Modulus Mob

[rossiman]

I too am looking for a string change on my FU4

Love GHS Boomers but get sick of how tense/hard to play they get when they die out.

Im between Sunbeams or Circle K's.......

 

[Black Bart]

Thanks B.Bart. Tell me about Delano pickups. I think that I'd like to try upgrading with them and an appropriate preamp.

Depends on the 'sound' you want, but Delano pickups IMHO are pretty transparent, you get the bass, the bass and nothing but the bass. That said, some are higher output and have a wider range than others - blade style HE, HE/S or HE/M2. The large pole type (FE/M2) have great transients and pick up everything - you're muting technique better be spot on, these are also lower output than the HE series mentioned above. I have not tried the more 'vintage' line (AL) for P and J basses as that's not my thing.

As far as pre's go, I've used John East Retro's, the Lakland LH3 and Mike Pope Flexcore all with good results when paired with Delano pickups.

The nice thing about the Delano pickups is they 'get out of the way' so that whatever pre you're using can do it's thing and sculpt your sound to how you want.

 

[Black Bart]

I too am looking for a string change on my FU4

Love GHS Boomers but get sick of how tense/hard to play they get when they die out.

Im between Sunbeams or Circle K's.......

I've used the Boomers as well and found the same thing. If you want true balanced tension I would give the Kalium Strings (Circle K) a shot.

EDIT: This was on my FU4 as well.

 

[Hidesert]

Depends on the 'sound' you want, but Delano pickups IMHO are pretty transparent, you get the bass, the bass and nothing but the bass. That said, some are higher output and have a wider range than others - blade style HE, HE/S or HE/M2. The large pole type (FE/M2) have great transients and pick up everything - you're muting technique better be spot on, these are also lower output than the HE series mentioned above. I have not tried the more 'vintage' line (AL) for P and J basses as that's not my thing.

As far as pre's go, I've used John East Retro's, the Lakland LH3 and Mike Pope Flexcore all with good results when paired with Delano pickups.

The nice thing about the Delano pickups is they 'get out of the way' so that whatever pre you're using can do it's thing and sculpt your sound to how you want.

Thanks. Transparent is what I'm after. It's what I love about the Lane Poors.
I'd like to swap out the EMG(s) from a Q5 for one or a pair of Delano's.
For me, once I bond with a guitar's neck, I am glad to spend a bit trying out different sounding electronics. I learned that from Les Paul in 1977!

 

[Lesfunk]

While my photo links are working.... My new baby

 

[Lesfunk]

BTW, A question for the Mob... Are the Barts is my bass above Standard size? Does EMG or someone else make Soapbars to drop in? I say this because I don't like Bartolinis as much as others

 

[MarTONEbass]

Yup.

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/acce...0@ADL4MF-adType^PLA-device^c-adid^30425972787

 

[Black Bart]

Thanks. Transparent is what I'm after. It's what I love about the Lane Poors.
I'd like to swap out the EMG(s) from a Q5 for one or a pair of Delano's.
For me, once I bond with a guitar's neck, I am glad to spend a bit trying out different sounding electronics. I learned that from Les Paul in 1977!

Then you would want to try these: 5-string SBC Series Soapbar Pickups - They offer a Quad Coil which could be kind of fun.

While my photo links are working.... My new baby

Very nice!

 

[Hidesert]

Nice!

 

[modflea]

Once I went to DR Lo Riders, my search for the "perfect" Modulus strings was over. Nothing else I tried balanced the brightness of that graphite neck quite like them.

 

[modflea]

That's my Flea 5 minus truss rod w/ Lane Poor pup. It came white, but when the finished crapped out, I sent it off to Wilkins for a silver refin.

 

[modflea]

 

[BassOliverB]

I bet you guys haven't seen this before!
It's Marcus Miller using a Quantum 6 Fretless!

 

[Bipslapper]

Great clip and you are correct, I and most of us here I presume haven't sent that before. Thanks for posting.

 

[Roscoe East]

Which pre amp is this? The controls are Pickup Blend, Volume, Treble, and Bass.
It takes two 9V batteries.
It's a '99 bass.
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I'm not 100% positive, but that looks like it could be an EMG BTS.

 

[Hidesert]

Thanks Roscoe. I figured EMG was most likely.

 

[SuperFunkyPete]

Lesfunk was kind enough to give me the details of the Q5 seller in New York, but they virtually ignored my emails. Kind of odd behaviour. I guess they didn't want to deal with someone in the UK. Gorgeous looking finish, though, and it was pretty expensive at $2400.

Anyway, I just got lucky and scored this Q5 off of Basschat - http://basschat.co.uk/topic/235942-modulus-quantum-5. It was being sold by a friend who I went to PSOM (Players School of Music) with in 2007, when Jeff Berlin was still teaching there.

Paid for it tonight, now the waiting for its arrival begins!

 

[Black Bart]

Perhaps you were meant to get that beautiful blue one pictured above instead. Congratulations and enjoy!

 

[sleepy_monkey]

Gorgeous blue Mod!!! I wouldn't be too upset about not getting the other one!

 

[Hidesert]

Beautiful, Peter. I really like that Trans Blue! I wonder what Modulus called that finish?
Congrats!