Curious.
I’ve been going through an active-love resurgence, and the two tones are like entirely different categories from my standpoint.
Enjoy the benefits of a premium membership!
Upgrade Account
-
TalkBass has been independent since 1998. Add your voice.
Create a free account to reply to discussions, view embedded media, and browse with fewer display ads.
Join free Log in
Want zero display ads or expanded classifieds tools? Compare plans.
I’ve been going through an active-love resurgence, and the two tones are like entirely different categories from my standpoint.
Most players are looking for a Moollon P, and they don’t pop up on the used market often. When and if they do, the offerings with most desirable finishes are sold within hours, sometimes above the cost of a new one.
Can't speak for Kenny, but for me it was actual midrange and dynamics.
My experience with a fully passive Precision and a Sadowsky is similar - there is a baked-in sort of midrange cut and compressed response on a Sadowsky that is great for what it's designed to do. Very slick and modern tone that covers a lot of ground. First choice for function bands for me. An old-school P definitely has more of a midrange bark and a darker, more earthy tone that is significantly more organic and seems to slot in the mix more that cut through it.
Articulation.
I brought a JV out on a run. After the soundcheck the guitarist said it’s the best bass I’d ever brought out. After the show, the singer (who couldn’t spell tone) said the bass sounded killer.
Heard a fan shot iPhone video. 1500 seater where you could hear every ghost note articulation and nuance through the FOH.
Did a session awhile back that Jamie Tate (Reba, Wynona etc) produced in Nashville at the Ruckus Room. Used the JV and PV through a Fatboy DI. Jamie commented on how good the basses sounded.
On hearing the playback I said they do sound good. I asked him what did you do? He replied “I turned em up”.
I don't have lots of experience with Fenders or P basses since I never owned one. But I always try some when I'm in a store or when I can play someone else's. Nonetheless, my surf P is the easiest to play and I think the lightest precision I've ever tried. Needs a bit of setup work, but I'm waiting with that until it has acclimatised a bit more.
The neck is also way slimmer than I expected, not what I would describe as chunky or a baseball bat. Maybe they use a thicker profile on the 51/54P?
And like Kenny just mentioned, it sounds very articulated and even across the board. Just what I hoped and expected based on the online vids and samples I've heard. Even with the tone fully down, the notes pop and there is no muddiness. The tone pot also has a very usable range, no sudden jumps in roll-off. This is what matters most to me in an instrument, clarity/definition and evenness. And to me that's worth a premium (price and/or wait).
The neck is also way slimmer than I expected, not what I would describe as chunky or a baseball bat. Maybe they use a thicker profile on the 51/54P?
And like Kenny just mentioned, it sounds very articulated and even across the board. Just what I hoped and expected based on the online vids and samples I've heard. Even with the tone fully down, the notes pop and there is no muddiness. The tone pot also has a very usable range, no sudden jumps in roll-off. This is what matters most to me in an instrument, clarity/definition and evenness. And to me that's worth a premium (price and/or wait).
that’s a personal question, Drew haha
I got my 56’ Moollon with a zero mod thumb rest installed previously. It’s interesting. I use it sparsely, but it comes in handy on occasion and is cheap and easy to remove without modification.
I was just thinking randomly. Has YJ/Andi or anyone ever spoke of a Moollon Mustang? For how much vintage mustangs go for these days and how great YJ is at replicating vintage basses, I imagine he would make an absolutely killer mustang at a great price.
But, I do know he also has enough orders of his current basses to last a decade or more.
Like I said, just a random thought. My ‘66 Mustang needs a twin.
But, I do know he also has enough orders of his current basses to last a decade or more.
Like I said, just a random thought. My ‘66 Mustang needs a twin.
If memory serves me right, the Mustang was at some point addressed in one of the FAQ posts from Andi. And his answer was something in the line of: the Moollon mission is to make affordable alternatives for crazy expensive vintage instruments, but vintage Mustangs are not in the unaffordable realm (yet). And yes, with an order book like theirs I wouldn't want to spend time prototyping a new model.
If memory serves me right, the Mustang was at some point addressed in one of the FAQ posts from Andi. And his answer was something in the line of: the Moollon mission is to make affordable alternatives for crazy expensive vintage instruments, but vintage Mustangs are not in the unaffordable realm (yet). And yes, with an order book like theirs I wouldn't want to spend time prototyping a new model.
might be time to look at those vintage mustang prices again. I’m seeing 4-5k now. Insane. I know most of us remember when you couldn’t give them away a decade ago before the short scale revolution.
a guy can dream…
Nope. I had YJ install a tug bar to my Moollon when he built it. He also installed the bridge and pickup covers that would’ve come stock on pre cbs precision basses.
Yes, it's so simple! I added a tugbar (use the screw size of the ones for your strap buttons) and the covers (same as the pickguard screws). The tugbar is around $5 and all you need to do is make a pilot hole where the screw holes are in the pickguard.
If you do it, go ahead and get a pickguard with the holes already (mine already had the holes). I would hate it if you drilled pilot holes through the guard and it cracked the guard.
I'm sure it'll be fine I ordered one gonna attach it with some tape and see if I dig it
