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Just spotted this tute vid by Rocco Prestia. I was still impressed despite being a long time ToP fan...and intrigued by his thumb placement...

[quote name='CYDbass' post='756554' date='Feb 24 2010, 10:07 PM']Curious if anyone else has theories on the matter.[/quote] Um... ...if people go around forming theories they might discover Basschat is in fact a front for the New World Order. That's really unfair because we haven't cornered the distribution market in foil hat sales yet...or towels. So...d'ya think we could keep it a secret for now?

[quote name='solofunkyjazz' post='754504' date='Feb 22 2010, 10:58 PM']I've played 3 Shukers, nice basses but they all felt kind of 'stiff' (for want of a better word), it's hard to put into words but they weren't 'inspiring'.[/quote] I'd completely agree but the reason for that is Jon uses very VERY stiff maple in the necks. Having said that, my bass is incredibly responsive and sounds HUGE. Each note leaps off the fingerboard...there are NO deadspots. So long as the pickups are nice and flat tonally and your rig is also relatively flat that means superb projection on stage where softer basses might sound woolly. So might be that Shuker basses are just better live than in the bedroom/studio.

[quote name='paulie' post='753469' date='Feb 22 2010, 07:30 AM']So I guess if I want one, Ill just have to get in line and start saving hard.[/quote] Just bear in mind that everything that you can get on a Fodera you can get from another luthier. What you are ultimately paying for is the brand name and the status/admiration from other players that comes with recognition of that brand irrespective of how well you actually play the bass. You know the 'oh you play a Fodera? Nice basses' effect. Sure you'll be treated as a player who is serious about their instruments and thats cool, but the moment you get up on stage in front of these guys, they might also be expecting you to play like David Beezley, Matt Garrison or Richard Bona... BTW, interesting to note Meshell Ndegeocello and Hadrien Feraud don't play their custom Fodera instruments publically any more...

They're priced where they're priced because of demand and carefully cultivated status (eg. endorsements with so many jazz/fusion players). They have a 2 year waiting list even though the necks are left to settle for 2 years anyway. Even so, in the US its not uncommon to MAKE something more desirable by charging more for it. Will Lee bumped his pay rate to triple and quadruple scale in the 80's just to weed out the not-so-keen producers. It ended up having exactly the opposite effect. Fodera quality is available from a number of other luthiers too. Those other luthiers won't make you look like a NY jazz bassist though.

LOL well spotted.

[quote name='JMT3781' post='750419' date='Feb 19 2010, 01:18 AM']I used to use Genz benz too, but have moved on after aquiring a 2.2k class d power amp Just need to find some cabs and preamp[/quote] I have both although my Class D power amp is 700w a side. I can recommend a studio parametric equaliser instead of a preamp BTW. I get a lovely flat response from both which when pushed through the EBS cabs gives me huge warmth and clarity plus loads of lovely, chewy midrange growl. My sound is right there, loud and proud.

Sure, there are some instruments out there which are MORE aggressive than a stingray...like a Modulus [s]Flea[/s] Funk Unlimited. You could also consider the following: Aria SB1000 (doesn't have as much warmth) Modulus Funk Unlimited/Formerly Known As Flea (very aggressive) Modulus Sonic Hammer (precursor to the Modulus FKAF) Sandberg Basic (very close) Tobias Growler (never played one plugged in so can't really comment on how similar) Warwick Pro-M (never played one plugged in so can't really comment on how similar) There are other single pickup contenders (like the Alembic Excel and Modulus Quantum SweetSpot) that don't really sound similar to a Stingray

Welcome to the club.

The Laklands I've played tend to favour the jazz sound over the stingray sound. The pickup design is such that you can't really have both worlds unfortunately.

The bridge on musicman basses has changed quite a bit since the 70's and is now less substantial than its ever been, particularly on EB designed models. Not sure what Sterling Ball is getting at but the bridge is also another part that EB don't sell separately.

Do you mean a washburn? They don't have graphite necks, just phenolic fingerboards.

welcome Freddy! What do you like most about Mr Larkin's instruments?

When I'm at work I have a very strong visual sense that permeates a lot of things that I think about. Like, a lot of my job involves managing movement and activities of people both inside and outside buildings and complicated interactions between traffic, pedestrians, cyclists, buses, deliveries while maintaining safety and convenience for everyone as far as possible. Thinking of flow related visual analogies, such as oxygen exchange in the lining of the lungs, water run off, drainage and outflow across a landscape and other things often helps simplify things. I tend to think of music in the same way, like for example if I'm talking about being in front or behind the beat I tend to think about a spinning wooden wheel mounted on a base with a mark on its spinning circumference that matches a static pointer attached to the base. When the beat is in front, I imagine playing a note when the mark has yet to pass the pointer, likewise the opposite when the mark has passed the pointer. So long as I play when the mark is in the same location then its consistent. (Then there's a coloured zone for 'the pocket' which represents how far in front or behind I could potentially play without losing the groove.) If I'm imagining a linear experience (as listening to music often is) I find myself in a tunnel moving through various sized rooms...its probably the presence of space within the arrangement of the music that I'm relating to most strongly I guess. Anyways, this visual analogy thing isn't as special as synasthesia but I find how the brain deals with abstract concepts and ideas interesting. I've heard of some synaesthetes who have developed their abilities to enhance memorisation to remarkable levels. One question for arthurhenry: do you ever feel trapped when you're at a concert and are exposed to ugly harmonies that you can't escape? Does an eye shade help? Have you ever attended a John Mayer or Aphex Twin concert? John Mayer and Richard James are both synaesthetes apparently.

nice instrument, its year will be a talking point for sure. Whats the serial? MM started the serials at 1000 BTW...

In my experience, pickup design and pickup placement mostly with a little extra from the preamp when the eq is in extreme boost or cut positions. Apart from that, its pretty much like a jazz or precision in terms of materials.

[quote name='happynoj' post='737308' date='Feb 6 2010, 03:30 PM']I suspect that no one has made a clone because it's a digital pedal, so all of the information is on the chip and difficult to get to.[/quote] Someone has made something similar... [url="http://www.chunksystems.com/os.htm"]http://www.chunksystems.com/os.htm[/url] But only two buttons for accessing a relatively complicated set of functions. This pedal is begging for a USB interface.