Modulus Mob

[MattLplaysBass]

A tinted neck 6er on the ‘bay... not mine

Modulus Quantum 6-String Bass | eBay

 

[Bob_Ross]

A tinted neck 6er on the ‘bay... not mine

Crikey! The Buy-It-Now price seems downright reasonable.

 

[Gfkfloyd]

I just bought this 1987 Modulus Q5. She didn't come with any electronics so I slapped some EMGs in and a Passinwind preamp I built. These basses really do have a unique sound don't they? Anyone m kw anything about these very early Q5s?

 

[GeoffGould]

if I could see the back I could confirm whether or not it's a Quantum 5SP or SPX. It doesn't look like an SPi. What is the width at the 24th fret?

 

[Gfkfloyd]

if I could see the back I could confirm whether or not it's a Quantum 5SP or SPX. It doesn't look like an SPi

Thanks for the info, here's the back. I'm very curious about the history of this bass.

@GeoffGould
Does your shop accept old Moduli such as mine for neck work? She could do with a refret in the near future and I have no idea whom to send her to.

Thanks again!

 

[GeoffGould]

I'd call it a Quantum 5SP. It's the predecessor of the SPX, and the SPi, which endures to this day. It looks like 2.5" wide at 24th fret. It comes out of the standard BASSSTAR mold. No peghead angle.

 

[Gfkfloyd]

I'd call it a Quantum 5SP. It's the predecessor of the SPX, and the SPi, which endures to this day. It looks like 2.5" wide at 24th fret. It comes out of the standard BASSSTAR mold. No peghead angle.

Thanks for the help! When it comes time for a refret, is that something your shop can do or should I contact the 'new' modulus instead?

 

[GeoffGould]

I have no idea what the 'new' Modulus does as far as repairs, but it doesn't need anything magical, just a luthier who knows what they're doing. I can recommend some people here and there. What area do you live in?

 

[Gfkfloyd]

I have no idea what the 'new' Modulus does as far as repairs, but it doesn't need anything magical, just a luthier who knows what they're doing. I can recommend some people here and there. What area do you live in?

I'm glad to hear there's it's something a non- specialized luthier can handle.
I'm located in the Philadelphia area.

 

[iriegnome]

My luthier here in my city works on all my older Moddy's.. Refrets and way more. If you are interested, send me a pm and I will let you have his number to call him. He has basses flown from all over the world to work on.

 

[iriegnome]

Sound sample of the 1992 Modulus Q5 frankinbass...

 

[Gfkfloyd]

Sound sample of the 1992 Modulus Q5 frankinbass...

You have any recorded samples from your next-through? Also what pickups do you favor for your Mods?

In case anyone has tried it, I'm a huge advocate for trying the TB designed Passinwind filter preamp on these basses, it adds a lot of musically. IMO of course

 

[iriegnome]

There are a bunch of live recordings on archive.org/cosmicrailroad that have the Bassstar on it. It has its original Bartolini pickups in it. However, I am not a huge fan of the Barts. I am much more liking the tone from the EMG's in a few of my other Modulus and G. Gould basses. More of a clean mid tone IMHO. Not so muddy for me.

 

[MTBassMania]

Haha... Got a talking to. I’m presuming posting this is legal. Looking for a trade. For Sale/Trade - 1995 Modulus Quantum 6 & Sire V7

 

[bongostealth]

Can I get a number?? Here's my recently acquired 1996 Sweet Spot Turbo 6 in Crush Orange!

 

[Bob_Ross]

Here's my recently acquired 1996 Sweet Spot Turbo 6 in Crush Orange!

Holy crap there is so much about that bass that I love!!!
-- six-string
-- Sweet Spot Turbo pickup config
-- orange
-- 2-Tek bridge (!!!!)
-- perhaps most importantly, the Modulus logo at the base of the neck appears somewhat stealthed out. Sotto Voce. Fabulous.

Seriously, if you ever decide to part with it, PM me. That is gorgeous.

 

[Gfkfloyd]

Holy crap there is so much about that bass that I love!!!
-- six-string
-- Sweet Spot Turbo pickup config
-- orange
-- 2-Tek bridge (!!!!)
-- perhaps most importantly, the Modulus logo at the base of the neck appears somewhat stealthed out. Sotto Voce. Fabulous.

Seriously, if you ever decide to part with it, PM me. That is gorgeous.

Heck, I'll take a number too!

Tell me about the 2 Tek bridge, my 87 Q5 has an aftermarket EMG bridge that's a bit too high to get proper action without filing the saddles down.

 

[bongostealth]

Holy crap there is so much about that bass that I love!!!
-- six-string
-- Sweet Spot Turbo pickup config
-- orange
-- 2-Tek bridge (!!!!)
-- perhaps most importantly, the Modulus logo at the base of the neck appears somewhat stealthed out. Sotto Voce. Fabulous.

Seriously, if you ever decide to part with it, PM me. That is gorgeous.

Thank you! This is my very first Modulus. I always wanted one ever since I started playing bass back in 1993.

I saw it on Reverb and could not pass it up. It is a 1996 but is practically new! The tone and playability is out of this world. I love the Warwick Thumb tone and this one knocks it out of the park.

 

[bongostealth]

Heck, I'll take a number too!

Tell me about the 2 Tek bridge, my 87 Q5 has an aftermarket EMG bridge that's a bit too high to get proper action without filing the saddles down.

The 2-Tek bridge is definitely high quality stuff. The sustain from this bridge is phenomenal! There are however two drawbacks: 1) you will not be able to set a perfect intonation as the entire bridge is one piece and the saddles can only be adjusted back some; 2) restringing takes a bit of patience as it is a bit tricky to feed the strings through. However, remarkably, the intonation sounds good when playing on the higher registers and you can't tell that the intonation is not spot-on. Overall, I think it's a damn good bridge!

 

[Gfkfloyd]

The 2-Tek bridge is definitely high quality stuff. The sustain from this bridge is phenomenal! There are however two drawbacks: 1) you will not be able to set a perfect intonation as the entire bridge is one piece and the saddles can only be adjusted back some; 2) restringing takes a bit of patience as it is a bit tricky to feed the strings through. However, remarkably, the intonation sounds good when playing on the higher registers and you can't tell that the intonation is not spot-on. Overall, I think it's a damn good bridge!

Thanks for the heads up! I think I'm going to have to try one of those bridges, considering Moduli already are known for sustain, I can only imagine what swapping for a 2 Tek will do.