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Added a pic to the listing - not the actual item but gives you an idea of the look - bit of an "acquired taste" eh

Some new pics added today at the top of the page - also decided I'd throw the case in if I get close to the asking price

Nice sunny day meant I could get some decent pics of the actual bass - looks much nicer than the official studio Modulus shot I think! I've added them at the top of the page

[quote name='Chris2112' post='166144' date='Mar 29 2008, 10:12 PM']Although it should perhaps be noted that Stu played the Ex-Factor basses that tuned from the bridge and had the 36 piece neck. I still miss my old Ex-Factor on the occasion. These Key Factors are indeed cracking basses.[/quote] I did try out a "regular" Factor at the time the Key Factor came out. The Factor and just felt more "right" to me at the time, not a lot to choose between them although my Key had obviously been set up for magazine reviews so was was probably a little more looked after than the Factor. The Factor was a very plain black so that might have influenced me a bit as well, Just for reference - the last set up on mine was carried out by Martin Peterson at the Gallery so it's been well sorted since new.

[quote name='Dillsfretless' post='166069' date='Mar 29 2008, 07:56 PM']Interesting Bass. always liked them since Stu Hamm first played one. Unfortunately I'm a 5 string guy.[/quote] I've tried the Fender Urge version of the Kubicki that Stu Hamm "inspired" - I have to say that I thought the Kubicki was a much nicer instrument and better finished (definitely the earlier ones anyway!). There are some 5 string Factors out there but they are pretty rare.

[quote name='Marcus' post='166056' date='Mar 29 2008, 07:38 PM']Good job I spent the currency from my Flea Bass or i'd be sending you a PM on this baby !! Nice Nice Nice !!![/quote] Good job I already have a Flea or I'd have been bidding on your one before I'd sold this one

[quote name='Jase' post='166006' date='Mar 29 2008, 06:15 PM']Top Porn [/quote] It is quite a "sexy beast" - the few times I've played it live I've always had really positive comments from the odd muso in the crowd. One thing to add about it is that the quality of tone really brings the best out of the more modern "clean" style of amplification. I used it regularly with an SWR top of the range rig and also recently with my Euphonic set up. Have played it through an EBS combo as well and it really sings through this kind of quality amp

NOW TRADED PENDING FINAL EXCHANGE This is a really nice, and very rare, tobacco sunburst Kubicki Key Factor 4. It was one of the very first to be made by Philip Kubicki at his custom shop in Santa Barbara in the USA. It was made in 1994 & is serial number 11. This bass was reviewed by a couple of guitar magazines and I still have a perfect condition copy of the review from Guitar mag in the UK (they gave it a great review!). I've owned it since then and it cost me about £1,200 but I thought it was worth every penny and stuffed every other bass I tried at the time - including some that were a fair bit more expensive. The best things about these basses are that they are so flexible in terms of sound options, really light weight and easy to play, only about 7.5 lbs. This means they are are great for live work, especially if you play in a functions or covers band. Basic sound options at the flick of a 6 way rotary switch are: [1] Standby - completely mutes the output so you leave it on stage without causing nasty feedback, especially useful if your amp doesn't have a mute option [2] Active, flat response - 18V bass/treble EQ boost activated [3] Active, mid-scoop - This setting is really cool. It creates a really deep tone without being too boomy, great for solos or heavier rock stuff [4] Passive, flat (EQ knob disabled) - very useful "everyday" setting, quite "Jazz" like sound which is impressive for a pair of humbuckers [5] Passive, mid-cut - another useful sound, bit punchier than position 4 [6] Passive, hi-cut - A bit of a "Precision" tone to compliment the "Jazz" of position 4 The twin concentric pots control the active bass & treble boost circuits and the individual pickup volumes given even more tonal options. The body is soft maple, fingerboard a really nice rosewood, and the neck is a very slim hard rock maple. It hangs beautifully and is really nicely sculpted so it's very comfortable to play for long periods. I used to be in a functions band that played really long sets and this bass was quite simply the most comfortable to work with for extended periods. Despite the light weight and thin neck it has a really punchy tone in every setting, almost impossible to get a bad sound of it! It has a few minor surface dings but nothing really bad. I'll throw in the nice Hiscox Liteflight case in as well. The pics hopefully highlight the nice tobacco sunburst colour. A couple of them have a lot of sun reflection on them (I'm really not a pro photographer!). Probably the best pic to see the finish closely is the third one which is just the body of the bass itself. Also found the magazine review so have added a couple of shots of that as well.

