I have a Jazz Bass that I had built 10 years ago around a flea bass neck that I had.
It has a ABM bridge, D Tuner,OBP Preamp and SCN pickups.I moved the bridge pickup to the 70s position recently.Now I'm much happier with the tone.It's pretty slick.
Here's a picture:
I mainly wanted it for when I travel.Back then I was traveling quite a bit.Nice to have something that is sturdy enough that I don't have to worry about in different climates or if I need to check the bass on a flight I wouldn't have to freak out.
The bass has a very nice feel, a ton of sustain and sounds very close to a real Fender Jazz.I never was totally exited about it because when I play it acoustically(not plugged in) is sort of has a ugly plasticy sound.Not the warm full resonance that I get from my other basses, but I've recorded a bit with it lately and there's nothing plasticy about the recorded sound. It's full,warm and at the same time super clear and defined.There's a natural compression that my other basses don't have.It takes some getting used to onstage but for recording it might become my "go to" bass.In fact, last night I did a little demo session and I really liked what I was hearing out of the monitors.So I asked the engineer if he had a heavy duty tube compressor or any other expensive toys on my channel, it sounded so fat.He answered no, just very little compression and no tubes, EQ flat."It's all you" is what he said and that really amazed me.
Now I think I might start using the Modulus more on a regular basis.
This is the only carbon fiber bass I've ever owned or played and I don't know anyone else who plays one..
So,I'm just wondering,....all you Modulus owners here on the board, do you guys have similar experiences when recording? Does a carbon type bass sit better in the mix, is this compression a typical part of the sound of a Modulus?
You don't see a whole lot of people playing them but I think Meshell Ndege Ocello used one for a while.
It has a ABM bridge, D Tuner,OBP Preamp and SCN pickups.I moved the bridge pickup to the 70s position recently.Now I'm much happier with the tone.It's pretty slick.
Here's a picture:
I mainly wanted it for when I travel.Back then I was traveling quite a bit.Nice to have something that is sturdy enough that I don't have to worry about in different climates or if I need to check the bass on a flight I wouldn't have to freak out.
The bass has a very nice feel, a ton of sustain and sounds very close to a real Fender Jazz.I never was totally exited about it because when I play it acoustically(not plugged in) is sort of has a ugly plasticy sound.Not the warm full resonance that I get from my other basses, but I've recorded a bit with it lately and there's nothing plasticy about the recorded sound. It's full,warm and at the same time super clear and defined.There's a natural compression that my other basses don't have.It takes some getting used to onstage but for recording it might become my "go to" bass.In fact, last night I did a little demo session and I really liked what I was hearing out of the monitors.So I asked the engineer if he had a heavy duty tube compressor or any other expensive toys on my channel, it sounded so fat.He answered no, just very little compression and no tubes, EQ flat."It's all you" is what he said and that really amazed me.
Now I think I might start using the Modulus more on a regular basis.
This is the only carbon fiber bass I've ever owned or played and I don't know anyone else who plays one..
So,I'm just wondering,....all you Modulus owners here on the board, do you guys have similar experiences when recording? Does a carbon type bass sit better in the mix, is this compression a typical part of the sound of a Modulus?
You don't see a whole lot of people playing them but I think Meshell Ndege Ocello used one for a while.
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