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A brief history of the moo-wood from TheMoo himself
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The story of the wood...
In about 1998 my brother had a solid wooden floor put into his apartment
in London. When he went to the Timber Merchants to select and pay for
his wood he spotted 3 slabs of wood and asked what they were. The guy
said "that's moo wood..." only joking, "That's a spalted ash from
Siberia". You've just spent a fortune with us, if you want it, it's
yours!! My brother took the pieces and intended on making a beautiful
table but never got round to it. 3 years later he moved to Singapore and
the wood was put (with his other stuff) into storage. 5 years after that
we went down there to sort it out and found the wood. This was just
after I bought Mrs. moo I and I made the comment "wow, that would look
great as a facing wood for a King Bass"! Luckily it was coming up to my
40th birthday and so my brother said... Right, take it to Rob and see
what he says. I took the wood too Rob and the first thing he said was
"Don't get your hopes up. Many people bring wood to me but 90% of the
time the wood is too moist and can't be used". Luckily, moo wood had
been sitting around in a very dry environment for 5 years and was 'as
dry as Ghandi's sandal'!! The rest is history!!
If you the lucky owner of a moo-wood bass, please let
us know!
Owner |
Serial N° |
Model |
Specifications |
Pictures |
themoo
United Kingdom or Singapore |
0706183 |
Kingbass, 4 string, headless |
Mrs Moo I
Book matched moowood facing
Walnut body
Fretted
Gold hardware
16.5mm spacing
Blue front & side LED's
Production date: 07/06 |
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themoo
United Kingdom or Singapore |
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Kingbass,
4 string, headless & fretless |
Mrs Moo II
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Mrs Moo II (before) |
themoo
United Kingdom or Singapore |
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Kingbass,
4 string, headless & fretless
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Mrs Moo III
Fretless 4 string, with white 'edge' LED's. |
Back view
Side view
Mrs Moo III (before) |
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steve
Northern Ireland |
11063266 |
S2 Classic, 5 String, headless |
Specs:
Body: Spalted Burl Ash / Walnut / Utile
Body finish: Polyester
Neck: Woven Graphite Thru-Neck
Circuit: Board 302
Pickups: Status Soapbar x 2
Hardware: Black
Strings: Status Hotwires, Double Ball, 30-40-60-80-100
Additional Features: Plain Fretless
Tuning - EADGC |
Body -
Back -
Full
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franbam42
Switzerland |
0207198 |
KingBass-Artist, 4 string, headless |
AmberMoo
KingBass-Artist thru-neck, 4-string, 32inch, headless,
bendwell
Neck: woven carbon graphite, 4-string, fretted, black
phenolic fingerboard,
Amber front and side LEDs
16.5mm string spacing
Front wood: Spalted ash (moowood)
Back wood: alder
Finish: natural
Gold hardware, 2x soap-bar, board 302 circuit
Production date: 23/03/07 |
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andre
Switzerland |
06073299 |
S2 Classic, 4 string, headless |
MooRebsy
4 string / headless / through-neck with a phenolic maple laminated
wood fret board.
16.5mm spacing
Moo-wood facings
Preamp:
Modified 302 board, with an extra cut / boost pot instead of
the boost / flat / cut switch. This lets you adjust the
exact amount of mid frequencies to cut or boost, as well as
the frequency it is working at. |
This is the original piece
of wood
used for the facings |
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stubacca
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S2 Classic, 5 string, headless, fretless |
More information here |
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g-77 |
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Kingbass, 4 string, headless |
Specs:
Body: Walnut
Top: Moo wood (custom tint)
Black veneer
Neck: graphite through-neck, Bendwell 32"
19mm string spacing
Black hardware
Front: white leds on mother-of-pearl dots
Side: white leds
Custom led control: 1.
Off, 2. Side, 3. Front, 4. Side + Front (reduced brightness), 5.
Side + Front full
brightness |
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d4dve |
05073297 |
Custom S2 Classic Bolt-on, 4-String, Headless |
Specs:
Date Completed: 13/06/07
Neck Details: Woven Carbon Graphite, 4-String, Fretted,
Black Phenolic Fingerboard
String Spacing: Standard
Woods:
Facing: Moo-wood (Spalted Ash)
Veneer: Black
Back: Mahogany
Centre Tone Block: Walnut
Finish: Natural
Pickups: 2 x Soap-bar
Circuit: Board 302
Hardware: Black
Custom Options:
Front Led's-Blue
Selected Spalted Ash
Gloss Polyester Finish on Body
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