Is Modulus still in Business?

[Pacman]

Once again, for solidarity I played my Q5 for last night's gig and will bust her out for tonight's gig in Orleans...........................................................(also, the strings on my Roscoe SKB 3005 are too dead to play tonight.. ).

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Great looking bass.

As a side note, do ALL bass players make that face?

 

[Thomas Kievit]

Ernie Ball Music Man t-shirt and playing a Modulus Q5 Hmm...

Once again, for solidarity I played my Q5 for last night's gig and will bust her out for tonight's gig in Orleans...........................................................(also, the strings on my Roscoe SKB 3005 are too dead to play tonight.. ).

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[Thomas Kievit]

Reminds me of that movie, Smiley xD

Great looking bass.

As a side note, do ALL bass players make that face?

 

[JAUQO III-X]

It will be interesting to see which extreme it correct. My money is more towards what Pacman heard.

Selling of machinery doesn't necessarily mean that a business is folding.

Sometimes you sell off old machinery for new machinery.

Sometimes you sell of machinery because you no longer need it.

 

[Bipslapper]

As a side note, do ALL bass players make that face?

That's the "Is it Eb or Bb? Oops, it's neither; F#! Crap " - Face.

I realize now (thanks to TB) that the wearing of a Musicman T-shirt while rocking a Modulus is a 10 yard penalty and loss of down.

Goodell will be hearing from me in this!

 

[JP123]

Selling of machinery doesn't necessarily mean that a business is folding.

Sometimes you sell off old machinery for new machinery.

Sometimes you sell of machinery because you no longer need it.

You've stood behind these guys all over this thread but I'm not sure why sorry.

There are many valid points on this thread but I can say that I've had dealings with Modulus (wholesale level not retail Jauqo) and they display the same absolute disgusting contempt.

Why are you so bent on all these "flip top one liners" about everyones concerns??
Just casting them aside as mere superstition or mis guided thought.

They are valid concern and you speak as if you know what is actually going on in Modulus HQ.

It's called respect and it's a simple concept yet Modulus choose to ignore people. It's a conscious thought.
I choose to disrespect my customer base and dealers.

One word, LAME.

 

[DaveAceofBass]

You've stood behind these guys all over this thread but I'm not sure why sorry.

There are many valid points on this thread but I can say that I've had dealings with Modulus (wholesale level not retail Jauqo) and they display the same absolute disgusting contempt.

Why are you so bent on all these "flip top one liners" about everyones concerns??
Just casting them aside as mere superstition or mis guided thought.

They are valid concern and you speak as if you know what is actually going on in Modulus HQ.

It's called respect and it's a simple concept yet Modulus choose to ignore people. It's a conscious thought.
I choose to disrespect my customer base and dealers.

One word, LAME.

Simmer down. Stop slamming them. You don't know what's going on and neither do I. But sooner or later the truth will be revealed. Posting negative things about them that may not be true on a public forum is not helping. Just give it some time and we'll find out. If anyone on here knows for sure, please share that info.

 

[guy n. cognito]

Simmer down. Stop slamming them. You don't know what's going on and neither do I.

Well, but we do know that they are no longer communicating well with customers and retailers. We do know that many people with inside information seem to believe that they are toast.

Converse to your point: revealing positive things about them on the internet that may not be true is not helping either. Clearly, they are having some sort of serious issue, and general consumers need to know that.

 

[guy n. cognito]

Selling of machinery doesn't necessarily mean that a business is folding.

Sometimes you sell off old machinery for new machinery.

Sometimes you sell of machinery because you no longer need it.

Well, yes, these comments are all pretty obvious. But when you couple this action with the others that have been relayed on this thread, it seems to become something more than just a simple business decision.

 

[RedLeg]

off-shoring?

 

[pickles]

Totally possible they are just modernizing as well, new processes and methods to reduce costs or increase output. We are all just guessing.

 

[JAUQO III-X]

You've stood behind these guys all over this thread but I'm not sure why sorry.

There are many valid points on this thread but I can say that I've had dealings with Modulus (wholesale level not retail Jauqo) and they display the same absolute disgusting contempt.

Why are you so bent on all these "flip top one liners" about everyones concerns??
Just casting them aside as mere superstition or mis guided thought.

They are valid concern and you speak as if you know what is actually going on in Modulus HQ.

It's called respect and it's a simple concept yet Modulus choose to ignore people. It's a conscious thought.
I choose to disrespect my customer base and dealers.

One word, LAME.

I don't throw my friends under the bus and second I will only say so much in regards to what is going on at Modulus.


Some people have issues with how Modulus conducts business but it seems like some of the people with these issues really never had their own personal business dealings with Modulus and then the mob mentality takes over and it becomes one big cloud of negativity towards a company that most know nothing about.

 

[sleepy_monkey]

:continues biting tongue:

 

[Pacman]

Selling of machinery doesn't necessarily mean that a business is folding.

Sometimes you sell off old machinery for new machinery.

Sometimes you sell of machinery because you no longer need it.

I can say, I truly don't know. But I did hear what I heard in conjunction with the phrase "out of business." Take that for what it's worth (nothing), but that was from someone who would know.

 

[Thir13teen]

Zon should run a clinic for how to properly run a graphite neck bass company. Their first client should be Modulus...

 

[g4string]

Zon should run a clinic for how to properly run a graphite neck bass company. Their first client should be Modulus...

. Sad but true.

If I were Zon, I would start a massive marketing/advertising campaign to lure in ex-moduli fan-bois.

I would market and sell replacement necks for old modulus guitars.

And I would market/advertise myself as "the go-to guy" for all things ex-modulus.

All of this assuming modulus folds. If they do fold, there will be a void in the market. Maybe not a huge void, but a void nonetheless. Whether or not filling that void through after-market service can be profitable is the million dollar question. If modulus folds, Zon would be the only modern graphite/carbon fibre guitar manufacturer currently operating (that I know of). If were Zon, I would be drafting an aggressive campaign to steal some of that biz through through new guitar sales (and if possible, aftermarket support for old modulus guitars).

 

[the yeti]

it wouldn't exactly be stealing if they're (modulus) defunct, would it?

 

[sethlow3]

Zon should try putting in truss rods or in Modulus' case, adjustment rods. That was one of the reasons a lot of people chose Modulus over Zon. I had a nice, light Zon that I sold for that reason.

 

[ArtechnikA]

...If were Zon, I would be drafting an aggressive campaign to steal some of that biz...

But if you were Zon, would you have the production capacity to capitalize on that business?

What kills a lot of small businesses is trying to expand fast enough to fill a perceived need they are uniquely positioned to exploit. Expanding too fast usually involves spending a lot of money. Expanding too slowly means someone else could jump in, or the "fad" will be over.

Scarcely a week goes by that I do not get a solicitation from some SEO company promising to send customers flocking to my website. I couldn't meet the demands of a flock of customers right now...

'tis a delicate balance...

 

[sethlow3]

Agreed... Economics is not an intuitive science. I'm sure Zon's production amount is fine for the current market.