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Modulus Mob

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pnutz said:
since we're all getting a good chuckle over the tbx on evilbay, wanted to post a couple of questions to the mobbers.

1. what is the most you would spend on a modulus and why?

2. what do you think would be the 'holy grail' of modulus basses? one from phil lesh's stable? one of flea's? mike gordon?

here's my 'holy grail'. wish i could find one like this. haven't seen a coco-topped tbx besides this. i'm sure there are a few out there:

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Probably - $1500
Since I all ready have my holy grail Bassstar... Next in line would be either a headless 5'er or the Allen Woody 18 string. Or all of them?? AHHH!!!
 
#4,284
1. 3 years ago it would have been 1200 tops (they were selling for 900-1200). Now I guess I would spend 2k tops (maybe 2.5 for a 97 flea)

2. My holy grail I guess is a 97 blue sparkle flea with a lane poor (which I owned in 2012 but sold because it wasn't as mint and I already had a '03--- one of those 'you don't appreciate something until it is gone things'-- still have the LP from it though.
I guess the holiest grail would be one of Flea's basses as a collectors piece

Right now im searching for a oly white Modulus Jazz bass
 
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evilchuck87 said:
Thought I would share my EPIC TBX story. Might be hard to read through my ramblings (fair warning)….

So about 3 months ago I began looking for an old black TBX 6. I scoured the internet mostly through google images, talkbass, and web searching to begin. I began to track one down that was made in 1996. It first appeared in 2010 at the MusicZoo. I contacted the store and they told me they would contact the seller to see if he was interested in selling. I never heard from him, I had figured it had changed hands. I then traced it to another TB member Snogaws who put up an Ad on Alembic and Talkbass in 2011. This member no longer that active in any forums was hard to track down but I ended up getting in contact with him just to confirm he had sold the bass locally and later to confirm this was the same serial number. My heart once again sunk, all my leads had gone cold. Shortly after, Fred312b was kind enough to chime in that he was the current owner of that exact bass. I thus began 2 months of pleading for him to sell/trade me the bass. At first he would not budge, like me he was very fond of this bass, it truly is a magical bass. But after awhile I think I started to wear on him. He eventually gave me ONE trade option. I was to find him another TBX 5 or 6 to trade for his black TBX 6. He did not care for the black color so I pleaded to him not to refinish the bass and let me find another tbx 5/6 to trade him instead. Such a hard task yet I knew I had to find a way to get that bass. I searched high and low on the internet, called tons of music stores, guitar centers, local stores. I told them my contact info and that if a TBX comes through their doors that I want to be the first to know. Literally any TBX 5/6 you see anywhere on the internet I was after at some point during my search. I called, emailed, messaged everyone to no avail. One dead end after another, the most frustrated I've ever been in my life. My dream bass was right there, yet I could not get my hands on it. So many times I thought I was so close and then poof my lead was gone. I ended up buying a blue tbx 6 from Edwinhurwitz on here but it ended up having a neck bow so I could not trade it to Fred312b as he requested the trade be in pristine condition. Thank you Edwin for letting me return that blue TBX to you, much appreciated you are a stand up guy! At that point I was completely out of options, all resources exhausted just playing the extremely painful waiting game for another TBX 5/6 to appear online. Shortly after Fred312b gave me a couple more trade options that were more easily accessible. I ended up buying a NEW Lakland 55-94 off of Musicians Friend to be shipped straight to him from MF for the trade. I was beyond happy, this time nothing would get in the way of acquiring that black beauty that my heart desired. But honestly I can say this was the toughest part of the whole deal. The Lakland arrived to him in USED condition. You could imagine my disbelief when I woke up to an email from Fred312b stating this. Not only was it in USED condition, this was the only one in stock. Completely sold out. Fred312b expected a bass in brand new condition to arrive so he was not sure if he wanted to keep it as there were signs of use, dings, scratching, sales tag from previous buyer inside case. After multiple phone calls into MF, convos with Fred312b trying to figure out the options, MF ended up giving us a $200 in store credit. Fred312b ended up being happy with that and decided to keep the used Lakland bass and send me the TBX 6. It worked out amazing for me as I am financing the Lakland. This is just the tip of the iceberg, you have no idea how hard I worked to acquire this bass. So much time and effort, searching everyday. God forbid a TBX appears and its sold instantly before I see it (WHICH HAPPENED!). Many sleepless nights, tons of frustration, hopes, dreams crushed only to be resurrected…it was like a drama movie. In the end, no matter how crazy intense it got, it was all worth it. Nothing went right until the end result. I will never sell this bass, it is a part of me now. It is priceless (yes I would pay 8 grand for it if i could ever save up that much). It was love at first sight. I knew once I saw it, I had to have it. I have never felt so deeply about a bass before. Thank you to Fred312b for making my dream come true. I am so grateful, you are AWESOME!!

Anyways I am so relieved to sit back now and relax, no more G.A.S.ing like a madman about this bass. I have all that I need. I thought I would share a few before/after photos as I recently had the carbon backplate made because I think that just looks so cool! Anyways, thats my story in a nutshell. If you've made it this far then thanks for reading and hope you enjoyed the passion, I hope it shows.



Cheers fellas!
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Jeez, now I kinda' feel like a jerk. But in all seriousness, while Chris was VERY persistent, he was nice about it. And while I did love that TBX, as the TB cliche goes, I never played it and it deserved to be played.

There really is something magical about those neckthru Modulus, and if I stumble across a 5er, I may not be able to stop myself from buying it.

Glad to see you're enjoying the TBX Chris- I am quite smitten with my Lakland 55-94, and it ironically has made me appreciate my Quantum 5 much more as well. A trade that worked out for both parties- go TB!


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Oh, my neck thru and I do love it long time
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After my dad gave me my Q5, he found a super heavy duty gun case that was big enough in every dimension to barely fit my bass. It has that super heavy foam inside that you cut yourself, so it could be molded for an exact fit. Huge hinges and brackets...two of them locking, I believe. You could drive a truck over it, and it'd be okay. It's at home-home right now, as my Mod case is perfectly fine for me ATM.

I'll try to dig up some details from him this weekend.
 
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Hey folks...im ISO a few things still. let me know if you can help

1. Black schaller roller Q5 bridge for my TBX
2. Gotoh Modulus tuners for Q5 (black
3. 10 KLD control plate
4. Info about some restoration work for my TBX (there is some slight clear (RED) coat chipping and some general scuffing I would like to take care of. also may need a fret dressing.
5. Oh and some black knobs.
6. I need a Modulus Mob # (thanks!)

FYI, if you are ISO gold hardware for a q5 let me know as Im looking to swap it for black
 

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