Ryan Martinie demos the Ryan Martinie Blondie Standard at Fodera 🦋🎧

Ryan Martinie himself demos his NEW Signature Standard Blondie! Make sure to use headphones🎧
Since the beginning the process of developing Ryan’s Signature Custom models, we discussed what the standard version of his model would look like. The specifications were carefully selected to provide the same silhouette and core functionality of his Custom Signature models at a lower price point to make it accessible to more people who want the Ryan Martinie sound. It was vital that the Ryan Martinie Blondie Standard still satisfies any of Ryan’s requirements for playing on tour or in the studio. The result is a killer combination of tonal options, playability and range.
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[@chrisAclaes]

Ryan is an amazing player and definitely deserves a signature Fodera. I’m not sure that I love the way this sounds, but I’m biased. I got my thumb because of him.

[@sebg2086]

he deserve maybe a signature but a 7000$ no way

[@nsalaza]

I agree with you. I'm not a fan of the tone of this bass. The Thumb was his tone!

[@robdubent]

Foderas are great but cmon! Thumb is his signature bass he put it on the map! Cmon Warwick ya missed out! I’ve got his tone for $2000!

[@punkrocktony2065]

@@sebg2086 I’m still seeing it for sale for $11,700 on the website

[@xx2]

@@punkrocktony2065 yep its 11,700 USd crazy :D

[@KeithCopeland778]

Ryan is a great player but I definitely prefer the tone of the Thumb which has a LOT more growl, punch and definition!

[@steffomca762]

Yeah! This one almost sounds hollow in comparison with a warwick thumb

[@DJD1RTYB0Y]

All they really need to do is swap in the same electronics and he should have the same sound by that point. It's not far off where they're at just a little hollow comparatively with the current electronics.

[@KeithCopeland778]

@@DJD1RTYB0Y Since he was involved in the design, he must be happy with the results or he would have made changes.

[@Schtorm_BLITZ_UNION]

@@KeithCopeland778 Trust me, that's not how it works. I was once involved in design of prototype, the idea was to get kinda close to the Thumb sound... not at all. You never know how it's gonna sound like till it's finished. It's ok, but I had different expectations.

[@danielcardoso6335]

2:30 Dull Boy 😍

[@Jeudaos]

Martinie is THE most underrated bassist in heavy metal AND music in general. His masterful playing and ability to come up with riffs and licks is nothing short of fucking inspiring! He made me want to attempt to play bass... still can't.

[@firdeye2681]

Never clicked on a video so fast

[@bassimprovjams3772]

Same man!!

[@robertfizer]

I just thought the same thing.

[@J155P]

Never read that comment before

[@devinlovell86]

I love that he played dull boy!!

[@sebt4131]

Ryan is one of the absolute best bass players of history in my opinion, he has a little of everything which makes him crazy versatile, he plays so precisely

[@YoNickSoko]

I could listen to him play for hours. Such a great feel for the bass

[@Gravyea]

Amazing bassist.. Seen him break his strings and just keep thumping away like nothing happened. Great tone on the bass Tough assignment beating custom Thumb sounds brighter like old primus!

[@danbalcom8510]

This is only the neck pickup ;)

[@bassimprovjams3772]

What neck pickup? Lol

[@danbalcom8510]

@@bassimprovjams3772 neck side pickup lol

[@bassimprovjams3772]

@@danbalcom8510 😂🤘

[@scottalbright9167]

Remember playing with him in high school band called Heavy Water outta Normal IL. So wild!

[@JonnyRottenn__]

That was so cool to hear Dull Boy by itself like that. I love that bass line

[@SmartMusician]

Ryan Martinie is one of the most important Bassists of our time. Masterful playing on such a beautiful instrument.

[@Slapdbass]

Wow wow wow. I love how warm it is even with being so percussive and lively with some of the upper harmonics. And do I see you running that baby through the trickfish amp? It's the only one with a light on

[@TheGreenie21]

There's just something about his playing that I just love! Hands down my absolute favorite bassist 🤘

[@Stallan666]

Outstanding as always! It's a thing of beauty hearing this legend play

[@devinlovell86]

I love that he played full boy!!

