walplayer Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Fender for me . Easy to record ,makes you popular with engineers and producers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Fender I suppose. I don't like the look of any of the Foderas. Also I've heard Vic Wooten play one and he gets a sh*t sound - what chance have I got? I don't really trust Fender to make me a nice bass though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Rich Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 (edited) Don't care which as long as I can play bass. They've both got their drawbacks: Fodera - sounds and feels great but can't do that classic Fender sound that people always seem to want. Plus there's a sort of reverse snobbery about expensive instruments these days. Fender - never played a five string Fender that I've liked, I like a low B but can live without it. If I can't sell it or swap and resale value isn't an issue then I don't care, I can get the job done on pretty much anything. Edited January 27, 2012 by Fat Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 [quote name='funkle' timestamp='1327653056' post='1514671'] Fender. You can take it anywhere, and no-one will look at you oddly. Everyone knows what to expect and what it sounds like. You do want the gig, don't you? [/quote] You wouldn't get the gig with a Fender in my band. You probably wouldn't get it with a Fodera either though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 As an owner of both I think it's a tough decision First thing I guess would be that Fodera can make you a bass that sounds like a Fender if you want but then allow i to have a ream of other tonal options as well. I heard a guy up close recently playing a modern Fodera Emperor 5 string. He really knew his Foderas having used one for years as his main bass and he's a top session player. With a few flicks of switches and adjusting knobs on the bass, plus maybe the odd amp tweaking, he managed to produce a great old sounding P bass growly thump & then all the way up through a 70's J bridge pickup sound to ultra-modern hi-fi jazzy tones. Certainly my old '86 Monarch can do a pretty good P bass sound with just the neck P pickup in the mix and tone wound back a bit. However a Fodera is never going to give you that lovely vibe you can get from a truly classic vintage Fender that you know has been around the block a few times & seen loads of gigs. Of course, with Fodera's history only going back as far as '83 then Fender have a good 20-30 years of additional history behind them to get that vibe. If the question was - a Fender no older than '83 or a Fodera then the Fodera would win every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Fender, no need to have a pretentious bass, just let your playing do the talking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkypenguin Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 [quote name='waynepunkdude' timestamp='1327672371' post='1515146'] Fender, no need to have a pretentious bass, just let your playing do the talking. [/quote] What makes playing a fender unpretentious? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 [quote name='funkypenguin' timestamp='1327674986' post='1515208'] What makes playing a fender unpretentious? [/quote] A checkered scratch plate, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkypenguin Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 [quote name='waynepunkdude' timestamp='1327675091' post='1515212'] A checkered scratch plate, [/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Yep, Fender for me too. A nice 'year of birth' 73 Jazz would do nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 [quote name='funkle' timestamp='1327653056' post='1514671'] Fender. You can take it anywhere, and no-one will look at you oddly. Everyone knows what to expect and what it sounds like. You do want the gig, don't you? [/quote] Not only do I want the gig, I can do without the worry of who's legging it out of the fire exit with my 6 million dollar Fodera when I'm at the gig. On that basis alone, a Fender. Although perhaps not a particularly mainstream one. Maybe an Urge or Roscoe Beck... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XB26354 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Fodera AJ for me. Despite the 6 strings and 36" scale it has a fair few similarities to a P-bass. As the man himself said, if your playing alone doesn't impress, youve had it anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayben Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Fender. I'm a Jazz man, and there's nothing quite like an old Jazz bass for me.. Nom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted January 28, 2012 Author Share Posted January 28, 2012 (edited) its seems by a gnats knacker Fender is on top here, if not level pegging, lets face it a Fodera instrument is way better built with more attention to detail, than any Fender... but maybe pushing a bass design to the limits of craftmanship isnt that important to most of us.... i should have polled it... it does say something about the bass playing public in general i think.. no wonder there are so many P bass and Jazz bass copies Edited January 28, 2012 by bubinga5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayben Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Well, people like to stick with what works for them. And luckily for Fender, both P and J styles tend to work extremely well for a lot of people.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby K Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Fender, without doubt. Versatile, reliable, always the bass I come back to. Like others have said, it's like coming home I've no doubt Fodera make wonderful basses, but the all rounder, that started it all, wins for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 [size=4]Fender! Precision, in particular.[/size] Everything I don't like about basses, bass-playing and bass players is represented by Fodera. *Puts on crash helmet, girds loins and hides in shed* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby K Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 (edited) [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1327771102' post='1516563'] *Puts on crash helmet, girds loins and hides in shed* [/quote] quality! (+1 for the Precision!) Edited January 28, 2012 by Bobby K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 So I have an audition on Monday & currently weighing up whether to take my trusty old Fodera, a vintage Fender P, my flashy red sparkle Alleva Coppolo P or my relic'd Steed/Fender stack knob J. Luckily the Ritter is out on loan as that's probably a bit too flash for an audition May have to try & suss out if the band are 'traditional' Fender/Gibson types or whether I can get away with the Fodera Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted January 28, 2012 Author Share Posted January 28, 2012 [quote name='molan' timestamp='1327774960' post='1516646'] So I have an audition on Monday & currently weighing up whether to take my trusty old Fodera, a vintage Fender P, my flashy red sparkle Alleva Coppolo P or my relic'd Steed/Fender stack knob J. Luckily the Ritter is out on loan as that's probably a bit too flash for an audition May have to try & suss out if the band are 'traditional' Fender/Gibson types or whether I can get away with the Fodera [/quote]i reckon take the Fender Barrie.. see how it pans out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 [quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1327777120' post='1516695'] i reckon take the Fender Barrie.. see how it pans out... [/quote] Yeah, but which one: '63 P '72 P '73 J '78 J '79 PJ '59 J replica build by Wes Steed (has a Fender neck & decal so just looks like a heavily relic'd J) Too many choices Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick's Fine '52 Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1327771102' post='1516563'] Fender! Precision, in particular. Everything I don't like about basses, bass-playing and bass players is represented by Fodera. *Puts on crash helmet, girds loins and hides in shed* [/quote] +1. This is wanted i wanted to say, but feared the backlash!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted January 28, 2012 Author Share Posted January 28, 2012 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1327771102' post='1516563'] [size=4]Fender! Precision, in particular.[/size] Everything I don't like about basses, bass-playing and bass players is represented by Fodera. *Puts on crash helmet, girds loins and hides in shed* [/quote]i know where your coming from, but its a shame to blame Fodera, for your own opinions on what you like about bass in music.. some incredible bass lines are played on them.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted January 28, 2012 Author Share Posted January 28, 2012 [quote name='molan' timestamp='1327777299' post='1516701'] Yeah, but which one: '63 P '72 P '73 J '78 J '79 PJ '59 J replica build by Wes Steed (has a Fender neck & decal so just looks like a heavily relic'd J) Too many choices [/quote] good god man youve got too many great basses!!! i would use the 73 jazz... how come we never see pics of these beauties? or have i missed them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick's Fine '52 Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 [quote name='molan' timestamp='1327777299' post='1516701'] Yeah, but which one: '63 P '72 P '73 J '78 J '79 PJ '59 J replica build by Wes Steed (has a Fender neck & decal so just looks like a heavily relic'd J) Too many choices [/quote] I would go with the '73 Jazz, probably the most versatile, and also very cool!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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