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Experience the ultimate in handmade bass guitars...
Experience Fodera.
There is a reason why many of the world's most prominent bassists trust the crafting of their instruments only to Fodera.

All our custom bass guitars are crafted by hand in our custom guitar shop in Brooklyn, New York, using some of the oldest, rarest, most beautiful wood in the world. Our highly skilled artisans collaborate with musicians to construct handmade bass guitars and solid body electric guitars that are works of art, responding and resonating like no other instruments available on the market today.

Browse our selection of handmade bass guitars and solid body electric guitars. No two instruments are alike!

Fodera Basses: Made by musicians, for musicians.
Musicians don't come to Fodera for pre-manufactured, cookie cutter instruments. Musicians choose Fodera for 100% unique, custom basses and guitars featuring rich tones, distinctive styles and unmatched playability. We carefully create each instrument to match the owner's preferences for style and tone.

Contact us today to see for yourself why Fodera basses are preferred by some of the most discerning bassists in the world. Dealers welcome!

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WHAT'S NEW

Brooklyn Born, Brooklyn Bred!

Beginning January 1, 2012, everything that we make is 100% crafted right here in Brooklyn, USA.

Bass Immersion Day on the way!

Back by popular demand, Adam Nitti, Mike Pope, Patrick Pfeiffer, and Mike Visceglia come together for Bass Immersion Day V! Take your playing to new levels by participating! Check out more info here! And learn more about these fab bassists here!

Victor Wooten: 2012 Summer Events and Tours

Victor Wooten is starting his Summer Your! He'll be in New York City on June 2-3 at the Iridium Jazz Club, and he'll be in Brooklyn on June 7th at the Brooklyn Bowl!

If your'e in the area, check it out! If not, no worries! You can view his calendar for a full like of dates and venues on his website!

The Fodera Hybrid is Born! 

May 3rd was the day wen the new Fodera Hybrid is born! What is the Hybrid you ask? More details are coming soon, but in the meantime check out some pics in our Photo Gallery!

2012 Emperor 5 Standard Giveaway winner is ....

Craig Roberts, of Watauga, Texas!! Yes, after much anticipation and the enormous amount of entries and interest, we finally have a winner. Bass Frontiers and Fodera would like to give a big thank you to everyone who participated, and a really big congratulations to Craig! 

Check out more info on the Emperor 5 Standard in the About our Basses Section

Matt Garrison playing with Jojo Mayer 

Check out some pics of Fodera Artist, Matt Garrison, playing in his space Shape Shifter Lab with drummer, Jojo Mayer in our Photo Gallery!

Patrick Andy playing a benefit concert for Child Cry: Thursday May 3rd

Fodera Artist, Patrick Andy, will be playing at a benefit concert at the First Ukrainian Assembly of God. He is playing to support Child Cry, a ministry that feeds over 4,000 children a day! Check out the flyer here, and for more information you can go to www.childcrynyc.org! Don't miss it!!

Lucas Taranto, from Gotye, comes to Brooklyn!

Bass player from band Gotye, comes by the shop for a visit! Check out some pics in our Photo Gallery! Also, check out his performance on Saturday Night Live, playing the Emperor 5 Standard! Great job, Lucas!

Check out Who's Playing a Fodera!

Click here to find out who's the newest member of the Fodera Family! More photos to come!

Anthony Jackson working on... an Anthony Jackson Presentation!

Anthony Jackson recently came by to be involved with final set-up on an AJ Presentation. Check out some pics on our Photo Gallery.  And here's the bass that Anthony was working on in the Newborn Section. 

What the Plek??

Yes, Fodera is now the proud owner of a Plek machine! Now with our shiny new toy we can improve the quality and consistency of our already outstanding fretwork. Take a look as our Photo Gallery and our FaceBook page for some pics of Plek Day!

Lights, Camera, Fodera

Recently, we had two young students from Hunter College, Abraham Vazquez and Jordan Cortese, honor us by making their Campus Movie Fest entry about Fodera! They wanted to express not only our history, but to really focus on a small business in this day in age, and to really talk about the value of quality over quantity in this economy. We couldn't be happier to host the young filmmakers! 

Check out their finished documentary on YouTube! 

Visit the Fodera Photo Gallery

Click the link above to see Artists Portraits, Live Photos, images from Around the Shop, and a glimpse of Matt Garrison playing something new... 



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FEATURED NEWBORN

The Wonderful Yin Yang Monarch 4 Deluxe!


When you’re as passionate as we are about custom made basses and guitars, every instrument takes on a life of its own. Fodera newborns are the most recent instruments to be handcrafted by our meticulous artisans and musicians.

Newborn Fodera Basses