Does anybody own a Moon bass?

i wish

 

they are very nice handbuilt Japanese basses. Most of their stuff is Fender copies. Larry Graham has played a white one with painted headstock and, yes, fingerboard, like forever (though it's not on any of his classic Sly or GCS recordings).

You can often find them used on Ishibashi, I believe there's a white one up now (fingerboard thankfully NOT painted), just email and they will translate or provide any details you need.

Or you could get a new 08 Fender for cheaper. But yeah, Moon basses are awesome.

 

I've owned 2 of them. Both 5 strings. I gutted my 2nd one and still have the Moon p/u's and Blackbird preamp. Wish I still had them but I'm a gasaholic.

 

I've played a Moon Larry Graham Jazz (yep, including white fingerboard) and loved it. Possibly the nicest Jazz I've ever played (I don't normally get on with Jazzes). I vastly preferred it to the original '62 stack knob I played. Still, I like lacquered boards.

 

Gear Acquisition Syndrome
I have a Moon Mb-4. It is the best most comfortable bass I have ever owned. Build quality is on par with Lakland and Sadowsky. If I could afford one I would buy one of the Larry Graham sigs in second.
Chris

 

My buddy cooldaddie here on TB has a 5 string larry graham it is bad..... I have never ever seen another like it, he got it from a session cat in NY

 

One thing to watch out for is that there are two companies making basses that are called Moon. One is by Moon Japan and the other is custom made basses by Moon Guitars in Scotland.

I've seen a few of the Japanese ones but only one Scottish! Jimmy Moon usually makes folk instruments (guitars, mandolins etc) but sometimes makes custom guitars. His website is http://www.moonguitars.co.uk

Andy

 

M-O-O-N, that spells "bass".

 

my mb4

 

Shoot, I've had my old P since 1967....that's 41 years.

 

I am trying to recall if I saw some moon basses that looked like Sadowskys.

 

most of them look either like mine, or similar with fancy wood (climb model) or standard jazz bass copies, or the larry graham.

 

Moon is a very reputable Japanese company that builds well-crafted instruments.

My wife used to work at Ishibashi when she was a teenager, and later she did freelance work for Moon Corporation for a bit.... they are very nice people.


Back in the mid 90's, they contacted me about designing a new line of bass guitars for them.... too bad it didn't work out.


Nick

 

This is my Moon climb 5 with Bubinga facings mahogony body, Kent Armstrong p/us and blackbird pre amp.

 

Nice to have a Stephen King fan around here

 

Now dat's what I'm Talkin about...

 

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