Club Moollon

[J.Wolf]

Oof. I didn’t need to hear that! I can’t imagine it’s that much better than my sonic farm 2di4 but I imagine it’s a different voice, and possibly more complementary than the sonic farm which is super clean.

 

[kenny ames]

Love the Fatboy tube DI.

I’ve found non better at any price point.

Any of you guys run your Moollons into a preamp pedal? Ive been messing around with a Subway DI with good results, as the first stop on the pedalboard. It has a passive input switch which really helps keep the tone open and punchy. I would love to try a Noble with my Moollons, but... $$$

Curious what preamp/DI's are bringing out the best in your Moollons?

 

[J.Wolf]

I'm a big fan of the Fatboy as well. Brett makes a killer pre, not the most open top end but the low mid and lows are basically hot glued into the mix.

 

[600 Ohms]

Any of you guys run your Moollons into a preamp pedal? Ive been messing around with a Subway DI with good results, as the first stop on the pedalboard. It has a passive input switch which really helps keep the tone open and punchy. I would love to try a Noble with my Moollons, but... $$$

Curious what preamp/DI's are bringing out the best in your Moollons?

Noble here. There’s almost no occasion when I avoid it. It’s a permanent fixture on the board and the only questions are whether I want to switch pedals to be before the Noble then into the amp, or to only have pedals in the amp and leave Noble clean. More and more I’ve been enjoying the tone without, or with very little, EQ, but I agree it has Moollon’s vibe down.

 

[painless66]

Moollon basses deserve a club so here it is.

Not many of the Classic J-V's made and even less in the states. Young Joon builds amazing basses, hopefully a US dealer will pick them up and soon. As good as any of the high end Jazz basses I've owned. The closest comparison I can make is an Alleva Coppolo LG5. If you get a chance check them out at NAMM, I don't think you'll put it down, I know I won't!

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This is what I have been waiting eight months for! Worth every second of every minute of every hour of every day! Absolutely amazing quality. The man of Moollon just has magic in his fingers. Every Moollon Bass comes with just a little bit of mojo to get you going I am very happy with this I am so happy that I’m ordering a five string jazz bass.

 

[painless66]

Does anyone have a link where I can get one build? I can't seem to find any U.S dealers.. thanks!

I got in touch with them through their website.

 

[Britbonic]

In other words, the wrap is holding the string down at the base of the tuner. I tend to string mine by forcing them towards the bottom anyway but I tend not to like tons of wrap. I was wondering if the wrap was somehow a key to something tone-related I wasn’t aware of. Looks like it’s more practical.

The composition of the metal used in Moollon tuners is different from what is used in off the shelf tuners. It was something that YJ discovered when he was trying understand what makes vintage instruments sound so good. I'm not 100% but guessing that maybe they needed to be larger in order to compensate for the difference in material? In any case, they come from the factory with as many turns as the shaft can fit so guessing there must be a good reason for it. I've been following the same approach when I restring and typically only ending up trimming a bit of the E and B strings. Personally, it think it looks better with more turns even if it doesn't impact the tone.

 

[600 Ohms]

The composition of the metal used in Moollon tuners is different from what is used in off the shelf tuners. It was something that YJ discovered when he was trying understand what makes vintage instruments sound so good. I'm not 100% but guessing that maybe they needed to be larger in order to compensate for the difference in material? In any case, they come from the factory with as many turns as the shaft can fit so guessing there must be a good reason for it. I've been following the same approach when I restring and typically only ending up trimming a bit of the E and B strings. Personally, it think it looks better with more turns even if it doesn't impact the tone.

Might try it next restring.

 

[600 Ohms]

This is what I have been waiting eight months for! Worth every second of every minute of every hour of every day! Absolutely amazing quality. The man of Moollon just has magic in his fingers. Every Moollon Bass comes with just a little bit of mojo to get you going I am very happy with this I am so happy that I’m ordering a five string jazz bass.

That's hot in Maple. Is it the charcoal or the Inca silver?

 

[Joe Clark]

Help me out, Moollon brethren...

I'm 95% sure I want my next Moollon to be a five string. It's either going to be a P-Classic V or J-Classic V. Current stable is a Moollon P-Classic IV w/ flats and a Fender CS 64 Jazz with rounds. The Fender sounds significantly better with Flat's.

