Modulus Mob

[iriegnome]

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[Ballin'bass]

View attachment 775936 View attachment 775937 View attachment 775938 Picked up this 95 Quantum,(pre truss rod) Bart's pups n pre, 5 knobber, a little over a year ago from Brian @The LowEnd- Loving this thing! These things are amazing!

Gorgeous bass! Man. That's what is all about!

 

[Afc70]

Gorgeous bass! Man. That's what is all about!

Thanks! Also of note, I've been a 4 string player since I was a teenager- this was the first 5'er I ever immediately liked, the transition took me one week and I was good to go
Are there very many 5 knob Quantums out there? I haven't seen very many, just curious.

 

[Ballin'bass]

5 knob quantums are not super common. They usually only had that as an upgrade. So if someone opted for it, then it would be custom installed for an upcharge. Do you know what the preamp is?

You have a very cool bass man. Enjoy it.

What's the toggle switch for?

 

[Afc70]

5 knob quantums are not super common. They usually only had that as an upgrade. So if someone opted for it, then it would be custom installed for an upcharge. Do you know what the preamp is?

You have a very cool bass man. Enjoy it.

What's the toggle switch for?

Thanks, it is indeed awesome! It has a Bartolini preamp- vol,blend, bass,mid,treble- also, the blend knob- when rotated toward the front pickup, actually controls the back pickup-and vice versa- I've read that some early Modulus Genesis basses were wired that way-
The toggle switch seems to be a mid- frequency selector switch, it gives it even more flexibility.

 

[Ballin'bass]

Thanks, it is indeed awesome! It has a Bartolini preamp- vol,blend, bass,mid,treble- also, the blend knob- when rotated toward the front pickup, actually controls the back pickup-and vice versa- I've read that some early Modulus Genesis basses were wired that way-
The toggle switch seems to be a mid- frequency selector switch, it gives it even more flexibility.

Cool. I've always thought the more elaborate 3-band bartolini preamps were sweet.

Eh, lol to me it sounds like whoever wired up the pickups just wired them backwards on accident. That causes the pan knob to function in reverse. I've done that a couple times. Definitely not the way it's supposed to be. It would drive me crazy.

 

[Afc70]

Cool. I've always thought the more elaborate 3-band bartolini preamps were sweet.

Eh, lol to me it sounds like whoever wired up the pickups just wired them backwards on accident. That causes the pan knob to function in reverse. I've done that a couple times. Definitely not the way it's supposed to be. It would drive me crazy.

Yes, I really like the preamp on this one- the bass sounds very nice solo, but where it shines is in a mix, it sits so well. I leave the blend knob midway, most of the time, and it's perfect.

 

[Ballin'bass]

I generally keep the blend on my quantum in the middle too. Sounds super nice.

 

[DeathDancer]

All,

I've been ill with a sinus and ear infection and now a cold on top of it so I'm not keeping up on the thread much lately. Looks like there might be a couple new members. Anyone needing a # please PM me with links to the post with the Mod pics and I'll get a # for you.

 

[frostyone]

All,

I've been ill with a sinus and ear infection and now a cold on top of it so I'm not keeping up on the thread much lately. Looks like there might be a couple new members. Anyone needing a # please PM me with links to the post with the Mod pics and I'll get a # for you.

Here's a couple of shots of my beauty. Had it for just over a week, one glorious gig under our belts, and this has been my dream GAS for over 20 years.

 

[DeathDancer]

Modulus Mob Member List as of 01/18/16

1. Rockstarbassist

2. Jammin'ForJesus

3. Pocket1

4. atrapp

5. anchorsteam

6. pretaanluxis

7. jazzbo58

8. bassgod0dmw

9. BenWC87

10. The_Owl

11. Eublet

12. fivestringgecko

13. slapagroov

14. 88persuader

15. waffle puzzle

16. mettec

17. LifeIsBass

18. 0175westwood29

19. Flintc

20. LP75

21. basslyon

22. bakeronbass

23. dancinDaveNY

24. simongpaez

25. iriegnome

26. basswave

27. Akito

28. eversuns

29. James Hill

30. Tony Rage

31. Konquest

32. Hoover

33. Duwe

34. bassic_element

35. Aleks_z

36. 77jazzbass

37. sleepy_monkey

38. jambassist

39. schuyler

40. nalapit13

41. funk_rock_ftw

42. jshilgebass

43. DeathDancer

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45. MarTONEbass

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53. cliff78

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63. JakeTheSnake

64. modflea

65. Chasarms

66. Flaked Beans

67. Bipslapper

68. cjmodulus

69. bubinga5

70. Albibass

71. alexgeddy

72. JES

73. BoRadBass

74. Black Bart (formerly: Kinetic Shadow)

75. Anarkhia

76. Groove7

77. JerryD

78. BoRadBass

79. patrickm

80. gharmen

81. GlassOnion

82. Striver

83. Schwinge

84. loveandbass

85. hamertek98

86. zktui

87. steelin4u

88. jimmybass300

89. JFMusic

90. bclark812008

91. Clearwave

92. enjoytheband

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118. loveandbass

119. japhy4529

120. Ballin’bass

121. LGT

122. Nev375

123. micgtr71

124. frostyone

 

[frostyone]

Thanks!! Happy to be here, finally!!!

 

[iriegnome]

You know, my 92 and 94 Q5's both ate 5 knob and my 99 Genesis 5 is a 5 knob

 

[iriegnome]

Actually my very early 1978 ish Bassstar 5 string neck thru is a 5 knob as well.

 

[Ballin'bass]

Yea I guess it was a fairly common upgrade. Back when stacked knobs were not common for 3 band Eq's.

 

[iriegnome]

You know, now that I actually think about it, my 1999 VJ4 has 5 knob EMG system.

 

[MattLplaysBass]

Thanks, it is indeed awesome! It has a Bartolini preamp- vol,blend, bass,mid,treble- also, the blend knob- when rotated toward the front pickup, actually controls the back pickup-and vice versa- I've read that some early Modulus Genesis basses were wired that way-
The toggle switch seems to be a mid- frequency selector switch, it gives it even more flexibility.

I have also seen this referred to a "wired like a Sadowsky", as apparently they set their blend knobs the "non-standard" way

 

[Bob_Ross]

I have also seen this referred to a "wired like a Sadowsky", as apparently they set their blend knobs the "non-standard" way

I have a ~20yo Warmoth with EMG electronics that I got 2nd hand, it came w/ the Blend knob wired "backwards" also. And it came with the Blend as the forward-most pot in a 3-knob Jazz Bass configuration, with the Master Volume as the middle pot and stacked Bass/Treble in the rear-most position.

iow, someone had gotten deep into the catnip before wiring up this bass.

 

[Afc70]

Cool. I've always thought the more elaborate 3-band bartolini preamps were sweet.

Eh, lol to me it sounds like whoever wired up the pickups just wired them backwards on accident. That causes the pan knob to function in reverse. I've done that a couple times. Definitely not the way it's supposed to be. It would drive me crazy.

Actually, I've read that G.Gould wired some of the Modulus basses that way, (like Sadowsky wires his blend knobs), it works like a mid boost knob essentially. I leave it dead center most of the time anyhow. This bass has really grown on me, it's my favorite bass.

 

[Ballin'bass]

Eh, not the same as a mid boost at all and I think it's just backwards, even if it was intentional. It's a strange notion to me.

Anyways this isn't too say your bass is anything less than awesome!