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Fodera Club Part XXVII

#7,162
Just wanted to repost. What a masterpiece, forget standards, this is world class art!

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Baird6869 said:
What an insult.

At least the neck is different (and kinda cool), but the YY ripoff is just mind boggling from such a big manufacturer.

Warwick has always been the bass brand that I absolutely despised playing from both ergonomic and tonal perspectives, but this makes their ripoff of Spector's body style look almost justifiable. Just sad.
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So true I call the owner Hans Pilfer!
 
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cvkaiser said:
Hi all,

are anybody traveling with their Foderas with a plane and how? Until now I managed to get my bass safely on the plane in a normal gig bag - but it is always a nerve-wracking issue because you never know for sure if its possible. It happened once that I had to give my bass to be stored "somewhere" ... horror. Fortunately everything went fine.
So hard cases for an VI-string Imperial are very rare... I found the following possibilities:
ATA Roto Electric Bass Case w/TSA lock | SKB Music / ProAV

This one is unfortunately about 5mm to small in the width:
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This is quite bulky - maybe suitable for two basses:
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I´m not sure if a Imperial would fit in here ... I guess not:
iSeries Waterproof ATA Open Cavity Bass Case | SKB Music / ProAV

Do you have different approaches? Unfortunately when going the hardcase route you have to pay for extra luggage and for an insurance because normale baggage is not insured for a few thousand dollars right away in case of lost or demolition.

Best regards - Christoph
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I just got back from Memphis. Three flights to get there and two to get home. Had my bass with me the whole time. Not a Fodera, but my '72 Fender Jazz.

I use the Mono Vertigo gig bag (as well as my guitar player for his ES-339).

Hands down the best gig bag I have ever owned. I have had it for a number of years now and I am not the least worried when I haul around my Jazz, or my Roscoe or my Fodera.
 
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GUYS!!!! MY BASS IS FINISHED! It's absolutely perfect. Just judging by the pictures, every single detail I wanted was absolutely NAILED with this bass. I mean I couldn't imagine a more perfect recreation of what I had in mind. Jason even managed to get the bass to be the exact COLOR I wanted it to be by picking the perfect pieces of wood. The bass is (in my opinion) elegant yet understated in the EXACT way I wanted it to be. Another perfect instrument from Fodera, can't wait to go pick it up later this week!!!

Newborn Page here:
Curly Maple Monarch 4 Deluxe - Fodera
 
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jacobsmithbass_ said:
anybody follow foderaguitars83 on instagram?
behind vic it looks like someone is having a new original AJ body style bass made!
i think this bass belongs to a member here, but i could be completely wrong.
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also, anyone know more about this teaser pic they posted last friday?


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We definitely have a newly-built original AJ-shaped bass in-house at the moment, but that was not it behind Vic. That was a bass that was in for repairs.

Vic is playing one of my Monarchs. He was in the shop working with us on some modifications to the Bow Bass along with demoing a couple of my Monarchs to hear the difference between EMG's and Duncans. It looks like we will be building him a new Yin Yang later this year with Duncans in it...

Funny, but I know the bass he is playing in the picture really well (I play it often!), but I have never heard it make the sounds that came out of it yesterday! LOL!

As for the teaser pic, your guess is as good as mine! ;)

Cheers,

J
 
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Just Thumpin' said:
We definitely have a newly-built original AJ-shaped bass in-house at the moment, but that was not it behind Vic. That was a bass that was in for repairs.

Vic is playing one of my Monarchs. He was in the shop working with us on some modifications to the Bow Bass along with demoing a couple of my Monarchs to hear the difference between EMG's and Duncans. It looks like we will be building him a new Yin Yang later this year with Duncans in it...

Funny, but I know the bass he is playing in the picture really well (I play it often!), but I have never heard it make the sounds that came out of it yesterday! LOL!

As for the teaser pic, your guess is as good as mine! ;)

Cheers,

J
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I had the same thing happen back in 2012 when I went back to volunteer at camp. I took my koa top Monarch 4 with me and ended up staying a few nights at his house. He was recording and asked if he could check it out. He ended up tracking with it for an hour or so. Never sounded like that in my hands...
 
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Just wanted to say thank you to Fodera and give a quick little review of my latest Bass. I've had this bass over a month now and I am absolutely stunned by it. The tone ranges from deep piano like articulate tones to warm singing mids. It plays like a dream and cuts in a live mix; I never feel like it lacks. The solo tone it so versatile I could really have just this bass. The chambered walnut gives a bit of an acoustic quality and reduces compression. It's a big home run. The construction is PERFECT. Thanks!
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