eubassix Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 (edited) OK, this is a little different to the conventional FLEA (with the single soapbar) - but it does have a very nice top and IS a Flea body (.. and neck, I think). It has an additional fret and is sort of cloned with the Modulus VJ series of basses. Twin Bartolini J's and with Vol., Pan, and 3EQ. Very nice (?).:- Edited April 4, 2008 by eubassix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMART Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 (edited) [quote name='eubassix' date='Apr 4 2008, 05:41 PM' post='169924'] OK, this is a little different to the conventional FLEA (with the single soapbar) - but it does have a very nice top and IS a Flea body (.. and neck, I think). It has an additional fret and is sort of cloned with the Modulus VJ series of basses. Twin Bartolini J's and with Vol., Pan, and 3EQ. Very nice (?).:- We supplied a Flea 4 with this finish without a scratch plate attached (though we did order one to come with the bass just in case the owner decided they wanted one) but with the usual Seymour Duncan Basslines MM pickup (made exclusively for this instrument as a direct copy of the original Lane Poor pickup) about 18 months ago. It certainly looks cool. I'll try and see if we took some photos... The customer adores it! Ciao Ian Edited April 4, 2008 by SMART Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 [quote name='eubassix' post='169924' date='Apr 4 2008, 05:41 PM']OK, this is a little different to the conventional FLEA (with the single soapbar) - but it does have a very nice top and IS a Flea body (.. and neck, I think). It has an additional fret and is sort of cloned with the Modulus VJ series of basses. Twin Bartolini J's and with Vol., Pan, and 3EQ. Very nice (?).:-[/quote] Nice looking bass! Any ideas about when it might be in the classifieds then Dave? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass_ferret Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 [quote name='Crazykiwi' post='169937' date='Apr 4 2008, 06:08 PM']Nice looking bass! Any ideas about when it might be in the classifieds then Dave? [/quote] I was gonna say the same. I cant imagine how stunning that would look in the flesh cos i've never seen a photo do quilt justice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eubassix Posted April 4, 2008 Author Share Posted April 4, 2008 [quote name='Crazykiwi' post='169937' date='Apr 4 2008, 06:08 PM']Nice looking bass! Any ideas about when it might be in the classifieds then Dave? [/quote] [quote name='bass_ferret' post='169946' date='Apr 4 2008, 06:23 PM']I was gonna say the same. I cant imagine how stunning that would look in the flesh cos i've never seen a photo do quilt justice.[/quote] ... whadya mean ?!!..... (LOL) - I can catagorically state that this bass is NOT for sale .. until I check up on another post-Frankfurt bass (with one already in-the-pipeline). Good to know that it's not such a unique/one-off FLEA (.. although maybe that would be best?...) and that it's similar to (but significantly different from) a 'smart' special. I feel that the JJ + active/3-EQ offers a lot more to the bass - but this is, of course/as usual - a stricly personal view. The simple Fender 'ish + slot-in bridge works well and the neck (very J-like / 1.5" nut) does have truss-rod adjustment. Weight is reasonable @ 9.2 lbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMART Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 [quote name='bass_ferret' post='169946' date='Apr 4 2008, 06:23 PM']I was gonna say the same. I cant imagine how stunning that would look in the flesh cos i've never seen a photo do quilt justice.[/quote] The light available for this Modulus Flea 4 in BlackStone was not too brill but see what you think... Ciao Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 do you have one in red over blue perchance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMART Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 [quote name='Crazykiwi' post='170011' date='Apr 4 2008, 08:57 PM']do you have one in red over blue perchance?[/quote] Nice combination but no, Modulus custom builds all our basses to order as everyone wants something a bit different but we have some silver, blue and the fantastic new orange flake Flea 4's coming in the next 2-3 months all the same hardware spec as used by Flea. We also have the same sunburst finish that Flea is currently using coming soon as well. They'll all go quickly when they arrive... Hope that helps! Ciao Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spree Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 [quote name='SMART' post='170023' date='Apr 4 2008, 09:23 PM']all the same hardware spec as used by Flea.[/quote] lane poor pup? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreeneKing Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 [quote]lane poor pup?[/quote] Haven't been made for a while. Sod the apologies to Marcus cause it's mine, all mine - cackles into the distance Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMART Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 [quote name='spree' post='170038' date='Apr 4 2008, 10:03 PM']lane poor pup?[/quote] Lane Poor pups stopped being made when he went out biz some years ago now. The guys at Modulus then took one of those superb pups to their friends at Seymour Duncan who then made a copy of it which is now supplied as the standard pup for the Flea bass and only for this bass (it is not available separately from Seymour Duncan's Basslines series only with a Modulus Flea bass). So you're getting the same pickup but made by Seymour Duncan. Original Lane Poor Flea bass pups are now extremely rare. Hope that helps! Ciao Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spree Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 [quote name='SMART' post='170062' date='Apr 4 2008, 11:21 PM']Lane Poor pups stopped being made when he went out biz some years ago now. The guys at Modulus then took one of those superb pups to their friends at Seymour Duncan who then made a copy of it which is now supplied as the standard pup for the Flea bass and only for this bass (it is not available separately from Seymour Duncan's Basslines series only with a Modulus Flea bass). So you're getting the same pickup but made by Seymour Duncan. Original Lane Poor Flea bass pups are now extremely rare. Hope that helps! Ciao Ian[/quote] I see Will it come with a BadAss II bridge then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMART Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 [quote name='spree' post='171268' date='Apr 7 2008, 11:38 AM']I see Will it come with a BadAss II bridge then?[/quote] Yes siree, plus an Aguilar OBP-1 preamp. Just a used by Flea currently. Ciao Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerdragon Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 And the price? going to have a guess at... haven't a clue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreeneKing Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Ultimate Flea eh? Nice quilt finish but Lane Poor, Badass II and Aguilar OBP-3 wins methinks Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMART Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 (edited) [quote name='beerdragon' post='171797' date='Apr 7 2008, 09:44 PM']And the price? going to have a guess at... haven't a clue.[/quote] Approx £1620 including Modulus hard case and UK mainland 24 hour courier delivery. A really cooool bass! Ciao Ian Edited April 7, 2008 by SMART Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 [quote name='SMART' post='170023' date='Apr 4 2008, 09:23 PM']We also have the same sunburst finish that Flea is currently using coming soon as well. They'll all go quickly when they arrive...[/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eubassix Posted May 3, 2008 Author Share Posted May 3, 2008 BH w/end BUMP Now FOR SALE (.. check the Bass Guitar Classifieds section ) !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eubassix Posted May 8, 2008 Author Share Posted May 8, 2008 BUMP / update: the ebay listing ends Sunday evening; I'll probably drop the price for the final 48 hours .. so any sensible offers via PM / post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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