in another dimension???

[MiltyG565]

ok, sorry for the misleading title, but i was wondering if any of you guys could help- i'm looking for the dimensions of the modulus funk unlimited 4. i'm going to try and build a clone at some stage, and i basically just need to know the thickness, length and width of the body.

i do intend to put on a modulus neck, once i have the monies in the bank, but as i figure, building the body will take more time, and also cost less, so i can have that sitting ready to go by the time i get the neck!

[AndyTravis]

Have you seen how much Modulus necks are vs what used Flea/Funk Unlimiteds are going for?

The last few I've seen sell on here was about the £1k mark, and I looked at the necks the other day and they were about £750 on their own!!!

[MiltyG565]

hm, that couldn't be right. i looked a little while ago and they were more like £500. thats a bit of a price hike.

anyway, there's 2 things i always wanted. one is a brand new bass, made for me. the second was to make a bass. this seems right. i'm going to try out a modulus before i put too much money into this, but there aren't many floating about ol' northern ireland. (floating basses are the rarest ones)

[MiltyG565]

ill build 2 and sell one. problem solved

[AndyTravis]

Haha,

That was by no means me trying to ruin the idea of making a bass - I'm all for it...But they do crop up cheaply second hand i'm sure.

[url="http://www.smart-distribution.co.uk/bassandguitar/modulusguitars/replacementneckshtml.html"]http://www.smart-distribution.co.uk/bassandguitar/modulusguitars/replacementneckshtml.html[/url]

I Stand corrected!?! £795.

I'm looking at the Status ones, £290 for my build at the minute.

[tommorichards]

I tried a flea bass once. It was amazing, and for £800, i was kicking myself that had just bought a brand new 3eq stingray. Lovely basses they are.

[MiltyG565]

f*** thats a lot of hours in work (and less in the pub )

a cheap one is bound to crop up somewhere though. they weren't that expensive a little while ago! that is just madness!

[MiltyG565]

[quote name='tommorichards' timestamp='1346707864' post='1792316']
I tried a flea bass once. It was amazing, and for £800, i was kicking myself that had just bought a brand new 3eq stingray. Lovely basses they are.
[/quote]

yeah, they definitely sound great! although i have heard people not liking them because they think they feel a bit like a plastic toy. but what is to be expected of something that comes out of america?

[MiltyG565]

http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/modulus-flea-bass-for-sale/105913032

no f***ing way! has to be a joke!

[AndyTravis]

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1346708274' post='1792328']
[url="http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/modulus-flea-bass-for-sale/105913032"]http://www.gumtree.c...-sale/105913032[/url]

no f***ing way! has to be a joke!
[/quote]

I'd want to see it in my hands first before parting with cash.

It sounds to good to be true - Probably is, but things do happen.

Travel to get a look - If the seller seems to take issue with you coming to collect, then it's a scam, if not, it's got to be worth the travel expenses.

[AndyTravis]

as a point, i'm sure that's a Bass Central/Bass NW photo...but I could be wrong.

[MiltyG565]

wow, travelling costs for me will cost hundreds. it is in london, to which, i have never been, and don't really plan on visiting anytime soon! yeah, i was thinking the picture was a bit fancy for someone selling this dirt cheap on gumtree. i have emailed anyway, and i will see what the seller has to say.

[MiltyG565]

i got a reply from the seller. he said he was selling it cheap because he has no need for it, as it was his brothers, who is now dead. i don't want to seem over-critical, but you never can be too sure, does it sound genuine to anyone?

[charic]

Ask for a photo of the actual bass with something in the photo (a piece of paper with MiltyG565 written on it). If it comes back with a genuine photo and it looks ok then it's your call

[charic]

I'm having doubts... [url="http://www.adtob.com/ad/37111/modulus-flea-bass-available/ky"]http://www.adtob.com...ss-available/ky[/url]

In the US?!

[charic]

And again.. [url="http://www.bandmix.com/thom482202/"]http://www.bandmix.com/thom482202/[/url]

[charic]

And now in Berlin... [url="http://hayads.com/community/musicians-artists-bands/modulus-flea-bass-in-a-blue-sparkle-finish_1837"]http://hayads.com/community/musicians-artists-bands/modulus-flea-bass-in-a-blue-sparkle-finish_1837[/url]

[charic]

Words seem to be stolen from here too : [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f126/ft-modulus-flea-4-modulus-quantum-5-a-816837/"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f126/ft-modulus-flea-4-modulus-quantum-5-a-816837/[/url]

[MiltyG565]

yeah, those are the photos he sent me, which obviously aren't the same as the one in the gumtree ad. same email address too. i did notice that the link to the picture was actually from talkbass, so i have been looking around there trying to find the photos. also, i asked the guy to tell me the serial number, he never replied after that.

so i wasn't wrong to be over critical. thanks very much for finding those links!

[MiltyG565]

http://www.freeadvertising4.com/uploads/cool-modulus-flea-bass-Ad17729.html

what? another thing is, he didn't seem to have a problem with me collecting it....

[MiltyG565]

yeah, that very same ad is posted 100 times all over the internet.

[steve-soar]

Very interesting.

Hope you find one, some day soon.

[MiltyG565]

yeah, me too. maybe i should just start a ponzy scheme then i could have all the modulus's i wanted!

[MiltyG565]

ha, before i had really twigged on it was a scam, i asked the seller for the serial number. his reply was delightful. here it is
I dont know about that
I have checked on the guitar if I can see that but i couldnt. remember i told you this bass is my late brother's and I dont know nothing about guitars.

So you may know better when you get it.

as i recall, he knew enough to know what sort of pickup and preamp were in it? i couldn't have told anyone anything about pickups or preamps before i started playing bass.