Just Thumpin'
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No, it was less about volume than timbre. We actually use a different magnet material for the pole piece. It was based on trial and error over a number of years...
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Damian Coccio
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That's pretty cool. If I decide to commit to the six string route, those pups with plastic covers are the way I'd go. 17.5 mm is perfect.
Interesting, I also have a third p/u in my Zon TJ6...what I find is that I'm using the back two pups 90% of the time and getting a much better tone than just the bridged soloed or blended slightly with the neck pup. Also, having the third p/u acts like a ramp for that whole area (my Bart pups are radiused which you can raise or lower each one individually to your preference). The key to mine is a switch to go from the back two, front two or the outside pups, so there is lots of tonal variation. I also have a Mike Pope pre 4 band that I just love in this bass as well. I like what Pete Skjold is doing with his adjustable ramp molds, IMHO this could be the next evolution in bass design with a more integrated and adjustable ramp/pickup design. Do you think Fodera may go this direction in the future?
I know, I'm being a wuss... A knock, scratch a bump here'n there all adds character, but I don't like my little babe getting hurt.. It feels like it just had it's first playground fight.
happened to me in the first two weeks.
after 29 years, i just don't seem to care
it's *really* nice for people who like 17.5mm spacing. for those used to wider spacing, it's probably less so.
the passive sound is really good as is the neck shape.
Just Thumpin'
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so i need some help from some fellow YYS owners or even Jason...I've never noticed this because i'm not very particular about looking at every blemish, i just play them but I did notice that it looks like there might be a gap, a rather large one or perhaps this is normal and i'm just insane.
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