Like Having a World-class Bass Built Just for You
Sweetwater is proud to have this Fodera Yin Yang 4 Standard Special Sweetwater Exclusive bass crafted just for us. Fodera, after all, enjoys a reputation as the Ferrari of boutique basses. The Fodera Yin Yang 4 Standard Special bass delivers the superior playability, sonics, and build quality of bassist Victor Wooten's personal model. Premium tonewoods — alder body topped with ivory wood — combine with EMG active P/J pickups and a proprietary Fodera x Trickfish preamp to deliver sculptable high-fidelity bass tone that will grace any musical genre. Sweetwater bassists are blown away by the Fodera Yin Yang 4 Standard Special Sweetwater Exclusive bass. We know you will be, too.
Related Videos: Yin Yang 4 Standard Special Bass Guitar - Natural Ivory Wood
Superior playability, sonics, and build quality
Based on Victor Wooten's signature custom Fodera bass, the Yin Yang Standard Special takes the series to a new level of sonic supremacy. Premium tonewoods are used throughout, including an alder body, hard rock maple neck, and ebony fretboard. EMG active P/J pickups deliver prominent tone, with ample sound-shaping provided by the Fodera x Trickfish preamp.
Hybrid pickup spacing for midrange punch and warmth
The Fodera Yin Yang Standard Special features a pickup spacing that sits between '60s and '70s spacing, which gives your bridge pickup extra midrange presence with more warmth and body. They're perfect for finding your place in a dense mix.
Superior playability, sonics, and build quality
The Yin Yang 4 Standard Special Sweetwater Exclusive gives you the superior playability, sonics, and build quality of the custom model played by Victor Wooten, in a more affordable axe. Crafted with the same materials by the same top luthiers, the Yin Yang 4 Standard Special Sweetwater Exclusive was crafted just for Sweetwater customers. Take a step up to boutique quality with Fodera. You've arrived!
Craft your signature voice with the Fodera x Trickfish preamp
The Fodera x Trickfish preamp is an enhanced iteration of Fodera’s onboard preamp, developed in collaboration with the renowned tone experts at Trickfish Amplification. This exceptional preamp offers unrivaled performance, featuring a lower noise floor and extended battery life compared to previous models. It’s compatible with both active and passive pickups, and it operates in both Active and Passive modes. Additionally, it features a passive Tone knob that functions in both modes, along with a shapeable active EQ. The Fodera x Trickfish preamp also allows for deep configuration via internal dip switches, enabling you to easily adjust the preamp’s overall output gain, the frequency sweep of its passive Tone control, its lowpass and highpass filters, and the frequency center of its active Midrange tone control — no soldering or additional circuit jumpers required. With the Fodera x Trickfish preamp, dialing in your signature sound is moments away.
Fodera: superior playability, tone, and build quality
Established in 1983 by custom luthier Vinny Fodera and pro bassist Joey Lauricella, Fodera enjoys a reputation as the Ferrari of boutique basses. Fodera basses give you the superior playability, sonics, and build quality of the custom models played by bass legends such as Victor Wooten, Anthony Jackson, and Oteil Burbridge — in a more affordable axe. Handcrafted in the US with the same materials by the same top luthiers, Fodera “production” instruments offer no options, allowing them to be built in small runs instead of one-offs, thus holding down the cost. Play a Fodera and take a step up to boutique quality. You’ve arrived.
Fodera Yin Yang 4 Standard Special Features:
- Based on Victor Wooten's signature bass
- Crafted exclusively for Sweetwater customers
- EMG active P/J pickups, with Fodera x Trickfish standard preamp for powerful sound shaping
- 34-in. scale length, 24 large frets
- Fodera 19mm standard bridge
