We're proud to announce the latest in our Standard Line of bass guitars: The Fodera Emperor-J Classic and Monarch-P Classic! These latest extensions of our Standard Classic line offer players passive configurations featuring Seymour Duncan pickups specifically selected to combine vintage tone with Fodera playability and build quality. The Emperor-J Classic and Monarch-P Classic are completely built in Fodera’s Brooklyn, New York shop utilizing the same tone woods and crafted by the same hands as our Custom instruments, providing players with over 30 years of legendary Fodera craftsmanship. Available in a 4-string configuration, the Monarch-P Classic is available with either an Ash Body / Maple FB or Alder Body / Rosewood FB with a 3-piece hard rock Maple, bolt-on neck construction. Also available in a 4-string configuration, the Emperor-J Classic is available in either a 60’s Jazz-style configuration with an Alder Body / Rosewood FB with single coil J-J pickups (60’s spacing) or in a 70’s Jazz-style configuration with an Ash Body / Maple FB with single coil J-J pickups (70’s spacing). While these basses are being built as passive instruments, they come complete with control cavities allowing you to add our Fodera / Pope Standard preamp either at the time of purchase or after delivery. The Monarch-P Classic and Emperor-J Classic will be offered in 8 classic, high-gloss finishes including Fiesta Red, Candy Apple Red, Vintage Sunburst, Black, Olympic White, Charcoal Frost Metallic, Pelham Blue, and Butterscotch Blonde with a choice of Black, White, or Tortoise Shell pick-guards and classic chrome hardware. The Emperor-J and Monarch-P will be available to order direct through our webstore, via email by contacting [email protected], or through our dealer network and carry a retail price of $3,950.00 for the Monarch-P and $3,995.00 for the Emperor-J. To see and demo the Emperor-J and Monarch-P, please visit us at NAMM 2017 at Booth # 5286.
Over my budget. I like the trend of less expensive, high quality jazz basses like the Squires and Sires.
Jared, help me out. What are these instruments in the photos? Stambaughs? Yours? I like them a lot! Thanks.
Yep, they are Stambaughs and they are mine. Either just before or right around the same time as Fodera I had the idea to take Chris' boutique shape and give it a vintage styling.
Right? All I could think was there must be some people who are tired of paying so little for a standard J bass. lol.
I play several Custom Shop Fender Jazzes that are modded and came in around $2k each. I cannot fathom ANYTHING being worth paying twice that!!!
Very sad to see this. Fodera was one of the only companies that had a visible non-Fender design and now they've caved like the rest. Can't wait for the 3k 'crafted in <offshore>' one
The single P looks like the base model Yamaha Attitude Plus. :/ Definitely doesn't strike me as a 4 figure bass.