Iheartjamerson

I am one of those in this market, not rich, just willing to save. In Nov 2014 I went to Bass San Diego and tried out a bunch of 4-string instruments including two PreCBS Fenders (65 pbass and 60 jazz bass refin) . For me, though, the Fodera Ying Yang had the best feel and sound of the bunch. But here's the issue: I play in bands that have a blues/ 60s Rock / Motown vibe, and my PBasses (Fender 72 and Fender Custom Shop '59 NOS) are all I ever use. Those Fenders are wonderful wonderful instruments, just settle right into the mix, but I've been unwilling to sell the Fodera for the dumb emotional reason that I just love it's feel. Now I have a reason. Foderas really are a joy to play, and this price point is acheivable for me, in time. Just thrilled, yeah a sucker perhaps, but I'll get a lot of pleasure.

Hi all, The takeaway message I heard wasn't that price doesn't matter, but that beyond a certain price point the marginal increase in benefit isn't a huge deal. He definitely doesn't advocate cheap basses. This was in the context of lots of questions about gear when he released a video about blues improvisation but had few questions about blues improvisation. That result might inspire even the most reserved among us to make a similar point. I have expensive instruments because I love them and am willing to save for them. But I don't sound that much better on them than on a midrange instrument. Yeah I sound a bit better, but if I want to get a substantially better sound there's no shortcut except hard work. I joined Scottbass a year and half ago and like what Scott is doing there but otherwise have no affiliation or automatic desire to protect him. Just wanted to chime up to focus on what he said, which is about the relative benefits of cost beyond a certain quality level. Cheers, Joe