For sale Fodera Emperor five string, bolt on neck. It plays as a Fodera should. Beautiful instrument with the combination of body woods and the Rock Maple neck makes for a lucious tone. I bought this, specifically a five string, for church worship, but now I am not playing it. Time for it to...
Acutally my first Fodera was a Ying/Yang Standard, serial number YYS6 (Yeah number six of the assembly line). It crosses my mind every once in a while. I replaced it with a Ying/Yang Deluxe and I have yet to find something better.
The cutaway was to facilitate easier access to the higher frets, it was possible due to the neck through construction.
I have Fodera's with both fingerboards there really isn't a noticeable difference (sound, feel) between them.