Fodera Monarch Standard Fretless Review — Does It Sing?
Today I’m reviewing the Fodera Monarch Standard Fretless, featuring a Walnut / Ash body, Curly Walnut top, Ebony fingerboard, 3-piece White Oak neck, bolt-on construction, 34-inch scale, Fodera / Pope Standard 3-band preamp, and Fodera / Duncan pickups.
This bass has a clean fretless look with no fingerboard inlays, side dots only, and a warm, expressive boutique tone.
In this video, I’ll go through the specs, fretless feel, clean tone, pickup blend, Pope preamp, EQ demo, mix test, pros and cons, and final verdict.
Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:33 First Impression
1:34 Specs Overview
2:30 Tone Check
4:32 Passive Dual-Coil Pickups
5:28 Active Mode
6:18 Active EQ
8:04 In The Mix
9:11 What I Like
9:49 What I Don’t Like
10:14 Final Verdict
10:31 Portrait of Tracy - Jaco Pastorius
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