Fodera are they worth the $ - Page 2

**WoodyG3** · #21 01-02-2013, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Fuzzbass

I believe "do they appeal to you?" and "are they worth the money?" are two different questions.

Foderas are not my cup of tea for various reasons. That said, I've auditioned a few at length, and would argue that they most definitely are worth the money. The fact that I would never buy a Fodera doesn't alter the fact that build quality and materials are top caliber, and as is often true with "boutique" manufacturers, customer service is apparently top notch as well.

I wish more people had this attitude. Just because a bass isn't for you doesn't mean it isn't worth the asking price.

KJung · #22 01-02-2013, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Munjibunga

We're doing this again? OK, yes, they're worth it. I like 'em just for their looks.

My gosh those both are amazingly beautiful.

capnsandwich · #23 01-02-2013, 08:17 AM

Anything is worth how much a buyer is willing to pay for it. If someone wants a Fodera and the price tag says $10,000 and someone buys it at that price, it was worth it to that individual. If that's too much for your blood, it's probably not worth that much to you.

spade2you · #24 01-02-2013, 08:42 AM

I'd think they were worth it if I were a one bass kind of guy. I like entirely too many fretted/fretless, number of strings, and various electronics configurations to commit to a bass like that.

roadkill2309 · #25 01-02-2013, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by WoodyG3

I wish more people had this attitude. Just because a bass isn't for you doesn't mean it isn't worth the asking price.

I take the opposite tack on this: if I graded a given bass I'd like-- say, a Fodera Emperor 5 with an olive top and black hardware (no, I haven't been thinking about this for a while. Why do you ask?)-- on whether or not it's 'worth' it, I'd never get past an American Standard Fender. Because at these prices, you're not buying a bass that can do anything beyond, you know, be a bass.

Even though the return on investment starts to get more and more nebulous as the price climbs, I happen to like things like fancy wood and extreme attention to detail.

So I never ask 'is this worth it?' I ask instead 'does this excite me?'

BassSurfer · #26 01-02-2013, 08:53 AM

Is buying an eight piece bucket of fried chicken worth it to feed a table of only two? Or is it a wiser decision to purchase the four piece?

seang15 · #27 01-02-2013, 08:56 AM

Here we go again....

Baird6869 · #28 01-02-2013, 09:08 AM

I wish Foderas were overpriced, overrated and played/sounded like crap. I would have a much healthier bank account.

They are expensive relative to Fenders and many other mass produced basses, I have to agree with that. I would still be thinking that if I didn't make the mistake of trying a couple of Foderas last year. I ordered one that week.

They may not be for everyone pricewise, tonal qualities, the look.... but IMO they MUST be played and the construction detail looked at before deciding relative worth.

roadkill2309 · #29 01-02-2013, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by BassSurfer

Is buying an eight piece bucket of fried chicken worth it to feed a table of only two? Or is it a wiser decision to purchase the four piece?

Considering most North Americans' rear ends, the correct answer here is obviously the four-piece.

Baird6869 · #30 01-02-2013, 09:19 AM

Never to be played, but look cool hanging on the wall..... Aaahhhhhh.

Seriously, that is a killer pair. I can only imagine how much time went in to picking woods/options for those.

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Originally Posted by Munjibunga

I like 'em just for their looks.

Biggbass · #31 01-02-2013, 09:27 AM

Hand made is always going to cost more than production line assembly.
that's why Porche's cost more than Chevys and why Foderas cost more than Fenders.

Munjibunga · #32 01-02-2013, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Baird6869

Never to be played, but look cool hanging on the wall..... Aaahhhhhh.

Seriously, that is a killer pair. I can only imagine how much time went in to picking woods/options for those.

Jason is a very patient man. The Emperor is the main gigging bass in my acoustic trio and, as soon as my classic rock band fires up again, the Viceroy will see its share of gigs.

6jase5 · #33 01-02-2013, 12:03 PM

Worth it? No, total pieces of crap. The guy just takes a SX bass, replaces the body, neck, headstock, electronics and all the hardware, most of it handmade and slaps a new name on it. Total sham. I just wish people would realize this and stop buying them....so that the price would go down.

fivestringdan · #34 01-02-2013, 12:06 PM

That should never happen.

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Originally Posted by 6jase5

so that the price would go down.

jasonbraatz · #35 01-02-2013, 12:09 PM

My new year's resolution is to have 2013 be The Year We Don't Argue About Bass Pricing. Who's with me?

**WoodyG3** · #36 01-02-2013, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by jasonbraatz

My new year's resolution is to have 2013 be The Year We Don't Argue About Bass Pricing. Who's with me?

Well, THAT would make for a pretty boring year, don't you think?

PazzoBasso · #37 01-02-2013, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by BassSurfer

Is buying an eight piece bucket of fried chicken worth it to feed a table of only two? Or is it a wiser decision to purchase the four piece?

Nothin wrong with leftover chicken...

nostatic · #38 01-02-2013, 12:40 PM

not hanging on the wall

SteveC · #39 01-02-2013, 01:13 PM

I like Todd's thinking. I have decided to try and put money aside (granted I am not regularly gigging and I am not talking 5 figures but significant for me) and get a couple basses from a maker I feel is building the best bass I have tried - Keith Roscoe. I just bought a Roscoe fretless 5 and have a fretted 5 being built. In my experience, the Roscoe neck is the most comfortable I have played. I have always been a "bart" guy, and I have met the guys, been in the shop, and liked what I experienced.

Any bass is worth whatever you are willing to pay based on whatever criteria you decide. I struggle with this a lot. I have had many nice basses I have sold them because of the money I had into them and the fact that I don't really make money playing them. I got by with a cheap bass, but I always found myself wanting the feel and sound I had when I owned a Roscoe.

Biggbass · #40 01-02-2013, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by BassSurfer

Is buying an eight piece bucket of fried chicken worth it to feed a table of only two? Or is it a wiser decision to purchase the four piece?

Reminds me of an old Aggie joke:

Aggie calls in a pizza to go order. The pizza guy asks him,
"Do you want that cut into 8 pieces or 12 pieces?" The Aggie says, "better cut it into 8...I don't think I can eat 12."