Mine haven't seen the light of day in a while either, equally because I'm not involved in a project at the moment and because my wife says my Lakland looks better in our living room.
Depends what you like, if you're a classic looks sort of guy in a pub band you,re gonna be scared to gig the fodera. However if you're a session player a fodra might be the way to go, thing is a fodera has very little in common with anything in option 2.
I know that contrary to common sense it's a single coil and that bill Lawrence designed them. Other than that not a lot to be honest. It's my favorite pickup ever too
The video below to explains exactly what a T-40 is capable of tonally, and even goes some way into explaining how it does it. I honestly believe that if it said anything other than Peavey on the headstock these basses would fetch a fortune. Good luck with the sale
http://youtu.be/OOLvGYHemPo