all black everything but bridge is on the way currently. Will order the bridge later on. I am getting married this weekend so won't have alot of time to play with her! buttt she can wait!
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all black everything but bridge is on the way currently. Will order the bridge later on. I am getting married this weekend so won't have alot of time to play with her! buttt she can wait!
Congrats. You have a lot to be grateful for. My wife's purchased three expensive basses to date for me. That's why she gets ANYTHING she wants. Saturday was our 12yr anniversary.
Extend that TLC to her as well. A good woman is priceless.
Also just curious I didnt even know there was a 34" scale option on a modulus! has anyone played both? is the 34" scale easier on your hands? is the B the same? I know they are much harder to find so I am curious as to anyones experience with one
I know they have a 34” scale option on the new Q5’s, not sure about anything older. The Flea Bass/Funk Unlimited 5 strings are 34” and the B is very, very good. Not quite as tight as a Q5, but nothing to complain about.
GeoffGould
Commercial User
Originally, the word Quantum was used to refer to the 35" scale. The B has what I think is a better, more piano-like tone with a 35" scale. If you need to use 34", go for it.
Wait a minute...you better have plenty of time to play with HER...if you catch my drift... Congrats!
Just changed the strings to quantums. WOW. Great tone. The b is a but quieter than the rest raised
The pickup a bit and it helped any other advice?
The pickup a bit and it helped any other advice?
GeoffGould
Commercial User
Forgive me for being so out of the loop. What are Quantum strings these days? We use to sell the strings labeled as such, but the new management of Modulus struck a deal with someone to give up the name.
Different shape on the outside now, but the new Modulus sells some on their site:
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Yeah I saw that, I just would always rather buy used. Ill probably grab a generic case locally sometime
GC is currently running a sale on the Gator Flight Pro TSA Series bass case.
If you're coming from round-wound, or ground-rounds, then the thickest string in your set (E on a 4, B on a 5/6) is going to seem quieter. When you move to flats, there's simply more material to push around than with round-wound strings. In other words, you need to add some extra "oomph" (technical term) to get that thick, flat-wound string vibrating.
When I first move to flats after 20 years of Roto-sounds, it was shocking how different the E string was. Took a few weeks to get the compensation factor into my fingers. Now I don't even think about it (but I do notice it for the first little bit if a take a long time off of flat-wounds)
I am interested in your Modulus + Chromes experiment, so if you are so inclined, please post up any videos, SoundClouds, or even just a player's viewpoint.
