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    Fodera Emporer Deluxe 5 string

    in Basses For Sale

    Posted · Edited by fretless bob

    Hey Guys

    so im selling my Fodera Emporer Deluxe, Bought second hand from David Beasley at the GrooveShoppe, New York in 2005. The GrooveShoppe was selling the bass on behalf of the original owner who had barely taken it out of its case since new.

    [list]
    [*]made in 2002
    [*]Fully Overlaid AAA Buckeye Burl Facing
    [*]Matching Mahogany Control Cavity Cover
    [*]Mahogany Back
    [*]Maple Neck
    [*]Set neck
    [*]Kingwood Fretboard
    [*]Aero Dual Coils
    [*]Rosewood ramp
    [*]35" scale
    [*]3 Band Pope Pre
    [/list]

    i have gigged this bass quite a lot so it has been used but has been very well looked after. there is a small ding below the jack socket about 3 ml wide and a little nick where you would rest your arm that was there when i got the bass. i had the frets stoned at the Bass Gallery about a year ago so the bass just feels lovely. as for sound it gets a great Jaco tone as well as a nice jazz bass Tone, it also gets the AJ Tone with ease.
















    As for price im looking for [b]£3200[/b], included is the Fodera case, Trussrod adjuster and a screwdriver to adjust the string height as well as the ramp that is not currently fitted to the bass.

    i live in Harrow and am happy to have anybody seriously interested come and try out the bass.

    Dave

    Sei Jazz Porn!!

    in Gear Gallery

    Posted

    [quote name='purpleblob' post='589397' date='Sep 4 2009, 09:14 AM']Bugger it ! I thought somebody had knicked my bass - imagine my surprise when scrolling through this thread and seeing what looked exactly like my bass staring back at me :)

    Thanks for all the info. Dave. Obviously unless there are two near identical basses out there, this would seem to be the one I recently bought from the gallery and yes I noticed the small ding on the neck and one on the headstock. But apart from these it appears to be in amazingly good shape after all it's done. I feel a little bit of a fake owning such an instrument after reading about it's history.

    Those fret markers where the maple is on the side of the neck and ebony (if I recall from a previous post by you) on the front are a really fantastic idea. The maple stands out beautifully and makes such a nice feature.

    Anyway, thanks again for the info.

    Mark[/quote]


    no worries man, they are the same bass, i sold mine to Pierre Ganseman who is on the forum and he traded it into the gallery for a zon i think, i saw it there a while back was kinda strange seeing it hanging on the wall.

    it is a really beautiful bass, she records really really well by the way.

    for those who asked heres a photo of the stringray that i sold her for


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    and heres Pino with it at the gallery, feel free to have a look if your down the gallery in the next week or so.


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    Dave

    Sei Jazz Porn!!

    in Gear Gallery

    Posted · Edited by fretless bob

    [quote name='purpleblob' post='579199' date='Aug 24 2009, 04:04 PM']Interesting you should mention that. Whilst looking through a forum on TB I came across several pictures that looked identical to the bass I bought - it was owned by fretless bob at the time and he mentions it was purchased from Paul Turner - so it could be the one. Whilst it looked identical even showing a chip on the headstock he seemed to indicate that there was quite a bit of wear on the body - mine didn't look too bad (or maybe my eyes are not so good nowadays). Either way it's a great looking instrument and plays real nicely :)[/quote]


    just thought i would chime in on this one, i bought the bass pictured below from Paul about 4 or so years ago directly, it was according to Martin the 1st/2nd Sei jazz bass ever made as Paul is the reason why the sei jazz even exists, he ordered 2 "prototypes" from Martin around 2000 the sister bass is a fretted 5 and is now owned by Corrine Bailey Rae's bass player (i forget his name) the reason i say its the 1st/2nd is because they were finished in the same week.

    the bass has done quite a few world tours and loads of gigs with Annie Lennox and has been on an album of hers, i loved it and gigged it at least 3 times a month, the "dent on around the 2nd position on the side of the fingerboard happened when it got knocked over by a clumsy drummer, about the wear, i don't remember it being really bad but it did have a lot of little nicks and scuffs, and the finish was looking a little dull. I gave the instrument a good buffing up before i sold it which made it sparkle almost like new which might explain why you havnt noticed many marks.

    if your wondering why i sold her i bought a beautiful 79" fretless stingray that has completely blown me away, its actually having a new fingerboard fitted by Martin at the moment, she should be finished in about a week.

