Fender Custom Shop vs. Squier / The Day I Stopped Liking Fodera | EP109 | The SBL Podcast #109

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• DR

  @DrD04K · 2 years ago

  More Sharon. Always more Sharon.

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• MA

  @markroberts7506 · 2 years ago

  More Sharon please! She is talented, knowledgeable and charming. A great addition.

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• DI

  @Dieter_Mitenplage · 2 years ago

  Love you guys! Being german I have to follow my inner instinct and put the welding thing right. Of course German differentiates betweeen Welding (Schweißen) and Soldering (Löten). Anyways, keep on doning what you do, stay as you are and keep creating amazing episodes! :)

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• PA

  @pabloprimo250 · 2 years ago

  More and more Sharon Please!!!

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• JO

  @johnfelser1164 · 2 years ago (edited)

  I agree with everyone.  Sharon absolutely needs to become a regular on the podcast with you and Scott!  She truly brings an entirely different side of bass to the presentation!!!

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• HA

  @HarryR1 · 2 years ago

  Sharon was great and I loved this episode. So, she’s played bass forever, went to Berklee, her dad went Berklee and she speaks German. Sounds like she has a super-interesting back-story and I’d love to know more about her and her music. Such a great addition to the podcast and to SBL. More Sharon please 👏

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• WA

  @walmint · 2 years ago

  Awesome show - thanks!  We want more Sharon - excellent addition :)  It's true....the more recent Squier stuff coming out of China is killer.   They must have that factory just dialed IN.

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• DA

  @darrylbiggsuk · 2 years ago

  Great to see Sharon on the pod, she knocks it out the park every time! Really interesting that the conversation started with ADHD and dyslexia. I'm the same age as Scott and Ian, and so many of my friends who have professionally worked in music for 30+ years are starting to be assessed for ADHD and co-conditions. No one is really taking about it, but the hyperfocus, obsession of practicing all those hours, repetition, the micro-detailed knowledge of equipment and players etc. It all fits presentations of the neurodiverse mind. Really good of Sharon and Ian to not shy away from talking about it.

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• CH

  @christophercheney1006 · 2 years ago

  Warwick was the big one for me. When I finally played a few different models, Thumb, Dolphin, Corvette (actually owned a Corvette for a bit) they just didn't hit. Same thing with Spector and Music Man Sting Ray. I wanted them because that's what my heroes played: Norwood Fisher, Flea, Tony Levin, Doug Wimbish. But none of them struck a nerve. For the most part I'm all about my "Frankenstein" jazz and P-Basses. Along with a fretless that I cobbed together. On the Squier tip, I have a Squier fretless jazz bass with an ebanol neck that I absolutely love. Point being, it's all about what feels & sounds good to you, brand means absolutely nothing.

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• TO

  @tomasjung4460 · 2 years ago

  Great Sharon! Prince loved his Hohner Telecaster!    ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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• MA

  @marcuslund3036 · 2 years ago

  Great episode. I agree with other comments. More podcasts with Sharon and Ian, they make a great team. By the way I´m working on my singing skills after watching that Beatles episode she did, so helpfull. She is so tallented and inspirational. And Ian, that show about ear-training you did, so good. I never thought that singing could improve your playing so much. No one would ever like to here me sing but it has been an eye opener to me. So big cheers to both of you. <br>Now for something completely different...<br>Brand names. <br>Could not afford a vintage Fender when I started playing bass so I bought a 70`s japaneese jazz-bass with no name on it. Since that i`ve went through &nbsp;some other prestigious brands witch were better instruments, no questions about that. But still, this old bass with it´s jinx and bad tuners still makes me happy.<br>Cheers<br>Marcus

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• JT

  @jthomasowens8650 · 2 years ago

  For me, the easiest way to determine if the neck and headstock (assumes one piece) are quarter-sawn is to look at the string side of the headstock. If it is quarter-sawn you should see parallel lines of the growth rings from the nut to the end of the headstock.

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