Right! It's back in Brooklyn for some fine tuning at the moment. This and the Hybrid are my "desert island" instruments.
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Just Thumpin'
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- Mar 7, 2008
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yeah, thanks. The bass is actually the same specs as Artie Reynolds Signature but in Emp II body style.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qu_47wQ3m5M
My Emperor II finally completed. Donovan is great to deal with. I really recommend him for those interested in ordering a custom Fodera. Top notch service!!
I'll order 2nd one with him very soon.
ohh.....and the bass needs no introductionlove that single coil tone. Nails it as i'd expected of Fodera.
Awesome bass! Donovan is a really nice guy.....looks like he had a bad cold when he demo'ed it. You might want to wipe that bass down when you get it. Lol!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qu_47wQ3m5M
My Emperor II finally completed. Donovan is great to deal with. I really recommend him for those interested in ordering a custom Fodera. Top notch service!!
I'll order 2nd one with him very soon.
ohh.....and the bass needs no introduction
Congrats, love the tone, bright and controllable.
Quilted and Birdseye Maple is a beautiful combo. Congrats and play it in good health for many years. I know the night before my Fodera arrives is going to be a verrrrrrrry long one. But it will be great I will be a 42 year kid on Christmas eve. except it will be in August.
+1 on Alder Body/Ebony Board.
All this 6 string talk has got me wondering about B strings (and making me paranoid I should have put my build in as a 6 instead of a 5).
How do you guys typically use the B string? Is it something you're incorporating regularly into your lines or is it more of a "special occasion" type thing? Is the best advantage having more position options or is it just having the extended low range? (Obviously both, but which is more important to you?)
I've also heard intonation can get a bit squirrelly above the 12th fret. In visualizing myself playing a 6 (or even a 5 B-G) I imagine using it as a thumb rest a high percentage of the time. Probably my lack of imagination.
i sometimes like the B string for notes that you'd usually do on the E. makes it a little thicker and can give more of the "old school" vibe. i find the open string a little problematic as the hz seems a little unstable to me. from C on up sounds fab.
Everything Steubig is saying about 6's is absolutely right on for me as well, except I happen to love the open B, especially if I pull it a little harder and make it growl and compress....I love that sound.
i find playing a little closer to the neck gets me a sweet spot for the B string. and it does need a little more force.
I've gravitated more and more to playing over the neck pickup or closer to the neck, so I guess that makes sense for sure. Gives me a deeper sound, a sound where I can play under the other instruments more similar to how an acoustic bass would be in an ensemble. It also allows the C string to be more round than it already is as well.
I have as well. Many times almost over the fingerboard. There is a lot of tonal variation to be found in moving your right hand from the bridge to the neck.
Damian Coccio
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I find I have to play closer to the neck too but with a bit lighter touch to get optimum results out of my Fodera B strings. I have a very heavy touch generally and rarely play below the 3rd position C in any case.
On a different subject, I played my Monarch with a pick for the first time today. I rarely use a pick but I was working on a cool classical styled song intro I have been playing around with and it just seemed to call for a pick. Holy moley! My chord work was crystal clear and just sounded perfect (which is something if you have ever heard me play
). The notes just jump off the ebony board and the mahogony body adds nice warmth. Really digging the Duncan DCs too. I like this bass more and more every time I pick it up.
going back to the "thin C string" thing.
sometimes that might be *what you need* . . .
and i think there are some really magical things to be had in the lower positions on the C string. i do think you need to get out of the trad "bass paradigm" somewhat or spend some time considering how to integrate that sound into the trad bass thing. i believe it can be done . . . ymmv
imho, one of the great things about the 6-string is that it gives you so many variables of sound and nuance.
as a concept: i used to think of 4-string electric bass as a cross between acoustic bass, electric guitar and bass drum. with the 6-string, i've added cello . . . and done properly one might consider pipe organ
sometimes that might be *what you need* . . .
and i think there are some really magical things to be had in the lower positions on the C string. i do think you need to get out of the trad "bass paradigm" somewhat or spend some time considering how to integrate that sound into the trad bass thing. i believe it can be done . . . ymmv
imho, one of the great things about the 6-string is that it gives you so many variables of sound and nuance.
as a concept: i used to think of 4-string electric bass as a cross between acoustic bass, electric guitar and bass drum. with the 6-string, i've added cello . . . and done properly one might consider pipe organ
It's a great post. And the more creative the music you play, the more it applies. I have a 5, but there's not enough use for it right now. A 4 is just so comfortable. What I do now, I need to spend 10-20% of my attention to the bass. A 5 requires 40%, and I can't spare that. I think a 4 string EII would be awesome. Then again , I use a flip phone.
i've added cello . . . and done properly one might consider pipe organ
That's what the Pog2 is for...
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