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12-17-2012, 10:38 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fairfax, VA | | | I don't know but MAN Modulus makes one sexy bass!
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12-18-2012, 06:39 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Norton, MA | | | Not sure what they are, but they look like they're out of my price range!
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12-18-2012, 07:21 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: South Shore, MA | | Indeed they do! I just had a custom Q5 built: Hand Selected Figured Walnut Top, Alder Body, 34" Scale 26 Fret Neck, Phenolic Fingerboard, EMG DC40 Pickups, and EMG 3-Band EQ.
Photos here (scroll down): Modulus Mob Part 3
And yeah, they both definitely appear outside of my price range based on flashing lights alone. I'm more interested in what they may be contributing to his sound, as I didn't notice any drastic changes from 2011 to 2012. |
12-18-2012, 08:00 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fairfax, VA | | | JF - beautiful mod. Nice pics too.
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12-18-2012, 08:06 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Auburn, AL | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by JFMusic Indeed they do! I just had a custom Q5 built: Hand Selected Figured Walnut Top, Alder Body, 34" Scale 26 Fret Neck, Phenolic Fingerboard, EMG DC40 Pickups, and EMG 3-Band EQ.
Photos here (scroll down): Modulus Mob Part 3
And yeah, they both definitely appear outside of my price range based on flashing lights alone. I'm more interested in what they may be contributing to his sound, as I didn't notice any drastic changes from 2011 to 2012. | This my very well be the closest to my perfect Q5 I've ever seen. I'm a long way from one, but I always think about it.
11 months is actually shorter than I thought you'd say! I can wait that long for one to my specs. Now I need to find a briefcase full of moneyz.
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12-18-2012, 08:43 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: South Shore, MA | | | Thanks for compliments - that bass was definitely worth every day I waited and every dollar I spent. And enjoi, it wasn't as hard to fund as I originally thought it would be. Typical build time is roughly 3 months, but if you read my story in the Mob thread, I had a few different things happen during that time that pushed things back. In terms of financing it, I ordered it through Alpha Audio Works in CT, and was able to make smaller payments towards it over the course of the year as it was being built. Not a bad way to go... |
12-21-2012, 12:20 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Norton, MA | | Hey guys, here's a rough mix of a streaming video we shot at our gig from 12/20.
I hope you enjoy it. The night was not perfect, but it was a blast. The first 2 videos are us: Dave's Energy Guide http://new.livestream.com/ParkerVillageTV/Precinct
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12-21-2012, 10:30 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: South Shore, MA | | Nice videos MarTONE! It looks like you're pretty close to me too, I'm down on the cape...
Also, as a brief follow up to my search to uncover Mike's newest gear (see previous page), I was able to find one of the units - the "four glowing circles" rack unit is a Dolby Lake Processor: http://www.gearsource.com/catalog/st...lake-processor
I'd assume that he's using this to do some fine tuning of his signal before it hits his Meyers, as it appears that the Dolby Lake is mainly used for larger speaker systems. Also of note: Gary Brown (FOH engineer) is running one of these too. |
12-21-2012, 12:05 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Auburn, AL | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by JFMusic Nice videos MarTONE! It looks like you're pretty close to me too, I'm down on the cape...
Also, as a brief follow up to my search to uncover Mike's newest gear (see previous page), I was able to find one of the units - the "four glowing circles" rack unit is a Dolby Lake Processor: http://www.gearsource.com/catalog/st...lake-processor
I'd assume that he's using this to do some fine tuning of his signal before it hits his Meyers, as it appears that the Dolby Lake is mainly used for larger speaker systems. Also of note: Gary Brown (FOH engineer) is running one of these too. | I've got less money in my entire rig I've been building for four years than this one piece of Mike's rig.
Damn.
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12-21-2012, 01:10 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: South Shore, MA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by enjoi1018  I've got less money in my entire rig I've been building for four years than this one piece of Mike's rig.
Damn. | And that's the price for a used one! |
12-21-2012, 10:48 PM
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Endorsing Artist: DR Strings, SMS, D-TAR | | Join Date: May 2003 Location: Boulder, CO | | | I guess I should sign up for a number. Lots of history in the early days. I've only played a few Phish tunes (Stash and then a couple of tours with the Dude of Life), but next month I've got to cover a slew of them for a sub gig in Denver. If any of you have any charts, I might need a few!
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12-22-2012, 03:19 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Birmingham, AL | | | The warranty is 48 hours?
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12-22-2012, 04:55 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Norton, MA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by edwinhurwitz I guess I should sign up for a number. Lots of history in the early days. I've only played a few Phish tunes (Stash and then a couple of tours with the Dude of Life), but next month I've got to cover a slew of them for a sub gig in Denver. If any of you have any charts, I might need a few! | Great pic Edwin!
I have a few charts, let me know what you need. PM me.
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12-22-2012, 07:52 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Auburn, AL | | | What's a chart? Are we talking tabs?
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12-22-2012, 07:57 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Norton, MA | | | Some chord charts, some tabs.
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12-24-2012, 07:19 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Birmingham, AL | | | A buddy of mine tabbed out YEM completely on bass if anyone wants it. I am talking Trey parts, not Mikes!
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12-24-2012, 02:00 PM
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Endorsing Artist: DR Strings, SMS, D-TAR | | Join Date: May 2003 Location: Boulder, CO | | | I'm curious why people do tabs instead of standard notation. Tabs really tell so little of the story of what's going on in the music and limits the communication to a specific instrument. Can people here sight read tabs? I find them incredibly slow in comparison.
YMMV, LOL, OMG, etc.
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12-27-2012, 12:52 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Auburn, AL | | | Just sat in the hotel in NYC. Let the madness begin....
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12-29-2012, 12:26 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Auburn, AL | | | Mike's got a new rig.... and I can honestly say it sounds better than the Meyers. A little less mud (if there even was any) and a mid-high punch that is even more pronounced than before.
Also, I bet his rig is half the weight. Really looking forward to details surfacing!
***WARNING*** I'm going to say it: they sounded better last night than they ever have, and I'm sticking to it.
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12-29-2012, 12:36 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: NYC | | | I saw them at MSG in NYC last night, it was my second show and they did sound better than a couple years ago when i saw them in Philly. Great set, great crowd, good times.
Gordo was getting funky with the Envelope filter!
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