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12-05-2009, 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Limeman  Interesting... Carvin setting the style trend? | I'd be surprised, it looks a lot more like a warwick dolphin 
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12-05-2009, 12:25 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Spector, Aguilar, EMG, Coffin Case, Maxon | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: las vegas/maui, nevada/hawaii | | | anyone have an opinion on the single soap pickup? The only basses I've tried with soapbars have used two.. bridge and neck. I've never liked the tone of them solo. But the placement is a midway point it seems.. maybe that works better..
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12-05-2009, 12:27 PM
| | | | Reminds me of a few things.
I like none of them.
So in this case it's a " no thank you" . |
12-05-2009, 12:29 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Gravity Picks | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ohio/West Virginia | | | Yuck.
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12-05-2009, 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by flipper_gv | ...that's one of them... |
12-05-2009, 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Sound Chaser I REALLY want to buy one of those and throw a couple Darkstars and a custom pickguard on it. | Might have a hard time putting a COUPLE of anything in there. They're single pickup basses. |
12-05-2009, 12:46 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Southern Saskatchewan Canada | | | BLECH! as usual... |
12-05-2009, 12:49 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Southeastern Connecticut USA | | | Not sure HOW I feel about this... I have three modulus basses
( Q4, GVJ 4, VJ fretless 4 ) and love them all. This bass just seems to be a wild stab at "something"...I'm just not sure what? Single pickup in the sweet spot says Funk Unlimited to me. So really, isn't it a Funk Unlimited with a different body shape? Again, this only my humble opinion.
FYI, no talk of a five...YET!
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12-05-2009, 12:51 PM
|  | Registered User | | | | | It looks like the shape paint would make if you threw it into a wall...
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12-05-2009, 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by splitcoilsenior It looks like the shape paint would make if you threw it into a wall... |
HA! Nice! |
12-05-2009, 01:00 PM
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Builder:Modulus Guitars | | | | | my objective of this bass was to design something that was different from anything else we've ever done before and to make it as production friendly as possible to help keep the costs down and offer it at a price that more people can afford. That being said, our standards of quality are the same for this bass as they are for every Modulus instrument.
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12-05-2009, 01:10 PM
|  | Always groove.... | | Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Columbia, Md | | | Different, but not something that would appeal to me.
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12-05-2009, 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by jpmod my objective of this bass was to design something that was different from anything else we've ever done before and to make it as production friendly as possible to help keep the costs down and offer it at a price that more people can afford. That being said, our standards of quality are the same for this bass as they are for every Modulus instrument.
Joe Perman
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Modulus Guitars | Kudos to you and your crew for not employing more questionable tactics in offering a lower-priced instrument with the same quality expected of the Modulus name.
And thanks for your participation on this forum! |
12-05-2009, 01:18 PM
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12-05-2009, 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by cybersnyder Different, but not something that would appeal to me. | I know this bass is not going to appeal to everyone and that's okay. But if this bass is successful this will be the first of many new designs. |
12-05-2009, 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by elgecko Kudos to you and your crew for not employing more questionable tactics in offering a lower-priced instrument with the same quality expected of the Modulus name.
And thanks for your participation on this forum! | Thank you for your comments.
All the constructive feedback is appreciated. Both positive and otherwise |
12-05-2009, 02:38 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Southeastern Connecticut USA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by jpmod my objective of this bass was to design something that was different from anything else we've ever done before and to make it as production friendly as possible to help keep the costs down and offer it at a price that more people can afford. That being said, our standards of quality are the same for this bass as they are for every Modulus instrument.
Joe Perman
Builder, Production Manager
Modulus Guitars | Understood. Tonally, how does it compare with the funk unlimited? |
12-05-2009, 02:57 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Logan,W.V.(not up some holler) | | | I like it!! Especially if it came in a 5'er,with different pup options. |
12-05-2009, 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by kayakbass Might have a hard time putting a COUPLE of anything in there. They're single pickup basses. |
most people that add darkstars route out the bass they add them to anyway so I dont think having a single pickup in there would be the problem. If the routing for the current pickup is much larger then the darkstar.. .then that would be something to worry..
also the bass is top routed using the pickgaurd as the cover for the pots and such. Its a design that fender started to help with production costs and time saver too. Much easier to be able to prewire everything directly on the pickgaurd and then just screw everything in when needed. also makes for an easy bass to mod if someone would like to.
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12-05-2009, 08:40 PM
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Exar went out of business, so... | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: PDX, OR | | Quote:
Originally Posted by jpmod All the constructive feedback is appreciated. Both positive and otherwise | Hi, thanks for joining in on this thread and responding to feedback! I appreciate that from a manufacturer.
Two suggestions:
1) A fiver is a must. These days, fivers are the common currency among boutique bass buyers. Sure, statistically a larger number of bass buyers in general still buy 4-bangers, but I'd argue that they are not likely to be the customer for a $2K graphite futuristic thing. You gotta offer it as a 5'er.
2) The plain black is OK to have as one choice, but I strongly hope there will be at least a couple other finish choices. I really like the KLD surface appearance, so a sort of left-field idea I had was that you could offer that as a body "finish" as well. I think it would look sweet. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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