Brian Moore

Sometimes I think I've played everything that had a set of strings. My very fist base was a Marvel, that was in 1963. About six months later I had the local music store order me a "P" Bass with a Jazz neck. In the years that followed, I've owned a Guild which I traded for a Gibson, which I traded back for a Fender and so on looking for that feel and sound. I have several basses now that I play and one of my favorite is the little BM 5 string. I was looking for a Fender 5 string and just happened in to a new music store in the area. Not a single Fender in the place. The salesman asked if I had ever played a Brian Moore. At the time I'd never heard of one. He took one down, a cherry-red, tiger stripe 5 string. In less than five minutes, if it's possible to love a bass guitar, I did. After a few minutes of horse trading, and several I don't knows, I had to pull out the credit card. I got it for a little of 800.00 and to me it was worth every penny. The first thing I noticed was the weight, not much at all. The second thing was the action. It reminded me of an EBO2 I had in the early 70's. The sound was all together different. It had a bottom end that was unreal. Turn a knob, flip a switch and you had all the high end you needed to be a thump-er. The active pick up battery change out was simple. For the first time "no screw driver". All in all I'm totally satisfied with the little BM. The first thing I noticed about the little bass was the UGLY head, I'm still not use to it, but it's getting easier. I'm not really crazy about the placement of the 1/4" jack. I understand the reasoning, guess I'm just too old fashion. I'm not an engineer but I know what I like and I like the workmanship and the quality of the Brian Moore. The construction of the guitar is first rate, there were none of the little nick here or there, it was put together very well. I realize that every now and then you may get a guitar that was made on a Monday morning or a Friday afternoon, that's expected. But, I'm here to tell you that I am totally happy with the little BM that I have and I would recommend it to anyone. This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

Purchased at Peeler Music in Toledo (I drove from Detroit because I couldn't find this color locally) for $839 + $109 for the case = $948, not bad, list is like $1300-$1400. GREAT looks (I got the blonde Natural with quilted maple top), great tone (HH Duncans), great versatility (P is for peizo pickup on the bridge saddles; 2 seperate volume controls), and great ergonomics (lightweight, comfortable, and practical with a lot of little extras you see on Steinbergers). The ONLY thing I would change would be the size of the hole on the tuning pegs. It is only big enough to accept a .054 string guage max. I usually play a .060 (I tune down to ADGCEA) on my low A, but it doesn't fit this guitar. I've never had that problem before & I've owned at least 50 guitars over the past 10 years. They said I could file it out and it wouldn't hurt it but then you void the warranty! Oh well, I'll just live with the .054 Made in Korea in BMG's own shop. Excellent construction and quality, even the fret work is flawless. I probably couldn't normally afford this guitar except it was on sale at Peeler (they bought ALOT, sold alot and had a handful left over) for about 45% off. I jumped at the opportunity and purchased the nicest guitar I have ever owned. Now I just can't put it down... ... ... This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com