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Is Flea not using Modulus anymore?
- Thread starter The_Owl
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rockstarbassist
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Yeah, they usually do that.
The Wal is what made it sound like that, hence why the rest of his albums he DIDN'T record with the Wal don't have that same tone...
Yes, we must always "think of the children" because they're just too dumb to think for themselves. Sorry but this is one of my pet peeves that people think entertainers need to always think of the kids. If they're marketing themselves to children like the Wiggles do, then they have a responsibility. The Chili Peppers don't market themselves to children.
First off, no kids buy $8000 basses unless their parents are filthy rich. And any kid who's been able to work and make the thousands of dollars it takes to buy one is obviously responsible enough to answer to himself. And if he's dumb enough to base every single gear decision he makes on what Flea's playing this week, then it's his money and his problem when Flea switches. Flea owes the kids nothing other than to do his best when he goes onstage or in the studio. And he does. Let's quit trying to protect the kids from everything. Let them sort it out for themselves. I know sometimes kids act like they're brainless, but they're not
I never alluded to him having a responsibility to anyone. Just made a comment that I wondered how many people fell into that category. Flea imitators are everywhere. They fled Stingray's to purchase Flea basses when he made that switch. I wonder how many are now trying to find a vintage jazz.Yes, we must always "think of the children" because they're just too dumb to think for themselves. Sorry but this is one of my pet peeves that people think entertainers need to always think of the kids. If they're marketing themselves to children like the Wiggles do, then they have a responsibility. The Chili Peppers don't market themselves to children.
First off, no kids buy $8000 basses unless their parents are filthy rich. And any kid who's been able to work and make the thousands of dollars it takes to buy one is obviously responsible enough to answer to himself. And if he's dumb enough to base every single gear decision he makes on what Flea's playing this week, then it's his money and his problem when Flea switches. Flea owes the kids nothing other than to do his best when he goes onstage or in the studio. And he does. Let's quit trying to protect the kids from everything. Let them sort it out for themselves. I know sometimes kids act like they're brainless, but they're not
Probably none of them since he went back to Modulus. But if they find a vintage Jazz, good for them. The price will probably double in 20 years.
I saw RHCP last night in Tampa
for their Stadium Arcadium tour
and he played 2 Modulus Flea basses (one sunburst w/white camo pguard as his main and one blue sparkle as his secondary)
his onstage rig was 3 GK 4x10s running mids/highs and 3 GK 15s running the lows..Im not sure what he had as a head unit but there was a huge rack on the side like dual 8 spacers
for their Stadium Arcadium tour
and he played 2 Modulus Flea basses (one sunburst w/white camo pguard as his main and one blue sparkle as his secondary)
his onstage rig was 3 GK 4x10s running mids/highs and 3 GK 15s running the lows..Im not sure what he had as a head unit but there was a huge rack on the side like dual 8 spacers
yea he has GK heads though, imo i liked hes live sound more with the mesa/boogie cabs than his GK ones now.
I saw them at Voodoo in New Orleans in October. His sound was HUGE! I was a stones throw away from the stage. I can't describe it. His sound was so big, you could almost see it. I loved it. At first I thought he overpowered John, but after a while the whole mix was perfect, I think. I'm a short guy, my view of the stage was limited. I watched John most of the night and the rest of the band when I would jump up and down. John achieved guitar sorcery in my book that night.
I asked Dave Rat to take some pics of Flea's rig. Here they are. Oh, by the way, Dave Rat is the coolest roadie ever. I have also spoken with Flea's bass tech asking specifics about Flea's rig. At some point I will start a new topic with his answers. I specifically asked about Flea's EQ settings because I've seen that debated a lot on the net.
rockstarbassist
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Honestly I'm really REALLY curious as to how Flea (and others like Stefan) are getting all these Lane Poor pickups (maybe pre's too!) for their new basses. I mean are they taking them out of old ones or what?
Always made me wonder as they haven't been in production for quite some time...?
Always made me wonder as they haven't been in production for quite some time...?
Honestly I'm really REALLY curious as to how Flea (and others like Stefan) are getting all these Lane Poor pickups (maybe pre's too!) for their new basses. I mean are they taking them out of old ones or what?
Always made me wonder as they haven't been in production for quite some time...?
I asked Tracy (Flea's tech) about that. Hopefully I'll hear back from him soon. My first question to him was if he kept swapping out the lane poors from Flea's older basses and if he really thought the lane poor was that much better.
rockstarbassist
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According to Modulus, the Seymour's now in the Flea's are as exact a copy as they could make. They sent S-D a LP 4 and 5 pickup, respectively, and said "Copy it" or so I've heard.
Also here and other places those two are the closest alike of the MM-style pickup.
That's what I have in mine and it sounds great.
Hehe, you probably heard the "copy it" thing from me. I spoke with Modulus about that and I post it a lot on here
It does sound pretty close and I can't imagine Flea caring about the lane poor.
rockstarbassist
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Hehe, you probably heard the "copy it" thing from me. I spoke with Modulus about that and I post it a lot on here
It does sound pretty close and I can't imagine Flea caring about the lane poor.
ha, you're prolly right, even in this thread!
true, which is why i wonder why even in his new camo/sunburst it has the LP in it, which you can easily tell in the picture. cause it sure as hell isn't an endorsee contract or something!
ha, you're prolly right, even in this thread!
true, which is why i wonder why even in his new camo/sunburst it has the LP in it, which you can easily tell in the picture. cause it sure as hell isn't an endorsee contract or something!
Yeah, my guess is Tracy just takes the LP's from older basses that Flea doesn't play anymore. I hope to find out for sure soon though.
With 'now' you mean that 2006-2007 basslines sounds more like Lane Poors, and not the 2004 ones?
Because I've had a 2005 Modulus, and now I have changed it for a 2004 flake blue one, and the pickups looks a little different and sounds a little different.. I need to know that if it's possible, I can probably still get back my old pickups..
Hmm, as far as I know from what I was told is when Modulus wasn't going to get LP's anymore (early 2000) they sent the LP to Seymour Duncan to copy and add Modulus "features". This is a good question though, I wonder if recently they've refined the basslines pickup. Guess I'll contact them again, if it's even possible to get a hold of them.
rockstarbassist
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I'd heard and FMCP can review this, that it was when LP was going to quit making them and therefore supplying them to Modulus.
Honestly I can't see how mine could sound much better than it does. It's friggin' killer.
