funkypenguin Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 (edited) Hey guys Short back story, I first played a Fodera (chestnut topped Garrison signature) back in 2011, and I came away from that experience thinking that that was just about the best instrument I'd ever played. I later had the chance to play a 33" scale monarch 6 string and a couple of days later I started saving....fast forward a few years, and alll the stars finally lined up in March of last year, and my bass went into production in mid Feb of this year! Specs are as follows Monarch 6 string Elite 32" scale length 3 piece red oak neck (thin profile) Ebony fingerboard (blank) Walnut body, alder tone block Solid flame Koa top, matching headstock 26 frets (small) 16.5mm spacing Ebony ramp and pickup covers Fodera/Duncan dual coils Pope custom shop preamp, Garrison control layout Black hardware I got my progress photos from Fodera yesterday and its safe to say I'm pretty thrilled with the way my bass is turning out thus far! She's on schedule for final setup one week today, so assuming all goes well I'm hoping to take delivery sometime in the second week of April, at which point I'll add the unboxing/NBD photos! UPDATE: She's been completed!!! https://fodera.smugmug.com/Newborn-Gallery-Vol-VI/Newborn-2165/ Edited April 15, 2022 by funkypenguin 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero9 Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 That looks mighty good, even without all the ‘bling’. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 That is definitely going to be something special. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJJS Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 What nut string spacing are you going for? I ask as I’m about to set the spec on a custom build myself (different manufacturer) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakforest5961 Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 Good advert for Vanderkley bass cabs - looks like Fodera use them in-house. (Or perhaps in the house of one of the team.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkypenguin Posted March 26, 2022 Author Share Posted March 26, 2022 3 hours ago, MJJS said: What nut string spacing are you going for? I ask as I’m about to set the spec on a custom build myself (different manufacturer) 9mm at the nut (I asked for the same nut width as my Warwick 6er ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJJS Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 27 minutes ago, funkypenguin said: 9mm at the nut (I asked for the same nut width as my Warwick 6er ) Thx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsmokebass Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 On 25/03/2022 at 17:17, funkypenguin said: I started saving....fast forward a few years. Every Fedora story begins with this 😂😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 That’s going to be very nice. A Fodera 6 string is my dream instrument. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkypenguin Posted April 3, 2022 Author Share Posted April 3, 2022 3 hours ago, ambient said: That’s going to be very nice. A Fodera 6 string is my dream instrument. I hope it happens for you one day! AFAIK she's now been completed and started final setup on Friday so it shouldn't be too much longer now! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkypenguin Posted April 15, 2022 Author Share Posted April 15, 2022 She's been completed and uploaded to the Fodera newborns!! I'm still processing a lot of the details but its safe to say I'm absolutely stunned. https://fodera.smugmug.com/Newborn-Gallery-Vol-VI/Newborn-2165/ 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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