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I bought a C4 pedal from Alex after he responded to a Wanted ad I'd just posted. Super helpful and friendly, he even dropped it off by bike to my office in Central London. Thoroughly recommended chap to do business with!!

Thanks for all the comments - that's very helpful. The weight of this one didn't stand out to me, especially after playing the Atelier Z which was a heavy beast. I'll pop back for another try.

Thanks @Cuzzie. I'm curious though - is there anything you are aware of that might increase its value relatively speaking? Are the older ones particularly desirable? Apart from the fact it has a relic job in between soft and hardcore, it seems to be pretty much the same spec as a regular current TT4.

Thanks @chyc, that's pretty much as close as I'd got to a match in the configurator although I hadn't noticed the different body shape. The price feels quite punchy as it's not far off what it would be new, but then there aren't a ton of them around. As you say it's up to me what I think it's worth. Hmm....

Hi, I went into the Bass Gallery today to try out an Atelier Z which left me cold. The chap helping out passed me a reliced Sandberg TT4 - I would never have picked it out out from the pack myself - and it was the best thing I played out of quite a few. My only reservation is the price - it's up for £1,850 s/h which seems on the high side, but there are so many variations out there I'm not sure. I just don't want to pay over the odds and then lose a lot if I don't gel with it long term and need to sell. The chap had little to no info about it but the only custom option seems to be the relicing. Any views? https://thebassgallery.com/collections/bass/products/sandberg-california-tt4-relic

Completely agree with LukeFRC. I sold a Wal ages ago for about £1,200 and it wasn’t right for me so no regrets. But I sold a beaten up black ‘74 Jazz a few years back that had so much character and I’ve been on the lookout for it ever since.

One thing to watch out for with the Moollons is fretwork. I have had persistent buzz at one fret and one string only which I couldn't get rid of - took it to Martin at the Gallery and it seems to be a fret not seated properly. I'm getting a full fret dress to make sure, and for me it's well worth the £75 as it's otherwise the best P-bass I've played and a long-term keeper. Having said that I find it bizarre that the luthier goes to the lengths he does to get exactly the same metal compound for the tuners as an original pre-CBS Fender, but lets a bass leave his workshop with imperfect fretwork. I'd think I was just unlucky but have read a posting on Talkbass from a bass tech reporting similar issues the other side of the pond. This isn't to knock Moollon - as I say this is the best P-bass I've laid my hands on, and I'd jump on a second-hand J Classic if it turned up around here - but thought I'd share my experience.

Called today and they won't be in until September.

I don't but if you email they should be quick to get back to you. Price will be in USD which will hurt at the moment.

Now relisted at £575 - that isn't going to help you!

Rob is the very best kind of Basschatter. He invited me over to try his Moollon P-bass a year ago when it arrived from Korea, and A-B it against my JV. Then when he came to sell it just now he couldn't have been more obliging, putting it on hold until I could give it another whirl (with beer) and then bringing it into town to save me the journey out to his place again once I'd done the transfer. A top bloke and highly recommended for any gear dealings in future.