Fodera Monarch Standard Special: Alder body, Walnut top, Pau Ferro fingerboard

The Monarch 4 Standard electric bass guitar blends the aesthetics, tone, playability and pro-player reliability bass players have come to expect from Fodera. The Monarch 4 Standard was designed using a combination of tone-woods that work beautifully on virtually any gig and playing situation. It features a hand-selected alder body with a figured walnut top, a 3-piece quarter-sawn hard rock maple neck and a pau ferro fingerboard to deliver warm, tight lows, transparent mids and just enough top-end to make for an incredibly balanced sonic palette. It also offers a 24-fret compound-radius fingerboard providing the effortless playability Fodera has become known for, as well as the powerful sustain and resonance from a fully adjustable, custom-designed, bell-brass bridge.

The Monarch 4 Standard is equipped with a set of Fodera/Seymour Duncan Dual-Coil pickups and the Fodera/Pope 3-Band Standard Preamp. These passive dual-coil pickups were designed to provide a punchy and focused tone with a natural and smooth upper midrange. Compared to an active soapbar style pickup, the tone is warmer and more organic. Wired in parallel, these pickups offer a noise-free, single-coil sound with added body and weight yet come with the added flexibility of full single-coil operation providing the snap, warmth and mid-range punch of classic single-coil jazz bass pickups. Designed for optimal performance, our 3-Band Fodera/Pope Preamp offers an incredibly low noise flow, a musical sounding EQ and active/passive operation for maximum reliability and flexibility whether you’re on stage or in the studio. Together, these electronics let you tailor your tone, from deep and round to bright and punchy and everything in between.