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Fodera Vs Carvin

#201
JaredBT said:
I look at all of them, though not sure what your asking? Do you mean direct replys.
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Jared Lash said:
Component costs (exotic tops, pickups, Fodera bridge, Pope preamp etc) are certainly higher for the Fodera than the Carvin but that's not primarily what drives the price difference. It really is about the difference between the cost of a factory built bass and a handmade one. You are paying for the expertise of a trained luthier/builder and the ability to custom design your instrument. Carvin allows a wide variety of options, but they are not custom instruments in the true sense. And their construction method allows for a greater number of instruments to be produced with fairly tight tolerances.

Jason at Fodera has said a number of times that they spend more time on the inlay on the headstock than it takes factories to build entire guitars. Fodera spends more much more time per instrument, has a small and very experienced crew that is almost certainly paid a much higher wage than Carvin workers and in general have a much higher overhead per instrument due to the way they choose to do business.

Whether that personal touch, attention to detail, and decades of experience of hand building instruments (and interacting with high level musicians in NYC for their feedback) and of course the playability, aesthetics and tone of the finished instruments are worth their price tag to you is an individual decision.
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Baird6869 said:
It isn't "all these threads" that are funny, it's the posts like yours.

The questions regarding what makes a "hi dollar bass cost so much" has been answered many times and including recently in this thread.... Labour, benefits, materials, rent, etc.... The list goes on and on.

Have you ever seen a Fodera in person? Have you ever played one? That's the first step. And if you REALLY do actually want your question answered and aren't just posting because you are bored or want to get a rise out of people, go to Fodera or another "hi dollar bass" builder and do a tour. You might not buy one after a tour and talking to the builder, but I can almost guarantee that you wouldn't have posted the above.

Cheers.
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Wait, so my view on the subject was stated, they're are 197 replies using analogies from hot dogs to cars to I'm sure there's more and you're saying I am bored?
 
#207
nostatic said:
crazy talk!!! First you want someone to read, then you'll want them to think. Before you know it you'll expect logical thought processes. Heresy!!! You're a witch!!!
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Not a witch, a ghost. In honour of the "ghost bass" I recieved today.

It isn't a Carvin or a Fodera mind you, but it DID cost more than a Porsche..... a 1975 914, but a Porsche is a Porsche. Just metal, rubber and glass if you use the logic that a bass is only pieces of wood and bits of metal.

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#209
I love my Carvin's (basses, amps, PA's) but Fodera's are top shelf so nothing wrong with shelling out the bucks. Still gotta appreciate that Carvin brings some individuality and great quality for the price. A very unique company and a great American success story.
 
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#210
These threads make me quesy and uncomfortable because we all know it's about money

You Squire owners are full of crap if you don't think you'd go after a Fodera or a Ritter or some such thing should you will the lotto Saturday night

I played pro 6 nights/ week for 25 years mostly on a '76 P factory fretless I bought for $225 in 1977

Then, being lucky enough to have made a few bucks (used to haha) and concentrating on jazz, I finally bought all the basses I ever dreamed of - seriously like 35 high end basses over about 12 yrs. some have gone, some have stayed. My go-to bass for live jazz gigs is NOT a Fodera (I've had 5 total over the years)

But, if I'm called to record the Imp E 36" 5 fretless comes out. There is nothing that fills a track like that bass with creamy rich articulate tones. My Sad, Bebennsee, Worp, arch top, original P & Js, etc. etc. sit home.

Best tool for the job I say.
 
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Baird6869 said:
Did you read my post? I was ASKING you if you were bored or trying to get a rise out of people. I never SAID you were bored. I asked if you have ever played a Fodera as well.
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No Bro, I'm in TB to learn and I look at all the wonderful instruments. I have a handicapped neck hand and am always looking around for necks that feel better. I have yet to play a Fodera. My reasoning is just simply I don't see how it could sound that much better.
 
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JaredBT said:
No Bro, I'm in TB to learn and I look at all the wonderful instruments. I have a handicapped neck hand and am always looking around for necks that feel better. I have yet to play a Fodera. My reasoning is just simply I don't see how it could sound that much better.
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Play one and you will understand.. or not. But at least you will know what YOU think, not basing your opinion on what a bunch of anonymous posters on a forum (of which the vast majority haven't played one either) think.
 
#220
nostatic said:
Some people know the cost of everything and the value of nothing.

I grew up in San Diego and have been around Carvin instruments for 40+ years. Last night I gigged this bass at a local club. For *me*, it certainly plays way better than any Carvin I've touched, and the extra money is certainly worth it. To *me*. YMMV.

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You don't have to be a luthier to see the attention to detail on this bass is extraordinary. WOW.
 

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