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#3,921
point_departure said:
Wow. That's beautiful. Is it Olympic White? Arctic White?
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Plain Jane Olympic White. According to Andi, Oly White with tort is the most common color combo. I've seen some of the "happy mistakes" that came out of that color where it's a bit more yellowish, and I understand the nitro paint will naturally fade that way over time with exposure to light. It'll be interesting to see how much of a difference there is in a few years.
 
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#3,924
Shookadeez said:
Plain Jane Olympic White. According to Andi, Oly White with tort is the most common color combo. I've seen some of the "happy mistakes" that came out of that color where it's a bit more yellowish, and I understand the nitro paint will naturally fade that way over time with exposure to light. It'll be interesting to see how much of a difference there is in a few years.
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It really looks amazing. I have that same combo that I ordered a few years ago (and happily waiting). I hope mine turns out half as good as that one!
 
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#3,925
I’m having 2 problems with the pickup in my PV.
  1. 60 cycle hum - I notice this mostly in home studio. I was always under the impression that the PV pickup is hum cancelling just like a regular P bass except that both coils are in the same package. I don’t get that hum on any of my P Basses including my Moollon P IV classic
  2. Pickup heights - I can’t seem to get this right. When I set the heights so I have good string balance and volume, I find that digging in just a bit really pushes the output to the point where it clips the amp. Again, I don’t have this problem with any of my other P or J basses. I typically set the heights to Fender specs and that works well, sometimes with a minor tweak.
Has anyone else had similar problems? Can someone share the stock heights or what you’ve found to work best?

Thanks!
 
#3,926
Britbonic said:
I'm having 2 problems with the pickup in my PV.
  1. 60 cycle hum - I notice this mostly in home studio. I was always under the impression that the PV pickup is hum cancelling just like a regular P bass except that both coils are in the same package. I don't get that hum on any of my P Basses including my Moollon P IV classic
  2. Pickup heights - I can't seem to get this right. When I set the heights so I have good string balance and volume, I find that digging in just a bit really pushes the output to the point where it clips the amp. Again, I don't have this problem with any of my other P or J basses. I typically set the heights to Fender specs and that works well, sometimes with a minor tweak.
Has anyone else had similar problems? Can someone share the stock heights or what you've found to work best?

Thanks!
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I owned a PV and regrettably traded it, and the pickup for that and the B524 are not hum-cancelling. Still just a single coil pickup and would produce a 60cycle hum.

I found that the Fender specs don't really work for my ear. If you like how they sound but it clips your amp, I think it's more of your gain stage settings on the amp than it is on the bass. But if you mean "clipping" sound in terms of the poles being too close the strings, then I'd suggest lowering the side it seems to clip. Otherwise try and dig in a bit more and set the gain stage on your amp to accommodate.
 
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#3,927
Thanks for the reply. Interesting that the pickup isn’t hum canceling. I remember chatting with Andi about it when I saw the first one at NAMM and I recall him saying that it was and that YJ had used that pickup form rather than than the typical P style that you see on other 5 string P’s for a more balance approach.

The clipping happens with amp, preamp / daw at home, etc so not really a gain staging thing. Use the same input gain for all my passive basses and works fine. With the PV at a similar volume, sounds perfect until a slight dig in or even sometimes some palm muting around 3 or 5 fret on the E string. I’ll trying lowering again and see what happens.
 
#3,928
Britbonic said:
Thanks for the reply. Interesting that the pickup isn't hum canceling. I remember chatting with Andi about it when I saw the first one at NAMM and I recall him saying that it was and that YJ had used that pickup form rather than than the typical P style that you see on other 5 string P's for a more balance approach.

The clipping happens with amp, preamp / daw at home, etc so not really a gain staging thing. Use the same input gain for all my passive basses and works fine. With the PV at a similar volume, sounds perfect until a slight dig in or even sometimes some palm muting around 3 or 5 fret on the E string. I'll trying lowering again and see what happens.
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Yeah, it's to my experience both of my PV and the B524 that I have all had/have that 60 Cycle hum.

