{"product_id":"moon-pj-bass-guitar-flame-maple-mahogany-sunburst-w-bartolini-pickups-japan","title":"Moon PJ Bass Guitar Flame Maple \u0026 Mahogany Sunburst w\/ Bartolini Pickups, Japan","description":"Up for sale, a Moon PJ Bass in excellent condition and in perfect working order. A boutique Japanese bass brand rarely seen outside its country of origin, this PJ is a virtually unknown model, expertly crafted with a unique tonewood complement including a mahogany body, bookmatched flame maple top, one-piece maple neck, and slab ebony fretboard. An imposing and powerful sounding instrument with both a brass nut and hefty Badass II bridge, this Moon weighs 10lbs 15oz, offering rich sustain and exquisite articulation. Plugged in, there's a great range of tones available via the original Bartolini PJ pickup combo. The split coil P pickup is extra wooly in the low end thanks to the mahogany body, with a distinctive treble clarity attributable to the ebony fingerboard and brass hardware. The J-style bridge pickup is more midrange forward, blending well with the neck pickup via individual Volume knobs and a shared Tone control. Strung with fresh roundwound strings, we've dialed in this Moon bass here at Mike \u0026amp; Mike's Guitar Bar with comfortable action and spot-on intonation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe maple neck has a slender C shaped profile with modest shoulder at the nut, gaining a bit more heft and roundness as you travel up the fretboard, measuring .785” deep at the 1st fret and .900” at the 12th. The thick slab ebony fretboard features pearloid dot inlay and stock jumbo fretwire. The frets have good height and meat, with virtually no wear, playing cleanly in every register. The scale length is a full 34“, and the brass nut measures a slender 1 1\/2“ in width. The Tele-style headstock features the Moon waterslide decal and gold clover button tuning machines with full-size baseplates and long stems, very faithfully matching Fender's Pre-CBS-style gears.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the body, the electronics work as they should, with stock Bartolini pickups wired to a Volume\/Volume\/Tone configuration. The one-ply white pickguard is intact, and the instrument has been fitted with a small wooden finger rest between the guard and bridge pickup. The gold hardware shows surface patina, particularly on the knurled dome knobs and neck plate, and the upgraded Badass II bridge ensures ideal sustain and punch. The ambered binding on the top frames the deep, dimensional flame figuring that extends evenly across the bookmatched maple. Cosmetic wear includes a small piece of reglued binding on the treble side cutaway, wide horizontal finish checking on the bass-side lower bout on top, and light marks and finish scratches mostly relegated to the perimeter and back of the body. In contrast, the neck profile sports a pristine smooth satin finish.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA gigbag is included.","brand":"Moon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40448283934906,"sku":"ISI13683","price":1699.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/4437\/4714\/products\/medium_8fc0d0d3-bf93-4c52-bb82-e60fb40412db.jpg?v=1751570210","url":"https:\/\/mmguitarbar.com\/products\/moon-pj-bass-guitar-flame-maple-mahogany-sunburst-w-bartolini-pickups-japan","provider":"Mike \u0026 Mike's Guitar Bar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}