Fodera

{{Short description|American guitar manufacturer company}}

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| name = Fodera

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| type = Private

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| foundation = Brooklyn, New York ({{Start date and age|1983}})

| founder = Vinny Fodera and Joey Lauricella

| location = Brooklyn, New York

| area_served = Global

| industry = Musical instruments

| products = Bass guitars, Electric guitars

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| owner = Vinny Fodera, Joey Lauricella, Jason DeSalvo

| homepage = {{URL|http://www.fodera.com}}

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Fodera is an American manufacturer of electric bass guitars in Brooklyn, New York. Vinny Fodera and Joey Lauricella launched the company around 1983 after dissolving their working relationship with Ken Smith Basses.

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Image:Victor Wooten 2.jpg with a Fodera bass.]]Fodera instruments are made with an inlaid butterfly on the headstock of most basses. Other features include a single-cutaway design, an ash neck and exposed dual-coil pickups with wood covers.