Fodera Monarch Deluxe 4 Redwood Burl - SOLD £2800

[mrbassman_de]

Fodera Monarch Deluxe 4

Selling this Fodera Monarch Deluxe 4. This item is relisted after a withdrawal to restore it with original EMG pickups. It was equipped with Bartolinis when I received it.

Specs:
Redwood Burl Full Top
One-piece Honduran Mahogany Body
5-pc Maple neck with Bubinga (?) stringers
Ebony board with Abalone dot inlays
34 scale
Black Hardware
19mm spacing at bridge, adjustable +/- 0,5mm
EMG P/J pickups
Pope preamp
Weight: 4,32 kg /9.5 lbs
non-original case

This bass has a retail price of >10.000 USD (+shipping and customs). The bass comes with a non-original case. This bass is from the pre-mass production era from Fodera.

Action could be setup extremely low without buzz. The sound is extremely explosive and responsive - as always with this model, but with an organic element in it, probably coming from the Redwood top or the added laminates in the neck.

The bass has some very small dings, otherwise it is in excellent condition. Only one thing should be mentioned: There is a crack in the middle of the Ebony board in the upper frets area. This has not moved since years and the frets are still even and fixed, but should be mentioned here. A local luthier confirmed that this is only an aesthetical flaw but not a structural one. I have priced the bass accordingly to reflect this issue. One of the pics shows the crack - a little more exhibited by photo effects.

SOLD

Edited August 18, 2015 by mrbassman_de

[alyctes]

Is it a set neck?

[mrbassman_de]

Yes, all Deluxe models are set neck.

[mrbassman_de]

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