A brief history of the moo-wood from TheMoo himself ...

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
themoo United Kingdom or Singapore		Kingbass,  4 string, headless & fretless	Mrs Moo II	Mrs Moo II (before)
themoo United Kingdom or Singapore		Kingbass, 4 string, headless & fretless	Mrs Moo III Fretless 4 string, with white 'edge' LED's.	Back view    Side view Mrs Moo III (before)
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
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
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
stubacca		S2 Classic, 5 string, headless, fretless	More information here
g-77		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
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 More information here