Modulus Q5

Bassaria · Post by **Bassaria** » August 12th, 2010, 8:21 am

Hey All -
Up for your consideration a 1998 Modulus Q5 in excellent conditions, both sonic and cosmetic.
The color is Fuscia on an awesome quilt top - it is a truely stunning bass.
Gold hardware.
EMGs thru a 2 band EQ.
Knobs are Vol/Pan/Bass/Treble
No dings or divits on the neck or body.
Modulus gig bag.
$1650 OBO plus shipping.
Will try to sell in CONUS only first - if it doesn't move, then I will open it up.
Thanks for looking - email me if you need more pics.
robswansonmusic AT comcast DOT net

thumbslam · Post by **thumbslam** » August 14th, 2010, 9:17 pm

is this model's neck equiped with a truss rod?? I know for a short time they were not.

Bassaria · Post by **Bassaria** » August 14th, 2010, 10:28 pm

No truss rod. Not sure why u would need it. This is one solid and straight neck

Charmand G · Post by **Charmand G** » August 26th, 2010, 10:55 pm

I had no idea Modulus made lefty Quantums yet, and I`m looking for one, but not in this colour though.

Addison · Post by **Addison** » August 27th, 2010, 6:38 am

Charmand G wrote:I had no idea Modulus made lefty Quantums yet, and I`m looking for one, but not in this colour though.

They used to make Q basses, but they don't make them anymore... so if you're waiting for one, you might be waiting a long time.

Probably forever.

A dealer (DrumCity GuitarLand maybe?) told me they stopped making them because their mold for lefty necks developed a problem that couldn't be corrected and it had to be destroyed.

I dunno if that's true or not... especially since it doesn't seem to make sense... but... either way, lefty Q basses are very, very rare... especially in this condition.

Post by **AzWhoFan** » August 27th, 2010, 8:01 am

That mould story is true AFAIK. IIRC, Modulus couldn't get any consistent quality control from the form. They ended up with way too many rejects to make it cost feasable. I remember something like "they looked great until we took them out of the mold and realized there were twists or waves in the neck"

I believe carbon fiber isn't the easiest material to work with. I do know that it is common to have high rejection rates. But Status Graphite appears to have overcome QC issues, so maybe Modulus just can't/won't justify the business case for tooling up for us lefties.

Post by **andrew** » August 27th, 2010, 8:18 am

AzWhoFan wrote:Modulus just can't/won't justify the business case for tooling up for us lefties.

That's definitely part of it. I spoke to someone at Modulus years ago. Apparently the molds cost about $10,000 each, which is why they won't do them for lefties.

Addison · Post by **Addison** » August 27th, 2010, 8:21 am

The thing that didn't make sense to me is this:

Did the mold break for 4, 5, and 6 string necks?

Logic tells me that they would have a separate mold for each neck type and that it would be odd if they ALL went bad, but... I'm not very familiar with the process so maybe I'm wrong.

Lefty007 · Post by **Lefty007** » August 27th, 2010, 9:01 pm

These basses are truly rare. In my 12 years of browsing stores, forums, and eBay, I've only seen another lefty Modulus Q, a Q6 that was on eBay and Atlanta Bass Gallery. Actually never seen another Q5, and never seen a Q4.

That's the same story I got straight from Modulus when I e-mailed them years ago about ordering a Q5.

So, if you want a lefty Q5, this is it.

I takes a lot of man to play a pink/fuscia bass, but chicks would really dig it. I get excellent results every time I wear my tight, pink, polo shirt. . .

No seriously, I think the color is so unique that it's awesome.

Bassaria · Post by **Bassaria** » August 28th, 2010, 7:26 am

this bass goes great with my purple skinny jeans

yep, cant be unsecure with your manhood with this ax.
and yes, chics Do dig this bass and after all, isnt that why we all got into this thing....?
(except for our lefty chic sisters....or not.........are there any on this site yet???)
HOLLA SISTAS!!!

leftybassatl · Post by **leftybassatl** » August 28th, 2010, 7:51 am

I think it's hip as hell. Would Flea worry about playing a pink bass? Larry Graham? Bootsy? Les? HELL NO!!! If it's good enough for them, it's good enough for us!!! It's a shame none of them are lefties.....

Bassaria · Post by **Bassaria** » October 21st, 2010, 6:32 am

pre evil bay bump

Bassaria · Post by **Bassaria** » November 3rd, 2010, 7:05 am

gone to evil bay -
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 500wt_1156

Bassaria · Post by **Bassaria** » December 21st, 2010, 9:08 am

$1550 - you pick up or cover shipping....
thanks!
merry vickmas

Fro_20 · Post by **Fro_20** » December 21st, 2010, 10:48 pm

very nice

that's all I need, more chick problems..

but just wonderin' , what scale and string spacing is that?

Bassaria · Post by **Bassaria** » December 22nd, 2010, 9:05 am

35" scale -
tight non fender spacing....i forget what the exact mil is sorry!

Bassaria · Post by **Bassaria** » January 25th, 2011, 11:12 am

hey all - dropping it again...$1500 and i ship in conus.
its got to be getting close....
ive had offers at $1200 and $1300....
hit me!

Bassaria · Post by **Bassaria** » February 9th, 2011, 7:24 am

Post by **AzWhoFan** » February 9th, 2011, 9:50 am

s'about time, dontcha think? congrats!

Bassaria · Post by **Bassaria** » March 21st, 2011, 1:27 pm

tru dat!....now if i could only move the roscoe......its a vicious game we play.....

LeftyBassist.com

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