burno70 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 It sounds like your so used to the Jazz that anything else will automatically be compared less favourably to it. It will have it's own glorious sound, just give it time. Personally I would give my right nut for a Modulus Flea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krispn Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 5 minutes ago, burno70 said: Personally I would give my right nut for a Modulus Flea. There’s a trade offer right there! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted January 3, 2020 Author Share Posted January 3, 2020 10 minutes ago, krispn said: There’s a trade offer right there! I only take matched pairs... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krispn Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Careful what you wish for AT! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 23 minutes ago, krispn said: There’s a trade offer right there! Oi, keep trade offers to PM or the mods might go “nuts” 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted January 3, 2020 Author Share Posted January 3, 2020 Just now, HazBeen said: Oi, keep trade offers to PM or the mods might go “nuts” You’d need some balls to take on the mods. Could get you the sack... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krispn Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Just take it on the chin you'll be fine 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Andy’s bass swap will be like a scene from Borat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Gah! There’s a mental image that’s hard to shift. Anybody have any brain bleach? 😱 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 5 minutes ago, ezbass said: Gah! There’s a mental image that’s hard to shift. Anybody have any brain bleach? 😱 Thank goodness I didn’t post the gif 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassicVibes Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Someone had to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 (edited) My eyes, my eyes! 🤢 Edited January 3, 2020 by ezbass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrunoBass Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 10 hours ago, Mastodon2 said: It's a bass guitar. It's an asset you bought for cash and can easily turn back into cash for any purpose of your choosing. If you've got so much space and cash that you wouldn't feel guilty for letting it live in it's case forever then keep it. If you think you'd feel better swapping it for something else then flip it. Don't feel wedded to an instrument just because you wanted one for a long time. The pleasure of owning something you lusted after for so long will never truly overcome the fact it's not the right instrument for you. We've probably all been there. Totally this ⬆️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky 4000 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 I'd keep the new one for a month at least (less than a month doesn't count as having it) ... (unless it's strictly one-in-one-out on the Modulus vs the Jazz, which I doubt) ... (that would be >>😬) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krispn Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 1 minute ago, Ricky 4000 said: (unless it's strictly one-in-one-out on the Modulus vs the Jazz, which I doubt) ... (that would be >>😬) That’s like a Sly and the Family Stone some title! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky 4000 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 (edited) 2 minutes ago, krispn said: That’s like a Sly and the Family Stone some title! Thank you! 😃 Edited January 3, 2020 by Ricky 4000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krispn Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Credit where it’s due sir! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 6 hours ago, hooky_lowdown said: Whatever happened to all basses sounding the same? 🙈 soooo 2019 mate! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Three thoughts... An active stingray-a-like and a passive jazz sit utterly differently in the mix and you would have to set your amp/eq way differently. Often times the uncomfortableness you have is you not hearing the bass exactly where you expect it in the mix... even if it sounds fine to everyone else. For example, for years I was so used to the low mid P bass sound in the mix I couldn't hear Jazz basses when I played. Active vs passive alone is enough to throw you, but Jazz basses tend to have a mid scoop, Ray-a-like tend to have a lot of mids... are you changing your amp to suit? If not, that's why you're fiddling with your eq! It's a sparkly blue Flea bass... having bought a Sparkly blue jazz off you in the past I know it's your style and you would be utterly mad to sell it. My dream bass was a Warwick JD thumb... I bought one from 1985. It ended up sat on the wall for four years not being played much before I admitted to myself I didn't love it with my playing to pick it up over my other two basses. So it went. It was a good move. It sounded utterly amazing like really amazing... but it didn't fit with the sound I get out of my fingers, and wasn't going to be picked up and played. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Ideal three bass sounds you want... something that can sound like a precision, something like a jazz and something like a stingray. Plus animal based wallpaper to match at least one of your basses 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonno1981 Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 I had a mod. flea bass for a while a few years back. Utterly, utterly superb with impeccable build, evenness across all strings, amazing balance but I still ending up selling it. I could never get it to sit right in a band. It always ended up sounding really grating with a huge amount of treble that I could never dial out. I had the treble almost fully cut and bass and mids heavily boosted to get it anywhere near finding the space. I still miss it, just for the way it played and the look and especially given how much they’re worth now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Gig the fender and keep the flea bass for fun at home? I would love one if I had the chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 I've told the story many times about how my EBMM Sterling sounded more like the Stingray sound I heard in records than any Stingray I had owned, well: About 10 years ago I was fortunate enough to have a Warwick NT5 Thumb and a silver sparkle Modulus Flea bass at the same time. Try as I might I just could not get a sound I liked with the Modulus yet the Thumb sounded exactly like Flea's Modulus in the Off the Map DVD. More recently I have been struggling to get a proper P bass sound with my Player Precision and almost ended up selling it. I bought a cheap Behringer compressor sustainer and it has completely transformed the sound to the familiar, almost slightly overdriven sound that I know and love from all of those old Queen albums. This cheap, plastic £17 pedal is absolutely incredible and have it switched on all of the time with both my Jazz and Precision. I would say to persevere with what you have. I've had many Precisions and Jazzes over the years and never bonded with them but I am now at the point where I have no interest in getting anything else. I generally use the Precision for the first set and the Jazz for the second as I love playing both basses. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Those Behringer compressors really punch above their weight/cost, don’t they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40hz Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 (edited) @AndyTravis I have a similar set up to you as I've just picked up a Japanese Fender Marcus Miller to go with my 97 Flea. I'm however finding my experience the total opposite. My Flea cuts through so much more in the mix than the Marcus Miller. Moreso than any bass I've owned. If I remember correctly, your preamp is the Aguilar? I had that on my first Flea, but I did find the level of boost available, overpowering. The bass control could get swampy very quickly. It's probably an obvious thing to say but try cutting back on the bass more than you usually would and you'll find the mids come back. Selling my first Flea was something I regretted heavily and it took years to find another, let alone a sparkly one! Don't do it! Edited January 4, 2020 by 40hz 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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