{"id":560,"date":"2016-08-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?post_type=bass&p=560"},"modified":"2026-09-13T08:46:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T08:46:54","slug":"bass-of-the-week-fodera-guitars-masterbuilt-kestrel","status":"publish","type":"bass","link":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?bass=bass-of-the-week-fodera-guitars-masterbuilt-kestrel","title":{"rendered":"Bass of the Week: Fodera Guitars Masterbuilt Kestrel"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Fodera introduced the Masterbuilt series earlier this year, and this week we\u2019re checking out the second ever bass in the series: The Kestrel. The avian-themed instrument features some of the company\u2019s finest materials to create an astounding visual and sonic experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cOver the years we have produced a number of special instruments that feature inlays of various birds,\u201d Fodera writes. \u201cIn order to create the illusion of a Kestrel in flight, a very rare, old-growth, one-piece Brazilian Rosewood top was selected as the backdrop for the hand-cut Mother of Pearl inlay, designed in collaboration with one of our team members, Emily Krohn. Jason and Vinny selected a two-tone Brazilian top that includes both sapwood and heartwood to create the effect of sky and horizon. As an interesting aside, this piece of Brazilian has been something that both Jason and Vinny have wanted to build something wonderful with ever since the early days of their friendship almost ten years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Kestrel\u2019s body is chambered walnut accented with a flamed alder tone-block, while the five-piece neck is created with red oak, wenge and maple. Its ebony fingerboard is inlaid with abalone lines stretching all the way up to the 24th fret. \u201cThis tonal recipe yields deep, rich, articulate lows with a wonderful presence and piano-like clarity in the upper register,\u201d they explain. Fodera opted to capture that tonal quality with a single Fodera\/Seymour Duncan Dual Coil pickup matched to the Fodera\/Pope 3-band premp for flexibility.<\/p>\n

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Fodera introduced the Masterbuilt series earlier this year, and this week we\u2019re checking out the second ever bass in the series: The Kestrel. The avian-themed instrument features some of the company\u2019s finest materials to create\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1861,"template":"","meta":[],"builder":[],"class_list":["post-560","bass","type-bass","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/bass\/560","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/bass"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/bass"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1861"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=560"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"builder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fbuilder&post=560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}