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#10,963
Inertialsky said:
Also, When did they switch from the double roller style string tree to the single 'disc' style string tree on the D + G strings
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Not sure about the Flea basses, but most of the Modulus (early for sure) never had string tree's. When I spot them on a Modulus, to me and my untrained eye, it means a neck issue. Usually found on non-truss necks. At least from what I have seen
 
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iriegnome said:
Not sure about the Flea basses, but most of the Modulus (early for sure) never had string tree's. When I spot them on a Modulus, to me and my untrained eye, it means a neck issue. Usually found on non-truss necks. At least from what I have seen
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Remember, I don’t have any information beyond 1995. We certainly used string trees from the very beginning, depending on the model. The fender necks always needed a string tree because there’s no peghead angle. We originally used those circular style buttons made by Stars Guitars. Later the ones with the rollers, maybe others.
 
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#10,966
Inertialsky said:
Also, When did they switch from the double roller style string tree to the single 'disc' style string tree on the D + G strings
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there were double discs string trees too in 2000:
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#10,967
rottenramone said:
there were double discs string trees too in 2000:
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My 2000 FU/Flea 4 has a single disc. So does my 2012 Funk 4 Persuasion.

iriegnome said:
Not sure about the Flea basses, but most of the Modulus (early for sure) never had string tree's. When I spot them on a Modulus, to me and my untrained eye, it means a neck issue. Usually found on non-truss necks. At least from what I have seen
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Mine both have truss rods and the necks are straight as can be :)
 
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The satin white flea is here!
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First impressions: the neck is the slimmest of all my FBs. Still straight with no dead spots, which is amazing considering the age. The LP pup retains the super hifi trebly sound pushed by the Bart preamp. Only annoying issue is the hum when the treble knob is at max.
Will dissect bass when I’m free!

My Unholy Trinity
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iriegnome said:
It was a great day outside with my Modulus Q5.. Hater warning!! Shorts, no shoes, no sleeves!
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I'm sure it was a great day outside under a covered tent with a high in the upper 70s LOL. I didn't play out but had a sound job in a Museum of Fine Arts supposedly air conditioned building with a great turnout except the air conditioning system went down early in the evening. High yesterday was 101.
Never seen so many well dressed rich people sweating their buns off.
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Bob_Ross said:
Good thing you had that swanky carpet!
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It is a lovely carpet that I have had for nearly 20 years.

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The carpet made it all work. I'm not gonna go barefoot on a stage. But the carpet is like having your own little living room jam outside so it works.
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I started playing barefoot about 30 years ago. It is a fun way to play
 
#10,977
On my previous 2010 FU4, I noticed a similar issue with the SD pickup - it would hum pretty loud when touching it. I replaced that pickup with a Legacy LP and at the same time shielded the pickup cavity. This quieted down the issue, but it was still there, albeit faint. I asked the question to Tony when ordering my new FU4 a couple months ago. To the best of my memory, he told me that prior to the restart of Modulus, the ground wire from the pickup was placed directly on top of the finish underneath the bridge. If the ground wire sunk into the finish, it could lose contact with the bridge, causing hum. He suspected this was the true issue (not shielding) with my previous FU4. He said that now, a copper strip is placed (either under the wire only or sandwiching the wire, can't remember), such that even if the ground wire is pushed into the finish, it remains in contact with the bridge.

Not sure if this is your issue, but worth investigating. The Legacy LP pickups are very high quality in my opinion and are being used on my Modulus build.

Hope this helps, Luke
 
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Rlbragg15 said:
On my previous 2010 FU4, I noticed a similar issue with the SD pickup - it would hum pretty loud when touching it. I replaced that pickup with a Legacy LP and at the same time shielded the pickup cavity. This quieted down the issue, but it was still there, albeit faint. I asked the question to Tony when ordering my new FU4 a couple months ago. To the best of my memory, he told me that prior to the restart of Modulus, the ground wire from the pickup was placed directly on top of the finish underneath the bridge. If the ground wire sunk into the finish, it could lose contact with the bridge, causing hum. He suspected this was the true issue (not shielding) with my previous FU4. He said that now, a copper strip is placed (either under the wire only or sandwiching the wire, can't remember), such that even if the ground wire is pushed into the finish, it remains in contact with the bridge.

Not sure if this is your issue, but worth investigating. The Legacy LP pickups are very high quality in my opinion and are being used on my Modulus build.

Hope this helps, Luke
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Thanks, Luke. No problems with ground wire to the bridge here. The pickup is just plain noisy.
 

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