jim777

Up until very recently Fodera worked with the buyer to determine what they wanted, how they wanted the bass to sound, etc., and built a one off (every single one) to the customer's order. That alone lowers the chance of getting a 'Fodera sound', as literally every one of them was a one off customer order. It is only very recently (last 3 years, maybe?) that they have started producing the Standard line to lower the cost of their basses by making them in small batches with identical specs. So, unlike Smith, for example, they had 27 of their 30 years of existence making one offs only.