Fodera has been the best of class in making electric basses since the 80s, used by countless serious bass artists world wide.  They’ve surely pushed the art of solid body instrument making to the highest level.   In about 2011, they’ve released the standard line and this Ying Yang Standard was one of the signature model among the 4 standard line models. 

Fodera had been making the finest solid body instruments in the past several decades, and they’re favoured by many of the finest players of our century and thus inspired the world when their talents get extreme. Mr. Richard Bona is one of the very great example. 

Fodera had been building custom basses since the 80s, they basically represents the best of the industry of boutique electric basses, and IMO, they’ve archived a tad more than the other builders. The sound, feel, and craftsmanship of their instruments are just incompariable.

Here's comes a fancy one; the Fodera Emperor 5 Standard bass.  

Fodera has been building high end fancy electric basses (and now guitar) for over 30 years and to me their level of craftsmanship is simply the highest in the industry. And in about 2013-2014, they've incorporated more machineries in their production flow and were able to build more quality basses in a larger quantity, that's the time where these Standard line comes in the market. This Emperor 5 Standard is

Fodera Matt Garrison Standard  

- Walnut body / Alder tone block

- Pau Ferro fingerboard

- Neck-thru

- 3pc Hard rock Maple neck

- Box Elder Burl top

- 33" Scale

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