SOLD Moollon P5

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I never thought I’d sell this bass, but the “gods of arthritis” have assigned me to shorter scale basses for the 4-hr long sessions I still hope to do.

For sale is my Moollon P5 bass. It is lovingly hand-crafted in the vintage Fender tradition, true ‘60’s silver-nitro metallic candy-apple red ($100 upgrade), ebony board, quarter-sawn neck, fully passive, with standard P controls and a P-bass personality - fantastic B-string blends seamlessly at 34” scale. The Moollon-made bridge features 19mm spacing with a 1-7/8” nut width.

It comes in right around 9 lbs (it was the lightest P5 body on hand in YJ’s shop) and hangs just right on a strap. It plays beautifully and is in very good condition with some normal player gig-wear. I will add photos over the next days to show the minor wear that has accrued over the past 3 years of work. I try to take good care of my gear. Also I should note one of the case latches stopped working, but I added a Velcro closure to keep it secure.

Here's your chance to obtain one of these rare beauties without the 36-42 month wait, and enjoy some savings as well (new it is $2,800 +). This will be shipped in its Moollon custom hard shell case with the original case for $2,600 plus estimated shipping costs.

Currently it sports the YJ-made Tortoise-shell pickguard (a photo of it at work has been added up front) but the white pick-guard shown in the photos below will also be included in the package. No trades are of interest so please don’t offer. I need to pay for a short-scale replacement. Thank you!

 

Yes. It IS a P-bass and it sounds like one - but with a B string .

 

I guess you're asking if I think it sounds like a P-bass. Yes, to me it does, and I've owned a few P-basses. If I had to guess why, I'd say it's mainly the pickup location, but also an attention to details, like custom-made tuners and a slotted barrel bridge, that are part of the vintage P personality. I don't notice a difference from the "extra" pole pieces you mention, but do notice an even-ness in response across the strings and up and down the fingerboard that I suspect may be partly related to the radiused pickup and in general to the overall high quality of construction. No "dead spots" on this one to my ears .

 

Here are your pics. Enjoy!

 

34 inches. Thx for asking!

 

Yep, a real beauty... Thx!

 

...untraded (got you back in my arms again!)

 

…back on the market.

 

…and sold. Thank you!