{"title":"Fodera Basses","description":"\u003ch1\u003eFodera Basses\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFodera doesn't do quantity. Vinnie Fodera and Joey Lauricella have been building basses by hand in Brooklyn since 1983, and the workshop still turns out somewhere around 350 instruments a year. That's it. If you've ever wondered why a Fodera commands the price it does, that's your answer: a small team of luthiers, wenge\/maple neck-through construction, obsessive attention, and a waiting list that used to run into years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe're now official authorized Fodera dealers in Europe, one of a very short list on the continent. This is a big deal for us, and a bigger deal for anyone in Europe who's been shopping Fodera the hard way (US import, VAT surprises, customs, luck of the draw). If you've been eyeing an Emperor, Monarch, Yin Yang or Imperial, or if you want to spec one from the Custom Shop, this is your address now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Models We Cover\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEmperor\u003c\/strong\u003e - the reference. The single-cutaway silhouette, the wenge neck-through, the Fodera sound. Available as Standard, Standard Special, and full Custom Shop.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMonarch\u003c\/strong\u003e - the double-cutaway sibling. Same DNA, different balance. Anthony Jackson's contrabass lineage lives here.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYin Yang\u003c\/strong\u003e - Victor Wooten's signature. The bass with the inlay you already know, and the tone he made famous.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eImperial\u003c\/strong\u003e - the vintage-J side of the Fodera catalogue. Not as loud in the branding, delivers just as hard.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePresentation series\u003c\/strong\u003e - top-tier woods, top-tier appointments. The showpieces.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eStandard, Standard Special or Custom Shop\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFodera runs three tiers:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStandard\u003c\/strong\u003e - the most accessible way in. Fixed spec, still built by the same hands in the same Brooklyn workshop.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStandard Special\u003c\/strong\u003e - a curated menu of upgrades on top of the Standard chassis: string count, pickup config, finish.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCustom Shop\u003c\/strong\u003e - anything. Every top wood in stock, every option on the menu, waiting list included. This is where we go deep with you.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe've been through the Fodera options list enough times to walk you through it without wasting yours. Whether you want a ready-to-ship Emperor Standard or a Custom Shop Monarch with a set of tops that hasn't been made twice, this is the place to have that conversation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy It Matters\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFodera is one of those brands where the reputation actually understates the instrument. Once you've had a wenge-neck-through Emperor in your hands, other basses start to feel like they made compromises somewhere. That's not marketing, that's what happens when a small workshop with 40+ years of practice hand-builds every neck, radiuses every fingerboard, and voices every pickup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrowse above to see what we currently have in stock. Want to start a Custom Shop conversation, or check waiting-list status on a specific spec? \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bassfreaks.net\/pages\/contact\"\u003eGet in touch\u003c\/a\u003e - we respond fast.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1387\/1235\/collections\/Fodera_Logo__NoBackground_3-2014.png?v=1784837377","url":"https:\/\/bassfreaks.net\/collections\/fodera-basses.oembed","provider":"Bass Freaks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}