[@robdubent]

*dull

[@user-vw7um9vv5p]

Ryan has to be one of the best players of all time! Still I preffer the thumb over the Fodera. The thumb really sounded of organic wood where the Fodera sounds more like active eq.

[@A_Stereotypical_Heretic]

A master of his craft

[@bassimprovjams3772]

Yass!!! Finally!!!!🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏😍😍😍 love you Ryan and Fodera!!! “Dull Boy” !!! Yas!!

[@metalavenger23]

That sustain at the end of the chords section holy crap!

[@AKLowEnd]

Not all heroes wear capes❤

[@MaskedRiderChris]

Seems I hear more than a bit of Jaco influence in there? Not just the harmonics, either--the syncopation of his notes more than anything else. Great playing as always from Ryan!

[@ObsidianLife]

Wow! He did the Jake E Lee move (forcedly bending the neck away from the body! Jake was the first person I saw do that)! I'd never do that with an $11K instrument! LOL! Ryan is a pure beast!

[@flipper2gv]

The switch from wenge to mape for the neck wood seems to change the tone quite a bit.

[@ryangoodrow8829]

So much of his bass has changed from the switch from Warwick to Fodera, the only things that stayed were the 5 strings, Ebony fingerboard, active pickups (although he switched from MEC to EMG) and the pickup placement. Literally everything else is different

[@ileutur6863]

You're hearing the pickups not the wood dude

[@flipper2gv]

@@ileutur6863 they use the same pickups on both versions of the bass.

[@brianandreasen2200]

As a warwick thumb player who was HEAVILY influenced by this guy, les claypool, bootsy collins, stanley clarke, geddy lee and stu hamm. I'd love to play one of these before buying as I'd like to see how it sounds through my half-stack rather than headphones but I love how clear it is. I love my thumb(s) lol I have 2 but this bass will likely be my 3rd it may not be played though as I've been waiting for a sig bass like this for decades. That's right. Decades.

[@romulusxyz6722]

Ryan doesn't get enough recognition. Dude is *every bit* as good as Jaco and Les. Ryan is Buckethead, Steve Via, and Joe Satriani combined, but on bass. Bass God.

[@7sloth]

So awesome!!

[@Ethann2150]

love you ryan

[@gadymarcus5297]

magnifico.

[@martijnisnothere]

SOLO album please!

[@CurtisBernard]

That thing sounds awesome!

[@Cgh33]

I think this is one of the biggest downgrades ever. Ryan's tone and playstyle was always complimented by Warwick. The Warwick always had such vibrant highs and mids especially compared to this. Seeing him live, he didn't really cut through the mix as he would have with the Warwick.

[@IgnacioSepulveda2112]

100% agree

[@miket2646]

Agreed. I feel like MTD or Elrick would have suited him better.

[@edgararturovargastorres3482]

Agree! He sounds more powerful in a Warwick.

[@A_Stereotypical_Heretic]

Best in the world

[@raphaelsmith4134]

Well 34" scale might not give best Low F#0 .. I guess it will be great down To A0, but Ryan could use at least 35 or 36 or maybe even 37 inch scale

[@bassimprovjams3772]

Could have just said Dingwall lol

[@applesauceman3555]

He almost never uses the F#. it's mainly for percussive use

[@ha-jd7wl]

He did fine all that time on 34" since 99' and earlier

[@bassimprovjams3772]

@@ha-jd7wl big fax!

[@Matt_FiF]

If only he did one little “Br Br Deng at the end” 😂

[@BarnabyJonez]

yeah i was waiting for it and was a little sad he didnt do it lol

[@christopherwalls2763]

Insane

[@thebunnisher109]

Really cool variety in tone. Don’t think my speakers can handle the low end, there is definitely a nice snap on the upper end and amazing harmonics.

[@noveauxofficial3754]

G.O.A.T.

[@jimclaypool2662]

Sorry to say i can only imagine Ryan with warwick thumb! Dont get me wrong i love fodera but Its all about that tone.

