Author Topic: How did I miss this! Modulus Graphite RIP (Read 520 times)

kilowatt · « **Reply #15 on:** October 08, 2014, 07:11:52 AM »

Stephen,

I have always dreamed of putting Alembic electronics and pickups in my Modulus Q5. Please post some pictures, when you get a chance, and welcome to the club.

Regards,
Pete

pace · « **Reply #16 on:** October 08, 2014, 09:27:37 AM »

DO IT PETE!... You will not regret it!....

And while we're at it, let's start a petition for Mr. Lesh to do the same w/ one of his TBX's..... I mean, now that he's got the Alembic, he's gonna need a backup w/ a 5-pin too!... Right?!?

David Houck · « **Reply #17 on:** October 08, 2014, 02:43:42 PM »

Well Mike, I'm thinking the more practical solution for Lesh would be to sell off his other basses and order another Alembic!

StephenR · « **Reply #18 on:** October 08, 2014, 04:17:50 PM »

Thanks for the welcomes! Not sure I will ever hit the post counts that most of you have but will post when I feel I have something to add to a discussion.

Pete... I am going to try to post a picture of the front of my Quantum bass. I couldn't find info on how to do that or maximum image size so this post may have no pics. One piece of info to consider about adding Alembic pups to your Q5. I called Geoff and Alembic before buying the bass so I could determine that the Bartolini's in the Q5 could be replaced without routing the body. Geoff had already sent Alembic molds of the pickups he was using at the time and Alembic confirmed they had the molds and could make the pickups. Depending on what is in your Q5 it may be more complicated. Now to try to attach an image.

edwin · « **Reply #19 on:** October 12, 2014, 09:03:14 PM »

Pictures need to be less thank 150kb in size. I'd love to see what you tried to post!

adriaan · « **Reply #20 on:** October 12, 2014, 11:49:03 PM »

It's the picture gremlin again. If memory serves me right it was a bright red one with three AXYs.

StephenR · « **Reply #21 on:** October 13, 2014, 10:02:06 AM »

Weird, I already posted the picture and now it is gone. Maybe it was too large and a moderator pulled it? I'll make it smaller later and try again. The first time I tried to post I kept getting a file locking error and after giving up was later surprised to see the post and the picture.

keith_h · « **Reply #22 on:** October 13, 2014, 10:08:17 AM »

Stephen,
You would not have been able to post the picture if it was too large and the moderators wouldn't normally remove a picture. On the other hand the forum has had a gremlin for some years that steals pictures at random and has eluded capture to date.

Keith

adriaan · « **Reply #23 on:** October 13, 2014, 10:15:39 AM »

Stephen, the forum software is a pretty antiquated one, and we are looking at replacing it. One of the issues is that sometimes pictures get lost. We're not sure how it happens, just one of those things we hope to iron out in the near future. There was definitely no objection to the picture as such.

adriaan · « **Reply #24 on:** October 13, 2014, 10:16:36 AM »

Keith beat me to it.

StephenR · « **Reply #25 on:** October 13, 2014, 12:26:27 PM »

Thanks Keith and Adriaan!

Will try again but post links to the photos stored on my server.

http://www.stephenramirez.com/web_photos/modulus%20front.jpg

http://www.stephenramirez.com/web_photos/modulus%20full.jpg

http://www.stephenramirez.com/web_photos/Modulus%20back.jpg

The pickups were custom made, I asked them to wind them like Distillate pickups but after 20+ years it is hard to remember all the details. I do remember hating the sound of the Barts and suddenly loving the sound of the bass once I installed the new pickups. I would not have bought the bass if the music store hadn't called both Geoff and Alembic to confirm the pickups could be replaced. At the time I was playing a Series I five-string and had owned a four-string Distillate before that and I wanted to continue to use Alembic pickups/electronics.

tomhug · « **Reply #26 on:** October 13, 2014, 12:41:21 PM »

That's a very intriguing looking instrument. The back's as beautiful as the front.

How does it sound? Any sound clips, youtube vids, etc available?

edwin · « **Reply #27 on:** October 13, 2014, 12:49:19 PM »

Nice! Neck-through plus Alembic pickups and electronics plus pickup placement must make for some great, deep, and clear tones. I had a neck-through 6 string for a while and I miss the clarity of the low end that it gives the B string.