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Are Modulus still making replacement necks?

WouldULikeSomeE

WouldULikeSomeE

May 26, 2024
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#1
I've recently found a great looking funk unlimited JJ, however it's in pretty rough shape with a warped neck where it's bending past the 12th fret, I assume the poor thing was left in someone's hot car or something. If I go ahead with it, I'm going to get it heat treated and see what comes out of it (any thoughts on this, given that it's a graphite neck would also be appreciated), but failing that my only real option would be a new neck, I know before they liquidated, they were making replacement necks, however since their return, I'm not sure if they still are, I couldn't find a contact us option on their site, or any way to get in touch to ask. If anyone knows anything about this, that'd be a great help.
 
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BassicJazzy said:
Even though I would love a Modulus or a Zon fretless, this is the thought that keeps me from seriously looking for one. What do you do if the instrument is damaged, and you need replacement parts that are OEM-only? I think you are SOL.
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Not that different from buying any other boutique bass. What happens if your neck-through suffers damage?

Modulus' website provides specs and it looks like other than the neck and body all components are generally available.
 
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Oh my gosh! I can't imagine what somebody did to cause that neck to warp. The whole point of using graphite is for its stability and that it doesn't react to temperature changes like wood. My graphite neck on my 6 string has not shifted or needed a truss rod adjustment in 25 years. It doesn't change due to weather or if I use different gauges of strings. I sure hope yours is fixable and wish you luck.
 
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The company has changed hands a few times. I don’t see why the current owners would have a reason to warranty a neck if it was manufactured before they took ownership. I really doubt they’d make a new neck or repair one for an older bass. It’s hard enough to just order a new one. What year is yours?
 
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Klos is a legit operation - I met those guys in their very early days. They asked me for some input on their first electric bass, saw them at NAMM a year later, and to my shock they implemented my suggestions

klosguitars.com

KLŌS F-Series

Breathe new life into your Fender® Electric or Bass guitar with these carbon fiber replacement necks.
klosguitars.com klosguitars.com
 
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WouldULikeSomeE said:
, I'm going to get it heat treated and see what comes out of it (any thoughts on this, given that it's a graphite neck would also be appreciated)
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DO *NOT* ATTEMPT TO “HEAT TREAT” A WARPED GRAPHITE NECK!

The carbon fiber composite used to form those necks is a thermoset material; it cannot be reshaped via heat.

The most common way to repair warped Modulus Graphite necks is to remove the frets and fingerboard, then plane the top surface so that it is once again level. Then a new fingerboard and new frets get installed.

Ask me how I know…. :(
 
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A friend of mine had a Q6 and the neck had bowed due to the phenolic fingerboard shrinking so he had sent the bass back to Modulus and they took the frets out and plained the fingerboard to relieve the bowing when you looked at the side of the neck the fingerboard was thinner than what it was before.
 
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getBAK said:
Klos is a legit operation - I met those guys in their very early days. They asked me for some input on their first electric bass, saw them at NAMM a year later, and to my shock they implemented my suggestions

klosguitars.com

KLŌS F-Series

Breathe new life into your Fender® Electric or Bass guitar with these carbon fiber replacement necks.
klosguitars.com klosguitars.com
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I’ve had good experience with a Klos J replacement neck in a project I built. Quality easily on par with Status and Modulus necks. I liked it enough to buy the Klos short scale bass for my use. Excellent instrument.
 

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