Modulus Mob

[DeathDancer]

Anyone recall the member that sells modulus necks because they use the quantum bodies with other necks?

I'm looking for a 5 string neck if anyone comes across one.

 

[iriegnome]

pnutz comes across some stuff.

 

[MattLplaysBass]

I am also thinking if’s @pnutz

 

[bubba-b]

@DeathDancer , yeah, i've had a few necks up for grabs but, unfortunately, sold my last neck (fretless q5, gould-era) a few months ago. sorry. will chime in if i run into something tho...

 

[DeathDancer]

Cool, thanks!

 

[carsonchilders]

Hey all. Sorry to beat a dead horse with my issues. Haven’t made it to Nashville to have my bass plek’d plus I’m trying one more local option. Also because of the lockdown.

I’m starting to think my neck has some warping. There’s a lot of old posts about modulus necks warping sometimes and people suggested Graphite Guitar Systems to fix them? Is he around?

 

[carsonchilders]

The tech I visited in Nashville that couldn’t work it out for me, who was suggested by modulus, also kept saying I had an ebony fingerboard and pointed at the bottom of the neck. That just is not true.

but at the bottom of my neck, my question is that is this an indication that my fingerboard has shrank? The layer/lines at the base of the neck.

 

[carsonchilders]

I know pictures aren’t the greatest indicator. But I am moving the truss rod counter clockwise and this seems to be the max now I can attain. The truss rod is not moving very freely and I have to put more effort in to it than I would like so I’m not comfortable with cranking it further?

 

[loveandbass]

those lines are normal. Thats not shrinkage. The neck is Phenolic and could eventually shrink but your bass seems pretty young for that.

 

[DeathDancer]

It's phenolic, as loveandbass said the lines are normal.

Try a search, there was mention of Jerry considering semi-retirement a few years ago. I of the threads hadh phone#. Worth a try.

 

[MattLplaysBass]

I know pictures aren’t the greatest indicator. But I am moving the truss rod counter clockwise and this seems to be the max now I can attain. The truss rod is not moving very freely and I have to put more effort in to it than I would like so I’m not comfortable with cranking it further?

What are you trying to accomplish? You shouldn’t have to adjust the truss rod that much to make adjustments... this guy does all my set ups, and these videos were very helpful for me to understand the whole process

 

[drewphishesp]

whats your bridge look like?

 

[loveandbass]

looks like pretty low action at the 24th fret but a lot of relief around 12, yeah?

 

[carsonchilders]

looks like pretty low action at the 24th fret but a lot of relief around 12, yeah?

yes. It’s like the upper area of the neck is locked in tight in the neck pocket and other parts of the neck have shifted.

 

[carsonchilders]

What are you trying to accomplish?

I’m getting fret buzz. I can make it happen on all strings at the fifth fret. The ones that annoy me are the F and C on the E string.

 

[carsonchilders]

whats your bridge look like?

 

[drewphishesp]

your bridge saddles are super high, youre not helping yourself at all with them like that have you tried lowering the saddles? every modulus ive ever owned I never had to touch a truss rod. All adjustments were made in the saddles

 

[Groovegestapo]

I would recommend world renown “Roscoe Guitars in Greensboro NC to plek your Modulus.
I have a Peavy BQuad fretless with the Modulus neck. After the PLEK, It played incredible. The action can go as low as you want. Ask for Keith Roscoe.

 

[carsonchilders]

your bridge saddles are super high, youre not helping yourself at all with them like that have you tried lowering the saddles? every modulus ive ever owned I never had to touch a truss rod. All adjustments were made in the saddles

wouldn’t this lower the action? The action is pretty low currently, or it was before I made some truss rod tweaks

 

[carsonchilders]

Update: the truss rod is not wanting to move either way nicely.