{"id":507,"date":"2017-08-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-14T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?post_type=bass&#038;p=507"},"modified":"2026-09-13T08:46:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T08:46:51","slug":"bass-of-the-week-moscato-guitars-funk-bass","status":"publish","type":"bass","link":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?bass=bass-of-the-week-moscato-guitars-funk-bass","title":{"rendered":"Bass of the Week: Moscato Guitars Funk Bass"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Moscato-Funk-Bass-5.jpg?resize=1140%2C642\" alt=\"Moscato Funk Bass 5\" width=\"1140\" height=\"642\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-50440 img-fluid\"><\/p>\n<p>Luthier Jean-Luc Moscato designed his Funk Bass model with the groove in mind. Built around a pair of his single-coil pickups, the instrument is described as the best choice for slap lovers. <\/p>\n<p>\u201c[The] Funk Bass is a perfect combination of [a dual] single-coil pickups configuration and high range manufacturing\u2018s lovers,\u201d his website states. \u201cFind a typical sound of Funk Music and Jazz.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Funk Bass has a distinctly funky body shape with a deep cutaway for access all the way up to the top frets. It\u2019s built with a body of Ibua burl, maple, and mahogany with a maple and mahogany neck that\u2019s reinforced with carbon fiber. The 24-fret fingerboard comes in either ebony or bubinga, which Moscato says will ensure \u201ca perfect sustain and precision.\u201d Other features include a John East U-Retro Deluxe preamp, Hipshot Ultralite tuners, and a brass Hipshot bridge. <\/p>\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"carousel-sync-wrap\">\n<div class=\"carousel-gallery carousel-sync-main\">\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Moscato-Funk-Bass-5-Profile-1000x642.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Moscato-Funk-Bass-5-Back-1000x642.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item -->\n\t\t    <\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-sync-main -->    <\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-sync-nav\">\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item -->\n\t\t    <\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-sync-nav -->  <\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-sync-wrap --><\/div>\n<p><!-- .section --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Luthier Jean-Luc Moscato designed his Funk Bass model with the groove in mind. Built around a pair of his single-coil pickups, the instrument is described as the best choice for slap lovers. \u201c[The] Funk Bass\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1106,"template":"","meta":[],"builder":[],"class_list":["post-507","bass","type-bass","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/bass\/507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/bass"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/bass"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"builder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fbuilder&post=507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}