[@bassimprovjams3772]

Things change man, I’m sure it’s going to take some getting used to for us and especially Ryan but we all know he deserves a signature bass and Warwick after 20 yrs didn’t deliver that and for a artist as good and well known as Ryan with a thumb bass it becomes a slap in the face, he sold more thumb basses for that company than anyone else.

[@jimclaypool2662]

@@bassimprovjams3772 Couldn't agree more.

[@darthkenobi415]

He also tuned to Drop B like Ld 50 was

[@sebg2086]

@@bassimprovjams3772 theres maybe a reason why he didnt get a signature........the reason must be that he averages

[@bassimprovjams3772]

@@sebg2086 he averages? Im not understanding what you are trying to say

[@Andrewdoesbass]

His thumb sounded better, without a doubt. However the Fedora sounds decent.

[@PeterSith95]

BrBr deng!!!!

[@schitzyoubreed4963]

I just clicked as fast as fuck

[@carlitoscuba16]

How is that 2 single coils very close to the bridge have such deep low end ??? 😮

[@francoishtzl157]

Also he is tune to F# here

[@shawnstrebeck2179]

One on one Ryan is far from onstage mudvayne Ryan. His playing and everything. I love it

[@chriscuthbertson]

This sounds very different to the wenge necked Signature model. Not bad... just different.

[@joebordash3160]

Love Ryan as a player. However: is the bass in tune in this video?!

[@A_Stereotypical_Heretic]

Yes. His tuning that is.

[@JK-jg8ly]

Probably Mudvayne tuning GCGCF

[@A_Stereotypical_Heretic]

@@JK-jg8ly it's F#BF#BE

[@joebordash3160]

@@JK-jg8ly Right I'm hip to the mudvayne tuning. His higher strings are out of tune from that tuning though. Like a 5k bass and it isn't in tune for the product demo video. his chords are wobbly when he hits them

[@JK-jg8ly]

@@joebordash3160 ah ok i get ya, i didnt pay that much attention myself, the sound of the bass/amp in the demo didnt blow me away, ryans playing is great of course and the main reason i got a thumb bass....i just feel like 7k for a bass thats not really objectively better thank a 2k warwick is a bit of a ripoff, given its not even his true custom model....just a budget version

[@florinbaiduc]

With that old, restored Thumb of his I think he sounded so much better... I think he could pick up any generic 300 USD bass and still sound like in this video - not very special :( .

[@walterfernandezizaguirre3325]

Que tal sustain!

[@willyjgonzalez6560]

Wow the people over at warwick must be kicking themselves in the nuts right about now!

[@Gravyea]

Warwick could buy fodera and put whole shop in spare room !

[@willyjgonzalez6560]

@@Gravyea True... but still! Lol

[@robdubent]

They’re probably laughing

[@mutantbaby1672]

Sounds completely different from a Thumb. Not sure what to think of this.

[@tommichaels2466]

Dull Boy gets a thumbs up... Dull tone gets a thumbs down!! Bring back the Thumbs!!!

[@aarongoodwin196]

Hello

[@Venus-cx5sy]

All work and no play Makes me a dull boy

[@user-ko9cr9qh2d]

3:43 dudes

[@Groovemyster]

He kinda sounds like everyone else now. It doesn't really have it's own character. I much preferred his Warrick sound

[@davidmorneau5260]

Roger Federer on bass

[@resistthesystem6145]

Sounds like a flat piece of shit in contrast to the thumb, sorry… not sorry man! Despite the difference in cash a Warwick thumb owns this bass! Haters can post all they want, don’t worry I won’t reply!

[@screwdriver_bandit]

Agreed this thing sounds so lifeless. I think it has more to do with the pups. EMG makes a terrible bass pickup. Sounds like muddy garbage. The Warwick MEC pups are superior. As a Warwick owner myself I can attest.

[@roadtonever]

@@screwdriver_bandit EMGs are fine, all Fedora bass videos sounds like shit.

[@screwdriver_bandit]

@@roadtonever 🤣

[@nipulkradmsinatagras8293]

*BR BR Deng Satan* in his natural habitat.

