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Modulus Mob
- Thread starter rockstarbassist
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Angus said:
I have four sets and none of them have a 3/16 with a long enough bend. And the only flaw that keeps this Q5 from being flawless is thy the previous owner tried to use the wrong hex and left some marks in the entrance hole. Maybe someone here can give me the measurements of their modulus quantum hex so I can find one with the same dimensions online??? But I don't want to take a risk and damage this bass.
Try Bondrus hex wrenches. The ones with the ball hex end. They worked for mine when I had a Mod Q. My Bassstar does not have a truss
Yep, the OBP-3...Best electronics in any of the basses I own...It seems like a lot of folks on here prefer Nords and Aeros, but the Barts w/ the OBP3 sound incredible...M6S
I'm also a big fan of barts with the aggie obp-3. My Q6 has the bart quad coils with parallel bucker/single coil/series bucker tap switches for each pickup...awesome sound capabilities. Now if I could just get my ailing left wrist to adjust to 35 inch scale!
Yup, many folks criticize the Barts as being too polite, but I think the OBP-3 can get them sounding fairly aggressive if that's what you're after.
Bart pups and the OBP-3 are awesome, especially if you don't have a real "aggressive" wood combo. My latest bass, currently being made, is a Roscoe SKB 3005 Bubinga / Wenge 5 string: Bubinga top, Swamp Ash body, Maple neck with Wenge shim and Wenge finger board- YUM.
I considered going Bart/ Aggie but the woods will be perfect with the Bart/ Bart combo. Plus I can always swap out the Bart pre, just for fun!
I considered going Bart/ Aggie but the woods will be perfect with the Bart/ Bart combo. Plus I can always swap out the Bart pre, just for fun!
I also like the Aguilar OBP-3. I had one in a previous Q5 with Barts and liked it a lot and have one in my Q6 which also has Barts. The odd thing is one of my current Q5's had a relatively weak output and I ended up swapping out the OBP-3 for a Bart 3 band. I've never had this problem with Aguilar preamps before and wonder if this one was simply defective. It wasn't dead - it just wasn't loud. And it wasn't the batteries.
I'm curious if anyone else has had this experience.
I'm curious if anyone else has had this experience.
You don't find the EMG's a little "treble heavy"? Just curious, as my Q5 is Bart/Bart; I have heard others comment EMG pups can be a little too sterile and harsh. Just curious like I said.
Thats whats in my other Q5, which is why I bought it. Different vibe, but I like those a lot as well.
Bipslapper said:
I have definitely read that on the forums too, don't worry. To me the EMG clarity seals the deal or me. I actually love the tone of my Modulus. Anyone that thinks EMGs are trebley or sterile needs to stand in front of my rig. To me it is very warm and very clear which is the sound in bass that I dig.
I've heard this comment as well. They have a different sound, but I've never thought them to be sterile or harsh. They work extremely well with a Quantum IME, but everyone is different.
I think they have a bit more top end to them, so it might be easier to over EQ them if you aren't careful. Meaning an amp setting that gets you a lot of presence with Barts, might not work as well with EMGs, if that makes any sense.
