"SOLD/WITHDRAWN" £6945

[eubassix]

Bass is almost identical to VW's (although in excellent/mint condition - Victor appears to have lost his truss rod cover and given the body some abuse). Monarch VW Yin Yang deluxe 4 string: Ebony & Pau Amarillo (yellow heart) top; EMG PJs; Ebony fingerboard; Mother of Pearl dot inlays; Walnut body; dob July 28, 2006. comes with either a Mono gig-bag or Hiscox (or similar). these are now only available direct/to-order (only 6pa). It's currently one of the highest priced Fodera's ($12,700 - the standard version is $5050) with only the Anthony Jackson range, Hybrid Custom and YYdlx 5 more expensive. Price includes UK Courier.
[url="http://www.fodera.com"]www.fodera.com[/url]
[url="http://fodera.com/victor-wooten-yin-yang-deluxe/"]http://fodera.com/vi...in-yang-deluxe/[/url]
[size=3]“In 1995, Victor approached us with an idea to have a yin-yang symbol inlaid on a Monarch bass. We then surprised Victor by using the yin-yang symbol to cover the entire front of the bass, instead of a simple inlay! Needless to say, he was thrilled, and now the Victor Wooten Yin-Yang Deluxe is one of our most desired models. The Yin-Yang is also one of the most challenging models for us to build because of the complexity of the many details involved in its design. For example, the top is created from two pieces of wood seamlessly fitted together to create the Yin-Yang symbol that continues onto the end of the fingerboard. As is true with all Fodera basses, the Yin-Yang Deluxe is entirely handcrafted and tailored to the individual needs of the player. Because of the tremendous amount of detail work involved with this model and the fact that it takes as long to build as two "normal" Fodera instruments (without the inlaid Yin Yang symbol), beginning in 2010, the Yin Yang Deluxe became available exclusively on a direct-order basis (no sales through dealers). Our production of these instruments is limited to just six (6) per year -- each bearing a Mother-of-Pearl inlay in the back of its headstock identifying its number in that year's series”[/size]
[size=3][b]Specs for the Victor Wooten Yin Yang Deluxe include:[/b][/size]
[size=3]Body Wood Options[/size][size=3]: Alder Body[/size][size=3]; Holly / Ebony Top[/size][size=3]; Yin Yang Top[/size]
[size=3]Neck Options[/size][size=3]: Birdseye Maple / Ebony Fingerboard[/size][size=3]; 3-pc Maple Neck[/size][size=3]; Mother-of-Pearl Dot Inlay[/size]
[size=3]Construction Options[/size][size=3]: Dovetail Construction[/size][size=3]; 34" Scale Length[/size][size=3]; 4 String Configuration[/size]
[size=3]Electronics Options[/size][size=3]: Fodera / Pope Custom 3-Band Preamp[/size][size=3]; Fodera Monarch Layout[/size][size=3]; Fodera / EMG P/J Pickups[/size]
[size=3]Standard (bolt-on) model @ US$5050. Deluxe model @ $12700.[/size]

Edited August 9, 2016 by eubassix

[Kev]

My word you go through some fantastic gear! How long has this been in the stable?!

Why is this one being moved on??

[molan]

I had one of here for a while, stunning basses!

[molan]

[quote name='eubassix' timestamp='1469448494' post='3098332']
Thanks Barrie (although I'm not sure if you meant 'of these' or 'off here ?) - it is an exceptional bass, but certainly should be considering the price !.... although $12,700 doesn't sounds quite as bad as the $22750 - 35000 for the Anthony Jackson 'Presentation' model/s. Only these plus the Mike Pope Viceroy Signature (12,600) come into the 'Fodera Direct Sale only' category, for which you can also expect at least a 9-10 month delivery time (!).
[/quote]

It should have read 'one of these'

That'll be my iPhone autocorrect at work again!

UK price on these is now $16,100 including duties, shipping and US dept of agriculture and fisheries payments (I kid you not on this last point!).

If there was a UK outlet for Fodera they probably could order one of these but as there isn't any more it would have to go direct to Fodera anyway.

[molan]

[quote name='eubassix' timestamp='1469527262' post='3098964']
Crikey - that's £12,275 on todays rate ! Does it include their case?... I wasn't impressed with the Fodera case(s) TBH. I recall Overwater having a couple of Foderas (back in the old 'Jam Factory' outlet) years ago - was there a dealership more recently?
[/quote]

Yes, that includes the leather bound case. Slightly higher grade than the one that comes with the Standards but not much different really.

They aren't very robust and few people use them for gigging.

BassGear was the official UK dealer for about 5 years but had to withdraw from the dealership after Fodera authorised Thomann to sell Fodera into the UK.

At one point their Monarch Standard was available at retail at just £50 more than the UK dealer price and with a minimum investment of £3K per instrument it just didn't make any financial sense stocking them

The price history of the YY is interesting because they used to be 'too cheap' - the build time on these is much longer than a regular deluxe Monarch because of all the intricate carving.

However, they used to sell them at a relatively small premium over the regular deluxe models and were, amazingly, making zero profit on them.

Under a new 'front of house' management team the production was restricted to around 6 per year and prices have risen about three times up to today's $12,700

[molan]

[quote name='eubassix' timestamp='1469529502' post='3098992']
Thanks again Barrie - some really interesting / illuminating background info. Hadn't thought about Thomann - will have to checkout their site ... although doesn't sound a nice way of doing business with existing / established dealer/s. Intriguing re. the YYdlx. itself - sounds like it's Fodera's VW-Bugatti Veyron (I think they cost in excess of £1-million but VW lose money on every one built). Working on a simple + % (and correct me if I'm wrong) that would make the AJ-6 models into the UK in the region of £21 - 29k ?!!
[/quote]

You'd have to be careful buying a full custom from Thomann because the returns policy may be invalid on any sort of custom order - it's buried in the small print of most standard distance selling policies.

A lot of the additional costs on a Fodera are fixed so an AJ would be:

Base price $20,250
Ag & Fish duties $125
Shipping $300
Total $20,675
U.K. Taxes and duties $4,825 (approx)

Total $25,500

Again there's a huge amount of build time in these but the bulk of it is hidden inside the body - the internal bracing is a work of art

Edited July 26, 2016 by molan

[eubassix]

[quote name='molan' timestamp='1469531355' post='3099004']
You'd have to be careful buying a full custom from Thomann because the returns policy may be invalid on any sort of custom order - it's buried in the small print of most standard distance selling policies. A lot of the additional costs on a Fodera are fixed so an AJ would be:
Base price $20,250
Ag & Fish duties $125
Shipping $300
Total $20,675
U.K. Taxes and duties $4,825 (approx)
Total $25,500
Again there's a huge amount of build time in these but the bulk of it is hidden inside the body - the internal bracing is a work of art
[/quote]
Excellent advice/info again B ! Of course, that's just the 'basic' Anthony Jackson Presentation @ $20,250; there's also the Presentation Ti ($22,750) and the Presentation II ($35,000) ... though I have no idea of what the differences (other than prices) might be (... or of ordering one, pending Lottery results)

[zomnius]

very nice wow!

[Twincam]

Very nice bass this! Seen in person and it is in excellent condition.

[eubassix]

[quote name='Twincam' timestamp='1470339691' post='3105350']
Very nice bass this! Seen in person and it is in excellent condition.
[/quote]Hi / Thanks Aidan. Been quite a lot of interest and is currently ON - HOLD