[@myflash]

Warwick sounds way more bad ass. This is not the style we know mudvayne for. Nice bass though but c’mon dude

[@epitaph0]

But all of us need to try something new,ryan playing Warwick basses since 90s

[@myflash]

@@epitaph0 I wonder why guitarists stays commited to their original instrument. E.g steve vai, joe satriani, john pettrucci just to name a few

[@bassimprovjams3772]

@@myflash notice how you just mentioned all players where the company approached them for signature models, did Warwick give Ryan that opportunity? Most likely not, so it was time to move on, give it a chance he’s just having fun and learning his new bass, HIS amp isn’t dialed in or no producer has tried to shape any tone for an album,

[@schweedy1985]

Impossible to judge how this bass actually sounds based on this demo. Fodera have some of the best basses in the world, but these demos always, and I mean literally always, have the shittiest muddy tone. I have no clue how such a fantastic builder is okay with consistently doing such poor showcases of their prestigious instruments.

[@myflash]

@@bassimprovjams3772 facts!! I heard they are trying to cut costs. too bad they lost such an amazing artist from their fleet...Warwick makes great basses but terrible with business strategies.

[@screwdriver_bandit]

Sounds like everyone else now. 12k bass and it sounds that boring. This must be because Warwick strangely never built Ryan a signature bass. Only explanation for this. Nothing beats a Warwick and Ryan Martinie

[@BennieTheBassistXD]

What a weird time to veer from Warwick. I am extremely disappointed.

[@KaijuAlert]

Wow, this sounds really underwhelming. It's just flat and lifeless. I wouldn't be surprised if Ryan keeps using his Warwick in the studio because it sounds way better than these things.

[@Dannydowns1234]

My thoughts exactly...this thing doesn't sound like a high end boutique bass. Warwick blows this out of the water in every way.

[@robdubent]

You need a THUMB BASS and although they sound superior, it’s a SHAME that Warwick can’t do better for their famous artists. Big let down in that department. They need a fire lit under that ass

[@MrBassxtrm]

So, it is basically Fodera's version of a Warwick Thumb (proportions, PU placement, frets number and material, neck... ) ...Only that it is almost 12k, and does not come even close to the sound of a Thumb (which is around half that price). There are 3k Dingwalls that sounds way better than this bass. I love Ryan; one of my favourite players, but Fodera are THE most overpriced and overrated instruments around.

[@kebertxela7819]

Off the wall Thumb can be had for 3k-4k and sounds better so it makes Fodera look even worse lol

[@MrBassxtrm]

lol @@kebertxela7819 !! Agreed!!

[@rupe82]

I can't believe he's not had a signature before now especially considering he's so well known for using Warwick's.

[@B3L13V3R]

That thing is so responsive even with all that compression. Good grief.

[@rainbowslushy223]

i instantly prefer it to the warwick . much more low end and low mid girth

[@shanesway9660]

Thumb bass is miles better than this

[@XX.Lex.Crowley.XX.]

Ryan, sincerely! This isn't your sound! Maybe it cost triple of the last one, but sound is all about! You are my favorite bass player, but i got to say, you lost this time! :(

[@josefstalin1368]

sounds like shit tbh. should've kept to the thumb

[@TheBobd53]

Not a good demo bass sounded very tinny

[@allanpenford8787]

Extremely underwhelmed

[@jenshenrix5508]

Für das Geld klingt der kacke... kann beim thumb null mithalten....🤭

[@alexandersokolov6969]

Ryan. need help. To good bass-girl. Ex-Matrixx. Write "Stanislava Matweeva". Save bass-girl! Really go death/Life. and I thank you to help. you are the one of the best bassists in all world. sorry for my russian-english (fuck "translfte". i write with my soul. Respect to you. Goood for you and all your's.

[@gregbradshaw7220]

What an overrated bass player lol. Just play the Dig baseline that’s all anyone wants to hear from him lol

[@AlexandarShmex]

Listen to "Soften The Glare", it may cure your ignorance.

[@pixeltrash2661]

​@@AlexandarShmex100% agree

[@rupe82]

What an ignorant comment.