Yeah, the measurement that Andi gave me for all Moollon's are treble side 3/32 and bass side 4/32 and then just adjust from there. But not all pickups are the same in my experience. I have 2 Moollon PIV Classics with similar specs, but one of the pickups is way hotter than the other. Had a similar situation with my JV's as well.
 
#3,929
melodiaopus said:
Yeah, it's to my experience both of my PV and the B524 that I have all had/have that 60 Cycle hum.

Yeah, the measurement that Andi gave me for all Moollon's are treble side 3/32 and bass side 4/32 and then just adjust from there. But not all pickups are the same in my experience. I have 2 Moollon PIV Classics with similar specs, but one of the pickups is way hotter than the other. Had a similar situation with my JV's as well.
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Interesting. I have a P IV and a Fender 57RI with Moollon pickups and they seem pretty similar in terms of output. My JV and J IV same deal. Differences in the basses of course but not the output.
 
#3,930
I sold a J5 last summer and have been trying to hunt it down. It has a maple fretboard with blocks and 70s pickup spacing. If anyone here owns it now and might want to trade for a Moollon P4 Classic or possibly sale it, please send me a DM.

Here is the link to my ad back in June ‘24 for reference.

Moollon Jazz (Maple Board with Black Blocks)

For sale Moollon Jazz (Maple Board with Black Blocks)

Moollon J5 with a one piece maple neck and alder body. Most of you know the magic of Moollon and the tone they capture. With the long wait times and a lot of the extra options Moollon once offered, unfortunately some of the features of this bass are now discontinued which include block inlays...
$2,900.00
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#3,931
melodiaopus said:
I sold a J5 last summer and have been trying to hunt it down. It has a maple fretboard with blocks and 70s pickup spacing. If anyone here owns it now and might want to trade for a Moollon P4 Classic or possibly sale it, please send me a DM.

Here is the link to my ad back in June '24 for reference.

Moollon Jazz (Maple Board with Black Blocks)

For sale Moollon Jazz (Maple Board with Black Blocks)

Moollon J5 with a one piece maple neck and alder body. Most of you know the magic of Moollon and the tone they capture. With the long wait times and a lot of the extra options Moollon once offered, unfortunately some of the features of this bass are now discontinued which include block inlays...
$2,900.00
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that bass sold on Reverb out of Iowa https://reverb.com/item/75662688-moollon-moollon-j-classic-v-70s-3-tone-sunburst-nitro
 
#3,933
SLO Surfer said:
Yes, this.

Andi pretty much announced that they can't and won't answer any questions on time estimates anymore. He said the answer to every single customer would be, "a build will be done when it's done," and if you can't live with that then he is happy to give a refund. He also said that these questions on time estimates and updates on how a build is coming along will only slow him and YJ down, so please stop. If you're not receiving updates or responses to messages where you're asking for updates or time estimates, he probably won't bother responding to those types of questions anymore. He made this known, so don't take it personally. I, for one, appreciate his honesty in this. It's probably difficult for a business to admit they are so behind they no longer have time or ability to check on your order progress and give updates.

All we can do is wait, or ask for a refund and move on, and
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I’m curious when/where Andi made these things known or communicated this? I’m not sure I’d heard this, and it seems to contradict the most recent communication I’m aware of from Andi (on the Moollon Facebook page). His last post there was 12.24.24 and seemed to be communicating that he was trying to be more fastidious to respond to regular conversations and business on the Moollon account. He ended the post with, “will doing my darnedest to keep everyone up to speed”, so I’m not sure if he possibly made an additional announcement elsewhere since then?

For context, I’m also eagerly awaiting a Moollon order from May/June 2021. It sounded like I might (conceivably) be coming up in the queue at some point this year based on announcements in late 2024, but I haven’t seen much since that December update. I emailed Andi a couple times over the last week but haven’t heard back, and now I’m seeing a number of people posting on the “Moollon Basses” Facebook group saying they haven’t heard from him for quite a while, so I was just curious if everything was okay or if anyone had any additional information.
 
#3,934
Dub56 said:
I'm curious when/where Andi made these things known or communicated this? I'm not sure I'd heard this, and it seems to contradict the most recent communication I'm aware of from Andi (on the Moollon Facebook page). His last post there was 12.24.24 and seemed to be communicating that he was trying to be more fastidious to respond to regular conversations and business on the Moollon account. He ended the post with, "will doing my darnedest to keep everyone up to speed", so I'm not sure if he possibly made an additional announcement elsewhere since then?

