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55 minutes ago, Jack_Stroud_Bass said:

This is my dream bass! I'm only in Stroud too.

 

Alas, it is just not my time.

 

Good luck with the sale, I'm sure it won't hang around long. 😊

Thank you kindly! I know Stroud well!

I bought one of these last week, but sent it back due to poor QC.

Dark streak under the finish, the bass was coated in some weird orangey substance from manufacture and the tone control didn't work. How it passed inspection is beyond me. It also had some chipping in the neck pocket paint.

Beautiful looking thing though. Sounded absolutely incredbile. The grain on the indian laurel fretboard was stunning. Bizarrely the frets on mine were probably the best finished I've seen on any brand new bass I've owned!

Damn shame really. Took a refund instead.

To those that need to embed. If you're using mobile, it doesn't work properly. The way to make it work is;

Go to the desktop version of YouTube. Copy the link from there. Then paste the link into the body of the text box. It won't work if you use the URL box. @ped + Mods, maybe take a look at this? Been like this for ages! I always have problems with it!.

The incomparable king. Stuart Zender. Never overly flashy and completely 100% in the pocket at all times. With a tone and feel that are utterly to die for. My hero *stops fawning*

That's ruddy lovely!

11 hours ago, lemmywinks said:

 

Haha not quite that far but on the Fylde coast so still a massive trek. 

 

Same neck profile as the old Tobias basses on these isn't it? 

Not sure on the neck profile -maybe someone can chime in and confirm?

Just now, lemmywinks said:

Been looking at one of these in this exact finish, too far away for me though, GLWTS. Great price as well.

Thank you very much!

If it helps, I really don't mind travelling a fair distance to meet/drop off, provided you don't live in Lands End or John O'Groats. If you do, then I retract my statement!

1 hour ago, silverfoxnik said:

I had two MTDs some years ago, and a normal chromatic tuner worked fine with those.. 

 

Lovely looking bass this btw, and at an excellent price! 

 

GLWTS 

Thank you! And yes, quite correct - it tunes just like any other normal bass (just stays in tune better the further up the neck).

*I've obtained some packing materials (from another bass I've purchased) and this can now be shipped if required (at cost to the buyer)*

Here we have my 2004 Modulus Flea with Seymour Duncan Pickup and Bartolini 2-band preamp. Comes with fitted Modulus Hardcase.

As much as I adore this bass, since I now play in 3 functions bands, I'm solely playing 5-strings. So this has been sat around, barely used in months. The constant travelling around in a BMW, lower to the ground than a snakes belly, is doing my entire body in, night on night, so this is being sold to go towards something that will allow myself to arrive and depart gigs in one piece.

Condition wise it's 8.5/10. Some marks on the back in the poly lacquer (that you can't see) and the usual slight flaking of the black finish in a couple of small places, on the side of the fretboard, that all Moduli seem to suffer from.

Weight is 4.1kg.

Located in Moreton-in-Marsh. Which borders Warwickshire,Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire.

Priced at £2800. Value on these is only going one way. Therefore, not too worried if this one doesn't sell. 

Edited for trade - The only things that could tempt me are a Warwick Streamer Stage 2 5er and a Musicman Stingray 5 Special. It *has* to be the special due to needing a lighter weight, with a good lump of cash my way.

*Now £550*

Will pull this one shortly if no bites. Practically giving it away now!

Here we have my MTD KZ5. Bought new from Bass Direct 6 months ago at a cost of £950.

In great condition and weighing an incredible 3.3kg.

35" scale, with the *BEST* B-string I've heard.

Dual split coil pickups. 3-band MTD preamp. Burl Maple top with Mahogany core. Asymmetric neck profile. Zero Fret and Buzz Feiten tuning.

Super tight, modern tone. Absolute clarity and bite in true MTD fashion.

Located in Moreton-in-Marsh. Which borders Warwickshire,Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire.

No shipping. However, as those who have dealt with me before will attest, I'll pretty much drive/meet anywhere to facilitate pickup or drop off.

Price is £600.

Here we have my faithful and treasured USA SUB with a Status Graphite Fretless neck. Has barely been played since I had this done a year ago (at great expense) and is being sold due to this. 

Black with 2-band preamp. Black Musicman tuners. Used with my Boss OC-5, this thing is pure Pino!

Also comes with original wooden neck.

Body is 8/10 condition wise. Has a nick on the upper bout, but nothing else really of note. Neck is 9.5.

Currently strung with flatwounds, so the board hasn't been chewed up and looks new.

Weight is 4.2kg

Located in Moreton-in-Marsh. Which borders Warwickshire,Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire.

Will not ship. However, as those who have dealt with me before will attest, I'll pretty much drive/meet anywhere to facilitate pickup or drop off.

Price is £750. 

5 hours ago, Jonesy said:

Just play whatever you enjoy the most, I wouldn't worry about any 'rules' around what basses work for specific genres. Although if it helps and you do think about these sorts of things, the bassists from Ash and Placebo both used Thunderbirds. Problem solved!

 

Oh, one more thing.......

