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tleebassist11 said:
Hey Art, the link you posted is the same exact preamp I put in my modulus. The fodera standard preamp. I got a local luthier to put it in my quantum. It involved drilling two holes and addition of passive/active switch. But the difference is night and day... And if you are into the fodera sound you can REALLY get it from having this preamp in your bass. Peace
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I was going to say it looks a lot similar to Pope, but they said it is designed using that concept :-)

What would you think the difference with Fodera proprietary electronics and Pope? Because I am thinking about getting Popes for my Q6 :confused:

Edit - Also can the Bartolini soapbars in Quantums be tapped?
 
#2,442
Art Araya said:
You know, I can't remember. I either bought it like this or had it installed by Jack Read when he created the custom body for me...

Actually, the more I think about this the more I think Jack Read installed it. He was reselling lots of Aguilar gear at the time.
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Hey, did you leave a spalted maple body with him? He sold me one with the permission of the owner that he converted to a 6 string body for me. I wonder if it was yours.
 
#2,445
edwinhurwitz said:
That is definitely it! Nice to meet you!
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What a small world - as they say! Do you still have this bass? I visited your website and see a pic that I believe may be the bass.

On your site you also mention another custom build from a luthier in Carmel NY. I lived there for years. Had no idea we had a bass builder in town!

Anyway - we're wandering farther from Modulus content.

But it was very cool to meet you.
 
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Art Araya said:
What a small world - as they say! Do you still have this bass? I visited your website and see a pic that I believe may be the bass.

On your site you also mention another custom build from a luthier in Carmel NY. I lived there for years. Had no idea we had a bass builder in town!

Anyway - we're wandering farther from Modulus content.

But it was very cool to meet you.
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I do still have it, although right now it's gutted to provide pickups for my new (to me) Q6 TBX. I can find some pictures. It has served me very well and has one of the nicest profile Modulus necks I've ever played. It's a 1990 neck with a very flat profile, so for someone like me, with pretty small hands, it makes a 6 string playable.

My website is woefully out of date, so the pictures that are there are most likely with the previous body.

The bass I got from Ron Gulliotta was made in 1985. I have no idea if he's still there or not. I can't say it was an unqualified success. Had I known Moduli were available back then, I would have gone with that!
 
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edwinhurwitz said:
I wonder if this will show up:

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So you took my Q5 body and put an old Q6 neck on it?

Looks great. How perfect that Jack had that body available for you. So happy that it worked out for all!

I'm happy with my spalted maple top body that he made for me as well. I was trying to lighten the weight of the bass so he made a body with sound chambers cut throughout the body and then put a thin laminate of gorgeous spalted maple on top.
 
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Art Araya said:
So you took my Q5 body and put an old Q6 neck on it?

Looks great. How perfect that Jack had that body available for you. So happy that it worked out for all!

I'm happy with my spalted maple top body that he made for me as well. I was trying to lighten the weight of the bass so he made a body with sound chambers cut throughout the body and then put a thin laminate of gorgeous spalted maple on top.
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I actually had a similar idea. I loved his work and when I submitted the body I made to far too many preamp experiments with resultant holes all over, I asked him to make one for me, but he said he one sitting around. As lovely as it is, I have to say that I'm not convinced it's the best sounding body. It's less resonant than the mahogany body it replaced. Modulus does tend to put a very thick finish on their bodies and I think it chokes the tone a bit. I bet the body Jack made for you sounds wonderful. This bass might be up for sale to help pay off the TBX. I'll have to see how things go. It would be sad to say goodbye; it has been through so much with me and the neck is so perfect.
 
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Here's the Q5 with Jack's custom body on it.

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