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Modulus Mob
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I have looked at the frets and the wear is minimal, no grooves or anything. But all things considered, I think it must be the frets. There might be a couple of raised spots on a couple frets or something that just need to be leveled. But whatever the case, I intend to pay whatever I have to in order to make it perfect again. Unfortunately I have no one in my city that I trust to do work on a modulus.
Thankfully iriegnome has a guy in Kenosha (about 2 hours drive from me) whom he swears by. I talked to the guy a bit on the phone and he seemed real confident and smart and he said he could pretty much guarantee he'd be able to get my bass smooth and buzz-free, with low action for a pretty standard price on fret work. I'm currently deciding between him and sending it directly to planetbass to have them work on it. Essentially it's gonna come down to overall cost and wait time. But one way or another I'm determined to make it ABSOLUTELY PERFECT!
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Sienna is my main gal. I don't have a name for my 25th anniversary Q5 or for my VJ 4 string fretless. No I got some homework to do
I know exactly what you mean. When my Q5 needed a fret job, I "interviewed" a couple of luthiers/repair guys. Some of them had never worked on graphite necks and a few didn't believe me when I told them there was no truss rod.
In the end, I elected to take the long drove and took it to Mo of Mo's Shop who posts on TB as maurilio. He did a great job and I can't recommend him enough.
Yea man, good to hear. I'm just really really hoping that fret job will solve all my problems. If not, I might cry.I know exactly what you mean. When my Q5 needed a fret job, I "interviewed" a couple of luthiers/repair guys. Some of them had never worked on graphite necks and a few didn't believe me when I told them there was no truss rod.
I've successfully named all my moduli:
Vlad:
I never really named my ebmm Sterling but I've had it for so long now that I don't think anything I choose will ever feel right.
Worth putting up with all the b...s...to see those pics!
And, Ballin', I enjoyed the hoarder/flipper reflection, too.
Thanks.
And, Ballin', I enjoyed the hoarder/flipper reflection, too.
Thanks.
The cats at the guitar gallery thought the neck had an internal truss rod that was broken, or perhaps just bowed. It has no truss rod ('91), and did indeed seem to have too much forward relief. However, my luthier shimmed the neck, took the bridge from "totally out of whack" to nicely set-up... it still had some fairly heinous fret-buzz in the high register of the B string and a bit on the high E frets. I've been playing it for a bit now, and it actually seems to be settling in just fine. Also, I've been playing my Thumb 5 almost exclusively for 10 years, and the Moddy's frets and fingerboard are totally foreign to me. As time is going on, either the neck is settling into it's new set-up or my hands are getting more used to the feel of this bass, or both. The buzz is fading away. Going from an open grain wenge fretboard to this phenolic fretboard is taking a bit, but the neck profile on the moddy is showing me why people accuse my Thumb5 of having a 'base-ball bat" neck!
AAAAND - big question - does Planet Bass do repairs / refrets / neck planing on Modulus necks?!?!?!
Tony at Planet Bass has always been pretty quick about responding to emails, if you want to just go to the source.
[email protected]
On another note, this looks like a darker blue flake... digging it!
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If it's a '91 it does not have a truss rod, sounds like the phenolic fingerboard shrunk.
i got quoted between 400-500 for a refret from Joe to my TBX Might be lower for a bolt on though.
Probably no need to go to them for a refret though. Just find the best luthier around you and talk with them.
Probably no need to go to them for a refret though. Just find the best luthier around you and talk with them.
Yea vlad was a reference to Dracula, I think it looks rather vampiric. Dante is a reference to Dantes inferno. Looks kind of firey to me.
I'm literally in a email convo with Tony at planetbass about exactly that, currently. I'll let you know the outcome. If you care to save yourself the time.
Hello everybody. Month ago I bought a Modulus sonic hammer 96. It's predecessor, progenitor of Modulus Flea bass. Neck without truss rod, how I specifically wanted. Great bass, but I was very surprised by the relief/bow of the neck. I always thought that neck relief of Flea bass 97 is very small, because almost all owners say about the incredibly low action.
On my bass a relief is 0.4-0.5mm/0.017" (clamped first and last fret, measuring at 7th fret). Action on 12th fret (1st fret clamped) is more than 2 mm/ 3/32". If I move the saddles down, it starts buzzing after 12 fret. On my Fenders I set up relief about 0.1mm/0.005» and action about 1.2mm/ 3/64". I consider that is low action.
I heard the words of Flea's bass tech that in 99 year (when Flea played modulus '97), his action was about 0.8 mm/ 1/32". It is incredibly low, and this can't be achieved with relief 0.4 mm.
Question to Modulus Flea 97 owners! Measure the relief on your basses. Or comment. I want to understand. Or I am crazy, or on Sonic Hammer (which is 95% identical to Flea bass) installed other necks. Thank you.
P.S. Sorry for my English.
On my bass a relief is 0.4-0.5mm/0.017" (clamped first and last fret, measuring at 7th fret). Action on 12th fret (1st fret clamped) is more than 2 mm/ 3/32". If I move the saddles down, it starts buzzing after 12 fret. On my Fenders I set up relief about 0.1mm/0.005» and action about 1.2mm/ 3/64". I consider that is low action.
I heard the words of Flea's bass tech that in 99 year (when Flea played modulus '97), his action was about 0.8 mm/ 1/32". It is incredibly low, and this can't be achieved with relief 0.4 mm.
Question to Modulus Flea 97 owners! Measure the relief on your basses. Or comment. I want to understand. Or I am crazy, or on Sonic Hammer (which is 95% identical to Flea bass) installed other necks. Thank you.
P.S. Sorry for my English.
Oh boy, a sonic hammer?? Was it the black one that was sold here on TB?
The modulus necks have been known to change over time if they are neglected/mistreated. You may have some bow from the fingerboard shrinking and pulling the neck forward. Since there's no truss, the best you could probably do is try to shim the neck pocket. Other than that... You might be out of luck. You could email Tony at planetbass.com to see if you have any other choices.
The modulus necks have been known to change over time if they are neglected/mistreated. You may have some bow from the fingerboard shrinking and pulling the neck forward. Since there's no truss, the best you could probably do is try to shim the neck pocket. Other than that... You might be out of luck. You could email Tony at planetbass.com to see if you have any other choices.
Tony at Planet Bass has always been pretty quick about responding to emails, if you want to just go to the source.
[email protected]
On another note, this looks like a darker blue flake... digging it!
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Dude that color is aaaaawesome.
Contact Jerry Dorsch. He was the co founder of Modulus. His company now is 'Graphite Guitar Systems'. He specializes in graphite necks. You can just google his company. He refinished my 98 Modulus Quantum neck. He can also refret it and fix the relief. Just send him the neck.
