{"id":705,"date":"2013-10-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-31T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?post_type=bass&p=705"},"modified":"2026-09-13T08:46:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T08:46:58","slug":"bass-of-the-week-grove-guitars-fhp-bull-moose-5","status":"publish","type":"bass","link":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?bass=bass-of-the-week-grove-guitars-fhp-bull-moose-5","title":{"rendered":"Bass of the Week: Grove Guitars FHP Bull Moose 5"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Grove<\/p>\n

Grove Guitars does something really cool for their bass tops. Instead of an exotic hardwood, the company will sometimes use old crate tops to \u201cprovide a genuine vintage feel without the faux finish.\u201d A good example is our bass of the week, the FHP Bull Moose 5. <\/p>\n

Described as a super spec\u2019ed MM bass, the Bull Moose 5 is built with a chambered black walnut body topped by a Moosehead Beer crate complete with the dovetail joints and all. Its then fitted with a Status graphite neck, Hipshot hardware, and a Nordstrand MM pickup. <\/p>\n

The John East preamp is souped up with a \u201cgig-saver\u201d switch to switch to passive in case of battery failure. <\/p>\n

Finally, the bass is completed with a set of Thomastik-Infeld flatwound strings.<\/p>\n

Grove Guitars FHP Bull Moose 5 Photos:<\/h2>\n
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For more, check out Grove Guitars\u2019 website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Grove Guitars FHP Bull Moose 5 Details:<\/h2>\n
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  • Body: Black Walnut<\/li>\n
  • Top: Moosehead Beer Crate<\/li>\n
  • Neck: Status Graphite<\/li>\n
  • Pickup: Nordstrand MM<\/li>\n
  • Preamp: John East with Passive Switch Added<\/li>\n
  • Bridge: Hipshot<\/li>\n
  • Tuners: Hipshot<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    Grove Guitars does something really cool for their bass tops. Instead of an exotic hardwood, the company will sometimes use old crate tops to \u201cprovide a genuine vintage feel without the faux finish.\u201d A good\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2092,"template":"","meta":[],"builder":[],"class_list":["post-705","bass","type-bass","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/bass\/705","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\/2092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"builder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fbuilder&post=705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}