For context, I'm also eagerly awaiting a Moollon order from May/June 2021. It sounded like I might (conceivably) be coming up in the queue at some point this year based on announcements in late 2024, but I haven't seen much since that December update. I emailed Andi a couple times over the last week but haven't heard back, and now I'm seeing a number of people posting on the "Moollon Basses" Facebook group saying they haven't heard from him for quite a while, so I was just curious if everything was okay or if anyone had any additional information.
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Andi has a full time career aside from Moollon. He's very busy
 
#3,935
Britbonic said:
I'm having 2 problems with the pickup in my PV.
  1. 60 cycle hum - I notice this mostly in home studio. I was always under the impression that the PV pickup is hum cancelling just like a regular P bass except that both coils are in the same package. I don't get that hum on any of my P Basses including my Moollon P IV classic
  2. Pickup heights - I can't seem to get this right. When I set the heights so I have good string balance and volume, I find that digging in just a bit really pushes the output to the point where it clips the amp. Again, I don't have this problem with any of my other P or J basses. I typically set the heights to Fender specs and that works well, sometimes with a minor tweak.
Has anyone else had similar problems? Can someone share the stock heights or what you've found to work best?

Thanks!
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Hey, buddy.


For me, from the bottom of the B string to the top of the pickup (holding the B down at the 20th fret) is 5 1/2 32nds and the same for the G string.

Not the best pick but at least it might give you an idea.


The PV pickup is pretty hot and normal set up heights are out the window, IMHO.

This height with La Bella Low Tension Flats kill for me.

Mileage may vary. 👍🙂




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#3,937
Twice19 said:
Andi has a full time career aside from Moollon. He's very busy
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Understood. I can certainly respect and relate to that, but it seemed like this might be getting to the point where it's a little outside of being explained by that. I had seen a recent post on the "Moollon Basses" Facebook group a couple days ago (below) asking if anyone had heard from Andi lately, and there hasn't been a single response that's any shade of "yes", with multiple people saying they have not received responses in multiple ~months, so it struck me as slightly concerning. I felt like it might be worth checking in here to see if anyone had heard anything.

Here's that FB post (it was not my post):
"Hi everyone,

Quick question — has anyone heard from Andi lately? I haven't had any replies to my last emails over the past few months and was wondering if anyone's been in touch.

Thanks!"

A few response examples from that post...

"I sent an email February 19th and have yet to get a reply. Ordered mid March of 2021."
"I have sent a few emails asking about my order 3+ years ago, but no response. Just wanted to know the approximate delivery time at this moment. I ordered one Jan 2022."
"I wrote to andi roselund a lot of times, but it seems to me like he is not involved anymore or at least he dosen't care (sad enough, that seems to be for sure). I am afraid, that the P-Bass i have already will stay alone. A wonderful Instrument… Has anyone already asked for the deposit and got it back?"
"Ordered in march 2021. Haven't heard anything for the last 1,5 years and I'm not even gonna try emailing him after reading what's being posted here and on Talk Bass. A short status update would be appreciated. Andi's communication was great in the past, hope it will come back. Still really looking forward to the ordered P4 in Desert Sand 😍"

I can certainly understand being busy, but at this point there hasn't been a "group update" since December 2024 either. If responding to individual customer queries isn't feasible, it seems like a semi-regular group update, even once a month or every couple months, would go a long way (and would help with quelling the individual update requests coming in). Hoping everything is alright on their end.
 
#3,939
kenny ames said:
Hey, buddy.


For me, from the bottom of the B string to the top of the pickup (holding the B down at the 20th fret) is 5 1/2 32nds and the same for the G string.

Not the best pick but at least it might give you an idea.


The PV pickup is pretty hot and normal set up heights are out the window, IMHO.

This height with La Bella Low Tension Flats kill for me.

Mileage may vary. 👍🙂




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Thanks Kenny! Appreciate you checking and measuring. Agree they are pretty hot pickups with the 2 coils.
 
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