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Im quite surprised at how small she is! sooooo much more elegant than the jazz/P type body

Im absolutely gutted i couldnt make this (reason being my friends bassist broke his arm and i agreed to dep)

so am i right in thinking the spalted is going to be stained a colour, then lacquered?? looking absolutely gorgeous btw

Here is my trio [attachment=61489:67309_44...369098_n.jpg]

IMO technique is a tool, nothing more, nothing less. If the music/your ideas require a higher level of technique, then yes, it is very important. If the music/your ideas dont require a high level of technique then no, its not of particular importance. For example, to execute Dream Theater bass parts (thinking instrumedley, metropolis part 1) with fluidity, a high level of technique and dexterity is required. Wheras with Jamiroquai tunes, a fantastic sense of groove is far more important than raw technical prowess.

Been down to Cardiff today to collect my latest addition, Matt's 97 Warwick Streamer LX6. Matt took a chance on me financially, trusted me and thus enabled me to get my mitts on one of the nicest warwick basses ive ever seen. I'm one happy chappie and would do business with Matt again without hesitation. Buy and sell to this bloke with confidence people

[quote name='pantherairsoft' post='969649' date='Sep 27 2010, 04:38 PM']Headstock doing an impression of the Robo-Centipede of Doom! :-) Now I may be slightly biased, but that looks frigging awesome.[/quote] im not biased and i concur entirely!!

this looks more and more gorgeous with every update!!!

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='960211' date='Sep 18 2010, 10:12 AM']+1 So figure out whether you like the sound of distortion on an alembic to begin with and then figure out what you like best.[/quote] +1

I can easily get to harrogate from manchester so im definetely up for it!

There are some great basses made here in the UK which are as good if not better than some of our American friends for a fraction of the price [/quote] +1, i think the UK luthiers are among the very best in the world. I do love the sweetness in the top end that the Fodera preamp gives, and they do sound gorgeous soloed.....but most of the time when i hear them in a band setting the sound is far too polite

Now ive finally started selling/buying on here, feedback would be very much appreciated

[quote name='Bilbo' post='950770' date='Sep 9 2010, 04:09 PM']My Wal is worth about £3K. Is a Fodera 8 times better? Could be, I guess, but I still would struggle to part with that kind of money for a bass. I do not live in a world where that is defensible.[/quote] When you get to these sorts of price points, it stops being about whether an instrument is X times better than another. Its more about having "that instrument" than it being vastly superior to another top end instrument. I'm not trying to justify those prices, but some people will go for it, because its a Fodera and nothing else will do. In the same way, int he world of flash cars, the Ferrari Enzo is about 5 times more expensive than the F430. will it lap the nurburgring 8 times faster? no. its about owning the Enzo Foderas do have a sound and a feel all their own in my experience. I played a Matt Garrison fodera a year or so back and nothing ive played before or since sounded or felt like it.