Club Moollon

[Bassic Needs]

Did anyone ever see a P Classic with a flip switch to drop D on the E string tuner?

I have not. It's not an option you can order from Moollon. Nor can you ask for lightweight tuners.

 

[uwrossl]

Hmm... I gotta check with Boss. You've pretty much got the 2nd most iconic Surf Green P-IV in the world right now, not sure why it would have gone without the details, and I doubt that US customs at LAX would have a can of petrol and a rag to rub off the back of a headstock.

Hyungwoo's father passed this morning so we're all heading down to Daejeon for the 3-day ceremony (both he and YJ are out of the shop right now, busy with necessary arrangements), but I'll try to get the scoop on things sometime this weekend or so, since the completion list w/specs and customer details are indeed recorded by hand just prior to shipping.

Just curious if you had a chance to check the records on my Moollon

 

[Sam Dingle]

Did anyone ever see a P Classic with a flip switch to drop D on the E string tuner?

theres something i read maybe in the FAQ but they don't offer that and "warn" that every part of the bass is important. they say if you put on a hipshot D tuner the E string will sound off compared to the rest of the strings.

 

[sam91]

Might be wrong, but I’m gonna say there’s zero chance. YJ makes his own tuners and they are made to replicate vintage models down to the metallurgy.

I had the feeling there's no chance they would do it - would be a cool feature to have though, don't you think?

 

[jbhaugh]

I had the feeling there's no chance they would do it - would be a cool feature to have though, don't you think?

You could always put one on your bass and see if there is a change in the sound of the E string, and if so, whether it matters to you.

 

[Joe Clark]

I had the feeling there's no chance they would do it - would be a cool feature to have though, don't you think?

It really goes against the ethos of the brand. Not to mention, their wait time has gone way past the 3 months that I waited 2 and a half years ago. YJ is trying to turn them out, and having a limited "menu" helps streamline things a bit.

 

[Ultradust]

Just curious if you had a chance to check the records on my Moollon

Thanks for the nudge, Ross. Will have a screenshot of your order from our books DM'd to you shortly.

 

[SLO Surfer]

Did anyone ever see a P Classic with a flip switch to drop D on the E string tuner?

I haven't seen one. That's not a pre-CBS spec option so a Moollon won't come that way. And as mentioned, the metals are a specific alloy made to replicate the vintage Fender tuners, so replacing a Moollon tuner (or any of its hardware) kind of goes against the purpose of buying a Moollon; to get a vintage pre-CBS Fender at a reasonable price.

Edit: Sorry I didn't see others had already answered. As far as a drop-D tuner being a cool feature on a Moollon...nah, not for me.

 

[franklindayala]

 

[dhagopian]

He needs a J Classic!

 

[briandavismurph]

Look what showed up in the mail today. Shipped from Korea last Tuesday, hit my mailbox today in perfect shape. 7 days from door to door. I have only played about 200 notes on it, no time this afternoon but, it sounds super warm, super punchy, and very articulate. I'll be looking forward to warming her up a little more.

 

[uwrossl]

Look what showed up in the mail today. Shipped from Korea last Tuesday, hit my mailbox today in perfect shape. 7 days from door to door. I have only played about 200 notes on it, no time this afternoon but, it sounds super warm, super punchy, and very articulate. I'll be looking forward to warming her up a little more.View attachment 3950063

Sometimes I want to order another Moollon simply for the pure elation of the day it shows up! Congrats on a beauty!

 

[kenny ames]

Look what showed up in the mail today. Shipped from Korea last Tuesday, hit my mailbox today in perfect shape. 7 days from door to door. I have only played about 200 notes on it, no time this afternoon but, it sounds super warm, super punchy, and very articulate. I'll be looking forward to warming her up a little more.View attachment 3950063

Sonic blue??

 

[briandavismurph]

Sonic blue??

Oly white

 

[SLO Surfer]

Sonic blue??

Oly white

So funny how different these colors can look under different light! I was recently cleaning the photo album on my camera and came across this. I took a decent sized chip out of my lacquer last December and took pics to document. I didn't realize it back then, but I took these two pics within seconds of each other and they look completely different.

My bass is Sonic Blue, but sometimes it looks Oly White, surf green, cigar-smoke-stained-yellow, or something in between depending on the light and camera.

 

[kenny ames]

So funny how different these colors can look under different light! I was recently cleaning the photo album on my camera and came across this. I took a decent sized chip out of my lacquer last December and took pics to document. I didn't realize it back then, but I took these two pics within seconds of each other and they look completely different.

My bass is Sonic Blue, but sometimes it looks Oly White, surf green, cigar-smoke-stained-yellow, or something in between depending on the light and camera.

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Crazy how lighting can do that.

 

[Luke the Fluke]

Crazy how automatic white balance in a digital camera can do that.

corrected it for ya!

 

[kenny ames]

corrected it for ya!

Ha!

 

[SLO Surfer]

corrected it for ya!

yes, totally. But this bass also looks way different in person under different lighting. More so than any other bass I’ve ever owned. Maybe it’s a sonic blue thing.

 

[briandavismurph]

here is the bass in more natural light [not bright sunlight]