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Modulus Mob

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Oh Mob, I don't know how I let this happen!
Totally gave into GAS. Totally broke the bank. Totally happy though!

My new '05 Q6.

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Is anyone here familiar with eBay seller SGW-ProAudio out of Denver?

I was interested in a 1991 Q6 he is currently selling and my questions were met with juvenile, then rude, and, ultimately, obscene responses. I looked beneath the surface of his "100% positive" feedback profile to find multiple reports of similar behavior and multiple suggestions of conflicted transactions.
Good thing that TB provides a genuine enthusiast community to deal with.
 
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BassOliverB said:
What's up with the relief adjustment system looking like this? Anyone who can explain that?
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Looks like it takes an allen wrench. Nothing unusual there, my '03 Genesis 5 looks similar, as does my Dingwall.

Modulus calls it a "relief adjustment rod" instead of a truss rod since it isn't meant to give any structural reinforcement to the neck; it's only function is to adjust relief.

They started using them sometime in 1997. Some early '97s don't have them.

The necks without the rod are a little thinner front-to-back, so some players prefer those.
 
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@iriegnome how'd the routing for your battery compartment go? Saw a pic online today in my usual perusing and it got me to thinking...

I know there was talk about G. Gould basses earlier in this thread, The Bass Place has 2 on sale for not bad prices. If I had the $$$ I'd get that aquamarine one...

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Is refretting a Modulus neck - penolic board as easy/diffucult as on a normal wood neck?

I am trying out Dr Lo-riders and they're great! But if they're eating my frets faster than nickel strings, then I might want to look into Subeams which, btw, are more expensive from where I live...
 
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BassOliverB said:
Is refretting a Modulus neck - penolic board as easy/diffucult as on a normal wood neck?

I am trying out Dr Lo-riders and they're great! But if they're eating my frets faster than nickel strings, then I might want to look into Subeams which, btw, are more expensive from where I live...
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Did you ever get an answer on this? Phenolic boards are more challanging to do fret jobs on because most luthier's don't normally do them or work with them. That being said, from my experience and my specific luthier, he charges me the same to refret my Mod's with phenolic boards or wood boards.
 
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Yesterday while setting up our moitors in for studio work, I grabbed my Mod Bassstar. Bart pickups, preamp (9v) and thought I should be good to run through tunes. I am running directly into the board. However, I have found that my Bassstar is WAY more quiet and has WAY less output than my much newer 1994 Modulus Q5. Now my Bassstar is a neck thru 5 string with Barts in it. My Q5 is just your off the shelf Q5 SS that has been moded to a standard Q5 w/2 original period Bart soapbars in it. I never really realized how hot the output on my 1994 is compared to my 1978. I am going to have to get out my Genesis' to see what's up with them as well now.
 
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MattLplaysBass said:
@iriegnome how'd the routing for your battery compartment go? Saw a pic online today in my usual perusing and it got me to thinking...

I know there was talk about G. Gould basses earlier in this thread, The Bass Place has 2 on sale for not bad prices. If I had the $$$ I'd get that aquamarine one...

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The routing went great. It looks good. Battery compartment went in right under the bridge on the back. Only place there was room. Such a great convenience factor.. Love it..Wish I did this years ago on all of them
 

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