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Fodera Vs Carvin
- Thread starter JaredBT
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I'm enjoying it, but my ego isn't wrapped up in believing that my bass is as good as any other bass. I'll almost certainly never own a Fodera, but they're still beautiful instruments.
There are a few important points that have not been made in this thread:
- The word "Fodera" sounds much cooler than "Carvin."
- Fodera does not use pointy headstocks...ever. Even the SB headstock is somewhat pointy and deranged.
- Fodera's logo is much cooler than Carvin's 1980's boxy WordPerfect "name logo."
- Lakland USA rules and is worth every penny, including the Fender J and P copies.
- Oh yea, I own an SB4000 and a PB4 fretless.
- Did I mention the Carvin headstocks?
- "Fodera" starts with "F" and so does "Fender" -- coincidence? I don't think so. "Carvin" starts with "C" and so does...well, um..."Charvel" -- coincidence? Impossible.
- The word "Fodera" sounds much cooler than "Carvin."
- Fodera does not use pointy headstocks...ever. Even the SB headstock is somewhat pointy and deranged.
- Fodera's logo is much cooler than Carvin's 1980's boxy WordPerfect "name logo."
- Lakland USA rules and is worth every penny, including the Fender J and P copies.
- Oh yea, I own an SB4000 and a PB4 fretless.
- Did I mention the Carvin headstocks?
- "Fodera" starts with "F" and so does "Fender" -- coincidence? I don't think so. "Carvin" starts with "C" and so does...well, um..."Charvel" -- coincidence? Impossible.
Still didn't help, so I looked him up on wikipedia, lists his main influences / inspirations as Jack Bruce, Jack Casady, Chris Hillman and Noel Redding. Not bad.
Whenever I see these stupid, I mean silly threads, I wonder why someone would buy a bass that they feel so bad about that they need to start trash talking other basses to make themselves feel adequate? I have a couple of SXs, a couple of customs and some inbetweens. I don't apologize for anything I play and I don't feel the need to compare them to your $50 garage special or your $10,000 Fedora.
Just enjoy what you play. When you take pot-shots at Fedora you just look small, petty and jealous.
Just enjoy what you play. When you take pot-shots at Fedora you just look small, petty and jealous.
Wow, you just made typing out lol seem insufficient. Also, help, I can't breathe!
QFT
But now that you mention it...A carvin logo done on a 60 dpi dot matrix printer would be just retro chic badass.
I guess um... I am uh... learning um.... something uh.....
I know what it is! I like using imogi's.
What happens if you put a Fodera neck on a Carvin body? Do you get a Carrera?
That Vanquish must be a real stinker. It sounds awful through my $3 computer speakers.
interesting that you're basing your comparison on your having played a pedulla, but not a fodera.
and a good deal of the fodera stuff is less than $6k, from what i can tell. (probably still more than you want to pay.)
for what it's worth, i've wanted/tried to like carvin basses. played more than a few in the hollywood store. neither the necks nor the pickups/electronics did it for me. i will **not** say they suck based on that.
Ya know, I never felt the need to own a Fodera to make me feel like an adequate musician, That whole premise is silly, A ferrari wont make you a better driver anymore than a Fodera will make you a better musician. Ferrari's and Foderas exist because there are those that can afford them.
