Morten André Lekang

Is it not a statuslabel on the headstock?

5 hours ago, Sibob said:

See if you can find a Modulus Jazz bsss, or a graphite neck for your Jazz. Get the same brand of pickup in there too (Bartolini?).

Optics of a Jazz those that care, a spec closer to your Modulus for you!

 

Si

Hi

I am content with the fender the way it is. If i would change things on that bass it would be a sadowsky preamp and pick ups. Its a elite so i am a little hesistant to do modifications on it. I use it on occations when i need a more natural and less pronaunced bass ( i think some will adress it like more woody sound)

9 hours ago, funkypenguin said:

I'm not a particular fan of carbon fibre necks but of the one's I've played I liked the modulus Q6 the most (it sounded more organic than the Status and Zon basses I've tried), and its news to me that they're apparently not well regarded any more! I concur with what others are saying, I wouldn't dream of turning up at a rehearsal or a gig and giving my opinion on the guitarist's axe or the drummers choice of cymbals.. It's what works for them and lets them feel comfortable, and so it should be with you, its about what you enjoy playing and that allows you to express yourself, not what the others in the band think you should be playing. IME the only times that changes are if its a tribute act of some sort or you're playing in an artist's band that is going for a really specific look.

Hi 

Its strange that you mention this because i was long time under the impression that maybe my modulus was the problem. I then ordered a bogart bass and have a long time owned a Zon legacy fretless. I found out that i still prefere my modulus over the bogart and having the zon coming on a second place. I even have changed the pre and pu on my modulus from bartolini pu and aguilar pre to emg only. I found out the emg solution made the bass more punchy and easier to dial in with the bqc preamp

2 hours ago, Misdee said:

Hi Morton, I share your enthusiasm for graphite necks, but I also enjoy Fender-style basses too. And as others have said, you can combine the two elements of modern and traditional perfectly well in some instruments, ie a Fender-inspired bass with a graphite neck.

 

However, from what you say about your quest for a more satisfactory bass tone from your amps and eq ect, may I suggest trying your graphite bass through some valve equipment, or at least more lo-fi electronics than you might be using at the moment. With my current graphite bass, and most of the others I have previously owned, the tone benefits from a bit of warmth and dirt. Not necessarily an outright distortion, but just something to put a bit of "hair" on the sound, if you see what I mean.

Hi there!

I recently sold my fender bassman 100t mainly because of size and weight. Although i liked the sound of it i felt it didnt do so much  extra for me that i would still own it. I think there are some other amp heads that would be more to my liking than the ones i have now (markbass LM800/gallien kreuger mb200/EBS fafner). I feel that many modern amps have a baked in tone that is difficult to get away from. Thats why i use a boss GEB7 and a empress paraeq to modify the tone rather than rely on the toneshaping on the amp. I am reasonably content with this solution, especially in bandsituations for now.

1 hour ago, itu said:

Would it sound strange, if you would go and tell the drummer, that the hihat is ugly, or the keyboardist should only play Rhodes?

 

I parted from my Quantum 5 only, because the string spacing was 17 mm. Now I play a Genesis 5, which has 19 mm spacing and suits me better. I did not ask my fellow players whether it fits their taste.

It might sound strange but it could also serve as a mood crasher to comment on such things. I have been temped many times towards a drummer i play with on occations whitch use physical double bass drums without having invested enough time to practise this into his playing  😁 

Well guys thx for your replys

It seems to me that i was a bit unclear about especially the thing about other peoples concern. Its not like many people have commented badly about my tone. It is mostly me being very critical myself and some has to do with my use of the equipment. I found out for example some time ago that i couldent recognize any diference when i turned the mid freq pot (its a emg bqc pre amp). I realized after a while that i had dead strings on the bass and that matter was fixed as soon as i changed strings. I long time before that i was very frustrated about setting the right settings on my amps. I have gone trough some different amps because of that and i havent found one amp that have given me what i wanted. My fix on the situation is to use 2 equlizer pedals to sculpt the tone and i am pleased with that. Leaving the amps controls at twelve o´clock. I am not overly concerned about other peoples views 🙂

I have developed a little unhealthy Obsession with how my bass sounds in different situations. I get very fixated with this, and have especially struggled with it in band situations. I find all sorts of problem areas and have spendt a lot of time and money trying to identify the problem. That involves of course a lot of purchases (basses, amps, cabinets). The thing is i keep coming back to my -05 modulus quantum bass and i really like the clear and modern sound of that bass. Other musicians i play with in different prosjects may or may not be on the same page with this. Some have even clearly stated their antisipation. I am well aware of that composite basses are less regarded today. What do you guys think about the subject. For me i have found the solution that works best for me. I bring my fender jazzbass where i know that my modulus is not so well regarded and use the modulus where i know it is accepted. The good thing is that i have learnt some tricks to use whenever i am dissapointed with my sound and that is not exclusively for my quantum (graphic and parametric equlizer pedals and pedals in general for the most part).

By the way new here even though i have read on the forum for years 🙂