FOR MOST OF ITS 34-YEAR RUN, FODERA has been known for its handmade basses—the choice of monster players such as Victor Wooten, Anthony Jackson, Lincoln Goines, Mike Pope, and others—while 6-string guitars popped up only on an occasional custom-order basis. Now this Brooklyn-based maker is storming the boutique guitar market in grand style, with two new standard models available in several variations and trim levels.
On review here are the set-neck Imperial Deluxe with 24.75" scale, hardtail, and humbuckers; and a bolt-neck Emperor Classic with 25.5" scale, vibrato, and single-coils. Both guitars were tested through custom AC15, tweed Deluxe, and JTM45-style amps, with a selection of overdrive pedals for added dirt.
IMPERIAL DELUXE
This model’s basic format, as defined above, might scream “Les Paul” on paper, and it’s clearly Fodera’s alternative to anything you’d likely apply that single-cut classic to, but the Imperial Deluxe comes across as something very different both on the stand and in the hand. The Fodera aesthetic is revealed in the elegantly rounded lines, subtle use of wood-trimmed hardware and abalone inlay, and the overall shape and balance of the guitar. The body is a single semi-hollow piece of walnut topped with flame maple, while the neck is Fodera’s three-piece mahogany construction with an Indian rosewood fretboard. In a nifty piece of design, the mahogany neck seems to reach a dead-end right at the walnut body with no visible seam or overlap, creating what is essentially a heel-less dovetailed neck joint flowing into a scooped body section that further aids upper-fret access. The other end is bolstered by a volute behind the nut, and the top-matching flame-maple headstock overlay wears a colorful Fodera butterfly logo inlay of abalone and mother-of-pearl.
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PRS
PREVIOUSLY PART OF PRS's Maryland-built guitar line, the SE NF3 was recently reissued in the company's offshore-produced SE series. The SE NF3 is so named for its Narrowfield Deep Dish (a.k.a. DD) \"S\" pickups. These unique PRS-design units have deeper bobbins to accommodate more windings and extra metal pieces between the magnets to yield a more powerful \"single-coil\" tone, while remaining noise-free because they are in fact humbuckers. A control set consisting of master volume, tone and a five-way blade switch allows the usual selections of bridge, middle and neck pickups by themselves and the neck-plus-middle and bridge-plus-middle combinations that allow the SE NF3 to veer into Strat-like territory in switch positions two and four.
EPIPHONE
Inspired by Gibson Custom 1963 Firebird V and 1959 ES-355
Dobro 101
A look at the iconic bluegrass slide box.
CERTIFIED GREATNESS
Fingerstyle master Tommy Emmanuel combines unique musical instincts and breathtaking technique to become an acoustic tour de force.
MASTER OF HIS OWN JOURNEY
For more than 50 years, David Lindley graced albums and concert stages with his singular talent on a vast range of stringed instruments. In this Guitar Player exclusive, his musical friends — including Jackson Browne, Ry Cooder and Bonnie Raitt - pay tribute to an original.
TRANSCENDENTAL MAN
Luther Dickinson interpreted a priceless work of art in music. In the process, the blues guitarist wrote his own next chapter.
THE BEAT GOES ON
Together with Tony Levin, Adrian Belew and Steve Vai join forces for a Robert Fripp-endorsed revival of King Crimson's groundbreaking 1980s music.
I'M 100 PERCENT HAPPY WITH THE WORK I'VE DONE WITH PINK FLOYD. BUT...'MY FOCUS IS DIFFERENT RIGHT NOW'
Leading a rock group and being a solo artist were \"not what I asked for,\" David Gilmour says. For Luck and Strange, he assembled a team that shared the weight of his creative efforts. The result? \"The best album I've made since The Dark Side of the Moon.\"
DOUG GILLARD IS INDISPENSABLE
His six-string genius has proved vital to the music of Guided by Voices, Nada Surf and other indie-rock favorites. But all he really wants is to make good music.
Sol Salvation
The genius of Sol Hoopii is preserved in 16 timeless cuts on Master of the Hawaiian Guitar.