So here's the first of my basses up for sale - more to follow soon! It's a US made '97 Modulus VJ4 in a very nice sunburst finish with a tortoiseshell pickguard. It has twin passive Bartolini pickups and is in absolutely immaculate condition. Very slight hazing from being used but it certainly hasn't lead any sort of a hard gigging life. As far as I know I'm the second owner from new and I've only gigged with it a couple of times. The body is top-routed alder, neck is a lovely carbon fibre bolt-on and it has the standard Modulus composite fingerboard. Bridge is a Gotoh chromed unit & tuners are Modulus. These really are fantastic basses and have a great, very usable, and flexible sound. Really nice update of the classic Jazz with all the reliability of a rock solid carbon fibre neck that means it rarely strays out of tune and is totally lacking in any dead spots. As with quite a few of the more boutique American made basses the earlier ones tend to have better quality of construction and finish than some of the newer ones. E.G. I've seen a couple of newer Modulus basses with neck fittings that are not as nice and clean as this one. Comes with a very good quality fitted hard case as well. Only reason for selling is that I really have too many basses (I never thought I'd say such a thing!) and my other Modulus is a very custom bass that I hope never to have to sell! PRICE NOW REDUCED TO £850 AS PER VARIOUS POSTS BELOW, not particularly desperate to sell quickly so may be able to take a deposit to secure in advance and rest of payment at a later date. I'm a fully verified PayPal account holder as well so could take part payment via credit card if that would help. Managed to get some decent pics of the bass in natural light so you can, hopefully, see the depth of the colour. Also discovered that the original Modulus tags and warranty card were in the case and that the key for the SKB was still there as well!

I'm about to have a bit of a clear out of a few bass "toys" - mainly because I've seen some new ones that cost more money! One of these is a, very little used, ART Nightbass. It's one of the original models but was upgraded by ART's distributors to the SE version which has a lot more pre-sets and additional storage banks etc. Some of the basic pre-sets are a bit over the top and/or noisy but it's a doddle to play with the parameters and get some decent sounds out of it. Has a load of very usable studio effects for guitars, drums, vocals etc. Even has a tube in the distortion circuit. Anyway - before I stick it up for sale either here or on EBay I wondered if anyone had seen one for sale recently and/or had an idea of how much it might be worth? Found a pic of the SGX Express - essentially the same piece of kit but with pre-sets arranged for guitar instead of bass.

[quote name='bleedproof' post='165883' date='Mar 29 2008, 02:52 PM'][url="http://overwater.co.uk/euphonic_audio_classics_iamp_350.htm"][b]Euphonic Audio iAMP 350[/b][/url] [b]350[/b]: 8.8cm H x 34.29cm W 28cm D [url="http://overwater.co.uk/ea_iamp_800.htm"][b]Euphonic Audio iAMP 800[/b][/url] [b]800[/b]:8.9cm H x 40cm W x 25.4"D[/quote] Nice piece of investigation - that sounds like a "no" then

Don't suppose you know if the 800 head is the same size as the 350? I have a 350 combo and wondered about swapping in an 800 head (obviously taking care when using through the 1x10 combo speaker alone!)

Just checking - could run my bass straight through my baby Sadowsky outboard pre-amp into this?

Say it Loud (not black but still proud, lol!)

Wa Hey - hit £575 in the end, must be reasonably pleased with that?

Well, that's at least £50 you owe me - if nothing else at least I've stirred the bidding up a little. Couldn't bear to see such a funky head selling for so little money. I've got a new heavier rock project on the go and a Klystron would do just nicely for that

I keep looking at this and swooning - spotted it slipping to page 2 so well worth a quick bump!

[quote name='Marcus' post='162988' date='Mar 25 2008, 09:19 AM']heres a suggestion........ [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5ThulqDmKc"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5ThulqDmKc[/url] sorry couldn't resist !![/quote] Now that is amazing!

[quote name='Marcus' post='162783' date='Mar 24 2008, 06:58 PM']I think everythings slow, but yeah, Ray's & Warwicks seem to be in low demand, Ric's & Fenders are having their day again !! The Flea's still here guys, happy to consider trades Mark[/quote] Maybe it's time to sell my '73 Ricky then!