Hi Dave,

I just wanted to chime in and encourage you with the results of my
wait after 2 years...

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Excerpt from Talkbass forum:

Hi Folks,

Yes, it's finally over, the 2-year wait for my slot in Vinnie Fodera's
packed schedule and, finally, completion.

The funny thing was that for me it was the process of specifying and
refining the details with David Beasley of the Grooveshoppe which was
the most enjoyable part. Simply because I had never had the in-depth
background knowledge of bass construction, e.g., tonewood selection,
meant that I was initially placing the order with the Grooveshoppe by
faith. However, after numerous emails and pictures, telephone calls
and even an initial "fagpack" sketch of what we thought the end-result
would look like, we finally nailed it. The Beebebop Bass Project is
testament to great customer support rendered by the Grooveshoppe and,
particularly, the vision, dedication and patience of David.

The Theme
From the outset, I had wanted this instrument to recreate a visual
effect which my favourite holiday destination consistently does due to
its world-famous beaches - Phuket Island and its many hundreds of
little islets, all dotted in the Andaman Sea off Thailand's west
coast. Specifically, to simulate a view of the natural ripples of the
soft Andaman sand on the seabed, viewed through through the crystal
clear waters as one strolls along the shoreline.

People normally have pretty extreme reactions to Quilted Maple - some
like it whilst others don't. I happen to love the 3-dimensional effect
which occurs naturally in QM, so it was important for me to translate
this specification not only to the top, but also to the back. You will
notice that the back's QM figuring, whilst also tubular, is tighter
than that of the front. This baby has got a tighter bottom, pardon the
pun. Also, I would like to further comment here that Vinnie did an
awesome precision-job of extricating the back's cavity cover from the
same QM specimen on the back. The choice of a maple neck and Birds Eye
Maple fingerboard with Abalone inlays was selected to provide for a
respite to the overwhelming QM layout. The BE pickup covers without
exposed poles also reinforce this visual contrast.

A two-year wait is long enough to try anybody's patience - believe me!
But, at the end, the results speak for themselves. Mr. Fodera and his
team at Fodera Guitars have, in my opinion, put their collective hands
to create a very special instrument indeed. Yet another testament to
his fine craftsmanship and lutherie.

Many thanks to David, yet again, for the invaluable help rendered to
the Project, and more importantly, the confidence he inspired in me.

I am now sooooo looking forward to an imminent trip to New York to
pick up my Christmass pressie for 2006.

Cheers and kind regards to all,
Billy.

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Enjoy:

http://homepage.mac.com/beezelite/PhotoAlbum8.html

Kind regards,
Beebebop,
Beijing.

--- In foderabassguitars@yahoogroups.com, "plapdap@..." <plapdap@...>
wrote:
>
> Just add me to the 2.5 years waiting list....today! Yes, today is my
> 2.5 years order anniversary. Ive stopped calling the shop and Ive set
> my own expectations at 3 years. The thing that is irritating is the
> lack of communication and inaccurate original production timeframes.
>
> Heres a thought....I dont REALLY know how many actual man-days it takes
> to build a bass, but lets say they can build one in 6 weeks. Thats
> Vinny and/or Joey working for 6 solid weeks on one bass. 6 solid work
> weeks = 30 work days at 5 days per week. At that rate they could have
> worked on my bass just ONE (1) DAY PER MONTH since I ordered it and it
> would have been done by now!
>
> Hmmmm.
>
> Dave
>