The Emperor 5 Standard Classic features the very best of over 30 years of building experience in an instrument that blends the tone, playability and reliability bass players have come to expect from Fodera. This 5-string bass guitar features a hand-selected ash body and a quarter-sawn 3-piece hard rock maple neck to deliver classic tonal combinations. A fully adjustable, custom-designed, bell-brass bridge, and the Emperor Standard Classic delivers powerful sustain and resonance along with the effortless playability provided by a compound-radius fingerboard. The Emperor 5 Standard Classic is equipped with a set of Fodera/Duncan Dual Coil pickups and the Fodera/Pope Standard 3- Band Preamp. Designed in collaboration with Seymour Duncan, these passive Dual Coil pickups were designed to provide a punchy and focused tone with a natural and smooth upper midrange. Compared to an active soapbar style pickup, the tone is warmer and more organic. Wired in parallel, these pickups offer a noise-free single coil sound with added body and weight, along with the added flexibility of full single-coil operation to provide the snap, warmth and mid-range punch of classic single coil jazz bass pickups. Designed for optimal performance, the 3-Band Fodera/Pope Preamp offers an incredibly low noise flow, a musical sounding EQ and active/passive operation for maximum reliability and flexibility whether you’re on stage or in the studio. Together, these electronics let you tailor your tone, from deep and round to bright and punchy and everything in between.