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Modulus Mob

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Update: Bartolini nbmt 3-band preamp.

Man these lane poor's are intense! Super crystalline. Raw, huge sound that I can't compare with any other pickup. This thing really responds to the lightest of touches. Definitely feels like it's meant for light players. Super high peak treble definition, almost sharp, but still smooth somehow (granted these are brand new SS strings). But I have a feeling these pups will make a set of strings sound bright for months after putting them on.
 
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Ballin'bass said:
The pickups might still fit, you just have to drill new screw holes. I will have to do that when I transplant them. No biggie, imo.
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not to step on @loveandbass toes (since it's his bass) but he mentioned that he was thinking about l.p.'s on his tbx. the tbx neck thru is hollow along the body so the three pickup screws on your l.p.'s would have no place to screw into.

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i'm sure you can sub-in a block of wood in the hollowed-out part of the tbx no prob if the situation arises.

you'd just have to measure out the block of wood and determine how deep the pickup will go.
 
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Ballin'bass said:
I use Dr ducks axe wax whenever I change strings, but if you want the standard stuff that is recommended by the company for cleaning and lubricating the phenolic fretboard its WD40 (seriously).
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bubba-b said:
not to step on @loveandbass toes (since it's his bass) but he mentioned that he was thinking about l.p.'s on his tbx. the tbx neck thru is hollow along the body so the three pickup screws on your l.p.'s would have no place to screw into.

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i'm sure you can sub-in a block of wood in the hollowed-out part of the tbx no prob if the situation arises.

you'd just have to measure out the block of wood and determine how deep the pickup will go.
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Oh I see. Yea, that's unfortunate. But the block of wood method would work.
 
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Yea I gotta say, those inlays are pretty tacky and undesirable. It's exactly the same as any other moddy but with a gaudy eye catcher on an otherwise clean fingerboard. Don't get me wrong, a nice inlay would be cool. I think the Modulus snowflake makes a cool inlay, the way they did it on the 25th anniversary (?) ones. But the plain-ness of the oval that just says "Modulus 20th"... Lame.
 
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iriegnome said:
I have a question, why did Modulus never put battery boxes in their basses? I mean, I had my luthier put them in 3 of mine. What a Pain to swap batteries in a show without a battery box
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I've often thought the same thing. For such high end/advanced construction and attention to detail, it's incredible that they never considered a quick release battery compartment of some kind. I'd love to have one in all my basses. Sadly, only my VJ has a separate battery compartment that was routed by an independent luthier. But it still takes screws...
Modulus VJ4

Modulus VJ4

2001 Modulus VJ4 w/Nordstrand nj4sv (neck) and nj4se (bridge) pickups, John East U-retro deluxe...
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I've talked to a guy who works for a really high-end bass boutique company (very similar to Modulus without the carbon fiber) and he said it was a pain to start installing the quick release type of battery boxes on their instruments. I really like them and sadly none of my (5) basses have that feature. I agree that it's lame to have to unscrew / screw the small phillip screws even before a gig; I check the batteries in my basses before every gig at home and sometimes I bum about the thought of stripping the holes....
 
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