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    Dave

    ++SOLD++ MARKBASS TRAVELER 151P 15" bass cab

    in Amps and Cabs For Sale

    Posted · Edited by fretless bob

    ive had this cab for about 3 years, i bought it brand new from the bass gallery and have gigged it pretty often, i bought it mainly for small club gigs but i ended up buying an Epi 3X10 as i havnt had many small gigs lately so i thought i might as well send it on to a new home.

    its got a great growly sound that can only be achieved with a 15" cab, its got a tweeter level on the side which is great for dialing in a darker tone, ive gigged it with both electric and upright and several heads and it has always delivered exactly what i was after.

    im looking for £275 for the cab, i will post anywhere in the UK at buyers cost and am happy for buyer collection and will meet you half way if need be.



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    cheers

    Dave

    FENDER 1977 MUSICMASTER, AGED WHITE GREAT CONDITION

    in Basses For Sale

    Posted · Edited by fretless bob

    ive had this bass around for quite a while, and my dad had it for quite a while before that, its got a medium gauge set of roto flats as has been my motown machine for a while, its got a great sound, very similar to a precision, but that an extra quality that is kinda hard to put my finger on.

    the general condition of the instrument is great, its got the odd nick or graise here and there but not bad for a 30 year old. its very light and balances well on a strap or on your lap. i havnt got a case for this bass though so buyer will have to sort that bit out.

    im selling because ive recently aquired a 77 p bass which sounds awesome so i have no need for this anymore. i dont have a case for it, i will post it anywhere in the UK and am happy for buyer collection, i will meet you half way if need be. (im in Harrow just off the a40)

    i am looking for £650 but am open to offers.


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    Cheers

    Dave

    Ingredients for a fretless bass

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    i have found fretless perfection in five forms so far.

    a lovely 79 stingray with a rosewood board that thankfully is mine :)

    the second is a friends 6 string fretless wal mkIII 6 with a walnut top that sounds amazing

    an 81 ibanez roadster with a coated maple fingerboard which again sounds amazing with a lovely glassy top end

    an acoustic bass made by martin with flat wounds, with your eyes closed you would swear it was an upright

    and the 4th is a pedulla 4 string buzz bass which had such a cool tone.

    still for me the best fretless sound for me is the stingray, i love it to pieces.

    Steve Lawson - lessons in and around BIRMINGHAM (changed)

    in Tutors Available

    Posted · Edited by fretless bob

    Hi Steve, so i sold my lined fretless sei and managed to get my hands on a wonderful 79 fretless stingray that sounds and feels amazing but i am struggling a bit getting my left hand positioning together (as the bass is unlined and using my eye is only so helpful i figured the best thing to do would be to get my hands knowing almost exactly where they have to go before i do any thing) and thought maybe a few lessons with someone who plays a lot of fretless would be helpful.

    are you teaching in london at the moment, im in harrow and am cool to travel.

    cheers

    Dave

    Fodera bass with Mike Pope Design pre-amp

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    ive had mine (a 5 string emporer deluxe, 35" scale, mahogany body, beautiful buckeye top kingwood board and aero pickups) since may 06, it was built in 2001. i bought it used through the groove shoppe in the states, the guy who owned it before me never gigged it once, it looked like he had spent more time polishing it than playing when i got it, but it as been gigged a lot since then and that is definetely what they are made to do.

    ive been on gigs when someone in the audience has literally gone nuts when they realise what im playing which is quite funny. i have never played a bass thats easier to get around, it is very effortless and balances great. as for tone they dont do what a really old jazz or p bass will do which is a tone that i find myself wanting alot lately but that is a silly camparison to make as that is not what they are designed to do, in my eyes nothing works better than a fodera in a jazz setting, for me they just work perfectly on that kind of gig, the ease of play and general timbre of the instrument just fit, they are great for the funk gigs and they slap well (not that im really a slapper though)

    as for price they are expensive but rightly so the materials used are very expensive and in many cases the woods used are very old, ( i spoke to Dave Beasley about it who picked the woods for my bass from the shop when he worked there and it turns out the necks woods they use now are at least 15 years old, when someone like wooten's bass was made the woods were up to 30 years old) which is the most important thing in getting a good sound out of a bass anyway and everything is done by hand and to a very high standard, also considering the endorsees they have they could charge whatever they want.

    if you want to get one make sure you know what your buying as options and sounds can vary

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