From Modulusguitars.com:
With its massive sustain, Earth-shaking low end, and versatile tone controls, it's no wonder the original carbon fiber neck designed by Modulus has become the first choice for many of today's top touring professionals. The most important advance since the invention of the bass guitar has been the carbon fiber neck. From that day in 1976 when bass-playing rocket scientist Geoff Gould (yup, he was a carbon fiber designer on the Voyager probe) first wondered, “What if ...” the electric bass has been a different animal. The Grateful Dead’s Phil Lesh played one of the first carbon fiber-necked basses and from that point forward, the most accomplished and creative bassists in the world have played a Modulus. Each neck is still hand-laminated with layers of carbon fiber “pre-preg” and cured in the Modulus autoclave. The distinctively spacey exterior layer of carbon fiber is known around the shop as KLDTM or “a thousand (k) ladies dancing.” This artistic touch has been a Modulus trademark for decades. If there’s magic in carbon fiber, it’s in the very high “modulus of elasticity” of the material. In plainspeak, carbon fiber is extremely stiff for its weight – perfect for a bass neck. On the performance side, each note is full, with low and high harmonics in generous quantity. Plus the high resonant frequency drastically reduces the possibility of dead notes – even when playing the low strings in the high register. On the maintenance side, carbon fiber is impervious to moisture and resilient against temperature changes. Your Modulus is perfectly stable from Montana to Miami.
I recently got this bass in a trade with sirmike75, thinking a 4 string jazz would be cool. As much as I like Modulus Graphite necks, my Fender Custom shop 5 serves me better, for my discriminating Jazz bass tastes. There are 2 cracks in the clear coat of the bass (finish only). One on the top, and one inside the lower cutaway (You can barely them unless you're looking for them). Asking $1450. O/B/O paypalled/shipped. Trades that could possibly be considered: Sadowsky Metro, Ken Smith, Modulus Quantum, Lakland, Mike Lull, Maybe Nice Fender P, EUB, who knows run it by me!
Modulus Vintage J Retail: $2699.
Highly figured Quilt top: $200.
Villex Electronics: $250.
My VJ: Priceless. (Just joking
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