Modulus Basses

GSR · Post by **GSR** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 5:28 pm

DoobieDave wrote:is the thumb bass the only warwick bass which the head that dives?...i have a thumb but i never have quite gotten used to the diving head and im thinking of trading it in for something that doesnt...but i love the way it plays...

ummmm the thumb has i think the shortest horn... so i think it would dive the most..yeah.

whatshername · Post by **whatshername** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 8:03 pm

flea plays a modulus...flea rocks out.

GSR · Post by **GSR** » Fri Jan 16, 2004 12:23 am

fortyoneantz wrote:flea plays a modulus...flea rocks out.

flea plays a modulus flea bass... just like stefan!

DreaminBassMunky · Post by **DreaminBassMunky** » Thu Jan 22, 2004 6:40 pm

GSRLessard14 wrote:
fortyoneantz wrote:flea plays a modulus...flea rocks out.
flea plays a modulus flea bass... just like stefan!

$2300 for a 4 string...

won't be getting one of those any time soon.

GSR · Post by **GSR** » Thu Jan 22, 2004 10:20 pm

http://www.theperfectbass.com

courtesy of tic tacs. 8)

street fish · Post by **street fish** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 9:58 pm

DreaminBassMunky wrote:
GSRLessard14 wrote:
fortyoneantz wrote:flea plays a modulus...flea rocks out.
flea plays a modulus flea bass... just like stefan!
$2300 for a 4 string... won't be getting one of those any time soon.

That price hike sucks doesn't it . . .

I got my Flea 4 new for $1775 about a month before the price increase. You can probably still find them used for $1200.

Check out planetbass.com for Modulus. That's where I got mine.

whatshername · Post by **whatshername** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 10:33 pm

flea is the shit...honestly. who the hell plays a HOLE in his thumb and then fills it with superglue just so he can keep going? flea does. he's the man.

GSR · Post by **GSR** » Fri Apr 16, 2004 3:15 pm

street fish wrote:
DreaminBassMunky wrote:
GSRLessard14 wrote:
fortyoneantz wrote:flea plays a modulus...flea rocks out.
flea plays a modulus flea bass... just like stefan!
$2300 for a 4 string... won't be getting one of those any time soon.
That price hike sucks doesn't it . . .

I got my Flea 4 new for $1775 about a month before the price increase. You can probably still find them used for $1200.

Check out planetbass.com for Modulus. That's where I got mine.

i need a flea 4 really badly... i bought a quantum4 fretless for $950 used. its the greatest beast i own...but i miss the frets.

i like tictacs · Post by **i like tictacs** » Fri Apr 16, 2004 3:32 pm

I'm thinking a warwick corvette 5, dolphin sn5, flea 5 or quantum 5. Can't decide. And i hate warwick strings. And I'd have to get a used quantum if i went that route.

I used to dislike 5's until a played some nice ones recently.

GSR · Post by **GSR** » Fri Apr 16, 2004 4:04 pm

i don't think i'll get a 5 till i have a nice 4.

i like tictacs · Post by **i like tictacs** » Fri Apr 16, 2004 7:55 pm

what the hell do you call a quantum, bastard!

Speenis · Post by **Speenis** » Fri Apr 16, 2004 8:01 pm

fortyoneantz wrote:flea is the shit...honestly. who the hell plays a HOLE in his thumb and then fills it with superglue just so he can keep going? flea does. he's the man.

Flea's daughter is on one of the 311 DVD's at one of their shows and she says how big of an influence P-nut (311's bassist) is to Flea.

street fish · Post by **street fish** » Fri Apr 16, 2004 9:10 pm

i like tictacs wrote:I'm thinking a warwick corvette 5, dolphin sn5, flea 5 or quantum 5. Can't decide. And i hate warwick strings. And I'd have to get a used quantum if i went that route.

I used to dislike 5's until a played some nice ones recently.

Used is really the only way to go with higher-end basses, considering you can get a nice Quantum for half the cost of new. The only reason I went new on the Flea was because the dealer gave me a great trade-in on a bass I couldn't manage to sell on my own.

whatshername · Post by **whatshername** » Fri Apr 16, 2004 10:00 pm

BigSpeen3436 wrote:
fortyoneantz wrote:flea is the shit...honestly. who the hell plays a HOLE in his thumb and then fills it with superglue just so he can keep going? flea does. he's the man.
Flea's daughter is on one of the 311 DVD's at one of their shows and she says how big of an influence P-nut (311's bassist) is to Flea.

her name's clara

and i was not aware of that!

street fish · Post by **street fish** » Fri Apr 16, 2004 11:07 pm

fortyoneantz wrote:
BigSpeen3436 wrote:
fortyoneantz wrote:flea is the shit...honestly. who the hell plays a HOLE in his thumb and then fills it with superglue just so he can keep going? flea does. he's the man.
Flea's daughter is on one of the 311 DVD's at one of their shows and she says how big of an influence P-nut (311's bassist) is to Flea.
her name's clara

and i was not aware of that!

What I really respect about Flea is how many different styles he has used over the years. Of course he has evolved from the younger slap-happy type to the refined melodic player, but lately he has been working with a pick, exploring chords, and in a lot of cases, really stepping out of the spotlight and playing the song instead of playing the bass.