andysg42 Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 who needs one??bass kits gone mad!! macus and jaco produced the most amazing sounds out of £500 fender jazz basses!!!! no exotic woods cut from the middle of the amazon jungle,no fancy leds,no space ship active eqs on their basses....jamerson on his fender pre,wow... all in the mind!!im holding a 20,000 pound bass in my hand,has to be the best. makes me play better,yeh right. ive finished now..each to their own eh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=101990"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=101990[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 [quote name='andysg42' post='950338' date='Sep 9 2010, 10:13 AM']who needs one??bass kits gone mad!! macus and jaco produced the most amazing sounds out of £500 fender jazz basses!!!! no exotic woods cut from the middle of the amazon jungle,no fancy leds,no space ship active eqs on their basses....jamerson on his fender pre,wow... all in the mind!!im holding a 20,000 pound bass in my hand,has to be the best. makes me play better,yeh right. ive finished now..each to their own eh[/quote] Jaco is famous for his one sound - which is a Jazz on the bridge pickup, through (generally) an Acoustic amp. Jamerson is famous for his one sound through (generally) a B15. Marcus has that infamous jazz slap thing going on. All are great signature sounds. Make a Fodera sound like Jaco, Jamerson or Miller? Nah. Make a Jazz or P Bass sound like a Fodera? Nah. It's all about what you want to get out of your bass. Some basses just don't do good impressions of other basses. I like Enfields take a a do all bass but it's only ballpark stuff. Want a MM sound? Use a MM. Want a P? Use a P... Want a Jazz... use a Jazz. As an extreme example, would Mark King sound like Mark King if he used a passive P bass? Of course not. As for making you play better, well there is all the blx about wanting to play because you love the bass you have... but I actually agree, there is stuff that I can do on my basses that I can't do on others - and that comes down to playability and the feel and balance of the instrument. Anybody who is willing to play the price of a Fodera can have them... they don't really float my boat... especially when Martin's Sei singlecuts are better than the Fodera equivalents. PS Marcus plays a Fodera fretless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 [quote name='Doctor J' post='950358' date='Sep 9 2010, 10:30 AM'][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=101990"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=101990[/url] [/quote] I think that this thread is a spin off from that one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 [quote name='EBS_freak' post='950361' date='Sep 9 2010, 10:33 AM']Make a Fodera sound like Jaco, Jamerson or Miller? Nah. Make a Jazz or P Bass sound like a Fodera? Nah.[/quote] What does a Fodera sound like? I didn't think it was a distinctive-sounding instrument. [quote name='EBS_freak' post='950361' date='Sep 9 2010, 10:33 AM']As an extreme example, would Mark King sound like Mark King if he used a passive P bass? Of course not.[/quote] Bet he'd still endorse them if they were handing them out for free though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andysg42 Posted September 9, 2010 Author Share Posted September 9, 2010 (edited) [quote name='EBS_freak' post='950361' date='Sep 9 2010, 10:33 AM']Jaco is famous for his one sound - which is a Jazz on the bridge pickup, through (generally) an Acoustic amp. Jamerson is famous for his one sound through (generally) a B15. Marcus has that infamous jazz slap thing going on. All are great signature sounds. Make a Fodera sound like Jaco, Jamerson or Miller? Nah. Make a Jazz or P Bass sound like a Fodera? Nah. It's all about what you want to get out of your bass. Some basses just don't do good impressions of other basses. I like Enfields take a a do all bass but it's only ballpark stuff. Want a MM sound? Use a MM. Want a P? Use a P... Want a Jazz... use a Jazz. As an extreme example, would Mark King sound like Mark King if he used a passive P bass? Of course not. As for making you play better, well there is all the blx about wanting to play because you love the bass you have... but I actually agree, there is stuff that I can do on my basses that I can't do on others - and that comes down to playability and the feel and balance of the instrument. Anybody who is willing to play the price of a Fodera can have them... they don't really float my boat... especially when Martin's Sei singlecuts are better than the Fodera equivalents. PS Marcus plays a Fodera fretless[/quote] love ebs bass kit 2, no what your saying ebs, think m king sounds like m..king whatever he is playing,jaydee,alemic,gb,status... comes down to the guy/girl whos playing the bass i think more than the guitar in their hand.. regards Andy. just converted to ebs 410 pro,212 pro,td650,loving it p.s love your jesica alba picture wow,swwwwing. Edited September 9, 2010 by andysg42 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 [quote name='thisnameistaken' post='950399' date='Sep 9 2010, 11:17 AM']What does a Fodera sound like? I didn't think it was a distinctive-sounding instrument.[/quote] Saying what a Fodera bass sounds like is difficult... but if it's fitted with the Fodera circuit, then yes, there is something of a Fodera quality in there. Being such a wide reaching EQ, its difficult to say exactly what that sounds like also because it'll do so much more than just the Wooten sound with which Fodera has become strongly associated with. Of course, you can then run it passive like Bona for starters... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andysg42 Posted September 11, 2010 Author Share Posted September 11, 2010 [quote name='EBS_freak' post='950362' date='Sep 9 2010, 10:34 AM']I think that this thread is a spin off from that one...[/quote] sorry didnt mean 2,pressed the wrong keys.duh... iwas replying to the other thread.. learning by my mistakes...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 [quote name='thisnameistaken' post='950399' date='Sep 9 2010, 11:17 AM']What does a Fodera sound like? I didn't think it was a distinctive-sounding instrument. Bet he'd still endorse them if they were handing them out for free though. [/quote] Is this why Vic has one - see my thumbnail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 (edited) [quote name='TheGreek' post='963741' date='Sep 21 2010, 08:18 PM']Is this why Vic has one - see my thumbnail[/quote]i personally think the sound comes from Victor not from the Fodera...there are certain EQ settings that he uses..active, versatile basses have so much variation on the preamp... one Fodera is not exactly like another Fodera when one chooses "There Tone"...these famous tones from Jaco, Marcus, come from a amalgamation of a limited eq'd bass and the fingers and ears of the player... IMHO Edited September 21, 2010 by bubinga5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 [quote name='EBS_freak' post='950698' date='Sep 9 2010, 03:15 PM']Saying what a Fodera bass sounds like is difficult... but if it's fitted with the Fodera circuit, then yes, there is something of a Fodera quality in there.[/quote] For me, the Fodera sound is Victor Wooten giving it the big licks, especially on his #1 Monarch. The only thing I've ever known sound close was a Spector (with a Hazlab preamp, IIRC this is the same as in Wooten's #1). Spector Euro NT's with maple bodies and EMG P/J's sound close too, but not "Fodera"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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