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 Post subject: Some pics of the new Modulus Genesis 5
PostPosted: November 15th, 2008, 8:14 am 
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I bought this from DrumCity/GuitarLand in CO. Decent lefty selection and great folks. Got a deal too good to pass on. This is the Genesis model, designed by Mike Tobias, which has a graphite 'core' neck wrapped in maple, with chechen fingerboard. It is apparently only available by special order these days- Modulus claims to still make it, but the store said they only build to order in the last year or so. This one was NOS.

The sound is unreal. Very different from what I'm used to (Stingrays)- will take some getting used to (I feel like I'm trying to tame a wild horse!), but probably the cleanest, warmest tone I've heard in any bass except my Roscoe 6. It just occured to me that both my Roscoe and my Modulus have the Barts/NTMB system...that probably makes a huge difference.


Anyway, enough chatter.


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andrew
 Post subject: Re: Some pics of the new Modulus Genesis 5
PostPosted: November 15th, 2008, 9:56 am 
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Man, that bass looks BADASS!!!! Congratulations. It's looks remind me of the Sadowsky Modern basses.
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AzWhoFan
 Post subject: Re: Some pics of the new Modulus Genesis 5
PostPosted: November 15th, 2008, 11:43 am 
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Very sweet indeed!! Congrats!!!
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 Post subject: Re: Some pics of the new Modulus Genesis 5
PostPosted: January 11th, 2009, 6:04 am 
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Oh yea man!!

Very nice, :o My friend has a right handed version and it sounds amazing!! Im sure yours does brutha..

Cant go wrong wit da Barts bro..
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Jeroen
 Post subject: Re: Some pics of the new Modulus Genesis 5
PostPosted: January 11th, 2009, 7:47 am 
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Wow, what a gorgeous instrument! :shock:
I would have preferred a darker fingerboard wood (or maple) but other than that, it looks like one hell of a machine!

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