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In regard to your first question, the primary reason for fretting at the first and last frets is to eliminate the height of the nut and bridge setting so that you can more accurately determine the relief of the neck by essentially turning the string into a straight edge. This way you can use a...

As for the headstock shape. My preference is for the regular non-extended shape. With regard to the string taper winding, what are you planning for tuner layout? 2/3 or 3/2? I’ve got a 33”/17.5 monarch deluxe with 2/3 and I think regular long scale strings are fine, I can double check this...

@RyanKinBK is correct. If I recall correctly the split coil, on the duel coils when in single coil mode, is aligned between the 60’s & 70’s location. For what it’s worth, I’ve had a few 33” scale Fodera basses, all have had MG spacing and it is by far my preference. However I don’t know if...

The fretboard has a compound radius. So it’s 10” at the nut and 16” at the end of the fretboard.

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My BN is setup Volume/Blend. I find it easier to manage.

Beautiful!

Suhr guitars and basses are great. I had a Classic J (Custom) probably one of the best feeling 4 string J’s I have ever owned. I still look at Suhr J’s online, had a Suhr P been available several years ago I’d have gone for one immediately. As it is I ended up buying a Sadowsky P.

The first bass appears to be a walnut top Emperor II Elite. The case doesn’t appear to be the typical Fodera teardrop case though. If you got a pick of the headstock butterfly and the serial number the folks at Fodera could probably locate the specs for that bass. The other one has looks like...

The ability to flip the rod allows you to essentially force the neck into a forward or back bow. I don't think you would ever get into a situation on a fodera bass with a removable trussrod where the trussrod would be maxed out. Its not a captive duel action rod, tightening forces a shape...

I’ve flipped a truss rod twice on the same bass… the neck was dead flat when a seasonal change started causing some fret buzz ( back bow). I needed to flip the rod to flatten the neck mostly because the rod wasn’t ‘activated’ before. When the weather went back to “normal” I was flipped the rod...

I don’t know about the standards, but as I recall, the nut width was the same on both my 19mm Imperial MG and my 17.5mm Monarch Deluxe. Though the neck taper would be different. You may want to contact Fodera for confirmation.

I’m guessing it depends on what you consider ‘old metal’. P, PJ, Reverse PJ… into an SVT. I’m thinking of bands like Black Sabbath, Ratt, Mr. Big.

It’s possible, but there are things that are distinctly ’not Fodera’. Typically… - Fodera yin yang top would not be as angular - the input jack would be on the face of the instrument - the way the neck is set into the body doesn’t seem right especially with a yin yang top - the knob setup...

Beautiful bass!