Fodera Emperor Standard Special Bass Guitar - Natural Buckeye Burl with Gold Hardware

Fodera Performance, Special Style
When you need a boutique bass that offers unrivaled performance, you just can't beat the Fodera Emperor 5 Standard Special 5-string. Fodera's Standard Special basses deliver the tone, playability, and visuals that have made owning a Fodera a goal of the world's top bass players, but at a fraction of the cost of a custom model. At the same time, the hand-selected ash body, breathtaking buckeye burl top, and 3-piece hard rock maple neck are the same as you'd find on a custom model — and this bass was built by the same luthiers who produce Fodera's top-of-the-line models. Top it off with custom dual-coil pickups, a Fodera/Pope 3-band preamp, and gold hardware, and you couldn't ask for a finer bass than the Emperor 5 Standard Special.




Exceptional tonewoods, appointments, and playability
Custom tonewoods meet professional performance in Fodera's Emperor 5 Standard Special electric bass. The hand-selected ash body (topped with gorgeous buckeye burl) and 3-piece hard rock maple neck deliver a classic combination of resonance and sustain, while the silky-smooth compound-radius ebony fretboard delivers the fluidity you need to nail everything from rootsy grooves to high-register solos. Add to that the powerful connection you get from a fully adjustable high-mass bell-brass bridge, and the Emperor 5 Standard Special delivers the look and feel you'll only get from a premium, luthier-built instrument.




Top-shelf Duncan pickups deliver warm, passive tone
The Emperor Standard Special packs a pair of dual-coil pickups designed in a collaboration between Fodera and Seymour Duncan. They're built with passive dual coils, which integrate with the natural qualities of the tonewoods to produce added punch on the low end, focused mids, and smooth highs. At Sweetwater, we love the sound and responsiveness of these pickups. They deliver a beautifully warm and organic tone; and while the pickups are wired in parallel for noise-free performance, you'd swear the Emperor Standard Special was loaded with single coils.




Fodera/Pope 3-band preamp offers amazing flexibility
While the basic tone of the Emperor Standard Special is warm and punchy, with powerful lows and clear highs, it features a Fodera/Pope preamp system that lets you craft the ideal tone for any live set or studio session. This preamp ensures a strong and clear signal, but it also comes with an active 3-band EQ, which is astonishingly musical. Round out the highs and boost the bass, and you have an ideal R&B tone. Back off the lows and add a bit of a boost to the mids, and your ideal slap-and-pop tone awaits. What's more, you always have the option of bypassing the active electronics, allowing you to output the purest tone possible from your pickups.




Built in Brooklyn, New York, by Fodera's top-notch luthiers
When you're a small instrument company like Fodera, you don't have a custom shop for high-end orders and a main production shop for standard models — you simply have a shop, and the same artisans crafting the made-to-order instruments make the production models as well. In fact, each Emperor bass is handcrafted with the same materials used for custom orders by the very same luthiers, and if you wanted to order a custom model with these exact specifications, you'd get the exact same bass. Pretty cool, right? That's well over three decades of master craftsmanship behind literally every instrument that leaves the shop, and you'll feel it in every note you play.




Fodera Emperor Standard Special 5-string Electric Bass Features:

A handcrafted 5-string bass guitar with active electronics and retro vibe
Built by top luthiers using the same materials found in Fodera's custom models
Hand-selected ash body with gorgeous buckeye burl top
3-piece hard rock maple neck looks and feels amazing
Compound-radius (9"–20") ebony fingerboard with mother-of-pearl dot inlays
Fodera/Seymour Duncan dual-coil passive pickups deliver warm and full-bodied tone
Fodera/Mike Pope active preamp includes a highly musical 3-band EQ
Fully adjustable high-mass bell-brass bridge
Gotoh tuners, gold hardware


Tech Specs

Body Shape: Emperor Standard Special
Left-/Right-handed: Right-handed
Number of Strings: 5
Color: Natural
Body Material: Ash (chambered) with Buckeye Burl Top
Body Finish: Acrylic Satin
Neck Material: 3-piece Hard Rock Maple
Neck Shape: Standard
Radius: 9"-20" compound
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Fingerboard Inlay: Mother-of-pearl Dots
Number of Frets: 24, Fodera Large
Scale Length: 34"
Nut Width: 1.8125"
Nut Material: Brass
Bridge/Tailpiece: Fodera Standard Gold
Tuners: Gotoh
Neck Pickup: Fodera/Duncan Dual-coil Humbucker
Bridge Pickup: Fodera/Duncan Dual-coil Humbucker
Controls: 1 x volume/tone (stacked), 1 x bass/treble (stacked), 1 x pan, 1 x midrange, active/passive switch, coil-tap switch
Strings: Fodera 45125 Stainless Steel
Manufacturer Part Number: E5S-S-Ash-Buckeye-EB-MOPd-Ti-GLD

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