{{Short description|American guitar manufacturer company}} {{More citations needed|date=June 2009}} {{Infobox company | name = Fodera | logo = 250px | vector_logo = | type = Private | genre = | 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 | parent = | divisions = | subsid = | owner = Vinny Fodera, Joey Lauricella, Jason DeSalvo | homepage = {{URL|http://www.fodera.com}} | img = }} '''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. thumb|200px|Inlaid butterfly on Fodera headstock. [[Image:Victor Wooten 2.jpg|thumb|200px|Victor Wooten 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.
==References== * {{cite book | last = Roberts | first = Jim | publisher = Backbeat Books | title = American Basses <!-- : an illustrated history & players guide --> | edition = First |date=May 2003 | isbn = 0-87930-721-8 }} * {{cite book | author= Tony Bacon | author2= Barry Moorhouse | publisher = Backbeat Books | title = The Bass Book <!-- : A Complete Illustrated History of Bass Guitars --> |date=June 1995 | isbn = 0-87930-368-9 }} {{reflist}}
== External links == * [http://www.fodera.com Official website]
Category:Bass guitar manufacturing companies Category:Musical instrument manufacturing companies based in New York City Category:Companies based in Brooklyn