 

Give us pics of your t'bird!! ☺️

I was going to say, the dude from Ash used a Thunderbird.

Looking at the post, it's almost surely something to do with lightweight cabs. So to be revolutionary (if that's what the reveal is) they'd have to be lighter than Barefaced and GR Aero cabs?

Higher powered LM4?

21 hours ago, Bunion said:

Except this one that’s listed underneath it. 
massivley overpriced by the infamous Essex ‘dreamland’ recording studios 

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185163489239?hash=item2b1c9a9fd7:g:plkAAOSwsR5hkTOn

That is some truly comical pricing!

I've never really truly regretted any bass I've sold, long term.

I've come to terms with and made peace with the fact that, as a bass player, my needs and tastes are constantly evolving, so I'll always be changing up what I'm playing for that particular moment in time. For example, right now, I'm doing an immense amount of function work, in 4 bands. So a 5 string is a must - meaning my beloved Modulus Flea bass, doesn't get played. So if I sold it now, as much as I love it, I wouldn't 'miss it'.

What I guess I'm labouring to say is, always keep in mind, they're just tools. Bits of wood and metal. You as the player are the real item of value!

It's a very modern phenomenon, that I at 36, do not understand, remotely. It's very similar to the rise of Twitch and watching other people play videogames. I cannot get my head around it all all. Just go and play a game yourself?

They almost always, to a man (and woman) have annoying 'Youtube' personalities, to boot.

I love Rick Beato though!

17 hours ago, Russ said:

The classic Flea Bass / Funk Unlimited sound is basically the sound of the Lane Poor MM pickup, which has a very distinctive punchy-yet-hollow tone, so this one won't sound like Flea on Californication or Kettle Whistle. 

 

Delano make great pickups, and I'd be interested in hearing what this one sounds like. Having a mid control would make a big difference. 

 

Imo, the tone is in the neck. Rolled back to that bridge Humbucker, it'll sound very close.

Just had another look at the advert.

"I think all these mods add a lot of value to the bass"

Respectfully, no. They've devalued it. How much is this likely to be with import tax? It's a good price at £1500, as those horrible mods can be reversed. But, if it ends up being closer to £2000, I wouldn't touch it. Just wait until a clean one comes along. They seem to hover around the £2500 mark in the UK.

I've had 3 differing Fleas over the years and have researched them to within an inch of their funky little lives. It's my all time favourite bass. Hope this may be of some use!

1st - 2004 with Seymour Duncan P/U and Aguilar preamp. It sounded the most 'electronic' of the 3, with a very edgy synthy tone. The most like Fleas 'live' sound if you will. It always sounded so 'funky' for want of a better word.

2nd - 1997 with an Original Lane Poor P/U and Bartolini Pre-amp. This bass was all about being clean. With deeper Bass and higher highs, but no 'nasty-ness' in it, so to speak. The body shape was cut differently too. It was a tad thicker, front to back, but had a larger cutaway on the rear.

3rd (and current)- 2004 with Seymour Duncan Pickup and Bartolini preamp. Bit of a nasty edge and quite clear sounding, but, the Bartolini Pre-amp is not for me, so, it is currently being completely gutted out and having a full EMG system (for s*** and giggles). It's also got the Hipshot bridge. Which is the best of the the three bridges that came with the Flea (others being the Badass and Gotoh).

In my opinion as someone who's owned a few, don't get hung up on needing a Lane Poor for his tone. It's a nonsense. They all sound like a Flea Bass and ALL will nail that Californication/By The Way/Live era sound. The tone is in the neck and the preamp dictates whether you want some nasty edge to your tone, or a cleaner option.

That said, the Lane Poor WAS my favourite pickup. It was definitely picking up more of the freq spectrum. It had a certain depth to the lows the SD didn't have. 

The tone isn't remotely sterile either. That's just b******. Roll back that treble and you get all the warmth you need - I use my Flea in a band that has a tonne of Motown songs! People mistake clarity for sterility - totally different things.

Enjoy. They're iconic basses with the most individual tone I think there is. You can't hide playing one!

Here's a pic of the Lane Poor equipped one, and then my current one in Blue.

Glorious! This is peak 'Thumb'.

1 hour ago, P-Belly Evans said:

No Thunderbird yet??

 

This is probably my second favourite headstock. I heard it referred to as Aladdin's shoe once, and now can't unsee it!

I don't think this can be beaten. I absolutely *LOVE* the Wal paddle headstock.

2 minutes ago, velvetkevorkian said:

 

I think you'd quite quickly run into something akin to Brooks' Law.

Interesting stuff.

I have experienced this at my workplace. It's painful to begin with, but after a short amount of time, things began to get much better in terms of work done as people integrated.

Short term pain for long term gain.

Does anyone know how the Wal wait times of around 5 years, stack up against other builders?

I know a lot here seem to have no issue with it. But, I must be seemingly the only person that thinks waiting that long, is slightly absurd. 

If your build times are that long, all it says to me, is hire another staff member or two. 

To answer the question seriously . . .

Clean my basses more! Playing in summer means they get coated in sweat! Strings will spend less time on the bass, before being replaced, for the very same reason.