umcoo Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 (edited) Hi all, Having a clear out of some things I don't use that often, so up next is a Moon/Warmoth jazz bass. I picked up the fully-loaded body and tuners last year, and decided to go with a birdseye maple/ebony neck from Warmoth. It also has 'Arizona Blue' dot markers, which look great. Tele-bass headstock, as opposed to the usual J/P headstock. The body is late-70's I think and has original Tom Anderson/Schecter high-output single coils. The neck pickup needed a rewind which was completed by Armstrong pickups last year. They don't have a pickup cover, as was their style at the time. Body wood is Walnut and looks darker in real life than it does on the pictures. Due to its age, it's not in perfect condition, with a couple of smaller dings. It's very comfortable to play and balances nicely. Weight on the scales is 4.46kg or 9.8lbs. Controls are VVT. The tone put is push/pull which brings the bridge pickup out of phase. Not hugely different tones, and I think it could be wired for series/parallel if so desired. The switch is a 3-way pickup selector - neck, both or bridge. The neck is in perfect condition and looks and feels amazing. Warmoth quality is right up there with the best. Truss rod turns with no problems, as you would expect from a brand new neck. Comes with a brass nut. I had this put together for me by Jack's Instrument Services in Manchester back in the summer, but I need to thin the amount of basses I have, so it's up for sale. Price is £750. I'm not looking for any trades thanks. I am happy to ship, but will need to charge extra and can get a price for you based on where you are. Alternatively, collection from just outside Leek in North Staffs is preferable, or can meet somewhere reasonable for some petrol money. Thanks all, happy to answer any questions, or take additional photos. Edited January 30, 2022 by umcoo 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Picture still fail... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umcoo Posted January 30, 2022 Author Share Posted January 30, 2022 Sorted now hopefully! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 Not familiar with Moon too much, but if they're the original pickups as presented back then, why were they routed for covers? That neck looks sublime! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umcoo Posted February 3, 2022 Author Share Posted February 3, 2022 22 minutes ago, Kev said: Not familiar with Moon too much, but if they're the original pickups as presented back then, why were they routed for covers? That neck looks sublime! I think they've been going since the 70's. Made in Japan and not hugely common over here. Larry Graham is probably their most famous artist. He used an all white jazz back in the day. They offered a range of pickups, so I assume it's for ease of just dropping different ones in. The base of the bobbins on these pickups are the same outline shape as a pickup cover, so they sit kind of flat against the bottom of the cavity...if that makes sense! There's an old catalogue here which has them in. They were referred to as 'jaggy' pickups, but are basically Schecters/Tom Anderson pickups. https://brochures.yokochou.com/guitar-and-amp/moon/1985/sp_en_09.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 On 03/02/2022 at 13:01, Kev said: Not familiar with Moon too much, but if they're the original pickups as presented back then, why were they routed for covers? That neck looks sublime! Schecter Monstertone are designed like that on the top, full size baseplate- really desirable pickups too - I want to try them sometime 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umcoo Posted February 12, 2022 Author Share Posted February 12, 2022 41 minutes ago, LukeFRC said: Schecter Monstertone are designed like that on the top, full size baseplate- really desirable pickups too - I want to try them sometime I'm pretty sure these are late 70's Monstertones. There was some kind of collaboration around that time between Schecter, ESP and I guess Moon. Hard to find details though. I'm obsessed with Schecter pickups. I've got about 3 or 4 sets of old Schecter pickups from this period. They sound great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 36 minutes ago, umcoo said: I'm obsessed with Schecter pickups. I've got about 3 or 4 sets of old Schecter pickups from this period. They sound great. You are a lucky man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umcoo Posted February 26, 2022 Author Share Posted February 26, 2022 Bumping this - open to offers. Could consider parting it out, but I'd want to keep the loaded body and tuners together, and the neck separate. Thanks all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umcoo Posted September 27, 2022 Author Share Posted September 27, 2022 Forgot I had this one up for sale, so a quick bump. Great bass, but looking to reduce what I've got. Thanks all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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