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Fodera Club Part XVI

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So did anyone else catch that premier guitar stated that the 30th anniversary monarchs will be the basis for a new monarch standard? Did they misquote Fodera, or is it true? They also stated that they are intorducing a new guitar line at NAMM this year.

From what I have read they already alluded to a new Monarch Standard. I think it is basically the same as the Yin Yang Standard setup without the Yin Yang Design Scheme and will have the same woods used on the Emperor Standard. I LOVE my YYS so this should be a home run as well!

Peace,

T
 
I'm reading between the lines of this:

"Naturally, the luthier’s products have evolved over the years. In fact, Fodera’s first project was a 6-string guitar. He and Lauricella built Fodera #1 as a custom order for a friend. It was loaded with intricate inlays and featured a body with flamed and bird’s-eye maple. In retrospect, Fodera says he would use different woods if he were to build that guitar again today, but experimentation and evolution have helped define his instruments over the years. Besides, that first guitar was more of a showpiece to drum up orders for the fledgling company. It turns out that lots of orders came in—but for basses, not guitars. There wasn’t much of a boutique-guitar market then, so Fodera became known as a premier bass builder. Today, roughly five percent of guitars made by Fodera are 6-strings, but they’re hoping to change that with the introduction of a guitar line at winter NAMM 2013."

So either they are introducing guitars, or a 6-string standard bass. On second read, I think it might be guitars but I guess we'll find out in Jan.
 
It'll be interesting to see how that's received. Guitarists are different animals.
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Agreed.

I have played with dozens (probably over 100) of guitarists and most of the "gear heads" GAS for weird amps and boutique effects.... But rarely guitars other than Gibson, Fender, Ibanez, PRS, G&L, Gretsch, etc. MAYBE the odd Pensa/Suhr or Valley Arts, but not even close to the weird boutiquey stuff we bassists play.

Jazz guitarists may be the rare exception with the Monteleones and other boutique jazz boxes.

In any case, Sadowsky and Alembic seem to do fairly well with guitars....
 
Check my Brazilian Rosewood board on my Celinder bass
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