The new Moollon will be wearing rounds for sure. My big dilemma is that I want to be able to get a solid slap tone for the rare time the gig calls for it, but I'm so enamored in the Moollon P tone. I can totally get behind 70's dance and funk tunes that featured a P Bass being slapped. But I also love the versatility of a jazz bass...

What do you guys think? I'd love to have both down the road, but that's not realistic for me.

Btw, I know "what I like", but really value your input. This might be the most musically stacked "club" on talkbass.

 

[kenny ames]

Hey, Joe

Having owned both my 2 cents would be the JV.

Love my PV but the flats are what make that bass come to life, IMHO.

You saying it would only wear rounds, my inclination is to go with the JV.

The JV is as good as you’ll get.

Having said that I’ve a JV and a B524 in order to augment my PV.

Help me out, Moollon brethren...

I'm 95% sure I want my next Moollon to be a five string. It's either going to be a P-Classic V or J-Classic V. Current stable is a Moollon P-Classic IV w/ flats and a Fender CS 64 Jazz with rounds. The Fender sounds significantly better with Flat's.

The new Moollon will be wearing rounds for sure. My big dilemma is that I want to be able to get a solid slap tone for the rare time the gig calls for it, but I'm so enamored in the Moollon P tone. I can totally get behind 70's dance and funk tunes that featured a P Bass being slapped. But I also love the versatility of a jazz bass...

What do you guys think? I'd love to have both down the road, but that's not realistic for me.

Btw, I know "what I like", but really value your input. This might be the most musically stacked "club" on talkbass.

 

[uwrossl]

I don't think I could bring myself to order a Moollon P or J in a V. I'm not a V string hater by any means but for me Moollon is all about those Classic IV's.

If yer keeping rounds on it and already have a P IV I'd go for the J!

 

[Kai Sanchez]

If you have a P I would go for a JV. With those two you will have a lot of ground covered tone wise and able to practically do any gig. As a matter of fact I ordered a JV in December and I am about to order a P 4 string.

 

[600 Ohms]

J5.

 

[SLO Surfer]

I’d say JV for rounds if you want a Moollon 5-string with rounds and you already have a Moollon P IV with flats.

Help me out, Moollon brethren...

I'm 95% sure I want my next Moollon to be a five string. It's either going to be a P-Classic V or J-Classic V. Current stable is a Moollon P-Classic IV w/ flats and a Fender CS 64 Jazz with rounds. The Fender sounds significantly better with Flat's.

The new Moollon will be wearing rounds for sure. My big dilemma is that I want to be able to get a solid slap tone for the rare time the gig calls for it, but I'm so enamored in the Moollon P tone. I can totally get behind 70's dance and funk tunes that featured a P Bass being slapped. But I also love the versatility of a jazz bass...

What do you guys think? I'd love to have both down the road, but that's not realistic for me.

Btw, I know "what I like", but really value your input. This might be the most musically stacked "club" on talkbass.

 

[Joe Clark]

Thanks for the feedback!

Searching #moollon on Instagram is making me think that a B524 should be in the running too. I wish I could just get one of each model...

 

[Bassic Needs]

I wish I could just get one of each model...

Maybe even 2 or 3 of each model. If only the lotto would get my winning numbers right.

 

[funk7856]

Thanks for the feedback!

Searching #moollon on Instagram is making me think that a B524 should be in the running too. I wish I could just get one of each model...

A lone vote for the B524. I picked up this one for a few sessions last month. As good as the JV is, I am in love with the pickups in the B524.

 

[Britbonic]

Hey, Joe

Having owned both my 2 cents would be the JV.

Love my PV but the flats are what make that bass come to life, IMHO.

You saying it would only wear rounds, my inclination is to go with the JV.

The JV is as good as you’ll get.

Having said that I’ve a JV and a B524 in order to augment my PV.

Agee with Kenny on this one (also own both). The JV was the first Moollon I purchased having tried, played and owned many 5 string jazz basses. It’s the best 5 string passive jazz bass I’ve ever played.

 

[Joe Clark]

A lone vote for the B524. I picked up this one for a few sessions last month. As good as the JV is, I am in love with the pickups in the B524.

I love how "wide" the pickups sound while still maintaining the passive growl. If you have any clips of your B524 or J-Classic V, please dm me. Trying to pour over as much content as possible.