The drummer calling out the bassist's fake Fodera, the bassist using tape to cover the butterfly because he is seeking an endorsement, which of these two statements is more amusing?
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Fodera or Fauxdera?
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Perhaps they should have gone with a moth...
As long as he’s happy with what he’s got and it sounds good for the music he’s playing, I’d say best just let it go.
On the other hand, seeing some knockoff outfit blatantly copying some other company’s logo is another thing entirely. That bugs me to no end.
I know pretty much nothing about Fodera and i could immediately tell it was fake. The bridge, generic looking neck, and even the finish look fake. Are they trying to cop a spalted top cause man does it look wrong?
Fodera nuts are brass, slotted properly, and are narrower than the 1/4” shown. All-around sloppy copy. I could have done better.
I'd be curious, does he think he has a $4000 bass, or is he aware that he has a $200 bass and he's happy with it?
Fake as stripper ti*s, if that butterfly was any higher it would be on the back of the headstock.
On another note has anyone ever played one of these? Just curious to how the quality and playability is? I have to admit not a bad price lol. I have 3 real Foderas at a cost of $14,400 each! Makes you wonder just how much does it actually cost to make a real Fodera? How much cost is actually in each instrument if China can make a fake and sell it for under $600 and still make profit? Not complaining.....just makes me ponder.
The funny thing is he really thought it was real. The drummer said that he was bragging about what a good deal he got....paid over 2k for it. OUCH!
I told the drummer but I'm not telling the bass player. Especially one who swears up and down it's real. That will be quite offensive. Hey my Fodera is real and yours is not! Doesn't sound good at all!
I think he needs to know, if for no other reason that if he ever were to try to sell it, he could be in quite a bit of legal trouble by selling it as an actual Fodera.
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This.
And that some cats are going to try his bass and say "Fodera's - I played one and they're not worth the hype!"
Not sure if the drummer was so much calling out the bassist's fake Fodera as opposed to him telling me that the bassist in his group plays the same brand bass as me. He mentioned that it was his favorite high-end bass. I mentioned that I never saw him playing one and that's when the drummer scrolled through his phone and showed me the pics. I thought that it was fake but wasn't really for sure because it was far away so I asked the drummer to send me close up pics at their next rehearsal and here we are.
That is common for musicians seeking endorsement to cover over the logo of the gear they are playing. But my thoughts are why cover only part of it? Everyone knows what that butterfly represents just as much as everyone recognizes what the Golden Arches from McDonald's are when they see them.
