Fodera Introduces Monarch 4 Standard Bass Guitar

Fodera Monarch 4 Standard Bass Guitar

Fodera is finishing out their Standard series of basses with the Monarch 4 Standard. Similar to the Matt Garrison, Emperor 5, and Yin Yang Standard basses, the new model is built in batch and offered in a single configuration with no options in order to keep the price and wait time down.

Fodera Monarch 4 Standard Bass Guitar - bodyThe Monarch 4 Standard is built with a medium weight ash body topped by 5A Bi-color flame maple, a quartersawn Hard Rock Maple neck, and an old-growth Pau Ferro fingerboard. The combination, Fodera suggests, is a mixture of ingredients suitable for virtually any gig. Electronics include a set of Fodera’s dual coil pickups and the Fodera/Pope 3-band Standard preamp with the Emperor standard control layout.

The Fodera Monarch 4 Standard will be officially unveiled October 20th at Bass Player Live with the first basses expected to be shipping on January 1st, 2013. It’s priced at $4,750 and will be available direct and through the company’s dealer network. For more info, check out the Fodera website.

Fodera Monarch 4 Standard Bass Specs:

  • Top Wood: Bi-Color 5A Flame Maple
  • Body Wood: Ash
  • Fingerboard Wood:Pau Ferro
  • Neck Wood: 1-pc. Hard Rock Maple (Quatersawn)
  • Neck Joint: Bolt-on
  • Scale Length: 34?
  • Strings: 4
  • Frets: 24 (Large)
  • FB Inlay: Mother-of-Pearl Dots
  • Pickups: Fodera Dual Coils
  • Preamp: Fodera / Pope Standard 3-Band
  • Control Layout: Emperor Standard Layout
  • Finish: Acrylic Satin
  • Tuners: Gotoh
  • Bridge: Fodera Non-Locking (19mm Spacing)
  • Hardware Color: Gold

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Leave a Reply to Rob Waxman Cancel reply

  1. Finally, an affordable Fodera.

  2. oh god, I never liked Foderas, but this one looks just below avarage.

  3. Chanukah is coming. Just saying.

  4. Oh wait, that exact one is the photos is in my hands right this moment, and it’s the sweetest thing I’ve ever played/heard/felt/smelled :P i love it, totally worth it’s price, it’s the ultimate bass… MUST HAVE