Meanwhile, at Warmoth....the Mooncaster SSB body is unleashed!!

[Fat Pete]

Ashbory Bass?

 

[bagman67]

Same idea as the Ashbory, but in a ukulele form factor - the Kala U-Bass.  Bakithi Kumalo (the guy who was all over Paul Simon's Graceland album) endorses them, I think.  Also available in a solid-body.

Edit:  Here's some enterprising Youtuber with some skillz:
[youtube]CfffmBWCry0[/youtube]

 

[Re-Pete]

Dear Warmoth:

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bb4FMn-IWEY[/youtube]


But my wallet will hate you......  :icon_biggrin:

 

[Re-Pete]

As far as the difference between 30" and 32", the 30" will have less tension on the strings, which can be good or bad depending on how you look at it. The strings would be easier to fret/bend/pluck, but they are going to be a little more floppy as well.


My head also tells me that a 30" would be less punchy, a 32" more punchy, and then a 34" would sound "right", but after playing the 30" bass in the video, and hearing those TV Jones pickups, I would now reserve my judgement and judge each individual instrument on its own merits. The tone coming out of that bass was pretty darn great, I thought.

A LOT of The Beatles music was done on Paul's 30" short scale Hofner bass, with those damn clunky Hofner pickups....and from 1st hand experience seeing McCartney live, that bass thumps a hell of a lot through a 600 watt Mesa Engineering rig! Also Status Quo's glory days were done with Alan Lancaster playing a beefed up Fender Mustang Bass, again a 30" scale.

 

[DustyCat]

Kala was the brand.
DING! DING! DING! We have a winner!
:bananaguitar: :bananaguitar: :bananaguitar: :bananaguitar:

 

[Re-Pete]

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Nt8HwFkxmc&t[/youtube]

The Mooncaster Short Scale Bass body has risen, and it's going to eclipse all other short scale basses...at least for today!

We got 'em in stock now

No J-Bass or P-Bass pickup routing options?  :icon_scratch:

 

[BroccoliRob]

P and J might be weird on a carved top bass since they mount into the body and not with rings. Then agan, I suppose that Warmoth does offer wood mounting humbuckers and strat pickups on the guitar carve top models. So I dunno

 

[Re-Pete]

P and J might be weird on a carved top bass since they mount into the body and not with rings. Then agan, I suppose that Warmoth does offer wood mounting humbuckers and strat pickups on the guitar carve top models. So I dunno

They used to do a Dinky J or P Bass with a carved top and offering P/J bass pickup options, I'm sure. I just checked their website & they are no longer offered by the looks of it but it once was....

 

[amigarobbo]

Dinky P. The top where the pickups and bridges is flat, it's curves down from the flat centre to the edge, I don't know how they do it on the Mooncasters.

 

[ghotiphry]

One of these is calling my name.

 

[aarontunes]

Dinky P. The top where the pickups and bridges is flat, it's curves down from the flat centre to the edge, I don't know how they do it on the Mooncasters.

Yep, the Carved Top Dinky P (which was discontinued a couple years ago) was carved at the edges, but flat across the top.


However, the Mooncaster SSB is curved all the way across the top.

 

[BroccoliRob]

Ha, I never seen the other carved top bass bodies. I do agree that one does look relatively flat where the actual pickups are and yeah, the moonc looks fully arched even in the pick up area. The TV jones mounting rings look like they're bending a bit on Warmoth's video to contour to the top.

 

[Fat Pete]

Digging the artwork!

 

[swarfrat]

Don't Look Ethel!!!

 

[bagman67]

Is that FLAME MAPLE?
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[Hendrix]

Dinky P. The top where the pickups and bridges is flat, it's curves down from the flat centre to the edge, I don't know how they do it on the Mooncasters.

However, the Mooncaster SSB is curved all the way across the top.

why the Guitar body not as good as bass  :tard:

if it is , I already buying this one  :sad:

 

[ghotiphry]

Aaron, I got a question.  For the Mooncaster control holes, there's an option for toggle (Mooncaster).  Is that a half-inch hole intended for a 3-way LP switch?

 

[aarontunes]

Aaron, I got a question.  For the Mooncaster control holes, there's an option for toggle (Mooncaster).  Is that a half-inch hole intended for a 3-way LP switch?

The Mooncaster SSB controls are meant to be set up just like the one I am playing in the video. I am assuming that means the control marked "Toggle" is a half-inch hole. However, you will have to contact the sales department to get a definitive answer. I'm just a pixel-pusher.

 

[DustyCat]

Digging the artwork!

I just checked the budget, there's a mooncaster in the works for me during the next eclipse  :laughing7:

 

[ghotiphry]

The hell with the budget.  Full steam ahead.  When I saw the 30" quartersawn pau ferro neck, I knew I was in trouble.  Bought it a couple days ago.  I just bought the body.  Very high grade flame maple with clear gloss finish.

First one sold?

Concept mockup.  Going all chrome.